Help with clarifying idea, please?

Clostiel

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I guess you guys are the people to ask.

The original plan was to do a mash-up of the stereotypical vlogger videos (What's in my bag? etc.) with the twist of playing an original hunter in the universe of CW's Supernatural. Which was all well and good until it decided to spawn ideas of it's own and become impossible to nail down a concept xD

Originally, the idea was a single video, with different types of video in one on my channel. Then I thought this video could link to an entirely separate channel, considering it's set in an entirely different universe, which also could allow me to then make entire series on /that/ channel; such as lore from the show, fan films of various lengths etc. as well as being able to build the channel into more of a community project with people other than just me which could eventually be used to do good in the world (such as raising money for their You Are Not Alone project, if possible). Also, having it on another channel means my personal channel probably won't be affected if the WB (who own the CW) decided to issue copyright strikes for referencing their characters or something.

On the other hand, I'd probably have to manage the channel for at least the beginning, whilst managing my own. Also, I don't plan on a specific schedule for this. It could probably direct people to our channels, but at the same time, that's not what I'm really going for with the idea, it's more building community around a common interest and eventually helping good causes. Also, I've seen that some channels have quite a variety of content and still do really well, so it's possibility it could work.

I'd appreciate any feedback on the idea, as well as any advice you could give me on what you'd do in a similar situation.

Thank you guys :)
 
First of all: I love Supernatural, and really like this idea! If you're planning on making another channel for it/the character, I think maybe just start the video series on there. WB can't claim any copyright stuff just for mentioning characters (I don't think, there are tons of videos that mention things from pre-existing media - it's showing footage that is the tricky part).

Instead of mashing it up, maybe just do one type of video with the character? So like one video a full on unboxing, another a full on tutorial etc etc. I think it would be really cute to have a How to or DIY vid that is show lore specific like How To make a demons trap or something haha. If you plan to just do a few videos with the character though, then maybe just stick to the one channel.
 
Thank you for your kind words, and the advice :)

"Enter Sandman", a Supernatural fan film had a takedown by WB a while back. They got it back up, but it made me aware WB have a strike hammer, so I'm just curious about what I can do without facing their wrath :p.
 
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