Visual Marketing

There are so many people out there now who are uploading videos to try and sell products. So I thought I would give it a go just to see what it is like to do a video. Well this is the result...



https://youtu.be/Gh5b-89VcY0



Ew. I hated it. Having to talk about my self and watching yourself back on the screen. But I did it. I tried it out. I don't think it helped when it was a cold wet Sunday afternoon with no Make Up but hey ho. It had to be done before the braces go on too!..

So many companies use videos to sell products and brands and I think it is fantastic. I know I buy products from seeing the videos and ads, but personally I did not like to use it for myself. There are things I would change about the video and the structure of my speech but it was my first one so I did not want it all edited otherwise it wouldn't have been the real me! Definitely room for improvement but I will take these on board for next time so the next one is better.

Please feel free to comment!

Flickr and Imagery in the Industry

Since looking into different Web 2.0's I decided to start a Flickr account. We use this at work to for our website so I am familiar with how it works, so though it was a perfect opportunity to set an account up.

Here is the link to my account-

https://www.flickr.com/photos/146453724@N06/

There is not much on there at the moment but hopefully it will build with my journey through this course and my teaching life.


Web 2.0 can be a positive way of looking at the creativity in the industry. I personally love looking at other teachers and dancers in this community. I find so much inspiration from watching others and it gets my creativity juices flowing. If you want to be a professional in this industry it is important to have a good showreel. You can see so much from watching 2 minutes of someone's dancing. I love it.

Instagram as well is great for this kind of stuff and this students love it too. I love seeing pictures of them when they have perfected a skill and they put a happy photo or video on there. You get the proud teacher feeling inside.

Dancers are such different people in ways of expression. You may talk to a dancer and no get much out of them but they choreograph themselves a dance and wow thats when you see the real them.

I recently had a student come up to me and say can I show you my dance and obviously I said of course. Wow. I was amazed. I have never seen her dance like that before, as she is one of the quite ones in the class. Then said she had posted a short clip online and got lots of compliments on it.

Photos are great when someone captures those special moments and you look into a dancers eyes and you just know how much meaning they are putting into it. I love it. Hopefully that will be one of my students in the future.

Please take a look at my Flickr and I will follow back. Thank you.

Lost.

Here I am sitting here on a gloomy Sunday just not knowing what to do. 

All the family have gone out so I can get on with my BAPP work but I just can't. All the Tv's are off. The dog is asleep. No distractions at all but I just can't do it. 

Since September my work load has been CRAZY. I took on more hours at work which was amazing as I have my own classes now and less assisting hours but it has been constant. This meant it all came at once. 

I signed up to this course as I really want to gain a full BA Hons but my teaching has grown and grown since starting this course. I admit it. I am REALLY behind on my work. 

So I sat down this morning with my brain in gear ready to catch up but I just don't understand it? What am I meant to be doing? My head is going round in circles and my anger is building up. I guess I am just crying out for help and for someone to explain to me where to start and which direction to head in. It is building up as I know I am behind due to my work load but I guess I can't turn back the clock now. I just have to get on with it. But I can't. I just don't understand task 1b. I have read the readers but my brain is just turning off. 

I feel like I'm at breaking point right now. I am lost with what to do...

My C.V Improvements

So we all know that for pretty much every interview you will need to take a C.V with you. Your C.V is a way for you to show off what you have done and gained over the years, and in some cases how an employer will remember you. These few pieces of paper could also determine you getting the job over another person. So they are pretty important.

I am very fortunate as most of my teaching working I have gained off people I already know so my C.V was not necessary- but I thought it was about time I updated it as it was well over due, as you never know when you may need it!

Here is an example of my old C.V...

                    

                             

      

       

As you can see it was very long winded. Even I got bored of reading it!! 

So here is my updated version...

              

      

I have condensed down the majority of it as it was very unnecessary. The point of an interview would be to sell yourself so you can elaborate on your C.V in the interview rather than trying to squish everything down on paper and make it very boring. 

Would love some feedback though of others as I always feel like there is room for improvement!