Mousumi Kundu: Negative Comments Can Sometimes Be Inspiring

Mousumi Kundu creates content mostly on beauty and sometimes skincare and fashion, with some exciting transition Shorts and informative long videos on makeup. She has a huge fan following on YouTube. Mousumi shares her thoughts and experience as a content creator in a Q&A.

Here are the edited excerpts from the interaction:

You actively share both Shorts and long-form videos. How are the processes for creating Shorts and long-form videos different? Any tips for other creators on leveraging different formats on YouTube?

For my channel, I have seen Shorts fetch a good amount of both views and subscribers. But my audience also wants to watch my long-format videos for information related to makeup. For other creators, I suggest they also post in different formats, as Shorts might get you a good amount of views and subscribers, but long-form videos are the best for better engagement with your audience.

Many creators watch your videos to gain inspiration and learn from you! Who are some creators whose videos you enjoy watching, and what makes them interesting for you?

Besides makeup videos, I love watching dance videos. I follow Team Naach, Jodi Anoorabh, TheQuickStyle, and many more dance channels. For makeup, it's always Ankita Chaturvedi (Corallista), NikkieTutorials, Kaushal, and Smitha Deepak who have inspired me a lot, and there are many more other beauty channels that I still follow. And I also love TheMermaidscales, Wonder Munna, and MostlySane.

You are known for your fashion and beauty Shorts - can you share more about how you plan, film, and edit your videos? How did you learn to film and edit?

Initially, I had zero knowledge about filming and editing videos. YouTube has helped me gain the confidence to start my content creation journey just using a mobile phone and daylight. I researched and experimented with everything independently to get a better output and am still learning how to do better than yesterday.

You always come up with fresh and authentic ideas for your Shorts. Where do you find inspiration for your videos?

In the beginning, I used to follow international and Indian content creators for ideas. But the more I was creating, the more I realised that it's only sometimes about following the trend - if you want to leave an impact of your work on others, you have to become the trend. When creating my makeup, fashion and music-related content, my culture (i.e. Bengali culture) attracts me the most and helps me with fresh and authentic ideas. And lastly, negative comments can sometimes be inspiring in getting some good ideas and motivation for better work.

What do you do when you run out of ideas?

I give myself a break for a few days and never pressurize my brain. And when my brain relaxes, ideas automatically come, whether bad or good.

Many creators or aspiring creators love your channel and want to explore fashion and beauty - What advice do you have for them?

Be consistent, create quality content, and use your creative mind!

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