Drew Schettler

Subscribers 9.8K

Videos 165

Views 567.1K

Channels Like Drew Schettler

Drew Schettler covers indie filmmaking, storytelling, and filmmaking education, offering tutorials, collaboration discussions, and production-focused content based on titles like 'Unprofessional Short Film' and 'Building A Production Company.' The channel emphasizes practical filmmaking tips, collaboration, and identity-building for small teams, with a mix of short-form projects and interview-style episodes. Upload frequency appears steady with recent videos and an average of about 2.6K views per video, drawn from 165 published videos since joining in 2014.

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#1

Film Courage view on YouTube ▶

89% relevance

Subscribers 793K

Videos 6.4K

Views 105.6M

Appearances 34

SERP 100%

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Both target aspiring filmmakers with guidance on first movie projects, collaboration, and building production capabilities, matching high search overlap (100%) but with slightly lower content alignment (82%), indicating similar topics but differing presentation.

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84% relevance

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 633

Views 146.0M

Appearances 28

SERP 94%

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Shares audience interest in indie filmmaking, first movie advice, and directing tips for commercial projects, evidenced by an 94% search overlap and 78% content similarity, indicating aligned topics with a comparable production-focused angle.

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71% relevance

Subscribers 281K

Videos 133

Views 21.3M

Appearances 17

SERP 52%

Similarity 84%

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62% relevance

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Appearances 7

SERP 41%

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61% relevance

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Appearances 10

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59% relevance

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Appearances 13

SERP 32%

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Film Courage (89% match) and StudioBinder (84% match). They share overlapping queries such as first movie advice, filmmaking collaboration, production company building, and indie filmmaking. Standard Story Company (71% match) also aligns on first movie advice and commercial directing tips. Drew Schettler has 9.8K subscribers, significantly smaller than Film Courage (793K) and StudioBinder (2.2M), indicating smaller reach but similar content focus on production workflows, collaboration, and storytelling in filmmaking.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Drew Schettler?

Film Courage — 793K subscribers (89% match), StudioBinder — 2.2M subscribers (84% match), Standard Story Company — 281K subscribers (71% match). All three channels create filmmaking-focused content and educational resources for filmmakers, aligning with Drew Schettler's emphasis on filmmaking, storytelling, and industry insights.

What type of content does Drew Schettler make?

Drew Schettler produces filmmaking-focused content, with video titles such as Unprofessional Short Film, Finally A Workspace Built for Filmmakers, Commercial Directing with Evan Swinehart, Building A Production Company and Creating Identity, Do Filmmakers Have a Moral Responsibility? The channel averages about 2.6K views per video, and appears to upload multiple times per week based on the recent video lineup.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Drew Schettler?

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