FiveAwesomeKiwis Returns!

Hey guys, Ryan (TheRyanLamont) here with an awesome little update for the NZYT community. New Zealand’s first and most sucessful collab channel, FiveAwesomeKiwis, has been unblocked on YouTube, allowing us to look deep into the NZYT archives and find old vlogs from some of New Zealand’s most prominent content creators, such as Levi Beamish (Corporalcadet) and Patrick Cavill (Patrickblog). 

Also, word has it on Twitter that the channel may be receiving a reboot, much like many of our favourite superheroes are in the film world. Patrick seems to have led this reboot, being the owner of the channel afterall, and has so far contacted Tenani (Nanisnap), Rachel (WizardNeedsFoodBadly) and Cody (Davanti) to join him on his mission to restart New Zealand’s longest running collab channel. But there is still mystery as to who the fifth ‘awesome kiwi’ will be, and whether this channel reboot will get off the ground.

I guess we’ll have to wait and see if a video alike the one below surfaces, beckoning a second coming of the loved collab channel. I for one hope it makes a grand return.

Thanks for reading and watching guys, be sure to comment below with your thoughts on whether bringing back FiveAwesomeKiwis is a good idea, and who you’d like to see as the fifth member on the channel. 

-Ryan Lamont

Fresh New Zealand YouTube Partners!

Hi guys, Ryan Lamont (TheRyanLamont) here with a wee post about the achievements of myself and fellow New Zealand Vlogger Amber (theloyalbadger). As some of you may have heard, Amber and myself were offered YouTube Partnership by Google a few days ago, and we’ve been celebrating ever since.

It’s great to see that Google is offering dedicated New Zealand video creators the benefits of full partnership, allowing them to gain money to allow for the future improvement of their content. But of course Amber and I are not celebrating the fact that we can earn money, since we have been monetized for the last few months, it’s more the recognition from YouTube and the branding benefits that we’re really excited about.

So I’ve embedded this post with our latest videos, and hope that you’ll enjoy them. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out both Amber and I’s channel and support us by viewing, commenting, liking and subscribing to our videos. Thanks guys, the support is much appreciated!

Amber’s Channel

My Channel

 

-Ryan Lamont

2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 10,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

Congratulations BarkMarc!

Hey guys, Ryan (TheRyanLamont) here with a wee post for an awesome member of our community. Marc (BarkMarc) is known for his comedic character skits and excellent short films, and now he is entreating the big leagues! With his film ‘TOMORROW’ Marc applied for the New Zealand Broadcasting School, and he got accepted! Congratulations Marc! I wish you all the best for next year, and can’t wait to see what kind of videos, films and more you make in the coming years!

Thanks for reading and watching guys!

-Ryan Lamont

Can I hear a “Whoop Whoop?”

Hey YouTubers,

It never ceases to amuse me how bad I am at discovering when someone else’s birthday is coming up. Heck – most of the time I discover someone’s special day via Facebook!

But, I want to draw mention to our head poncho and editor for the NZYT Community Central, Ryan Lamont!

Happy Birthday to you buddy. I’m sure all of our best wishes are headed your way. You have an exciting future ahead of you, especially with your acceptance into South Seas Film & Television School!

Keep up the good work in developing this community, and hopefully we’ll have a YouTube New Zealand shindig in early 2012.

All the best,
Andrew (Strugnotdrugs)