YouTube itself as a platform allows for anyone with an account to post videos and this creates a variety of genres to choose from. The great thing about having an account as a viewer is that your watch history gets logged and you get video suggestions on this. Being subscribed to content creators also makes it easy to stay up to date on all your favourite YouTubers' updates and activities on the website. You never miss any new videos this way.
The many different categories or genres of YouTube videos make sure that there is something for everyone. To give you a better idea, here are a few of my favourite YouTubers from a few different categories.
Booktubing
Booktubers dedicate their time and videos to the appreciation of books. They review, discuss, recommend and showcase books.
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| booksandquills |
This lovely Dutch lady got me excited about reading again. Sanne Vliegenthart is currently a digital coordinator at Hot Key Books, but in her free time she reviews books on her YouTube channel: booksandquills.
She is also quite famous for her fondness of John Green's The Fault in Ours Stars, having written her university thesis on it.
Some of her most popular videos include: Top Ten Books of 2012, Wreck This Journal and her Bookshelf Tour.
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| Little Book Owl |
This lovely human being is an Australian booktuber named Catriona. Not only is she interesting to look at with her bright hair and rad makeup, but her enthusiasm for the books she reads is contagious.
She participates in a lot of tag videos, but it doesn't take away from her appeal or originality.
A few of my favorite videos of hers' are her TBR Jar, WHERE I BUY BOOKS and her 2013 Bookshelf Tour videos.
Booktube is fantastic for getting book recommendations. You also get to hear other people talk about books you might love or books you might hate and get a second opinion. Another great thing booktubers do, is bookshelf tours, which is a fantastic thing to watch if you dream of your having your own personal library one day, like me.
Let's Play
Let's Play is mainly video game play-throughs with commentary.
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| PewDiePie |
His real name is Felix and he makes funny gaming videos. With over 30 million subscribers as of August this year, he has the largest number of subscribers on YouTube.
He is most famous for his horror game playthroughs because of his reactions to it. This began with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
I have too many favorite PewDiePie videos. The guy just has SO much content. Some of the ones I really liked were FLAPPY BIRD - DON'T PLAY THIS GAME!, Skate 3 - FUNNY MOMENTS - Part 1 and Master Surgeon! (PewDiePie Animated).
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| Cryaotic |
We call him Cry and we love his voice. The best things about Cry are his love of a good story and his mystery. By mystery I mean that no one knows what he looks like, but his voice is fantastic enough that we don't care.
He's best known for the series' he plays.
The best series' he's done are The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us and The Last of Us.
Other fantastic games to check out are Broken Age, Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons and Papo & Yo.
Let's Play videos have gotten a lot of criticism since PewDiePie's fame. Many people argue that there's nothing entertaining or talented about someone playing a video game, but in reality being able to make someone laugh or cry with witty one-liners or the way you react to games is a talent. In his PewDiePie Reacts To: Elders React To: PewDiePie... video, PewDiePie compared watching walkthroughs to sport when the elders asked why you would watch someone else playing video games if you could just do it yourself.
Vlogging
Vlogging, or video blogging, is the format of choice for many content creators. It's easier and cheaper than bigger productions or Let's Play videos because it requires a lot less time and equipment.
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| danisnotonfire |
He tells us about his embarrassing life and we stare at his face and laugh. Dan Howell is the subject of millions of fangirls' affection and also an icon in British YouTube culture.
He lives with his best friend Phil Lester and after both of their success on YouTube, the two were offered a radio show on BBC Radio 1 that aired on Sunday evenings until the 24th of August, 2014. The show will be moved to Monday nights at the same time.
His most popular videos are: How To Speak INTERNET, THE PHOTO BOOTH CHALLENGE and I Will Go Down With This Ship.
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| Carrie Hope Fletcher |
Carrie Hope Fletcher is the human incarnation of sunshine and happy things. She also has the voice of an angelic choir. That is right. Her voice not equal to that of just one angel, but many angels.
She stars in the West End production of Les Miserables as Eponine and she does a very good job at it. Her trademark is her wild blond hair, but she is also known for her easygoing honesty and sincerity in her videos.
A few of her best videos are Taking Over Tom's House, Love is On The Radio Hopeful Live mix and The Guilty Biscuit.
What makes vlogs in particular so entertaining is the fact that vloggers are more often than not regular people talking about their own personal experiences. The element of relatability draws an audience, because hearing someone else's opinions on experiences you've had yourself make you feel like there's someone out there who gets you. They understand the everyday struggle, because they've been there themselves.
And there is your taste of the wonderful world of YouTube. This isn't even the tip of the iceberg though. I haven't covered beauty vlogging, daily vlogging, educational videos or animation in this post, but know that there is much more than just this.
From what I've shown you in terms of the fact that four of these people live in the UK, it's probably easy to gather that the UK has a very rich variety of content creators.
An interesting series to check out for more information on YouTube content and culture, specifically in the UK, go check out Becoming YouTube.
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