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ABOUT VAN NEISTAT:
A pioneer in digital filmmaking, Van Neistat made his first internet video, The Holland Tunnel, in 2000. He went on to collaborate with New York City artist Tom Sachs, directing a series of short films shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Berlin. Van has since directed dozens more films for the Tom Sachs Studio. In 2010 HBO aired The Neistat Brothers, an 8-episode series of short videos made entirely by Van and his brother Casey Neistat. Van Neistat’s directorial debut feature, A SPACE PROGRAM, co-written by Tom Sachs, premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and opened in theaters nation-wide in spring, 2016. In 2018 Neistat Directed the short film Paradox Bullets, co-written with Tom Sachs, narrated by Werner Herzog, and starring Ed Rushca. Neistat has written and directed commercial projects for Nike, Hurley, Kate Spade, Tory Burch, J. Crew, Twitter, Sleepy Jones and Frances Valentine. His work has been exhibited in museums throughout the world. He lives in Topanga, California.

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[gozgone]

I love the consistency of adding dates to all mods and builds.

[JohnFerraraOfficial]

Van’s studio is the equivalent of being Casey’s studio’s older brother.

[saintchris]

awesome watching a talented artist discuss his studio space. I like how he is not too hung up on knowing all the lighting terminology or readily admits being puzzled by lithium ion battery maintenance (isn’t everyone btw?). I mean obviously he knows a shit ton about his craft but I think it kinda goes hand in hand with his cut & paste style and shows he’s a genuine artist and not overly technical to the point of sacrificing his creativity and resourcefulness.

[BarefootSailingAdventures]

We appreciate what you have built 💪🎥 thank you for your creativity 🙏

[jmich]

in depth everything, all the time. the story's there.

[GrantAmann]

this felt like Van was my good friend or brother who just sent me a video to catch up on things. Thanks for being our awesome friend, Van! We love this style!

[jesussaves]

It's cool to think that people will watch this and discover Casey. They are both so amazing and have a specific style

[godofthecorn]

two things determine the lifespan of a lithium ion cell:

One is depth of discharge. This is the most important. Basically if you want it to last the longest, charge it from like 50% to 60% then back down to 50. If you want it to die fastest, do it from 0-100 and back to 0. Obviously discharging it only 10% is a tremendous pain in the ass, so a good rule of thumb is to stay within 25% and 75% battery.

two is a capacity issue. long and short of it is that batteries do not like being empty or full. Specifically with being full, it takes orders of magnitude more "effort" to fit x amount of power into the cell if its charging from 95 to 100% versus from 60 to 65%

hope this helps.

[CallieMasters]

You should be the first filmmaker sponsored by Home Depot.

[slouchshow]

a look into your paper wall-roller contraption would be pretty interesting. great stuff man

[hvalette]

Mr Van Neistat, you re an entire explanation by yourself about your little brother Casey Neistat. I understand and learn so much now about the family, the way of design thinking, etc… so much fun to see and look around your life ! Keep Going Mr Van Neistat

[olsonspeed]

A Universal Charging Station is something every DIYer and photographer needs. So many battery formats, voltages and connection design to deal with, an ever evolving technology.

[robertlarsonwoodford]

Your marrying of ingenuity, frugality, and passion shines bright in your videos. Thanks for sharing them! I would love to see a how-to or in depth walk thru of your suitcase toolkit. Cheers from Louisville, KY!

[sussvarman]

i would love to see your post production workflow!!

that's my enthusiastic way of saying i dont know how you grade your videos, i love how they look, and it has genuinely frustrated me for 3 months. thanks!

[peterkovachevich]

Holy....I just watched you lean back onto your power line on the roof for the shot...dam..you and Casey are real vlog warriors

[santana]

You're one cool guy Mr. Neistat. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and creativity. Cheers.

[thLife]

I would definitely love to see more videos about the studio!

[FreeTimeFeats]

The sound replacement at 7:05ish is excellent.

[beatertechbeatertech]

The black out blinds .. you could get some velcro tape and stick it to the wooden frame to prevent the wood from being mashed up. Soft side on the black paper and hooky side for the wooden frame ? Great work Van, inspirational !

[canadude]

I could watch these every day for the rest of my life and be totally content with life. Thank you Van. I know these videos are not easy to produce, but your killin' it!