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From Content Creator to CreatorSet: Say Hello to TeaWap

TeaWap

Published Jul 26, 2022

It must feel so gratifying to see something you invested hours of editing work into garner millions of views on YouTube. For the video editor known as "TeaWap," that occurrence happened on a regular basis. His work can be seen in videos such as RiceGum's "THESE KIDS MUST BE STOPPED!, plus he's well known for his initial editing exploits for CloutGang and FaZe Adapt.

At one point in his illustrious career, TeaWap started up a YouTube channel for himself and managed to produce his own lineup of videos that also nabbed millions of views over time. With hilarious skits that feature big-time guest stars such as RiceGum, Jake Paul, and FaZe Rug, TeaWap's channel became a go-to destination for diehard fans of web personalities.

Now TeaWap's attention is catered towards CreatorSet, which is a business endeavor that's centered on helping content creators obtain the assets they need to improve their overall presentation. ONE37pm managed to catch up with TeaWap, who provided a ton of details about his early days as a video editor, what it feels like to work alongside his brother, and more.

ONE37pm: Can you remember the first YouTube video you edited?

TeaWap: The first video I ever edited for a client was for RiceGum titled "I WITNESSED A MURDER AND VLOGGED IT" back in January 2017.

RiceGum DM’d me via Twitter after seeing a few of my own videos on YouTube and wanted me to try a position as his main video editor for YouTube. I was excited considering RiceGum's notoriety at the time and so I put everything I had learned this far video editing-wise to secure the job. It was motivating to know that your first-ever video editing gig was going to be seen by millions. It gave me confidence knowing that my voice and ideas could be seen by millions.

Looking back (it being my first video ever), I learned so much about video editing and storytelling through post-production. But I am happy with the work I did as my first edit ever. Very grateful for RiceGum seeing the potential in me and giving me that opportunity that later changed my life.

ONE37pm: What would you say are some of the best skits you’ve had a hand in putting together?

TeaWap: Not skits per se but as far as favorite videos definitely "Tricking the Internet with Jarvis," which has accumulated over 17.5 million views thus far.

These videos are exciting to make because you can’t fake them, so it's a combination of planning wisely and being quick to improvise the parts you cannot plan. Most of it is shot live, making it seem like one thing is happening in front of the live audience (on Twitter and Twitch) when truly behind the scenes you set it all up to look a certain way. As a director, you are in the moment figuring out how to make the most exciting story possible for viewers to enjoy.

Another video I thoroughly enjoyed making, especially because of its impact, was surprising my injured friend with an electric wheelchair. A friend of mine lost his ability to walk, so I came up with a plan to surprise him with a customer electric wheelchair to make his daily life easier. Making videos like these puts into perspective the beauty of being a content creator as we are able to spread positivity whilst changing lives through content.

ONE37pm: What are some of the things you wished you had during your come-up on YouTube? As far as editing tools and general advice on how to succeed?

TeaWap: I wish I was told about the importance of retention earlier. Luckily for me, I was involved in a friend group that liked to discuss analytical success on YouTube so I was able to catch up. But at first, I really just hoped that people would watch the whole video because they like "you." Unfortunately, the reality is that no matter how likable a creator is, you still need to make the video enjoyable for anyone to watch regardless of how much they like you or not. For example, a video needs to be structured for a subscriber as well as a non-subscriber to enjoy it thoroughly. That's logically the only way you can grow past your current audience.

As far as video editing tools, I would say that all that matters is mastering the ins and outs of your preferred video editing software. Things such as learning shortcuts can really help speed up your workflow by folds.

ONE37pm: Break down CreatorSet for me.

TeaWap: CreatorSet is a platform for editors and designers to market digital assets to creators around the world. What sets us apart is that we cater to the New Age Media through our understanding of Internet Culture and leading internet platforms such as YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok.

CreatorSet's mission is to empower creatives (creators, editors, and designers) around the world through a variety of user-friendly digital assets such as custom animations, transitions, sound effects, preset packs, graphics packs, intros, outros, project files, and more.

Empower is a broad term, here’s what it really means to us:

Help Creators save time when producing videos with premade work
Give Creators access to products of motion designer quality without them having to do it

Give creatives a platform to sell their own assets to CreatorSet customers - meaning any editor can go and submit their own digital assets, and if they get approved then we open up a store where we host their products
Give creatives a platform to market their skills to attract new customers to their businesses Offer templates to inspire video creation (Free Green Screens)

CreatorSet is revolutionary because all our custom products are automated, meaning that any time a custom order is made, the customer gets their order fulfilled at the lightning speed of a computer instead of having a human manually process the order for the customer.

Being in the industry ourselves as we make content for our own YouTube channels we also take pride in adding products that are freshly relevant to today's trends, such as products related to memes or gaming (Meme Audio Pack, GTA Transition Template) or new emerging platforms such as YouTube Shorts.

At first, we started selling our own products. But knowing a lot of talented creators have great ideas and could benefit from the rapidly growing audience CreatorSet has, we thought it was only logical to open up CreatorSet as a commerce platform to facilitate that. We get thousands of visits from creators, so potential customers for anyone who uploads products onto their CreatorSet store. Expect to see a lot of creator-submitted assets being sold to help thousands of other creators.

Our mission is to help creators make compelling content whilst offering solutions so that they can focus on the part of content creation that they enjoy. We want creators to genuinely enjoy our products so that it inspires them to create more. In the future, we plan to dive into in-depth tutorials about creating captivating content and storytelling at its best.

We’re mostly focused on the tech side of CreatorSet. We would like to offer more tech-related tools that help with big platforms such as YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok. For example, as of right now we have a pop tag generator and a thumbnail previewer that are completely free to use in our Studio section. Studio consists of the CreatorSet panel where you can create and add products to your profile, view your orders, and access new tools such as the ones mentioned above. We have more tech-based tools coming, but that has to stay confidential for now. The goal really is to offer video editors and creators tools that either we know we wish we had when making content or complete life-saver tools that help save a lot of time.

The thumbnail previewer serves as a tool for Youtube Creators to preview their video display in a simulated web or mobile YouTube homepage environment. This simulation allows the creator to recognize the strengths and or flaws of their thumbnail and title presentation before it goes live. Therefore helping catch mistakes that would otherwise contribute to losing millions of views.

The pop-tag generator is a tool where users can generate username display graphic tags. The back end automatically resizes the graphic tag based on username length and makes itself available for the user to drag and drop over their video.

We make most of our products as user-friendly as possible as we want to serve as many beginners as professionals. Therefore, our products must be user-friendly for all types of users. A lot of our animations are compatible on both mobile, and desktop, and work with a simple drag and drop over your timeline.

All deliveries are fulfilled within 5 minutes thanks to our tech-based servers managing all customer orders in the backend.

We also have a growing TikTok page called CreatorSet Media where we post our daily free green screens. Currently at over 418,000 followers. CreatorSet hosts over 500 free green screens for creators to use.

Our goal with that page is to inspire others to create content using them, but also support our own ecosystem of creators that make and reuse those green screens. Meaning we have a lot of creators under the CreatorSet umbrella that is paid to make those green screens as well as use them in meme edits as seen on our other TikTok page "CreatorSet Memes."

ONE37pm: How has it been working with your brother? Are you hoping to move into different ventures with him later down the line?

TeaWap: Working with my brother has been the most natural thing for me and him. Since young, he and I have held a close brotherly relationship and I encourage anyone reading this with a brother to do so. We both dream big and want to be working for the rest of our lives to improve the lives of others. In business, the biggest asset is trust and who can you trust more than family? We are here to hold each other accountable and most importantly, there is no jealousy whatsoever. If he wins, I win - that’s the best part. Whether the company benefits more from me or him, it does not matter because we can always make sure we are going to be here for each other.

Another great part is our complementary skills. We are both internet kids, meaning we grew up browsing the internet but happen to have complementary skill sets. I am creative and so I am involved in the design, marketing, and product conception side of things, whilst my brother Ayman is a software engineer so he focuses most on conceiving the website, applications, services, and coding-related tasks.

We plan on hopping into different ventures together, but altogether within the CreatorSet umbrella. We have a vision for CreatorSet to be a conglomerate of the media industry through various different ventures. I myself hope to work on more software-based projects.

ONE37pm: Are there any new content creators you’d like to work with?

TeaWap: David Goggins, Joe Rogan, and Mike Tyson.