5 Reasons I Like Oshae Brissett & BrissyTV
Oshae Brissett is playing his first season for the Boston Celtics, and he has been documenting the process on video via his YouTube channel BrissyTV and associated social channels. Oshae is the videographer, star talent, and editor, displaying an all-around skillset that mirrors his value on the court.
Whatever my expectations of an NBA player’s behind-the-scenes vlog were, BrissyTV has defied them. Here are 5 reasons I like Oshae Brissett and BrissyTV:
1. His aesthetic
Kelly originally introduced me to the supreme importance of the aesthetic via Instagram, and I have to say that Oshae’s is flawless. It’s clean and modern, but also allows for some classic / vintage touches, especially in the color tones he opts for. Oshae has a filmmaker’s sensibility (on display in the start of this video), but he isn’t afraid to break from his overall style to make a surprising impact, like when he randomly cuts in a close-up after spying a blemish on his face in a clip. It almost seems like he is able to compartmentalize his roles as videographer, star, editor, music director, and everything else he does so that each has its own unique lens on the final product. Another cool thing is that you can pop back into older videos and see how his style has developed over time.
2. His endearing personality
When it comes to public image, athletes are not often known for their emotional vulnerability, and I love the honesty on display in Oshae’s videos. He gets excited when the new Spiderman video comes out. He gets nervous setting up his camera to film a solo lunch. He gets cocky showing off his cooking abilities while making chicken. I feel like he is putting his authentic self on display through his content, which is difficult to do, and the thing that we are always aiming for with our Kind & Funny clients.
3. Boston and its people
Behind-the-scenes shots of Celtics players are few and far between, and honestly I don’t even miss them because watching Oshae interact with other Bostonians is far more fascinating. During a trip to Xfinity, we see the service rep give Oshae a fist bump for being the new C’s pickup. There are local Easter eggs like Oshae ordering from Bertucci’s. The city itself makes its presence felt in its ubiquitous traffic, confusing roads, and asshole drivers, but also in lovely, delicate moments like Oshae discovering Jamaica Pond. It reminds me that NBA players also have to live in the cities where they play, and sometimes they even have to set up their own Wi-Fi.
4. His shopping trips
NBA players also need to hunt down a salesperson at Best Buy. People making $1.8 million a year also have a clothing budget. Everyone loves The Container Store. It’s trite to say, “NBA Players—they’re just like us!”, but at the end of the day, BrissyTV is just a great vlog about a person living his life, and somehow what he does for work becomes secondary even though what he does for work is something I have a great deal of interest in, and somehow I don’t mind.
5. Game recognizes game
As far as actual basketball goes, Jayson Tatum (a star) said this about Oshae (a role player) after Game 2: “He was the sole reason that we got back into the game, and I told him that. He came right in, and we were kind of flat. His energy … was big, and that’s his job.” It doesn’t matter that Jayson scored 56 points in two games and Oshae scored 2, because they both know that teams win games.
As a two-time Northeastern University summer basketball camp “Hustle Award” winner, energy has always been my role on the court as well. While Kel’s dad Mike has helped level up my skills with his basketball training, the foundation was laid early by my dad’s only two basketball lessons. Lesson 1, “Run like the blazes,” is why I find commonality with Oshae’s ability to bring the energy. Lesson 2 was a shot called “The Heneberry Sky Hook”, which is a hook shot taken from 25 feet away from the net. It is a terrible shot, and has an all-time, all-Heneberry shooting percentage of 3%. Lesson 2 is part of the reason the above picture from my high school yearbook depicts me shooting in warmups and not a real game, and why Kelly didn’t pass me the ball in the photo below. But also, every once in a while, Lesson 1 is why my team wins. (Usually though it’s because I’ve learned Lesson 3: Be smart enough to be on Kelly’s team.)
