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@alexwhoisalex This bothered me.. but I couldn’t figure out why so I went to the Seattle Public Library to find some answers and what I discovered might be more shocking than the question that prompted it.. are we alone in the universe? #seattle #shortfilm #3iatlas #seattlewashington #Vlog
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Video #18073 · Vlog
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The creator narrates a personal story, beginning with a strange feeling he's been having. He recounts visiting a sandwich shop in Seattle where he saw a news headline about a comet, which sparked his intrigue. He then walks to his storage unit at night, explaining that he began hoarding old newspapers during his sobriety, and proceeds to look through his collection of papers featuring major historical headlines like the moon landing and Nixon's resignation, suggesting these events are evidence of a larger, mysterious "gravitational switch up."
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 60%
I've been having this feeling that something very strange is going on.
Visual hook · 40%
A cinematic shot of a man focused intently on his laptop inside a visually striking library with a geometric, lattice-like architectural design, creating immediate intrigue and a professional aesthetic.
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I've been having this feeling that something very strange is going on with , and then I noticed .
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
State a vague but intriguing premonition or feeling of strangeness to create immediate mystery.
Payoff
Deliver a final, conclusive-sounding statement that re-frames all the presented data points as evidence for a single, overarching, and often conspiratorial, theory, serving as a cliffhanger.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Conspiracy Weaver
To connect a vague, personal feeling of unease to a specific external event, then use a curated collection of historical or disparate data points to build a compelling, speculative theory that 'explains' everything.
The Cosmic Coincidence
A mundane, everyday activity is interrupted by a specific piece of external information that seems significant, but whose importance is not yet clear.
The Subconscious Compulsion
The initial information is dismissed, but later leads to an unusual, late-night action driven by an unstated need to investigate.
The Archive Reveal
Reveal a personal, long-held collection or archive of seemingly unrelated information, providing a brief backstory for why it exists.
The Pattern Recognition
Showcase several key examples from the archive, highlighting their individual significance without yet connecting them to each other.
This bothered me.. but I couldn’t figure out why so I went to the Seattle Public Library to find some answers and what I discovered might be more shocking than the question that prompted it.. are we alone in the universe? #seattle #shortfilm #3iatlas #seattlewashington #Vlog
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I've been having this feeling that something very strange is going on. It started about a week ago when I was at a sandwich shop in Downtown Seattle. A Reuben and good scroll into the revolving door of the twenty four hour news cycle when a headline flashed across my screen. Three Eye Atlas made its closest approach to the sun. I was intrigued better didn't think much of it. Until late one night, after completing some editing for a client, I decided to walk to my storage unit across town. I began hoarding newspapers in the early months of my sobriety. With a new stack of cash leaving the liquor store, I could now divert it to wiser investments such as VHS tapes and old headlines. Nixon resigns. JFK assassinated. Man walks on the moon. All moments frozen in tier, insignificant tattered stacks of paper to worst, but for me, evidence of a gravitational switch up in the record keeping.