Twin boys. Toddler daughter. Hospital Tech Support. Writer. Runner. Gamer. Creating in public again.*
Today is day two of me posting a video to YouTube. A simple YouTube Short.
I’ll be doing this experiment with a lot of my drafts that I haven’t made public yet. Plan to keep the form simple for now just to see what happens with the bare minimum. Let the words carry the heavy lifting. This also makes the process sustainable to do daily.
A complimentary video. Here’s the start of a new project: making a video each week that compliments Morning Coffee. The video will share similar ideas to the newsletter: what I’m working on, movies I’m watching, games I’m playing, and what I’ve been up to. All inside of one little video. Here’s the first one.
What I’ve been able to build with videos this week is what I’m most excited about. I’ve stumbled on a new way to create something I love.
Let me explain:
I’m using Instagram Stories: the new trendy way to make vertical videos (and photos) that disappear 24 hours later. BUT I’m not using it how it’s intended.
I’m also using the Highlights feature that lets you save them in your profile so they live forever.
A few other twists to this: the video clips can only be 15 seconds. So I’m taking two minute videos and chopping them up so they fit inside of this format.
The last piece to this puzzle: I’m not making the videos vertical. You’ll have to turn your phone sideways to watch these.
