Esnyr looks back on start of content creator journey five years ago

August 6 ------ Esnyr Ranollo reflected on his journey as a content creator, recalling how his popular high school skits began five years ago.

On Instagram Stories, Esnyr shared a throwback video and revealed that he secretly filmed his early content inside his room during the pandemic despite having limited resources. "Wow, exactly 5 years ago around this time. I remember filming this content nang patago sa kwarto ko, No budget, no wigs, no nice lighting, just pure passion," he shared.

Looking back, Esnyr said he was simply pursuing his dream of bringing joy to viewers during a difficult period. "Looking back, I was just someone with a dream na makakapagpasaya kahit pandemic. There were moments dati I wondered what life would be like if I ever made it," he recounted.

Esnyr initially gained popularity on TikTok through his short-form skits, in which he portrayed multiple high school characters. He later expanded to YouTube and produced his first long-form high school series.

In a previous interview with Melai Cantiveros on Kuan on One, Esnyr revealed that he invested all his savings in the show’s first episode despite being warned that transitioning from short-form to long-form content would be difficult. "Nag-start jud ko, tanan nako savings gibuhos nako sa first episode kay ang gusto lang namo maka-reach lang siya ug 100,000 views. Mao lang jud to ang among goal kay niana sila, lisod daw mu-transfer from short-form to long-form videos. Mao to gi-risk nako tanan,” Esnyr recalled.

His sacrifice paid off, with the first episode of his YouTube series eventually garnering 9 million views. "Tapos okay ra sad na gi-risk nako kay murag ni-boom siya, first video namo niabot 9 million views. Mao to nakuratan ko kay dugay-dugay na wala ko kakita ug videos na 9 million, 10 million views," he shared.

Source: news.abs-cbn.com