Student Life | Issue 40

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CREATE
CONTENT?
It can vary depending on the type of
content, short form video content
like Reels/Tik Toks can take anything
from 10 minutes to an hour. There’s a
whole process before you even start
shooting with planning, setting up etc.
Shooting Instagram content can take
the whole day or an hour, depending
on how much I want to shoot that
day. I tend to bulk shoot outfits for
indoor content every other week and
outdoor content has ended up being
whilst I’m out and about. By far the
longest content to create from start
to finish is YouTube but I honestly
love the whole process.
WHAT’S THE BEST ADVICE YOU’VE
EVER BEEN GIVEN?
Don’t focus on what anyone else is
doing, just keep striving for yourself.
WHAT WORDS OF WISDOM WOULD
YOU GIVE TO ANYMORE WANTING TO
START A BLOG?
If you’re wanting to start your own
blog, do it about something you’re
passionate about and don’t be
worried about the numbers.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE PART OF
CONTENT CREATING?
I love the buzz you get whilst creating
good content, it’s hard to explain but
it’s like this little burst of excitement
when you get a good shoot or your
Reel turns out well. It’s the happiness
that every creative strives to feel I
think.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROCESS
FROM RESEARCHING IDEAS, TO THE
PUBLICATION OF YOUR CONTENT
An idea for a blog post or Instagram
post could literally come from
anywhere but once I have the idea,
I normally tend to go to Instagram,
Google and Pinterest to get some
inspiration and ideas of how the
idea could be executed. I would also
think about how it would fit in with
my existing content too and maybe
even ask my followers if it would be
something they’d be interested in. It’s
very rare that I have an idea and just go
straight into it, a lot more goes into “just
an Instagram post”.
WHAT IS YOUR GOAL FOR THE NEXT
YEAR?
I’d love to push myself creatively when
it comes to content creation, push more
boundaries and try new things. My goal
on Instagram is to hit 10k followers too
which has always been a benchmark for
me when starting out (I know it’s not all
about the numbers), I’d just feel like this
sense of achievement that 10k people
felt I was worth the follow. After going
through mainstream education and not
being particularly confident in myself or
having many friends, I’d like to think my
account could be a place to showcase
that it is possible for people similar to
me.
@adoseofapril
Blog - adoseofapril@wordpress.com
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