Intro Ideas for Personal Expression- Brand Yourself
Are You Political? Check out Adbusters & Occupy Wall St
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Learn More about Occupy Wall St & the 99%
- Watch Chris Hedges Shut Down Kevin O'Leary
- Watch John Oliver's Info about Debt Buyers
- Read or watch what Nick Hanauer (Amazon.com) thinks
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Brand Yourself
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Ask Yourself
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Instructions Personal Expression- Brand Yourself
- Make your content SHORT & PUNCHY
- Mark Twain: “I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.”
4 Options
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Evaluation
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Option 1: My Life in Pictures (60-90 Seconds)
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And for crying out loud- vary your shots and angles!!!
And watch your lighting- make it interesting and not too dark or washed out!!! |
JR Personal Expression from Robert Waldeck on Vimeo. |
Option 2: Host a Video Stream or Podcast (1-2 minutes in length)
- Okay, listen up and listen carefully because I'm only going to say this once. Shorter and puncher is better.
- Don't make me want to gouge my eyes out and bang my head on the desk from watching repetitive, tiresome and annoying commentary that drags on into a black hole of time and space. You and I can't get that time back.
- Make it fun, make it informative and make it entertaining
- Your audience needs to enjoy your brand or else you won't retain them
- One of the biggest issues at the heart of blogging, vlogging or podcasting is how to attract and retain an audience
Option 3: Combine Video and a Parallax Animation (1-2 minutes in length)
- Incorporate intro and end credits
- Design a production company logo that speaks to your personal brand
- Try to use text and words to highten your personal brand to an audience
- Use royalty free music with your images
Option 4: Explore 3D Animation (15-30 seconds)