Analysing FreddieW!

If you like games and action, you've probably heard of Freddie Wong, or FreddieW, his YouTube name. FreddieW is mostly know as 'the Asian guy who makes awesome action packed youtube movies'. He does, in fact, make 'awesome action-packed youtube movies'. FreddieW has or is part of 3 channels: FreddieW, his own, BrandonJLa together with a friend of him, and Node, a gaming channel he has together with some of his friends. FreddieW is the most succesful one with nearly 7 million subscribers. 

FreddieW has been active on YouTube since 2006, making him one of the first big YouTubers. He grew a lot in the years 2006-2011, he even was the 3rd most subscribed channel once. Since 2011, he started focussing on projects outside of YouTube, making him less active than he once was. Yet, how did FreddieW go from small YouTube producer, to a quite well-known filmmaker?

Video Game High School

The answer is simple and is three words long: humoristic action movies. That's really all he does, but he does it in such a way that it looks like it came straight out of a real movie. His video content ranges from 1-minute films to 30 minute-long short movies. He even produced a YouTube webseries called 'Video Game High School', which quickly went viral and has a third season on the way. This is all fairly recent though, made with the help of a whole cast and professional equipment. How did he make these kind of videos when he worked with just his friend Brandon? 

Well, FreddieW is a real special effects magician: he makes amazing content with just the simplest of equipment. Three years ago, when he had only a few gun props and a video recorder, he gained subscribers and views by being one of the very few YouTubers who made this type of videos. Most others were vloggers or gamers, but almost none of them made short action movies. This gave FreddieW an amazing opportunity for growth, which he fully took advantage of. 

Furthermore, FreddieW is really, really creative. He comes up with the most ludicrous ideas and makes a video out of it. From flower warfare to first-person Mario and from him doing cool tricks while his hands are on fire to a video of him being able to freeze time. Making all these awesome videos contributes to having nearly 7 million subscribers, mainly consisting of video game fans and science fiction lovers. 

Last but not least, he lives in Los Angeles. Now you might think, what does this have to do with the fact that he is so big on YouTube? Well, if you think about it, Los Angeles is home to Hollywood, giving FreddieW the opportunity to use some of the equipment there and use a studio every once in a while, which he does. 

Well, I hope you've learned something from this post! Be sure to stay tuned for the next YouTuber: Nigahiga!