i tried being an influencer for a week

[@adivorcee2357]

Can't wait for the "I got invited to an escape room and died so you wouldn't have to" video

[@ravenpotter3]

Rip. I miss her. Sometimes I feel like I can still hear Swell Enteratinment

[@Philivox]

you're more of an "unfluencer", I wait for you to buy something and then see how much I don't want it.

[@lemonlikethefruit]

Lmao

[@katten39]

Hahaha

[@farhanrahman7119]

Lol wth😂

[@ChristyH-B]

Brilliant

[@ellilonz7639]

yes

[@cybertronftw1]

Next vid: “I summoned an eldritch horror so you don’t have to”

[@jennerprice6494]

I was once on an audio tour of Alcatraz, and there was a part with a horrifying sound of someone getting an axe to the head. I’m a big foley nerd so I asked an employee if they knew how the sound was made; they said the designer used melons. I think about that with every medical thing I watch

[@AM-kr4pv]

I once listened to this whole radio show about foley artists, which because I was like 13 I'd never even heard of before. But yeah this was like early 00s so I listened to the radio all the time because it was what you did if you needed background noise all the time before KZbin or podcasts being mainstream. And I'm in the UK where we have BBC radio 4 which has fantastic critically acclaimed radio plays. So these were the folks who I think mostly were involved in that kind of stuff. Anyway, what I learned is that these people are amazing and kind of nuts. Like apparently this one guy would just literally be fiddling with anything they got their hands on to see how it made noise in case it could be used for work 😂. I also learned that what most people get wrong about horse hoof noises is they make it too even in rhythm but horses out their feet down in like a pattern that sounds more haphazard to us. Idk if I described that right. Probably if you're a foley nerd you know exactly what I'm trying to awkwardly express lmao.

[@PhoebeHB]

@@AM-kr4pv the BBC's foley work is amazing! I remember hearing once that for the sounds of lambs being born on the archers they squelched a glove in yoghurt - I'd love to know how they realised that was the perfect sound!

[@magickaldust1213]

Foley artistry & sound effects was my favorite part of stage production / theater in high school.. you are my favorite kind of person

[@CJT3X]

Celery is good for neck/spine breaks

[@asoranameyers6805]

Oh my gosh I know exactly the sound you’re talking about because I did the same audio tour on a field trip when I was 9 and it terrified for years later just thinking about it.

[@sahie]

“I’m not sure if I’m an influencer-here’s today’s sponsor.” I have to believe you did that on purpose, because it made me laugh and I love your videos. 🤣

[@trev6004]

The ad right after talking about if you were unsure you were an influencer is way too funny to me for some reason!

[@IvanaSantini]

Lol I subconsciously made that connection too but when I read your comment it sealed it 😅

[@kuyakuma]

I think the biggest lesson aside from being nice is being seen or outspoken. The fact you walked up to those huge journalist and put yourself out there is something I feel alot of people wouldnt do😂

[@gigpot]

"Sometimes I sleep in it, today I'm not" such is the life of an over-sized shirt

[@mothmadi_]

all my t-shirts are simultaneously night shirts and just day wear. sometimes i sleep in them and just wear them out the next day

[@sirusgrimm2621]

"It's only an hour, 45 minutes with no traffic" is actually the most LA thing you've said. 818!

[@ethicalcheeze1407]

Uhhhhhhhhh.... 818?

[@harry_ord]

to my UK brain that's bassically a day trip or weekend away distance

[@blehe38]

No, I'd say that's most American metropolitan areas. It's not common, but I've done 3+ hour day trips before...215, I guess!

[@blehe38]

@@ethicalcheeze1407 Los Angeles phone area code

[@sexybeastwnoeyebrows]

I'm semi rural and 45 minutes is nothing, but my city friends freak out over anything over 30 minutes 🥲

[@andrearaimondi882]

I think they loved you because you're incredibly friendly and nice. You don't necessarily even realise that, but you are.

[@farhanrahman7119]

Tbh same

[@emilymmacisaac]

I would absolutely LOVE a review of LA thrift shops after you go through your closet. Maybe also a video about developing your personal style!!

[@xouthpaw]

"Being nice gets you the farthest" Lol, I've felt this so many times. I've gotten workplace awards for essentially just not complaining about what people ask of me. - Because being complicated is just the norm I guess.

[@jodymarie9757]

Every time you mentioned wearing boots.. my mind went "boots with the fur!"... and now it's stuck in my head lol

[@monicaenns9967]

I heard the whole club was looking at her..

[@nolaray1062]

She hit the floor... (I can’t believe nobody continued lol)

[@jacquelinej4819]

I’d love to see you try a clothing subscription service as part of the “I tried it so you don’t have to”. It would be great content and you might get a cool wardrobe out of it!

[@0.-.0]

Good idea

[@Hawkguy889]

The most influency thing I’ve done was going to the dutch premiere of Jumanji: the next level, complete with dutch celebs, themed food, polaroids and a red carpet :D Was bacause a friend and I won a contest

[@romywhite290]

I went to the Lego Batman premiere and I stuffed food into my mouth.

[@farhanrahman7119]

Damn sounds awesome

[@itspunishmenttime6325]

I'm so jealous lol

[@Hawkguy889]

Yess what might have helped is that we cosplay Ruby and Oberon and added pictures of us in the contest so we went in cosplay as well! :D

[@zenith_zenith]

Oh my god I love that that

[@liwanagerl]

If you’re watching Dr Death, be aware that they actually do show most of the gore/surgery bits in the last episode.

[@mothmadi_]

im so glad you commented this because i wouldve be horrified if i decided to watch this without knowing.

[@hannahlack1061]

Ooh thats good to know. I'm not much of a gorey person but I might give a few episodes a go

[@trumpetgirl525]

"Hey, Amanda likes stuff!" Honestly, same

[@kat8559]

"Idk if im an influencer" *immediately transitions to a sponsorship* If brands want to work with you to advertise, you're an influencer.

[@kat8559]

Why is it that whenever youtubers want to talk critically about influencer culture or whatever, they can never admit to themselves or their audience that they ARE influencers?

[@zenith_zenith]

@@kat8559 i guess they just don’t see themselves doing sponsorships often like a lot of “influencers” do

[@winterburden]

Thank you for being an influencer so we don't have to! 🙆‍♀️

[@juanjaramillo96]

Respectfully, whatever you did with the eye makeup looks really nice

[@Trevin_Taylor]

When adding “respectfully” makes a normal comment creepy…

[@rae2626]

Why’d you add respectfully lmao

[@ellencoleman4604]

@@rae2626 I think it's a way of saying 'I'm aware that women often get judged for their looks on the internet and the comments can range from annoying to incredibly awful, so I'm trying to prevent this comment being misinterpreted as anything other than a compliment on make up application.' But no one would actually bother to write all that in a comment of course.

[@rae2626]

@@ellencoleman4604 ok ok relax homie I was just joking. It’s not that deep, the compliment would’ve been fine with them saying I like what you did with your makeup, adding respectfully is strange to me even if they were being aware of girls being judged.

[@Nox-q8k]

@@rae2626 So... were you joking and actually understood the context? Or is it "not that deep", in which case what was the joke? Also i think you're reading an angry tone into a response that had none, some ppl just don't mind typing a lot. This post is intended to be skeptical.

[@raspberryitalia3464]

If you're down to film it, I love closet hauls and clear outs!

[@lathyrussy]

Hey if you need help going through your clothes, don't do your laundry for a week and see what you've worn and keep those items. Everything else in your drawers and closet gotta go. I realized I only wear tank tops, graphic tees, cute sweaters, and a bunch of sweats/jeans. Now I can fit most of that in 2 drawers and one rack in my closet. I just have a sock problem now......

[@jeffnicholas6342]

I follow your life-hack on the regular. It totally makes laundry day less daunting! Strangely I’m in a surplus sock situation

[@amandas6572]

LOL I have a sock issue too. I love good quality and weird patterned socks :)

[@lathyrussy]

@@amandas6572 exactly! I have an even amount of functional socks for running/activity and fun cute socks I bought because I needed gudetama on my feet. For things like underwear/socks I really don't get rid of them until there's holes.

[@Shutupdede]

this….is SO smart

[@bookshelfhoney]

I only wear sweapants, leggings/yoga pants, and the same handful of tshirts, but I'm an artist so I can only wear stuff that I can get paint on haha. But I have some "fancy" clothes in the closet for times when I need to not be splattered in paint

[@nikapaprika]

i feel like im the only guy in the world who was excited about escape room 2 and also i work in an escape room so this is DELIGHTFUL i wish i couldve experienced it so i am living vicariously thru this thank u

[@AnimalLover101195]

I worked as an intern for a tiny local bridal shop. We went to a bridal fashion show and we had a booth there. I was awkward as hell because that's just who I am as a person. But the event was nice.

[@mollykate1252]

Marie Kondo your clothes for a video? (Or for a not-a-cult-but-feels-like-it, her book is really good though!!)

[@mothmadi_]

i was going to comment something like this! i love watching people going through their things for some reason and since Amanda is just such an awesome personality to watch imo it would be really enjoyable

[@rachelosiria7865]

I love Marie kondo I'm so glad she taught me how to fold clothes ❤️

[@xoxolivgrace]

Maybe not so much infulency and more just rich people things but I was invited as a plus one to a charity auction event and I was looking at something on display and someone walked up and asked if I was going to bid on it and I just totally blanked on what to say because like I was so broke I could have been the charity.

[@KuncanDastner]

Consider me influenced

[@angiepangie9106]

hey i love you’re channel!!

[@GPerla26]

I cackled so hard at tiny Amanda walking amidst the journalists omg 🤣🤣

[@sobertillnoon]

Your best bet for a consistent climate is an island near 23°N latitude in the Pacific that has high enough elevation to not be subsumed by the rising sea levels.

[@Mistral360]

PLEASE do a decluttering video for your closet, those are so oddly satisfying

[@henriquejambu]

for anyone wanting to see the escape room, you can watch dead meat's james and chelsea going through it, the lights really do look crazy and i think the more people the better

[@tinytigertamer]

You are the cutest gremlin ever. Like seriously, that escape room footage made me laugh so hard. 😂

[@insertnamehere6404]

I really enjoy videos from you like this one that provides more transparency behind what actually goes down between brands and influencers

[@NatalieWestgate]

You should definitely get Peacock for the rest of Dr Death, it's a great show! And I agree, the things they don't show made it way more intense!

[@SoaringLettuce]

On clothes, I need to renew my whole wardrobe. I'm lazy as crap and my stuff is all L or XL sized even tho I've lost almost 50 pounds.

[@ariellelyons]

omg amanda casually dropping that she has a manager… we love a successful queen

[@jenniferh0618]

yeah subtle as a brick. she brags like she's some celebrity the whole video lmao

[@OfDoom98]

I can’t remember if you mentioned if you have anxiety before but that can cause excess sweating too, it one of the physical symptoms like how nausea is also common with anxiety

[@missladyJ01]

Gonna be honest, I would totally watch a vlog of you attending 'influencer' events!

[@jennisagypsy]

Re: looking like a gremlin I'm 5 and 3/4 on an inch. My boyfriends family is practically goliaths. I feel you.

[@alisaurus4224]

My husband is 15” taller than me so i always look like a gnome next to him, despite being 5’7”

[@DeadInDenton]

I've been invited to a few events as a journalist and your takeaways about being nice and being prepared for photos hold true. All the contacts I've made and nice things that have happened to me have been the result of just being polite and friendly.

[@samanthaorologio6866]

OMG you do look so cute in the picture on the train thing! Cute shoes too! I giggled the whole story, so thank you!!

[@miriamhill9896]

omg og dr death fan!!! i was OBSESSED with that pod when it came out, I listened to it in its entirety AT NIGHT on a road trip with my stepmom and have loved it ever since

[@BehindtheKOM]

0:38 Timing 🧡👍 Truefluencer is a term I use. You’re no bull… and only gets eyes over to services and products you believe in or use 👏👏

[@trent.vs.robots]

I always think you are thanking Wendy Williams as one of your Patreons

[@itslucien]

no me too

[@krayozmines]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@himanshisobti6937]

I have been waiting for this video for so long, I was watching your Instagram stories and just patiently waiting for this

[@ziggystardog]

Back in the day I was a play tester for pre-release arcade video games. The cool thing was seeing some of my comments and suggestions getting incorporated into the games.

[@ellellim]

yeaaaaay clothing haul video coming!!! please do it! I KNOW Im gonna love your comments about the experience on buying new clothes!!

[@ginaheartscupcakes]

you should definitely try to have a stylist and makeup artist style you like an influencer for a "week"!!

[@Boggythefroggy]

Oh the couple over at Dead Meat did the Escape Room event too, it looked like fun! It’s cool that you got to go too!!

[@samspam1788]

I feel like that about moving to London, I'll cook for my parents and my dad will start talking about how much I've changed since I went to London and how posh I am now

[@MasterZombie777]

..... ALL HAIL THE GODDESS. I'm definitely not a Swell cultitst I swear

[@lVlegabyte]

For starters, we’re not a cult. We’re a community

[@bastygomez5947]

woah aren't you already an influencer though?

[@Patchouliprince]

I consider you an influencer because you do share your opinion online, and it influences us!

[@lydiawilsey8751]

I’m looking forward to this! I love your setup for the video lol

[@drjekelmrhyde]

I assumed that you already were one, along with Amanda The Jedi on the movie/show side. You 2 are less biased than some of your male counterparts.

[@alisaurus4224]

Ah yes, Northern Amanda & West Coast Amanda

[@RBNinja]

You have 240,000 subscribers your words reach a lot of people. You're always an influencer.

[@Syd448]

The Dr. Death podcast is absolutely amazing, I’ve listened to is 3-4 times.

[@telesilla]

Years ago I got invited to a special midnight screening of Robocop because my then husband’s college roommate did FX for it. It was fun; they’d rented a theater for about 30 people the night before the movie came out and gave us all free snacks. Other than that, my experiences with that kind of thing are limited to being my wife’s plus one at academic conferences. It’s great, I hang out in whatever city during the day and go to the gatherings in the evening. Librarians can drink, let me tell you.

[@Oonagh72]

Get yourself some pashminas. They dress up any outfit. They will keep you warm, and you can hang it over your purse if you get warm. Also dangling earrings/big hoops and wearing your hair up, also makes it look like your dressed up. Finally buy yourself a pair of metallic shoes like silver or gold. Once again they automatically make you look dressed up. Finally, the best red lipstick that looks good on you. Basically it isn’t about being dressed up, it’s about making other people think you’re dressed up. Hope this helps!

[@Ella-el3lt]

Please do a closet overhaul video. I love fashion and would love to see you engage with it!

[@rave_1995]

THANKYOU FOR RECOMMENDING THE DR DEATH PODCAST it was awesome

[@kordayarntson]

love your videos you give me more realistic vibes then some of the other youtubers that do get 150 PR bags/boxes

[@starylize]

i really enjoyed this video! its rlly cool to see what is expected of influencers when they go to these screenings and events. i’m a student journalist so most of my opportunities are PR people reaching out to me (usually without having read anything that i’ve written) but i’ve been invited to a few press conferences, one was for still woozy which is one of the cooler things i’ve done. i also did a convoluted email interview with FINNEAS but it didn’t pan out how we planned it to (email interviews are hard because the answers aren’t as organic) but he did a virtual concert at my school bc of COVID (it was originally going to be in-person) so i covered that lol.

[@KintaMinami]

I've been invited to events as a Journalist (due to my internship) It's as you said, very business oriented if you don't know what to talk about with the attendees

[@Chachixo]

Those events sound like a lot of fun! I hope you get to do more fun things. So much better than those dreadful brand trips seem to be. I think the closest I have gotten to anything like that are just early movie screenings but without all the cool stuff. I saw Rare Exports, Freakinomics, The Romantics and helped run a screening for that Ryan Reynold's Buried movie when I was a student in NYC.

[@justagirl...]

Here on the east coast the nights don't really get cold bc of the humidity lol

[@rikkicrowder7134]

Hella hyped for the future podcast

[@leafreya2896]

8:06 that’s so funny bc rn I’m wearing the exact same tshirt that you are wearing😂😂 it’s basically my favorite tshirt bc it’s so big and comfortable 😊 Edit: I also sleep in it sometimes 😂

[@Todd5747]

i watched the first movie. its fun hearing you had fun at the events.

[@bizziegrace]

can we expect a stitch fix video in the future now?? lmaooo

[@nicolepags5]

My wife and I have been together for almost 11 years....we somehow always end up dressing alike whether we talk about it before or not lol*

[@susannahmannie5311]

I've never been so early to one of your videos, finally the KZbin notifications work

[@bugl4dy876]

swell i firmly believe you should have a weird merch cult: like donate $5 and you get a toy mouse. $10 and you get a toy mouse signed by you. $50 and you paint your face on the toy mouse it would be hilarious.

[@analupelosi3319]

"and before you say menopause" lmaoooooo

[@l.e.6615]

I attended South by Southwest in Austin 4 years in a row. I went to a lot. I also did freelance work for the events there. Most memorable was the launch party for the Twin Peaks reboot for Showtime. I also went to Flood Magazine's launch. Generally at SXSW these events free and open to the public which is cool

[@Mercygrim96]

I am the same with clothes! I'm a teacher and I have "teacher clothes" and then my regular clothes, but I rarely wear any of my teacher clothes...

[@julianna2646]

i don't think i have ever heard you laugh and it made me so happy :)

[@tvtriviachampion]

So true. Influencers can be annoying AF! 😆. Reminds me of that coloring book “Follow Me, I’m Crazy!” It pokes fun at every kind of Influencer 😂😂

[@Roland0fGilead]

My brain heard "I'm doing a podcast" and the rest of the video ceased to matter. Where do I subscribe?

[@nourhijazi9840]

yayyy a podcast, can't wait!

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

I wasn't going to say you had menopause though I was going to say I understand the intense sweating because I was going through menopause even though I'm technically male. Brief explanation. A couple of years ago it was discovered that I have insanely low male hormone levels but nobody thought to check for years so it gradually got worse. Human males can get "male menopause". It's basically profuse sweating, weight gain, hot and cold flashes, fatigue and non existent libido. Iused to sweat so much I took extra shirts with me everywhere because if I had to stay out for more than a few hours my clothes would be soaked to the point they were too uncomfortable to wear. So I understand your plight and empathize as much as one can.

[@theocritus7215]

Huh. I have notifications on, and it didn’t notify me until it’s been up for 4 minutes? Like, that’s really nbd, but still. Always keeping YT in check.

[@nerdisaur]

Please do some sort of closet purge or new clothes updates, that content is satisfying as hell

[@TheSimplyCooking]

Oooh a Jimmy Snow reference within the first three minutes, Amanda is on 🔥

[@Meiliina]

Oh boy, I've been to few of those events, like Hugo Awards Losers' party and few film festival opening events. It's always such a weird thing, because I usually worked for the events in some capacity, so just standing next to GRR Martin, or even Lindsay Ellis, is way out of my comfort zone, and I often feel awkward even asking for a glass of wine, even when I'm explicitly told everything there is to be enjoyed. Clothes, thankfully, are not an issue for me, since I only wear comfortable dresses that often fit any occasion.

[@josebm6719]

I loved this video, you should do a series of you becoming an official LA influencer.

[@ronj8000]

10 minutes in and I have no idea how this ties into you being an influencer

[@froggyringu]

Because Influencers get invited to events.

[@blancatg4527]

OOOOOOH I LOVED DR. DEATH WHEN IT WAS COMING OUT. Also, I very much relate to looking like a gremlin when I'm in a group of people.

[@krau2880]

I’m going to watch tournament of champions, I’ve been really hyped for it since the first one

[@hollywood1340]

You're a Jed Knight too? Thats pretty cool.

[@benrout420]

"Am I an influencer? Heres our sponsor for the video....." I think that's a yeah..... Lol.

[@hippygirl1386]

I have hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) and live in Arizona I feel your pain so deeply that I didn't even question you saying that you sweat so much.

[@big_almcc]

that ad was so well timed I thought it was a joke until it was a full adread

[@simonbarnett8668]

I would love for you to do a compilation vid with commentary of the escape room!

[@popawakeprod]

A couple of years ago I worked at a big media organisation and we went to different influencer events, it’s so bizarre being an average person at these things

[@Chris-jg8bm]

Brilliant thumbnail tbh, I really thought that "rooftop cinema club" sign said "rooftop enema club".

[@Dudofall]

Can't unsee that.

[@katburgess5926]

Wow, 33 seconds late, that's a new record for me!

[@kittymervine6115]

don't ever lose your natural laugh! As long as you have it, you won't be LA!

[@brandenharris8742]

If I were invited to even a mildly dressed up party...I would have no clothing in my closet that'd fit the setting . It's all comfort now.

[@reb3578]

We have Tall Poppy Syndrome in New Zealand, so I have deep-seeded cringe when I think about influencers 😅