![]() Kirchhoff said he'll release the video when he hits 10,000 subscribers (though he previously told Insider he was targeting 100,000 subscribers). ![]() While the Dude Perfect video was the first he ever filmed for YouTube, he hasn't released it yet. "They have like a big basketball goal, and so we basically lifted this like 50-pound basketball onto this goal," Kirchhoff said. "There wasn't even any conversation about how many followers or what's it in for us," Kirchhoff said.ĭude Perfect had a giant hoop, and in true Dude Perfect fashion, Kirchhoff and his YouTube idols attempted a trick shot with the giant basketball. He described the team as "humble" and "generous with their time." Tyler Toney, one of Dude Perfect's members, kept asking Kirchhoff how he made the ball, he said. Kirchhoff arrived at Dude Perfect's headquarters the following day and surprised the YouTube group with the giant ball, with help from the team's producers. We would love to surprise the guys with it,'" Kirchhoff said.Ī few hours later, "Hashtag Chad" responded and agreed to help. "The video basically goes like, 'Hey, I have this basketball, I'm in Texas in like two days. The day before Kirchhoff was scheduled to arrive in Texas, Kirchhoff, he sent a video of himself with the ball to "Hashtag Chad." In late March, when Kirchhoff had saved enough money to support himself for a few months, he planned a route to the West Coast that went by Dude Perfect's Texas headquarters. But the ball was large enough that Kirchhoff and his father needed a U-Haul truck to transport it. It may not be the world's biggest basketball - there's reportedly one 30-feet tall outside the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee. He purchased 100 feet of leather, and sewed and painted it over a 12-foot diameter beach ball with the help of his mother's friend. Next, Kirchhoff planned a simple stunt to convince Dude Perfect to work with him on a video: make the "world's largest basketball" and paint it like Dude Perfect's branded ball. A simple concept led Kirchhoff to film a video with his idols He saved the phone number - which he later learned belonged to someone on the brand team - in his phone as "Hashtag Chad," for future use. It was a surreal moment for Kirchhoff, as he admired Dude Perfect since he was a preteen making trick-shot videos patterned after them. "I pick up the phone and point it at the ceiling cause I don't know who it is … And it's Coby Cotton," Kirchhoff said, referring to one of the Dudes. The next morning, he woke up to a FaceTime call from a number he didn't recognize. Kirchhoff's followers flooded Dude Perfect's social-media accounts with comments. I'm gonna watch Dude Perfect videos on my TikTok account live until they FaceTime me.'" "I've seen videos online where people would watch the 'Deadpool' trailer until Ryan Reynolds FaceTimed them," Kirchhoff told Insider. He encouraged his followers to alert the group on social media. ![]() To get their attention, Kirchhoff watched Dude Perfect videos for a day while livestreaming on TikTok. He targeted a collaboration with Dude Perfect. ![]() If you go to a restaurant and you have a bad experience, you're never going to that restaurant again." "Everyone will go from TikTok to YouTube one time and see what you're about - if it's good, they'll stay," Kirchhoff said. Kirchhoff needed his first YouTube video to be grand. "I saw that as a young person, and I was like, 'I can do the same thing.'" Kirchhoff mobilized his TikTok followers to help get Dude Perfect's attention "I'm basically taking the same roadmap that Logan Paul did, which was start on Vine, make short-form content, build out a YouTube channel, start posting on YouTube, cross-promote on Vine," Kirchhoff told Insider. Kirchhoff then plotted a pivot from TikTok to his ultimate goal: YouTube. So, he focused on branded content to help save money, making a two-minute video that served as an elevator pitch for brand partners like Dunkin' and JIF. He wanted to move from his family home in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Los Angeles where he could be surrounded by other creators. This story is available exclusively to InsiderĪnd start reading now. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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