Vlog: a short video blog containing content that reflects the personality or life of the creator. Vloggers dominate the YouTube community, uploading daily and weekly videos about various topics, reeling in millions of views and raking in thousands of dollars each year.
The YouTube community was shocked to hear that as of January 1, internet phenomenon Grace Helbig, was moving on from her longtime host, My Damn Channel.
The new channel, It’s Grace, made its debut on January 6th. The channel already has 1.4 million subscribers and counting.
DailyGrace was born in 2008 under host site My Damn Channel, gaining up to 2.4 million subscribers and video views up to 211 million in just five years. Helbig started posting daily vlogs with an annual topic such as “miscellaneous Monday” and “review Wednesday.” Helbig’s humor captivated a substantial audience who tuned in every day to see Helbig’s witty humor.
She attracts mainly teens and young adults, myself included. I enjoy her airy tone and sarcasm. I discovered Grace through other YouTubers I regularly watched and instantly subscribed because I felt she knew exactly how to make me laugh.
Her collab videos are my favorite, especially when she gets together with the British YouTubers I watch like such as Jacksgap, Sprinkleofglitter, Zoella and Pointlessblog.
With her former sponsor, Helbig does not own any content of her 850 videos on the YouTube channel DailyGrace. Hank Green, popular writer John Green’s brother, the other half the brotherly duo on the YouTube channel, the VlogBrothers, spoke out through Tumlbr about Helbig’s decision.
“Not owning your content is a terrible (though not unusual) thing…it means that the company who does own your content can hold your stuff hostage and do anything they want with it… I am saying I do COMPLETELY understand Grace not wanting to be part of that anymore,” Green said.
Aside from her YouTube personality, Helbig has appeared in other formats. She stars in the film Camp Takota, produced by RockStream Studios. The movie showcases several other YouTube celebrities like Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, and Chester See. The movie comes out on Valentine’s Day.
Helbig’s character Elise becomes a counselor at her childhood camp after being fired and breaking up with her fiancé. She reconnects with childhood friends Allison and Maxine. Together counselors trying to save the camp from being closed down.
From what I’ve seen from both original trailer and the extended trailer, it should be a hilarious story with themes of heartache and friendship.
I always enjoy when the two Harts and Helbig come together. They all have the same humor and work well with each other, each contributing their own special twist. Don’t forget to watch the behind the scenes videos on DailyGrace.
Helbig has made comments about writing a future book. It would be composed of essays and advice. I think this would be a very good decision for her career because many teen girls would jump at the chance to read about their YouTube idol and how she climbed to success.
Helbig, a New Jersey native is the best example of how a hobby can turn into a full time career. While studying contemporary art and screenwriting at Rampo College and pursuing a comedy career at the Peoples Improv Theatre (PIT) in New York, Helbig’s future changed with one simple YouTube account.
“I was shocked,” junior Morgan Buchanan said. “I never thought Grace would not be DailyGrace, but she’s got fans supporting her.”
