Lights! Camera! What happened to my afternoon????
I’ve been entertained and inspired by artists creating videos for their blogs and on YouTube.
I’ve been told that video is no longer ‘the wave of the future’ but ‘the here and now’. Video is supposed to be a great way to advertise, create awareness and let people know you are around.
So today, completely frustrated by what I was planning on working on, I decided to pick up my flipVideo and avoid the ‘to do list’. The result is below.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIjV9-sCoLo]
Want to see how some other artists are using video? Here are 2 that I’ve enjoyed lately:
Creative Goddess Lisa Stewart has some cool cats and entertaining thought bubbles on her blog. (CAT ANTICS HERE)
And Wyanne Thompson is a regular video user — here is the latest one I watched. (FRENCH ANGEL)
Now let me ask you — have you dared to grab the video camera and become a star? Show your adoring fans how you create your masterpieces? Advertise your wares in a fun new way?
I challenge you to step outside of the box and give it a shot. But beware — you won’t know where the hours go!
~ Tara
P.S. I put the YouTube video up to let people know I teach about licensing. See the modified version of the same video I use as a “welcome” on my website. Click here
Turning lemons into lemonade on YouTube!
I was just getting into licensing when I got divorced. I changed my business name back to my maiden name immediately. (My legal name a year later) Before that, I hadn’t given much thought to the actress, Tara Reid, who became so famous in the American Pie Movies and for her… umm… red carpet dress slip. (That happened to be the year I changed my name — timing, right?)
Well I’ve given her a lot of thought since then… pretty much daily. I am constantly getting comments about my name. Last year I met an artist at Surtex (sorry! Can’t remember who!) — her husband had looked through the exhibitors and told her to see if I and the actress were one in the same. Over the years this has amused or irritated me, depending on the day and circumstances.
Today I decided to embrace it and see if I couldn’t use it for a little marketing. I posted a ‘rant’ on YouTube. (See the video below) At the end, I say, “hey, if you are or know an artist who might want to get into licensing, here’s the site to visit.” Maybe having the name and complaining about it, will create some awareness about what I am doing.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaRNUpj28ak]
Lemon: the name and constant comments
Lemonade: use it to drive web traffic
We’ll see if it works!
Have a creative day ~Tara
P.S. — What kind of lemons do you have that you could turn to lemonade?
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