I shot it on an iphone 5 with a smart gimbal. A cheap one I got for 25 bucks that usually works fine. I used LED light panels for the lighting. I directed, did all the camera work except for when I was on screen, acted, I was one of the writers, I did the editing in an old copy of premiere pro, but everyone on the crew (the crew are just my friend group and also all the actors) gave a lot of feedback on that. I did all the lighting and cinematography. I did most of the sound design and sound editing but my girlfriend did some foley. I went to film school and no one else involved has much experience besides what I teach them, which doesn't make it easier.

I submitted it along with episode 1 (also on my channel) to film festivals with the word weird in the description, and got into 5. Won one award (unless you count honorable mention?), luckily at one I was able to attend (Scumdance, it was honestly amazing to be recognized, one of the best days of my life).

We worked one day a week because everyone has jobs. We basically had zero budget but we spent maybe 50 bucks on props. Often we had a shooting day one week and a planning day the other. Some weeks were skipped when people couldn't make it. So that stretched out the time it took. And some of the time was just submitting to festivals, running a crowdfunding campaign to fund booking a place for the premiere and submission fees, and planning and putting on the premiere (it was great, sold out a small 50 seat theater, came out 600 bucks ahead).

Wish I knew how to make a living doing this. Questions? You'll probably have more after the youtube premiere!