![]() ![]() RM: How integral do you think your intro “Hello, I hope you are doing well…” is when it comes to setting the viewer up for a pleasant and relaxing experience? What are some other aspects of the intro that are very important to make sure the viewers discharges themselves from the stressful feelings that have led them to your work in the first place?ĮR: Well in regards to that phrase, I heard another non-ASMR YouTuber open their videos with it, or a variation of it, and I really liked hearing it, so I borrowed it. From there I looked it up, found the videos on YouTube, thought that I would give it a try and the rest is history! They asked if it could be used in an ASMR project, and I asked myself “What is this ASMR?”. It was that video that someone in the ASMR community found. My channel opened up back in September 2011 with some time lapse photography of clouds and one particular video that combined my novice Native American Flute playing with a trickling stream. ![]() ![]() I just knew I needed to keep searching for my outlet. When I started my channel I still had no idea what I wanted to do with my life creatively. As for making videos, the ASMR medium or genre hit me like a brick wall. My first memories would probably be getting haircuts and my hair washed. RM: When did you first come across ASMR as a form of relaxation and how did you go about taking the next step towards actually making the videos yourself?ĮR: Well, I’ve experienced ASMR all my life. RM: For those who might not be familiar with the ASMR landscape, how would you best describe the meaning of autonomous sensory meridian response?ĮR: Pleasant feeling goosebumps, almost like a warm electric wave that instantaneously traverses throughout your body often starting from the neck and scalp and extending as far as the legs. I’ve been exploring the world of ASMR myself now for a little over six months, so that’s why I was excited to invite him on today as my guest today in 10 questions. That’s the testimony of YouTube user Ephemeral Rift, one of the online pioneers of the genre known as ASMR videos. I enjoy recording, both visually and aurally, a variety of subjects and am always up for a challenge and am constantly looking to push the envelope…” I never thought I would be making videos, let alone running a YouTube channel. I finally found the creative outlet I’ve been searching for all 40+ years of my life. It was then that all my creative interests melded together, my love of comedy, nature, photography, art, film, video games, beer, food and so much more. It wasn’t until I started this channel in September 2011 that I found my current passion: creating videos, more specifically, ASMR videos.This has become my “craft”, ever since I was introduced to the medium in the Spring of 2012 and found out that the pleasant tingling sensation I felt all my life had a name. “I’ve been creative my entire life, making bad jokes ever since I was a kid. ![]()
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