How Casey Neistat Turns ANYTHING Into a Movie Idea

Want to learn exactly how YouTube pioneer Casey Neistat makes his movies?

In his exclusive online class on Studio, he shares his entire, start-to-finish creative process on camera, as he creates a brand new movie from scratch, right in front of you.

Along the way, he explains everything he’s doing and thinking in detail — every idea, decision, tool, and technique.

You'll learn exactly how Casey make movies firsthand, from how he comes up with his initial ideas all the way through filming, editing, and sharing the final movies.

[RoChagasFreitas]

I think coming up with ideas isn't that difficult actually. Invite your best friends to come up with some ideas and I bet you'll come up with some really good ones.

Casey is different because he makes these ideas happen. Mainly talking about when he made videos every day, taking that, turning it into something and putting it on YouTube, every single day, thats the real gold.

[JeroniZmo]

I love Casey. He's a true genius. I think the hard part is not coming up with ideas to make a video. As other people here have said, the hard part is taking that idea and filling it with a compelling story to make an 8-9 minute video and keep people wanting to know what he's going to do until the end. That's the magic of his videos.

[GermanBeardGuy]

all of these ideas are only working with Casey's personality and the vibe he has in his videos. He adds a personal touch to it, smiles and tells a background story to his story - he is the secret sauce in all of these ideas.

[gabrielgrassmayrtoo]

The creativity in this is just inspiring

[UppiliVentures]

you cant replicate casey's mind and skills as a filmmaker no matter how you learn it - he's a unique dude with a unique persona and unique background and life :)

[VigilanteTalks]

the idea that casey walking around talking about ideas, gave me an idea to make an idea movie

[sj]

I feel like what makes his videos interesting is how he relates to it all and his perspective and interest in the subject.

[amanbagmare]

8:02 van has actually done a bit about the counter fit bags. Where he talks about sacred space and how one should respect others sacred space.

[sherryjiang]

Wow he could literally come up with a compelling story out of anything! This is SOOO inspiring.

[NextChefNetwork]

What helps his story telling is his archive footage.

[zakstone]

I took this course. It was fun. Learned a lot. It was seeing a different side of Casey too.

[Nautisphere]

The best tip in this video answers the question I had after watching “Sisyphus and the Impossible Dream” and that is: how did he have all that old footage and did he know he would need it? Answer: HIS ARCHIVE!!! Did he know he would need it? Who knows, but he has it if he does. That is one thing as new creators we can’t draw from but one thing we can start to build as our own today. Thank you Casey for that hidden tip. I’ve recently started keeping my footage in very descriptive folder names so I can pull stuff from “my archive” someday. Thanks for the inspiration and insight.

[tapeexperiments]

I have not watched the video yet but YES- Ideas are EVERYWHERE.! (but you have to be open to seeing them...:^)

[PuntBilly]

Yo! When I visit NY I'm definitely going to Billy's Bakery!

[Blu-Bluh]

Me encantaría estar dentro de mente de Casey...❤

[pat_makes_stuff]

Such an awesome video. Very inspiring.

[tomeliadixon]

I bet living in NYC is an exciting experience everyday. Motivation to get out the bed and create

[GransomHayes_author]

OR maybe why a person would buy a counterfeit bag in NYC. Do they have a date they need to impress? Do they have a business appointment they need to close a deal? Do they have a vain desire to fulfill? Do they need to make the right impression before being granted access to a secure location so they can commit a crime or right a wrong or save a life or stop something awful? Don’t just ask “what’s that all about?” But also ask “why?”

[maikdmann]

How can this video be so unpopular lol

[mikehillproject]

I took the course and its a great piece of work. No, you can't replicate Casey, but why would you? Learn and develop your own style by watching and learning from other people's styles. That's how you make a great piece of content. Everyone has influences to draw on and inspiration to reflect on while making their own creative outlet, why not you?