Instructional Video Inspiration

For the purpose of a minute instructional video I decided to use to follow the 'less is more' approach, so a simple cup of tea was my first idea which if done correctly could become quite entertaining. To eliminate the problem of audio for such a short piece I decided to write a short song that would fit it's purpose. This meant that I would only need to record the visuals of my piece without worrying about the dialogue, noise or levels.

For the style of video, I wanted my initial thought came from the children's TV show 'Rainbow'. Specifically I looked at episodes from decades ago. I'm a big fan of humour and making people laugh, so I took to research clothing styles in a few of the episodes which lead to me imitating the presenter. I added a couple of twists and acquired a black wig to match the 70's era.

Finally when I decided I would play with a ukulele, I instantly knew that I wanted to use the typical 'Ukulele Throw' from the youtube channel 'Walk off the Earth'. Basically a ukulele is thrown into the shot with your subject to catch it and begin playing.