What Makes the Neistat Brothers Special

[@Sn4fu]

I’m always shook every time I hear Casey says he only edits chronologically, that’s wild.

[@giannobong6778]

Why?

[@WatchWesWork]

Introvert vs extrovert.

[@SDSBBQs]

Jack. Hands down you Sir are one of the best YT interviewers. You have the ability to pull out that "thing" that makes me watch a specific creator and highlight it in your interview that just seems like you are just catching up with a friend that you haven't seen or spoke to in a while. I so look forward to these and all of your videos. Thank you.

[@TedHJones]

So cool to see both interviews side by side. As much as there are differences between them - there are real similarities too. Casey doesn't keep a schedule and thrives on moment to moment - in order to keep him interested, but free from distraction. Van goes the other way with detail oriented focus, but to achieve the same result. Both play to their individual characteristics but in order to get to the same state of constant flow. Van needs structure and planning to achieve that, and Casey needs constant stimulus to get him there - but that 'flow state' seems to be the same for them both. I think there's a great lesson in that - and why it's so important not to try and copycat other people's methods. By all means try stuff out to see what works for you - but if your goal is "if I do it like them, I'll get it right too" then you're missing the biggest lesson of all - to trust your instincts and figure out how YOU need to achieve that flow.

[@LunaMail]

60-70% shooting to usable footage efficiency is incredible. At this point, even 25% feels like a miracle! Something to aspire to. Great to see the juxtaposition of Casey and Van's crafts. You are a brilliant interviewer, Jack!

[@MrSTravelQuest]

60%-70% made me think, I should think before pressing that record button.

[@rodrigotellom]

It also makes me think how they acquired this militant precision by making videos in an era where storage, either via film, mini disk, or etc. was actually scarce. It was more common to actually delete the footage. People with their phone will take hundreds of the same photo, will just video roll, have the cloud for backup, etc. Then it creates a lack of discipline and you drown in footage.

[@anna_murawski]

lol same, i'll have 3 hours worth of footage and then the final video is 3minutes 16 seconds 🤣

[@Weisz]

this is an insanely underrated banger of a video

[@GardenMoxie]

This was fantastic. At the end I was thinking...crap...it's over! I wish the video was longer. Well done. I find both filmmakers incredibly inspiring and I think the lesson here is to be yourself.

[@daverizz]

I absolutely love this re-tooling of those two interviews into this back-n-forth. I def was feeling those threads back and forth when watching the full interviews, but that thread was super thin and almost transparent. A smidge unconscious. This brings it home. Clean & clear. Love it. Been gearing up to re-use some of my old interviews recently. Some are strictly re-edits to tighten up old stuff, and some are literally going back to the raw footage to mine something completely different out of them. Fun challenges.

[@AlexArmitage]

Man. To be a fly on the wall when the two of them created together.

[@AllenRReid]

I loved the fact that techical questions were asked of them that I've never heard them answer before. I'm guess you had enough material to make this video even longer.

[@rbrtflyd]

Jack, you are seriously crushing it with these videos. Keep it up!

[@Coconut_Head]

Van, best of all time. Thanks for doing these videos. As aspiring artist they are invaluable

[@MyFirstYoutubeHandle]

Vans videos are spectacular

[@MrSTravelQuest]

This was a great episode, two different perspectives when making videos. I love when Casey said he doesn't care about the audience, just loves making videos. I felt that, make what you like.

[@patrickteebo]

Been bringing all your videos. Love. Every. Single. One. So inspiring 🎉

[@Golivewiththis]

This is quickly becoming one of my fav YT channels!

[@TheEyesThrone]

these guys are the devil and the angel on my ears when I paint and make music i stg

[@dizzycreates]

Dude that's amazing. The stark difference is really interesting.

[@GeorgeKringas]

I love those two! Great job👍

[@MattBrander]

thank you, nice deep dive

[@My24hradventure]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. “Where’s the resin!” That’s so me 😊

[@DanielWildt]

I love the way you are breaking down principles, and doing these interviews... do you know the book Tools of Titans from Tim Ferriss? I like this, where you are interviewing all these people understanding more and more about their process and craft... I mean, this is great, Jack! Keep going!

[@TravelGarda]

Amazing, thanks

[@djwavepad420]

Ask somebody who watches both of their videos they do similar content but they make it very differently

[@swervinirvin4574]

This was great

[@SeanApplePie]

Damn, this was much too short!!! But Thanks

[@digspaghetti]

Links to the full conversations are in the description!

[@FlashDriveFilms]

Casey is the Intuitive , Visionary type. Big Picture. "Forest", rather than "Trees". Focused & enjoying the results/outcome the most. (probably INTJ) Van is the Sensory guy. Detail oriented. "Trees", rather than "Forest". He can enjoy the process, the "Flow" state. (likely ISTP) Notice Van reads books, works with analog tools. Casey doesn't seem to read books & is more comfortable with tech/electronics. Also Casey has literally taken a fire ax to a digital camera, I doubt that Van would. (he would take it apart, certainly, but only to improve/customize/modify it.) For the very best results, you really need both types on any team, or the Very Rare person who can embody both aspects.

[@tamsonw]

Van is the fox, Casey is the Hedgehog.

[@FlashDriveFilms]

@@tamsonw I LIKE that. (Robert Hughes mentioned that concept.) I really admire both of these guys, but for very different reasons. Notice that Casey is an expert at delegation. In fact, at 7:06 in this video he admits that without employees, his workspace is a mess. Van is just the opposite. Anyone who has viewed his workshop sees how meticulously organized he is, all by himself. In fact, he often cites his inability to delegate ANY tasks to his own satisfaction. Big Picture vs Hands On. If Casey were Jobs, Van would be Wozniak.

[@yojacq]

the mometn i stop caring about how it makes me feel and how others feel by it the minuite i fail.. wow pretty true when you're creating a mast work of art create for yourself is worth more ?

[@aakstravelling3433]

Nice one❤

[@jonseals]

Casey says Van is more talented than him. Technically, that may be true. However, Casey has a level of charisma Van will never achieve. That's why Casey will always be more popular. He's just so lovable.

[@Torsee]

3:58 Moment!

[@daveforz]

would be interesting if you interviewed Dean Neistat. he has his own KZbin channel as well. years ago one of his vlogs came across my recommended but yeah it would be interesting to understand why he didn’t want to take the same path as his brothers.

[@marie-clarebyard8919]

I think casey as ADHD, and I love his work eithic for it. While still appreciating his brother is so the opposite!

[@MediaSister]

Art is subjective.

[@daveSoupy]

So really its reps. make a lot of stuff and you figure out what works and why.

[@smShuka]

супер клас здорово спасибо круто круто очень

[@wojteksocha2002]

I personally belive that the moment you start to think about the audience and not about your self expression, you'll loose quality, that's why I think Caisey is 'better'

[@injectionAI]

I’m still heartbroken on Casey’s stance on Palestine