You Tuber (2019-03)

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two weeks from now. It’s just staying up which what’s
trending.” With that in mind, he says, “As often as
you can, do stuff that is trending and also what you
love to do and what you’re excited about.” Devin
points to a piece they did called “Fortnite - The Rise of
Pink Panda.” It was something of a departure from
their norm. It includes more narrative storytelling,
which Devin loves, and it focuses on something that’s
trending. It’s turned into one of their most popular
videos with more than 23 million views.
Finally, Devin points to hard work as the ultimate
key to success. He says of the successful YouTubers
he’s worked with: “They’re the hardest workers I know.
They are working 24/7, around the clock. When I first
started, I had no social life at all. I was just creating
content. You have to know it is going to take a lot of
work in the first two to three years.” He says that ini-
tially, for most people, they may not see a lot of success.
But he says, “The people who keep on pushing through
it and network and connect with other people are the
people who find the greatest success.”


LOOKING AHEAD
There is a lot on the horizon for Team Super Tramp.
Devin says that one of his goals is to go back to what
he originally wanted to do when he was in college.


“The next long term thing is we’re
slowly shifting to do more narra-
tive storytelling but have a lot of
stuff we’re known for like action
and adventure.”
Narrative filmmaking has
always been one of Devin’s pas-
sions. “Within the next five years,
I would love to do more long-form
web series using platforms like
Netflix or Hulu and kind of explor-
ing possibilities with that.”

DEVIN SUPER TRAMP


TURNING STUNTS INTO PROFIT


WE’RE SLOWLY
SHIFTING
TO DO MORE
NARRATIVE
STORYTELLING.

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