WILD WAFFLE

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My last 21-st video in 2025. Some key results and reflection on what was happened during this year. I added some bloopers and tech roll in the end of the video.

I wish you a Happy New Year 2026! See you in January.

I consider the mockumentary genre one of the coolest. I’d actually love to shoot a lot more in that spirit. From a technical standpoint, this one was an interview, and honestly, editing interviews afterward is the most boring thing I’ve done in my videos. So if I ever make fake documentaries again, I’ll choose a different format.

YOU CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT

INKTOBER 2025

Oh yeah! I finally did it! I completed Inktober all the way to the end. Part of my motivation was also knowing that I’d talk about it later in a video. But there’s nothing wrong with one form of creativity pushing another one forward, right?

I also prepared a PDF where I collected all the illustrations from this month and the story I tell through the captions.

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SCENT

Boo! Did I scare you? I really love Halloween and everything around it. It’s just a shame that no one around me really celebrates it. Anyway, I wanted to convey a spooky, mystical atmosphere and at the same time share something personal. This is actually a toy from my childhood that was brought to me from IKEA. And I really did sleep with it throughout my entire childhood. And right noow it’s sitting on a shelf in my room, watching me write this post.

TRUST

I don’t want to be some kind of life coach or talk on my channel about planning or how to organize your life. But I decided to test a new location and a new format using this kind of material. Now the only thing left is to actually follow these rules myself and trust my innie.

I'm not okay

I experimented with liminal spaces. It was fun walking around at night and looking for angles where neither cars nor people got into the frame. Just in case — I’m actually fine, I’m just making art, lol.

GETTING BURNED

I always have fun with the actual filming process. Running around the city like I’m very important, with a tripod, filming myself with a mug of coffee (there was no coffee in the mug actually — and where I actually drink something, I always use cola). Anyway, during the last warm days I managed to shoot this kind of short film with a meaning. I honestly like it myself.

COMFORT LIST

Another talking video in Russian. I tried to reflect on and capture the things that are important to me and give me a sense of home. I’m not sure what kind of reaction I expected. It was mostly for myself.

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EDC BAG

My EDC video is probably the longest one I’ve released on the channel. And no matter how popular it might be, honestly, I don’t like it that much. I said a lot of silly things there. Maybe I’ll reshoot an update in a year.

LAST DAYS OF WARMTH

I came back from vacation and decided to shoot something short, just to test new approaches to filming.

The Last Waterline

Waterlines

Since late autumn 2024, I’ve been running a YouTube channel. I started posting something like a monthly video journal, where I would share what happened to me over the month, reflect on it, and set goals. I called these videos “Waterlines” - for me, they were a kind of “water level check,” a chance to step back and look at my life from the outside. Honestly, I was scared to start, and I still feel nervous in front of the camera. It’s not easy to just open up and talk about something personal. But I tried.

Not every video turned out to be meaningful. I often repeated the same thoughts and didn’t always achieve the goals I set for myself. But the process itself allowed me to grow. That’s why, in August, I filmed my last Waterline. I’m ready to keep reflecting without these videos, ready to keep growing as a creator, and I’ve reserved YouTube now for content that feels far more valuable.

Fast

The video “Fast” was, of course, inspired by GAWX’s style. I tried, for the first time, to shoot something more intentional, with voice-over narration and complex, fast-paced editing. It was genuinely fun — fun to shoot, fun to edit, and fun to watch afterward. When I finished this video, I started to wonder: could I keep doing editing this complex all the time? Probably not. As cool as it is, I’m not GAWX. And I need to have my own style.