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@alanpowell10 The truth about directing #directing #teamwork
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@alanpowell10 The truth about directing #directing #teamwork
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The creator, a director, responds to positive feedback on a scene from a show he directed by breaking down why it was successful. He systematically gives credit to the collaborators, starting with the actor who posted the clip, then the songwriters, and finally the two lead actors, using their Instagram profiles as visual aids to emphasize that the scene's greatness was a team effort.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 85%
Couple hours ago, this guy posted this video...
Visual hook · 15%
A man with distinct silver hair gestures expressively towards the camera while an Instagram profile screenshot pops up on screen, creating a visual pattern interrupt.
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Steal this for your own video
ago, posted , and ...
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
The creator leverages a recent, successful event they were part of to establish immediate relevance and social proof, creating a reason for the audience to listen.
Payoff
The creator concludes by summarizing how the various credited contributions combined to create the successful outcome, thereby resolving the initial tension and proving their humble thesis.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Humble Architect
An authority figure deconstructs a successful outcome by systematically distributing credit to their collaborators, thereby proving a humble thesis that their own contribution was the least significant.
The Humble Inversion
The creator, despite being in a position to receive credit, makes a counter-intuitive claim that their role in the success was minimal. This creates a knowledge gap and narrative tension.
The Explanatory Promise
A direct address to the audience, promising to explain the counter-intuitive claim, which sets a clear expectation for the rest of the video.
The First Pillar of Credit
The creator identifies the first foundational component of the success (e.g., the script, the music) and systematically gives credit to the specific individuals responsible, using visual aids to make the credit tangible.
The Second Pillar of Credit
The creator identifies the second key component of the success (e.g., the performance, the execution) and again distributes credit to the specific collaborators, reinforcing the theme of teamwork.
The truth about directing #directing #teamwork
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antoniocipriano_ he/him Actor 34 posts 3.1M followers 2,051 following
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ANGEL NEVER HAVE I EVER
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adamwattsmusic Adam Watts 2,476 posts 3,894 followers 689 following
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cozizuehlsdorff Cozi Zuehlsdorff 1,228 posts 84.3K followers 2,298 following Screenwriter•Songwriter•Producer•Actor
Couple hours ago, this guy posted this video, and I've been getting a lot of love about this clip from this show. Yes. I directed this series, and so I directed this moment. As the director, you often get a lot of the credit, which is cool, and I'm really grateful for it. But I've actually been almost like, well, my hair is crazy. I feel like I had the least to do with the greatness of that moment. Let me tell you what I mean. It starts with the song. Yes. I am one of the writers on this song with Adam Watts, Kozy Zuhlsdorf. But as is often the case when I'm writing with Kozy and Adam, it's usually these two being magical, and I'm sitting there going, that sounds good. Worse with incredible artists, you get an incredible song. Cozy was also one of the leads in the show. And then, of course, we have Antonio Cipriano, who a lot of you guys now know from off campus. Unbelievably talented, lovely human being coming in and just elevating the crap out of that duet. So now we've got Cozy, free