Becoming an influencer is harder than I thought

Starting my social media page was honestly harder than I expected. If I havn't made it clear, I’m really picky with how I like things to look, not just with school but overall a lot of things, especially when it comes to my projects. So I didn’t want to just throw something up and call it a day. I wanted the first post to actually feel intentional and match the vibe of my film, which made it kind of stressful to even start.

At first, I knew I wanted to do some type of "coming soon" post, because that just makes sense as a first introduction. But then I got stuck on what it should actually look like. My first idea was doing a picture from the POV of a driver looking at the road, like headlights hitting the street. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized it felt kind of basic and not really memorable. Then I thought about using the clock, since it’s such an important part of my story. But realistically… I was not about to give this clock a full photoshoot just for one Instagram post. That was not happening. So then I thought of something way better, a heel in the middle of the road. Just think about it.. It connects to the story, it’s simple, and it’s actually kind of creepy without showing too much. It gives just enough information to make people curious.

I ended up designing the post on Canva, but the only thing I was a little unsure about was that the heel I used was an element from Canva, not a real shoe. I didn’t know if that would be okay, so I asked Mrs. Stoklosa, and she said it was fine, so that worked out perfectly.

Here is my reveal 

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Go follow me now pls

For my second post, I decided to keep it simple and do a “Meet the Director” post. I haven’t filmed anything major yet, so I didn’t have a lot of actual footage to use, and this felt like an easy way to still build the page and introduce myself as the creator behind the film (doing filler posts but shhhhh who's paying attention). I found a nice picture of me and just typed a little summary of the film and something for people to go wow she's so cool and like I'm going to follow and watch this as soon it comes. Another reveal:

Looking ahead, I’m planning to do posts like:

- Meet the cast

- Behind-the-scenes content

- Small clips from filming once I have more footage

- And cool highlights like that one page I mentioned

Right now, I’m just trying to build the page step by step while keeping everything consistent with the tone of my film. This process made me realize that social media for film isn’t just posting random pictures, it actually takes planning. Every post has to connect to the story and the overall aesthetic, which is lowkey stressful… but also kind of fun once you figure it out. Don't expect another update on my social media soon...