This. This is both how we’re supposed to live life and how we’re supposed to make videos, is it not?
In case somehow you missed this awesomeness, I’ll just let you watch it, and then I’ll talk more below if you want to hear more of my thoughts.
2013 from brooks wheelan on Vimeo.
I’ve seen this one-second/day for a year video idea before. I don’t remember who made it big, but we all knew it existed. In fact, for people who don’t want to do any editing, there are apps that will make the whole thing for you (assuming you actually tape a second of your life each day).
I’ve always thought it would perhaps be fun to do one of these videos, but I never have. But doesn’t this make you want to?
I knew nothing about Brooks Wheelan before this video, but I sort of feel like I love him now.
For one thing, I feel as though I’m often blathering about balancing life experiences with a day job with a dream. So, how do you get that balance right? I think he shows us, yeah?
He has his super-cool-seeming engineering day job that’s in the video, but so not the main focal point of his life at all. Then, you can tell he is actively chasing his dream because of how often he’s working on scripts or new material, and how often he’s out there performing it.
But, he’s also not letting his whole life go by without actually living it. He’s out hiking with his friends. (I thought it was great that they did so many active activities instead of passive ones.) It looked like he had a pretty nice life… which turned into a pretty incredible life later in the video.
I was SO unbelievably touched/happy for this guy I didn’t know at all, who looked like he was working his butt off, when he booked Saturday Night Live. I just – my heart fluttered with good wishes for him. When he wrote “I live here” on his map, I wanted to break down and cry tears of joy for him!
It was all just so unbelievably wonderfully joyous – I didn’t even know how to handle it.
I almost did some cartwheels for him when he waved goodbye to his car! That’s the real sign you are leaving L.A. (I may or may not have whispered “take me with you” at that point…)
Anyway, this movie was incredible. I was moved. I was inspired. I am wildly happy for this man. And Brooks Wheelan definitely has a new fan in me.