I think it was his idea — he wanted to do an Alfred Hitchcock parody thing, plus tea, but we were very much just going to do it as a sketch on my channel. After that, The Tea Chronicles , that Khyan and I were writing just as a sketch, turned into the first film of those five. How was the transition from vlogging to filmmaking?
I wrote it with Khyan, so we had each other to help each other out: one of us wrote the first draft, and the other one wrote the second, and we just passed it back and forth until we felt happy with it. It feels like a really great puzzle, to try and figure out how to make everything fit together and work — a puzzle where you get to come up with the pieces by yourself. Directing was more the thing that I had to fall into. I very much had to learn as I was going. It all has to work in tandem, for sure.
That was super-helpful. With a CV that covers so much ground, how does Charlie describe himself in his own head? Check out Part 2 of this interview here. Alternatively, check out these exclusive photos:. TenEighty uses cookies. Like most websites, TenEighty uses functional cookies and external scripts. You can choose whether or not to opt into those here. If you want to change your settings in the future, you can return to this menu via teneightymagazine.
NOTE: These settings will only apply to the browser and device you are currently using. We use Google AdSense to generate revenue from visits to our website. In one video he said: "I've suffered from anxiety all my life and depression - from about 16 - which is coincidentally when I started YouTube Jump directly to the content.
Sign in. What do you think it is about Charlie that appeals to people? Some YouTubers become famous from their first videos but others take longer to become famous. I don't know.
Maybe people think that he's videos are interesting and that's why. I don't watch videos too much. Log in Sign up Newsletter. From ordinary student to YouTube star. How did Charlie McDonnell do it? Instructions Do the preparation exercise first and then read the article. Preparation Before you read the article, do this exercise.
Brendan Dunne. Check your understanding: gap fill. Check your understanding: true or false. Worksheets and downloads Why is Charlie so cool Why is Charlie so cool The broadcast viewership peaked at 4, He lived with fellow vlogger Alex Day after being raised by his parents in Somerset. In , McDonnell participated in a video-blog collaboration with four other YouTube personalities, titled FiveAwesomeGuys, a spin-off project of the FiveAwesomeGirls which featured hayleyghoover and italktosnakes and ran from 28 January to 31 December of that year.
In January McDonnell created another alternate YouTube channel, charlieissoboredlike, for the videos he makes when he has nothing better to do. In January , in celebration of gaining 25, subscribers, McDonnell asked for challenge suggestions from subscribers, and he is completing them in a series of 25 videos titled Challenge Charlie.
He has completed all of these challenges as of March , one of which was suggested by TV presenter, Phillip Schofield, and his daughter Molly, challenging McDonnell to perform the dance that accompanies the song, Hoedown Throwdown, made popular in the film Hannah Montana: The Movie.
McDonnell has since posted a wide range of videos on the site including his most viewed My American Accent. The programme documented their attempt to achieve a number one single in the UK Singles Chart within 10 weeks, by crowdsourcing resources provided by the online community. McDonnell was cast in the series for his familiarity to young British YouTube viewers and to act as a Pied Piper to the teen audience. Ranked on the list of most popular YouTube Star. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United Kingdom.
Charlie McDonnell celebrates birthday on October 1 of every year. Over the course of Chartjackers, McDonnell solicited lyrics, music, performers and stylists to record the final single and video via a YouTube channel named ChartJackersProject.
The aim of the project is to raise money to purchase a lifeboat for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
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