We found 48 YouTube channels similar to Drew Schettler
Shares a strong audience around first movie advice and filmmaking collaboration, with high search overlap (100% for queries, 89% overall match) and similar focus on building a production ecosystem, though content style diverges somewhat (82% content match).
Aligns on indie filmmaking and first movie advice with high search overlap (94%) and similar content themes like commercial directing tips, yielding 84% overall match and a strong audience crossover.
Converges on first movie advice and commercial directing tips with substantial search overlap (52%) and high content resonance (84%), plus interest in short film production, indicating overlapping but distinct practical scope.
Targets filmmaking collaboration and career paths with notable content similarity (76%), but lower search overlap (41%) suggests an audience overlap with less emphasis on the same queries as Drew.
Catches the indie filmmaking and small-town workflow niche, matching on content (82%) while search overlap is modest (31%), indicating a shared audience but different keyword emphasis.
Combines indie filmmaking and filmmaking career path with solid content alignment (78%), but limited search visibility (32%) points to a similar audience with different discovery signals.
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| #7 | 58% | Austin Meyer | 83% | 16.9K | 19% | 3 |
| #8 | 57% | Mark Bone ▶ | 82% | 372K | 20% | 6 |
| #9 | 57% | FilmLaab | 82% | 14.3K | 19% | 4 |
| #10 | 57% | Marcel Little | 83% | 1.7K | 17% | 2 |
| #11 | 56% | Nate's Film Tutorials | 81% | 62.9K | 20% | 5 |
| #12 | 56% | Resonant Arc | 74% | 162K | 28% | 9 |
| #13 | 55% | Camp Films | 83% | 52.4K | 13% | 7 |
| #14 | 55% | Film Riot ▶ | 79% | 2.2M | 17% | 7 |
| #15 | 54% | The Vandalist | 80% | 38K | 16% | 3 |
| #16 | 54% | Creative Constitution | 85% | 1.7K | 9% | 2 |
| #17 | 54% | Eric Floberg | 82% | 214K | 11% | 1 |
| #18 | 54% | Filmmakers Academy | 80% | 161K | 15% | 4 |
| #19 | 54% | The Nerdy Filmmaker | 84% | 2.4K | 9% | 1 |
| #20 | 53% | Garvescope | 80% | 7.4K | 13% | 4 |
| #21 | 53% | Ben Gill, Oxenfree Film & Motion | 83% | 3.2K | 9% | 1 |
| #22 | 53% | Jesse Senko | 81% | 35K | 11% | 1 |
| #23 | 53% | Jakob Owens | 81% | 12K | 11% | 1 |
| #24 | 53% | Sightseeing Stan | 80% | 169K | 12% | 3 |
| #25 | 52% | Jeremiah Birnbaum - Movie Mentor | 79% | 4.9K | 12% | 2 |
| #26 | 52% | Scott Peters | 81% | 32.6K | 9% | 5 |
| #27 | 52% | Beyond Film School | 80% | 18.8K | 9% | 4 |
| #28 | 52% | Herman Huang | 80% | 172K | 9% | 1 |
| #29 | 52% | Filmmaking Stuff | 78% | 11.1K | 12% | 4 |
| #30 | 51% | Film Jams | 79% | 19.8K | 9% | 2 |
| #31 | 51% | Crimson Engine | 78% | 94.8K | 10% | 2 |
| #32 | 50% | J. Horton Films | 67% | 39.9K | 25% | 13 |
| #33 | 50% | American Film Institute | 76% | 381K | 10% | 2 |
| #34 | 49% | AI Video School | 75% | 79.5K | 10% | 3 |
| #35 | 49% | TED ▶ | 72% | 27.2M | 14% | 3 |
| #36 | 49% | The Royal Ocean Film Society | 74% | 314K | 11% | 3 |
| #37 | 49% | LaunchBoom | 72% | 14.5K | 14% | 6 |
| #38 | 48% | Film Thought Project | 75% | 32.9K | 9% | 1 |
| #39 | 48% | Thinking Art Entertainment | 75% | 53.9K | 9% | 1 |
| #40 | 48% | BAFTA Guru | 72% | 156K | 13% | 5 |
| #41 | 48% | Reedsy | 72% | 177K | 11% | 2 |
| #42 | 47% | Project Management Institute (PMI) | 72% | 67.8K | 9% | 1 |
| #43 | 46% | Microlearning Daily | 71% | 6.2K | 9% | 1 |
| #44 | 46% | TEDx Talks ▶ | 70% | 44.2M | 11% | 3 |
| #45 | 46% | Van Neistat | 69% | 653K | 10% | 2 |
| #46 | 46% | Salvador Briggman | 70% | 58.4K | 10% | 4 |
| #47 | 46% | Learn With Shopify ▶ | 70% | 858K | 9% | 1 |
| #48 | 43% | The Rest Is History | 64% | 443K | 12% | 2 |
Film Courage — 793K subscribers (89% match), StudioBinder — 2.2M subscribers (84% match), Standard Story Company — 281K subscribers (71% match). All three channels produce filmmaking-related content, focusing on storytelling, production, and industry insights similar to Drew Schettler's educational filmmaking niche.
Drew Schettler creates filmmaking and storytelling content, including educational resources, filmmaking tips, and indie filmmaking topics. Recent videos show short films and production-focused episodes with titles like ‘Unprofessional’ and ‘Finally A Workspace Built for Filmmakers,’ plus episodes on directing, production identity, and ethical considerations. The channel averages about 2.6K views per video, with a range of views from 214 to 25.7K on recent uploads, and an unclear but implied regular upload cadence (average given as ~? uploads/week).
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