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Cassey Ho is already known to YouTube audiences for her fitness videos on her Blogilates channel. But recently, the YouTube star -- who boasts over 2.1 million subscribers -- has attracted national attention because of an anti-body shaming video she posted on April 16, 2015 called “The ‘Perfect’ Body.”

Ho’s video, which currently boasts over 2.5 million views and more than 78,000 likes on YouTube, begins with the fitness YouTuber taking a selfie after a jog and posting it to social media. After the exercise vlogger and new author receives many horrible responses about her weight and looks, Ho pulls digitally alters parts of her body to resemble society’s definition of attractiveness. The YouTuber posts a final selfie of her “perfect” body, but ultimately looks disappointed with the end result because it doesn’t look like her.

Ho created her “The ‘Perfect’ Body” video in conjunction with YouTuber Arika Sato, who posed as her body double.

Sawyer Hartman is somewhat of a "Renaissance man" on YouTube. Among his talents, he vlogs, he acts, and he directs his own short films. Hartman's latest moviemaking experiment is Welcome To Tokyo, an 11-minute video about a man living in Japan who is trying to evade authorities. Welcome To Tokyo stars YouTuber Vincent Cyr as its protagonist, who believes he is being followed after committing a theft. Other YouTubers, such as Arika Sato and The Fu, also make appearances. Hartman's greatest contribution is his cinematography. There are several dazzling shots, including a final zoom-out that was filmed with a GoPro. Hartman also made used of the Japan-themed sets that Godzilla producer Legendary donated to YouTube Space La. "I’d never really had the opportunity to see what we could create, if we were given more than a week to film it. So we gave ourselves a month," explained Hartman.

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On May 16th, Godzilla will invade the Us when a rebooted version of the classic monster flick hits theaters. To prepare, YouTube creators have flocked to YouTube Space La, where film studio Legendary has set up a replica Godzilla set. To take advantage of the monster moviemaking opportunity, YouTube invited 26 channels to film at the set between April 26th and May 8th. Some of these videos have already been released, with each creator putting his or her own spin on the Godzilla mythos. DJ Flula chose to cast himself in the film's trailer, Michelle Phan used it as a backdrop for her latest makeup tutorial, and Anna Akana provided an informative tour of the set. Sawyer Hartman and Arika Sato are among the other creators who have already released videos shot on the Godzilla set. More videos are still to come in the days before the film's release, including entries from Hannah Hart,...