You don't have to get it right, you just have to get it
going!
Here
are two videos that someone sent me yesterday. I've been talking about
just jumping in to podcasting and video, and encouraging my students to
"Just do it" without worrying about how perfect it is at the beginning.
We know there's going to be a learning curve. We know that the first
efforts are going to be, well, less than stellar. But if you
don't get started, you don't improve.
These
two videos illustrate my point. In the first one, we see juggler and
comedian Chris Bliss
juggle three balls to a Beatles tune. At times, he's struggling to keep
up with the music. He looks like he's ready to drop one or more balls.
His face is full of concentration, but it's also full of determination
and persistence. He makes mistakes. His style isn't perfect. And he's
only working with three balls.
Compare
that with the parody video by Jason
Garfield. Jason is a much more accomplished juggler. He's
working with 5 balls. His technique is flawless. But there is no
emotion on his face. It seems so easy to him that it also seems he
doesn't much care. And to me, it looks like he's not really having to
put in that much effort. He may be the more experienced, polished
technician but he doesn't look like he's having any fun.
Is Jason's final result better than what Chris achieves? You be the
judge. Click on each video to watch it. (Hosted by
YouTube.com)
Which result has more of an impact on the audience? I said in my
presentation that video and audio help you build rapport
with your audience. These two videos powerfully demonstrate where the
rapport existed. Did you feel rapport with Chris or Jason?
So you don't have to be the best video or audio creator on the planet. You just have
to get going!
Good luck with your multimedia efforts!
--Beth
