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Brian Zane Schiedel’s hot takes on pro wrestling reach a monthly audience of hundreds of thousands of viewers.
Wrestling With Wregret www.youtube.com/ wrestlingwithwregret “I call YouTube low-risk Hollywood,” said Brian Zane Schiedel, the host of “Wrestling With Wregret.” “You can get famous without having to move to L.A. and wait tables.” Schiedel’s channel, “Wrestling With Wregret,” has more than 270,000 subscribers and nearly 120,000,000 lifetime views. The content driving his metrics is niche though. Schiedel is devoted to the sappy and sensational world of professional wrestling, specifically World Wrestling Entertainment. Schiedel moved to Reno in 2010 for a production job with a local news outlet. But before long his YouTube channel started generating more revenue than his full-time job, and in 2016 he quit to produce “Wrestling With Wregret” full time. “In June 2015, the channel exploded,” he said recently. “I went from 2,000 subscribers to 100,000 subscribers in the span of a few months.” Online, Schiedel has a contentious and brazen personality, like one you’d expect to see on a pro wrestling stage. He wears bright suits, cusses, and delivers no shortage of controversial “hot takes” for ardent fans. Even though Schiedel is quieter and dresses less snappily in person, his channel is a platform for self-expression. “When I was a kid I always wanted to be an actor,” he said. “Over time, that dream died, but I still liked acting. I think YouTube is a great way to get that expression if you’re someone that likes to perform. You’re your own boss and your own director.”
“I call YouTube low-risk Hollywood. You can get famous without having to move to L.A. and wait tables.”
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Reno Film Collective www.youtube.com/renofilmcollective The Reno Film Collective held its first shortfilm premiere night in 2018, and has since grown its volunteer base to 175 Renoites. Their ranks include screenplay writers, directors, cinematographers, sound engineers, actors and other like-minded individuals who share a common interest in film. “I want our community to feel proud,” said Joe Montelongo, the Collective’s outreach coordinator. “I want them to feel proud of the people in their community who are putting in the work to make Reno somewhere people want to visit. I want them to see our tenacity.” The Reno Collective focuses on short films, and most of their content runs between five and 10 minutes. To join, the Collective asks prospects to take part in one of its “Film Something” meet-andgreets, which take place every couple of months and require participants to write and shoot—not edit—a short film in only four hours, demonstrating comfort on set. Of the channels mentioned here, the Collective’s videos are the only ones that would occupy a traditional “film” category. That is, their videos are driven by compelling narratives and serve not just to entertain and drive engagement. Ω
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