These 3 Rules Reinvented the Vlog | Ft. LifeOfRiza

While @LifeOfRiza’s videos are technically vlogs, she more accurately says they're "based on a true story." The detail orientation she puts into her lighting, cinematography, and editing result in a fairy tale-like experience that helps Kariza build what she calls her "cinematic universe." This new style of vlogging was born out of a project Kariza started to vlog for one year. The project was an instant success, gaining her 100,000 new subscribers in the first three weeks.
Kariza is nearing the end of her year of vlogging, and in this episode she sits down with Jack to discuss what she's learned, and the three rules she followed to keep herself on track.
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[@LifeOfRiza]

Thanks for having me! 🎉🙌🏼

[@meghanadontireddy6002]

You're an inspiring filmmaker for thousands of people, Kariza. Can't wait to see more from you ❤

[@yourmomsfavoritereview]

I'll echo what Meghan said...Love your work and please know that you are absolutely inspiring our minds to look at things a little differently....very creative, very cool...thank you Riza!

[@tinatana3778]

You inspire us girl🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@seemcat]

@@meghanadontireddy6002 frl frl

[@auroralee_co]

You're the Queen of romanticizing your life! Always enjoy your vlogs.

[@ila9063]

the reason Kariza stands out is because she's not a vlogger/KZbinr, she's a filmmaker that uses KZbin to broadcast her work

[@gorgeousunicorn6251]

this! Her whole conversation are all filmmaking foundations. Not gonna take away she's amazing. But if you're a filmmaker - it's the basics of filmmaking.

[@Ekumes]

Just realized that she is no usual vlogger but very technical like a pro film maker and i feel so stupid watching this vid.. But in a good way.. I thought camera is just a camera and all same,but talkingabout the lenses only already confusing. 😂😂😂😂 Now i have some ideas how to produce a little bit engaging vlog compared to the one i have now 🫡

[@meghanadontireddy6002]

Yep, she is a freelance filmmaker and lucky to have found an audience that appreciates her expertise and creativity!

[@ColtKirwan]

OMG KARIZA IM YOUR BIGGEST FANNNNNNNN ❤

[@legygax]

Don’t get too excited man. She has a partner already.

[@tomsaycheez]

Bro she has a partner, and he's a really dope KZbinr!! His name is...wait its you!!!!😂

[@antonsemenyura5337]

People commenting she has a partner...under her partner comment lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@alghaniy752]

He’s literally the luckiest fan

[@francis_n]

The sex must be 🔥🔥🔥

[@emanuele.gualandri]

Life of Riza has been such a breath of fresh air on KZbin

[@mbali.mzunga]

So true.❤

[@itsalexclark]

concurred

[@handlemonium]

She almost looks like a more mellow and less crass Pokimane in the Thumbnail.

[@lehsunwalimithai8045]

True ❣️

[@TheADHDM]

Dude you are bringing in some of the most authentic, talented, sincere KZbin creators, and your willingness to put them front and center while you genuinely geek out about their work is a testament to you. I think the reason you're bringing in so many heavy hitters is because of who you are, and your well of enthusiasm and love for every creative decision. Now I'm gonna watch this video lmao

[@AKSDOGS]

Totally agree!! So many good, authentic creators and we love Jack’s genuine excitement and response!

[@ZhenYaoYin]

Photoshopping the labels is such a genius move that shows just how much thought and care Riza puts into her vlogs... What an inspiration!

[@zakandfal]

I am leaving this comment here so that after some hours, days, months or years when someone likes or comments on it, I will be reminded to watch this video again. Great Video!

[@LiahYoo]

This definitely explains why her video is so captivating. It’s tightly planned ahead! I always feel like I’m watching a film of someone’s life.

[@rohaxfx001]

The fact that Kariza likes early 2000s romcoms makes so much sense to her vlog style

[@justm720]

Honestly.. natalie lynn and life of riza has sparked my interest in cinevlogs and I am now on a war path in cine studies. I have fallen inlove with this world and I can't wait to see what I come up with for the future to evolve all the things I love in my cinematic world

[@NanaYakubu]

Me tooooooo

[@adhd_catholic_collective]

Same!!

[@maikdmann]

I love seeing the people here, I actually watch. That's so personal and interesting! More please haha

[@NanaYakubu]

Honestly!!!!

[@BenjaminJaksch]

I was so looking forward to this conversation. What sets someone like Kariza apart from so many who "only do youtube" is that she does her own thing without talking about others and trying to get attention through that. Love her style and her attitude, she's a real role model there.

[@Rockycheungrules]

Holy crap, her brain and her process is amazing. Coming from the ad world, I have so much appreciation for her emphasis on planning and pre-pro. Truly so amazing

[@whostammam]

bro ur interviews are so sick, love the guests and really enjoy u having visuals for everything they talk about. As a visual learner really helps me comprehend everything and put references into perspective!

[@liannevalle]

She's a gem. KZbin is LUCKY to have her on here. GREAT TIPS! I forced myself to download and start playing around with DaVinci Resolve solely based on Kariza's recommendation.

[@Sparky_Mark]

I think my favorite part of this whole thing was the idea of Easter Eggs. I'm definitely going to steal every single one of these ideas for my videos, and come up with my own.

[@RodHerzstrom]

Being waiting this interview for months! Riza is just a beast making those cinematic vlogs and the beauty of color grading, craft and story. So many years in the shadows where no one cared, and one day the almighty Algorithm saw her. Very likely she'll get 1M subs before the end of the year at that speed. Reminds me kinda like when Peter Mckinnon exploded.

[@focusbro_]

this is sick. LOVING her storyboarding/references to older films as well

[@seemcat]

life of riza is giving the taylor swift mastermind of vlogging (iykyk). brb, about to apply the 3-act structure & storyboard for my next video 🥹.

[@Summerhaworth]

These tips are INCREDIBLY helpful. Thank you so much for interviewing and picking at her brain! And although some of this info may not be “new” to the vlog and film world, she’s still bringing a lot of people into a more cinematic way of planning and executing projects and in such a unique way! I love it so much, as someone who has had heavy influence from film growing up, a love for photography and videography, and wanted to vlog moments in life, she’s just merged the two worlds in a really thought provoking and cool way. I’ll be honest, I’ve always given up too soon, but seeing Riza’s videos over the last year has really sparked my motivation to get creative and get a real project done.

[@Egor_Aleksandrov]

what's amazing is how I've seen the creators you call out before and taken them just for granted. Just saw it, just watched the video. But you help me understand how they work, how much effort they put in and how powerful they are. Thank you!

[@ohizkimmie]

She is an absolute genius and I LOVE her style 💚💚💚

[@ShmavinShmenhouse]

This is the first time in YEARS since I've sat down to watch a Director's commentary. And this inspired me more than anything has in recent memory. Stunning work

[@EvanLindy]

This is turning into my favourite channel, fan of Kariza as well! Keep up the great work Jack!

[@NanaYakubu]

Rightttttttt

[@AllenRReid]

Jack is the master at brain picking, asking great questions that result in terrific insight into the minds of talented content creators.

[@ElenaTaber]

Such an icon!👏👏

[@charlietighe]

Thanks for shedding light yet again on film makers who are so good at their craft, we are “surprised” they are actually carefully planning their shots that come across so naturally to the audience.

[@godwin_njoroge]

This was so beautiful! The honest conversation, the breakdowns, the little moments of magic, and seeing the thinking behind them. Wow!

[@IsaiahRTaylor]

Give that woman all her flowers, she deserves it!

[@DiligentDad]

Riza has been one of my inspirations. I love how your interviews reveal all of the unseen work behind the creators! I feel foolish even thinking about pre-production. It’s encouraging and inspirational to see the unseen work Riza puts into her videos.

[@BettinaRae]

I LOVE how much joy you show in the creative techniques each creator uses. Your videos are a delight to watch and I learn so much.

[@MSigs]

You can see her heavy influences of cinematography. Very few KZbinrs actually have a cinematic eye. The algorithm has been blessing her lately it’s well deserved. We need more high quality KZbin videos these days with the creator market being so crowded. Reminds me of a lot of Wes Anderson films. Kind of how theatre elements are brought into a cinematic world. So good with so much character.

[@conradjavier5180]

Unreal episode. Unreal value! Thank you both for giving us so much to delve into. Extremely inspiring for creative minds!

[@PhilipDaeHan]

Friend showed me one of her vlog's, and it blew my mind. Props to her for making her life a cinematic universe.

[@maelleaes]

I simply love Kariza, she’s a true inspiration. Thank you for having her on your show!

[@halfsliceoflife]

This is slowly becoming my favorite KZbin channel. Love listening to these conversations and you invited by far most of my favorite youtubers. so much to learn about filmmaking and storytelling.

[@akiffpremjee]

The attention to detail is truly incredible - great video!

[@SuzyTurner]

Pure gold! I love Kariza and her channel, so it's wonderful to find out all this behind the scenes stuff to be able to learn from her 🤩

[@mattwalker3]

Truly INVALUABLE content you’re bringing to the community Jack!

[@iuliiaposelskaia4495]

Thank you for creating and delivering this video! I was so curious about what’s behind Riza’s filmmaking as it does feel like a fairytale!

[@rohaxfx001]

Oh I love this, thank you both so much for sharing❤

[@SamGmZz]

Kariza is definitely someone i watch with the sole purpose to just learn from her and take in all of her talent. Thank you for this video!

[@karentaylorsmells]

Totally awesome thank you Jack and Riza!

[@erinvz3270]

Two of my favorites together!! Wahooo!

[@sediqarezaie5049]

Oh my god! I am crying! I JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BREAK DOWN OF HER WORK BY HERSELF. Oh, I just love it! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!💌💌💌💌💌

[@ahmadriyal5335]

Life Of Riza and Natalie Lynn are some of my fav creators on the platform right now. Thank you so much for bringing them in

[@jalvapic]

Yes! I wanted this video so bad. She's awesome, and it's great to hear a bit of the behind the scenes.

[@little-paper-plane]

This was excellent! Thanks so much for asking interesting questions and sharing this great interview. Super cool to get an insight into her workflow and brain, makes me feel inspired to create!

[@NBTJacklyn]

Holy wow so stoked to watch this

[@GxAce]

Another great deep dive! Thanks for these :)

[@NBTJacklyn]

So creatively inspired wow

[@thedanielaros]

Love this interview! Amazing BTS of Kariza’s process. The storyboarding is next level. You are an inspiration. Thank you both for this conversation.

[@jjstarrprod]

Awesome interview, Jack. Such a fascinating episode ! Life of Riza is arguably one of the most iconic storytelling focused channels on youtube at the moment, in the same ballpark as NataliexLynn and a few others insanely talented and experienced GenZ. Just watching these 35 minutes, it tells us so much about how she manages to build up her films (yes, at this point, these are films and not vlogs anymore), and how much details and preprod she puts in each one of them, which really explains so much why her "vlogs" have this "je ne sais quoi" that makes her stand out so much of the Casey Neistat/PeterMcKinnon style of vlogs. She's not just a pretty face, a solar smile and a soothing voice (which, all 3 certainly help in being engaging onscreen and endearing to the audience), she actually knows about the craft of filmmaking with 5 years of actual experience in the filmmaking industry. She's basically a perfect storm all on her own. Great to know she values storyboard so much. I'm a director of animated shorts films, and in animation, storyboard is an absolutely vital part of the process. It always boggled my mind to see so many live filmmakers and cinematographers completely disregard the craft as unneccessary or just a little supermarket to pick a few shots here and there : I once participated in a 48h competition as a storyboarder, and in good old 48h r challenge fashion, spent the night whipping up a cohesive storyboard of the whole 5 mins long movie for our team, without sleeping. To my utter dismay, the director/cinematographer (who at this point had his beauty sleep), woke up the day after, got a quick glance at it, felt like "mmm, yeah, this one's not bad", and picked ONE shot from my whole storyboard, and the rest, he'd figure out on location. Prior to that, we were pals (which is why I accepted to be part of his crew in that challenge), and needless to say, I never worked with that twat ever again. That was 10 years ago. People, please DO NOT underestimate the power of preproduction. What she said about the more preprod is done, the more perfect and quicker and reliable the result is absolutely 100% true for animation, and certainly applicable for live action filmmaking, or in her case, vlogging. She's making a fantastic fusion of both crafts (filmmaking and vlogging), fine tuned to a tee, and it's great to see this new generation of filmmakers reinvigorating KZbin (which kinda started to feel stale for a few years already) onto its next level. Also, I'm admirative on how Jack is able to decipher all the tiny little details that nobody else has caught on and you can tell it made Kariza's day to talk to someone so perceptive who made her felt actually seen. The sparkles in her eyes and the smile on her face each time he caught an easter egg or inquire about it was just so precious !

[@marianne_briere]

This interview was so cool! Learned a lot! Thanks Jack and Kariza!

[@DavionWest]

I love her content, such a breath of fresh air in the KZbin community with her content and others.

[@davey_gravy]

So much MORE respect for both of you, this episode is a hall of famer

[@me.my.son.and.i]

Brilliant! Watched with a smile. Life of Riza is number one for inspiration in my book!

[@arasnarratives]

One of the few creators that I admire on youtube. You can really tell the passion and effort that she puts into her videos. Her work inspired me to try to get better at my own craft 😊

[@evanwjenkins]

You've had some really great guests the past few months. Riza captivated me from the Jeep 'thru the window' shot in her first vlog. Glad you dissected this with her. Cool stuff!

[@DDTear]

Wow, Riza is soooo incredible, talented, and thoughtful! This channel is so good that invited those genius filmmakers to share their journeys. Thank you Digital Spaghetti!

[@sajjadhasan2049]

Awesome meet, thank you and thank Riza

[@niva16starcila96]

Finally !! So excited

[@JesseNyberg]

Amazing, love these interviews. This one and the gawx one were so good!

[@briannaedwards4867]

Oh my gawsh, I LOVED this episode and Riza’s meticulous creativity 🎉 If I’d recommend anyone else to be on the show, @AnnaMariaLuisa. would be a spectacular guest! Hands down.

[@igorvinicius8087]

SUPER UP VOTE

[@LisaElevateDJ]

Love watching people geek out over their passions 😊

[@gastronomee_]

I love this so much - so much creative energy and good vibes ❤

[@linus.olofssonn]

A duo I've been wanting for a while now!!

[@NanaYakubu]

Honestlyyyyyyy

[@jiyuu1715]

This is so enjoyable to watch and lot of insights too!

[@triciahollingshead9971]

No wonder her vlogs are so engrossing and breathtaking. Great great conversation 👌

[@PeterSu]

Wow this is so cool. Love the thoughtfulness and intention behind every shot. More interviews with Kariza please.

[@theasianjenn]

This was sooooooo helpful! Thanks for asking Kariza such good questions!!!

[@nvi_]

i love these videos, they are so inspiring. jack, you’re a fantastic interviewer and kariza is a great creative voice. thanks guys :)

[@alifilmstuff]

I love seeing the magical brain of Kariza. Big fan, I have learnt alot from this video! Thanks for doing this!!

[@makariespe]

The BEST. Queen of effort and authenticity 🙌

[@BenjiSelby]

Awh what I nice surprise! Love your interview breakdowns and my appreciation for Riza’s vids have skyrocketed now hahaha the effort pays off 🫡

[@friendlyfilmz]

Thank you for this video! Absolutely lovely interview with a wonderful guest. You are great.

[@aldoamine]

More of these beautiful people that you bring, so inspiring 😍 Don't change the a thing.

[@tarotducheneblanc]

This was Amazing!! She woke me up the moment I stumbled upon her video. I am in love with this. I love how everything is intentional and where she can explain everything she did. Brilliant. Thank you so much for doing this. It allowed us to see behind the creation.. the creator! Amazing..

[@adventureswithcookieandcowboy]

I love the content you bring. So much a person can learn from the people you sit down with. Thanks for what you do

[@ItsQQuynh]

Love it!!! Your work is amazing and I love how genuinely your sharing is

[@hennyrutley]

Love your dynamic together and the conversation! 💫Thanks for all the inspiration, now I am evan more excited to make new videos.

[@Harzhid]

Man you dont know how much helpful these breakdowns are getting!

[@nshaps]

LOVE YOU RIZA!

[@ItsCaptainAllan]

This morning, as I opened KZbin, I found this video waiting for me. What a blessing! I'm truly grateful for the opportunity to watch such inspirational and informative interviews through your channel. Today, I've learned so much - it's been enriching. Sending much love from Kenya, East Africa.

[@Beyond9.5]

Some great insights for new age vlogging.. not fast cuts... not too slow... just a perfect recipe ❤

[@V-adventurous]

Downloading this video this is pure vlogging gold.

[@prescillagcon]

I stopped watching Vlogs a long time ago but then she popped on my recommendation and wow! Such a breath of fresh air. Then Natalie and man I was so inspired. ❤

[@hiyka]

I've waited for this !! soo cool to see behind her creative process, 35minutes are not enough though :D

[@benitsirhc]

Her attention to detail is phenomenal 🤩

[@IsabellahNdiritu]

I love this! I love Karizah! So insightful

[@janieisbored]

So excited for this episode! Kariza has inspired me and so many others to start making videos in this style and I'm so excited to be apart of it!

[@BivensCreative]

This is brilliant

[@andyxmunoz]

Great video! The real ones are digging for this content to make it on youtube! Thanks for sharing your secrets, great interview!

[@Izabela.Antunes]

I’ve just found out about her channel! Such an inspiration 🥰

[@AngelsExcursions]

Love her work! She is so inspiring and creative

[@BenZitoMusic]

I was smiling through the whole episode! what a wonderful creator!

[@BranwenVlogs]

Such a great interview on every level. Two inspiring humans breaking it down :)

[@lifeofayce]

Thank you for this. I truly always amazing and great to hear other people's creative process :)

[@AadyaAishwry]

One of the hardest parts about vlogging is talking to the camera and doing something while talking is something I also have realized makes it relatively easier. @LifeOfRiza and Colt Kirwan both are very good at what they do. Loved the insights.

[@adaurey8520]

Thank u so much for interviewing Karizaaaaa!!!! ❤ Love her! I had the best time learning more about the way she works on her fabulous videos!