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@citizen_theartist “VERTIGO” out now ❄️ written and produced by me :)
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Video #20665 · Process Montage
Producing song from winter soundsfrom @citizen_theartist
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Overview
The creator demonstrates the step-by-step process of producing an original song by sampling environmental sounds in a snowy landscape. He records hitting a glass bottle, kicking a tree, and sliding ice, then layers these foley sounds in music software before adding violin and vocals to reveal the final polished track.
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Simple outline
- 1Pose unexpected premise
- 2Collect unconventional components
- 3Demonstrate assembly process
- 4Reveal polished final product
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Classification
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 60%
What instrument do you play? 💀
Visual hook · 40%
A person in a snowy landscape dramatically hits an empty glass Coca-Cola bottle into a mound of snow to capture a sound.
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Hook template
Steal this for your own video
What do you play? 💀
- — What kitchen utensil do you play? 💀
- — What office supply do you play? 💀
- — What piece of gym equipment do you play? 💀
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
Presenting a seemingly absurd premise via text overlay while performing an unusual physical action to immediately spark curiosity and disrupt scrolling.
Payoff
Combining all previously shown elements into a highly polished, professional final product that far exceeds the expectations set by the initial raw materials.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Component Stacking Reveal
Demonstrating the step-by-step creation of a complex final product using unconventional raw materials, culminating in a high-quality, unexpected reveal.
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The Unconventional Sourcing
Capturing raw, unexpected materials from the immediate environment to serve as the foundational building blocks of the project.
- 2
The Proof of Concept
Showing the behind-the-scenes processing of the raw materials into a recognizable structure, validating the creator's expertise and the video's premise.
- 3
The Layered Escalation
Rapidly introducing additional elements—both unconventional and traditional—to build complexity, increase pacing, and escalate anticipation for the final result.
Themes
Techniques
Trends
Post caption
“VERTIGO” out now ❄️ written and produced by me :)
Text overlays
title · beginning
What instrument do you play? 💀
contextual · beginning
*Sampling Bottle*
contextual · beginning
*Looping Sample*
contextual · middle
*Kick*
contextual · middle
*Hi-Hat*
contextual · middle
*Drum Pattern*
call-to-action · middle
Wait for it...
contextual · middle
*Adding Strings*
contextual · end
*Vocals*
contextual · end
VERTIGO
contextual · end
SAY IT ALL
contextual · end
I CAN'T GET USED TO THIS HIGH
contextual · end
I COULD SOONER REACH THE LIGHT OF THE MOON