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Posted:Sunday,February1,20154:04pm|Updated:9:25pm,SunFeb1,2015.
GloriaPatterson|contributingwriter

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peakingtoacrowdof17,549soundsintimidating.Thatsnearlythe
sizeofJMUsundergraduatepopulation.

MiaBrabham,ajuniormediaartsanddesignmajorfromVirginia
Beach,perchesonherbedandhitsrecordonherCanonEOSRebelT3i
DSLRcamera.
Imgoingtogiveyouadvicerightnow.One:neverevergotoWalMarton
moveinweekbecauseyouwilldie,Brabhamsaid.Itsreallybusy,
everythingsalreadysoldout,andyourejustgoingtobereallypissedoff
becauseyourenotgoingtohavehangersforthefirsttwoweeksof
school.
HersubscribersarescatteredaroundtheglobeonYouTubefromthe
UnitedStatestoAustraliatotheUnitedKingdom.
Brabham,betterknownasMiaBeeonline,uploadedherfirstvideosix
yearsagoinseventhgrade.
ImadeadancewithmyfriendtoPrimaJsRockstarfromBratz,she
saidwithalaugh.Sheposteditonawhimandthoughtitwouldbefunny
anddidntthinkanythingofit.
Sixyearslater,Brabhamschannel,POTENTiALcelebrity,has111videos
withmorethan2.3millionviews.Shesfarfromshyincreatingcontent
withherchannel,whichincludesvlogs,lifetalks,doityourselfactivities,
moviescenesandoriginalshorts.
Herlatestprojectisaseriesfeaturingadviceforcollegestudents,inwhich
shebalancespopular,yetseriouscollegetopicsagainstherself
deprecating,sarcasticpersonalitytoprovideviewerswithtakeawayswhile
enjoyingalaughortwo.

HollyWarfield|TheBreeze

MiaBrabham
JuniormediaartsanddesignmajorMiaBrabhamdiscusses
YouTubefame.

Lastyear,Brabhamwasapproachedbyamediacompanycalledthe
CollectiveDigitalStudio(CDS)basedinLosAngeles.Sincethen,shes
beenatalentinoneoftheleadingYouTubemultichannelnetworksthat
managesmorethan600channels,deliveringvirtuallyonebillionviewsa
month.CDShelpsBrabhambuildherchannelandsubscribers.The
companypaysheraccordinglybasedonthenumberofviewsonher
videos.Brabhamgetsanaverageofabout$20amonth.
YouTubeisthereasonshechosedigitalvideoandcinemaasher
concentrationinJMUsSchoolofMediaArtsandDesign.Foreachvideo,
shetypicallyspendsaboutonehourfilmingandtwohoursediting.
Iwanttomakevideosallthetime,butIamsuchaperfectionist,Brabham
confessed.
WhileatJMUsheattemptstomakeavideoaboutonceamonth,but
admitsthatitsalittlesporadic.
BrabhamgetsherinspirationforcontentfromhereducationatJMU.
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AlotofitcomesfromschoollecturesbecauseIlovelearning,shesaid.I
havealistofideasonmyphonethatIcouldpullfrom.
Oneideaonherlistisalifetalkseriesononesidedcontroversialissues
suchasviewsonhighereducation.

LaurenMakely,ajunioranthropologymajorfromCulpeper,Virginia,and
Brabhamsroommate,hasmadeaguestappearanceinacollegeadvice
video.
Ivelearnedsomuchfromher,Makelysaid.WhenImstressedoutshe
makesmelookatthebiggerpicture.
MakingYouTubevideoshasgivenBrabhamacreativeoutletforherlove
ofmotivatingothers.
Ilikestorytelling,inspiringpeopleandtalkingtopeople,andIlovemaking
content,Brabhamsaid.
Heraudienceoccasionallyrecognizesherinpublic.
OnetimeIwaswalkingdownthebeachwithmyfriends,andthisgirlwas
staringatme,Brabhamsaid.Fiveminuteslaterthesamegirlrunsup
behindmeandaskedifIwasMia.Ihuggedhertotakeapicture,andshe
wasshaking.
MiasfriendMorganGaines,ajuniorcommunicationmajorfrom
Fredericksburg,Virginia,joinedtheYouTubecommunitythispastsummer.
Shesuploadedthreevideosrelatedtobeautyandfashiontoherchannel.
Iloveknowingsomeoneisbeingbenefited,andwillgetsomethinggood
outofit,Gainessaid.
DoloresFlamiano,amediaartsanddesignprofessor,describedBrabham
asadynamicandengagingyoungwoman.
Ithinkshehasthepotentialtochangeourmedialandscapeforthe
better,Flamianosaid.
BrabhamsaidshewouldlovetoconsiderYouTubeasacareer.
ReachingpeopleandchangingpeopleslivesiswhatIwanttodo.
ContactGloriaPattersonatpattergg@dukes.jmu.edu.

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