
Patrick Willems
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Aug 3, 2026
A Single Video Essay Changed His Channel Forever
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Patrick WillemsGUEST
really was this thing where, like I said, the goal was always have something that then leads to filmmaking work like elsewhere, like, like work for hire kind of stuff.

Patrick WillemsGUEST
This is, this is just a path to like, try to, to, to launch a filmmaking career.

Patrick WillemsGUEST
And so what would happen over, like over the years is that even though the channel itself was not growing, there would be videos that would, you That would kind of like, you know, that would pop, that would get media attention, that would lead to, you know, to like opportunities and stuff like that.

Patrick WillemsGUEST
The real point where, like, the story of, like, the actual transition into what made the channel finally work was in 2015.
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They might not even click because they're like, well, do I have an hour? Maybe I don't, you know, what have you used? What type of techniques are you using? Give us a little tips and tricks on how you're keeping people engaged for so long.
“Supergirl” And The New DCU (With Patrick Willems)
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Patrick WillemsGUEST
Uh, and so most of it is just, like, kind of like her talking about, like, her going on this journey with this, like, sort of this, this amazing woman she meets, and, like, talking about her and everything she learns.

Patrick WillemsGUEST
And when this was announced, I was like, "Okay, Gunn is being so smart." Because this book is just so good, but also so different from what people are used to in superhero media that if they do this book, this will...

Patrick WillemsGUEST
I feel like will establish that this new DC universe, it's not going to be kind of the, like, homogenous Marvel thing where it's like there is a house style, house tone that, you know, we expect, that really these movies can be wildly different-
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