I feel this way too, sometimes! Yikes!
It’s so easy to get numb and feel like Video is everywhere, now, so big deal! Right?
Well, then, I feel it is my duty to remind us all about the power that we have at our finger tips! Timothy Leary– a modern day thought leader – spoke 30 years ago, about how it’s a revolutionary act to make your own media– instead of passively ingesting movies and TV!!
I made a video about it here:
He predicted that around the 21st century, we would have control of our ‘screens’ instead of being controlled by the media and the government! And he was pretty spot on!! Home video cameras came along and then Youtube came a long about 12 years ago which really helped us spread these images.
I started in the film industry over 30 years ago! And back then we actually shot and cut physical film!! I worked on 16 mm and 35 mm film and I didn’t really think I’d ever get to make my own films because it was so expensive to process and develop the film and then have the editing equipment etc… It was so far out of my reach!
But now with smartphones and Youtube and Facebook it’s not just ‘filmmakers’ who have access to making videos anymore- entrepreneurs and ANYONE can make their own videos and spread their own images and message- yes everyone can be a FILMMAKER!
I got into the biz because I wanted to help spread empowering images of women, because I didn’t feel like there were enough of these images in the media. I wanted to see more women speaking and that is happening more than ever now. All kinds of women are using video– coaches, healers, activists, entrepreneurs– and women just sharing their lives!
Every woman’s voice is important! The more women we see on video, the more we empower each other! We make it normal to see and listen to women and what they have to say.
Sharing yourself on Facebook Live is a revolutionary act as Timothy Leary would say. Because you’re not just watching what other people are doing, you are contributing! Your voice matters! It doesn’t matter what you are talking about. Seeing you talk impacts us all!!
So, I encourage you to take a moment to receive that you have the power at your finger tips, whenever you are ready to take advantage of it! If you want to learn how you can get started with video or take it to your next level of impact- shoot me an email: michelle@michellewhitehart.com
To controling your screens!
Michelle
