Using videos as a tool to practising express yourself
Today, I am asking myself this question: What is life after the 30-day Ignite video challenge like?
When I was in the Ignite video challenge group, I would spend time watching and listening to videos of other newbies and giving words of encouragement to them.
I was also encouraged by many of their feedback and affirmations.
But if it had been some other circumstance outside of Ignite video challenge, I would have probably passed by them, and they would also probably have passed me by.
In the group, we tend to preach to the choir. We can make mistakes without being judged too much. But the downside or the challenge is that we can become blind or oblivious to what people outside the group may expect of us.
Having said that, I still believe in being free from the world’s expectations. But it seems that I need to walk on a tightrope and balance how I can reach out to those outside the group that I am/was in.
The Ignite video challenge community has been incredibly supportive and accepting about my rooky videos. It gives me confidence to make videos, no matter how amateurish my videos are.
But now that I have ventured out into the world arena outside of Ignite video challenge, I have to be more realistic because I realise that not everyone is automatically going to spend a few minutes watching and commenting on my videos when there are countless other videos out there on YouTube.
It is like a different ball game altogether.
I have been thinking to myself that my video cover thumbnails on YouTube seem to appear amateurish. They probably have the words “new kid on the block” written all over them.
How will my videos be able to attract viewership when there are so many other more seasoned and established videos that have garnered thousands or millions of views, that have sleek, well-designed cover thumbnails and photogenic speakers giving polished speeches with an air of exuberant confidence?
It is kind of a sobering awakening moment for me to contemplate on this reality (or maybe it is all an illusion after all).
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For now, I take solace in the fact that I have taken some baby steps in video-making to share my stories and experiences with the world, and I can choose to rejoice and celebrate that mini-milestone nonetheless.
Meanwhile, I will continue to practise, practise and practise some more.
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