Finding a fresh angle or a new topic is genuinely hard these days, because the number of creators has gone up massively. But here’s the thing: entertainment content tends to be what surfaces on YouTube, and it usually piles up in waves — once a topic gets popular, every entertainment-focused channel starts making the same video.

That content can break up the boredom for some people. I’m not going to call any of it bad or unnecessary, because people’s tastes and colours are different — I don’t judge anyone’s taste. I just throw out my own suggestions; whoever finds them useful is welcome to take them. They’re free.

To come up with new ideas, you have to watch a lot. Most of the camera angles I use in my recent travel videos I owe to the hundreds of films I watched as a kid. From around the age of 15, I’d watch whatever film hit the market. “Plot is weak, angles are off, it’s amateurish” — none of that mattered, I’d see it through. I don’t have as much time now, but I still watch a lot of videos with interesting shots that bring me new perspectives. Most of that happens on YouTube. YouTube isn’t just entertainment — it’s full of educational content; you just need to dig a little.

The other content hub I’d recommend is Vimeo. I’d say Vimeo is where the genuinely high-quality creators live. You don’t always run into great work, but you do most of the time. The idea of dropping standard entertainment clips on Vimeo and expecting much in return isn’t really a thing; people upload there because they want their work judged on artistic merit.

You’ll find video ideas by doing more work and trying more things. It’s normal to copy at first, but at some point you have to put out your own original content and show your own difference — otherwise you’re just everyone-like-everyone. You become “them, those, the others” instead of “Burak”. The moment you stop being a generic and start standing out by name, that’s when you’ve built your difference.