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KEEPER OF THE GATE! Because not everyone deserves access (not you guys, you’re cool 😎) If you ever had to use user-generated content in an edit or design for a brand, you have definitely rolled you eyes in disgust as poorly-composed photos and videos are being plopped on your lap to be made brand-worthy. Or maybe you’re a UGC creator yourself and you need that extra footage to take your content over the finish line 🏁 .

So, to help bolster those edits with cutaways or create entirely new edits for socials, here are 5 UGC-centric stock footage sites that are a great resource for you to elevate your content’s production value 🤳💅
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“The Social Media Creative Creature: An Introductory Guide to Social Media Video Content Creation for Brands” is now available on bluntspear.com/shop and all major ebook providers!

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#usergeneratedcontent #ugc #ugccreator #stockfootage #contentcreatortips

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3 months ago |[YT] | 0

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Finding quality stock images, photos and videos can be a task and a half. Especially those that are free to use ☑️. And though I am 100% for gatekeeping, this little list of the best FREE stock libraries is something I’m willing to share with the creative community 📷 📹🤳. Share your go-to in the comment section ⚡️
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Keeper of the Gate will be a part of an ongoing series sharing unique resources and content to help make your workflows more efficient and creative!
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Your greatest design asset lives here: bluntspear.com/shop
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“The Social Media Creative Creature: An Introductory Guide to Social Media Video Content Creation for Brands” is now available on bluntspear.com/shop and all major ebook providers!

APPLE BOOKS: books.apple.com/us/book/id6502885528 
KINDLE: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D56K3TL3
GOOGLE PLAY: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=xu0IEQAAQBA…
OFFICIAL SITE: bluntspear.com/product/the-social-media-creative-c…
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#creativecommons #freestockphotos #stockphotography #stockphoto #stockvideo

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4 months ago |[YT] | 0

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Clearly just jokes and nothing I have experienced personally.
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#leodicaprio #videoeditor #designer #motiondesign #meme

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6 months ago |[YT] | 1

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Feel like you can't condense everything you want to say about your brand or product in your paid and organic socials? Sounds like you need structure. And the best thing about this strategy? It has conversion built into its core 🤑 💸. And all you will need is 15 seconds to pull it off. ⏱️
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"The Social Media Creative Creature: An Introductory Guide to Social Media Video Content Creation for Brands" is now available on bluntspear.com/shop and all major ebook providers!

APPLE BOOKS: books.apple.com/us/book/id6502885528 
KINDLE: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D56K3TL3
GOOGLE PLAY: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=xu0IEQAAQBA…
OFFICIAL SITE: bluntspear.com/product/the-social-media-creative-c…
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#paidsocials #socialmedia #contentcreator #socialvideo #ads

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7 months ago |[YT] | 1

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When you think of video subtitles, you think about making your subject's speech clear to understand. But have you stopped to consider what your choice of subtitle styles is communicating about you and your brand? 📣 Using #3 is a brand's equivalent of performing a lobotomy with a corkscrew.
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"The Social Media Creative Creature: An Introductory Guide to Social Media Video Content Creation for Brands". Now available on bluntspear.com/shop and all major ebook providers!

APPLE BOOKS: books.apple.com/us/book/id6502885528

KINDLE: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D56K3TL3

GOOGLE PLAY: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=xu0IEQAAQBA…

#TheSocialMediaCreativeCreature #bluntspear #subtitles #captioning #captions

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10 months ago |[YT] | 0

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Lend me your ears! When it comes to tapping into viewers' emotions, nothing quite tugs at the heart and mind like a well-edited soundscape! That's why sound is so important when it comes to engagement and must be considered at every production stage. From recording to editing with music and SFX. Here are some ever-golden tips on how to make the most out of your sound when creating video content!
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This and more is discussed in "The Social Media Creative Creature: An Introductory Guide to Social Media Video Content Creation for Brands". Now available on bluntspear.com/shop and all major ebook providers!

APPLE BOOKS: books.apple.com/us/book/id6502885528

KINDLE: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D56K3TL3

GOOGLE PLAY: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=xu0IEQAAQBA…

#TheSocialMediaCreativeCreature #SocialMediaCreativeCreature #brandvideo #contentcreation #socialmedia #socialmediamanager #videocontent #tiktok #youtube #instagram #influencer #contentcreator #ambassador #sound #music #soundeffects #editing #soundediting #sfx #tutorials #tips #audio #audioproduction #audiolevels #recce #locationrecce #noisereduction #mic

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1 year ago |[YT] | 0

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It has to be said 🐸☕️. I know my veteran copywriters who continue to master their pen will love this one 🖊️. These home truths are testament to the significance your words play in content creation.

Here are 5 copywriting home truths that can no longer be ignored, written off or decried. Otherwise, you will be bound like Sisyphus to create content for its own sake, bereft of soul, purpose and function.
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#content #copywriter #copywriting #copywriters #genzspeak #copy #socialmediamanager #marketing #socialmediamarketing #socialmedia #copywritingtips #designtips #promotion #contentwriter #writer #marketingteam #advertising #writingforsocialmedia #bluntspear #dulaniwilson

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1 year ago |[YT] | 0

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It has to be said. I know my veteran copywriters who continue to master their pen will love this one 🖊️. These home truths are testament to the significance your words play in content creation.

Here are 5 copywriting home truths that can no longer be ignored, written off or decried. Otherwise, you will be bound like Sisyphus to create content for its own sake, bereft of soul, purpose and function.
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#content #copywriter #copywriting #copywriters #genzspeak #copy #socialmediamanager #marketing #socialmediamarketing #socialmedia #copywritingtips #designtips #promotion #contentwriter #writer #marketingteam #advertising #writingforsocialmedia #bluntspear #dulaniwilson

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1 year ago |[YT] | 0

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#Storytime It’s 2019. I answered a job post to create a #lyricvideo for a big artiste. And by 'big' I mean their claim to fame was being co-signed by *checks notes* #LadyGaga, and she was Twitter verified. Back when the badge meant something. Most of my dealings, however, were with her representation.

First red flag 🚩: Insane turnaround. 3 days to do an animated video from concept to finish.

Quick video premise: Adam & Eve lore (a 'Nod' to the artiste’s name [and direction]), except Adam and Serpent are one in the same. The main character, however, becomes empowered and breaks the hold the man-serpent had over her.

Second red flag 🚩: the requests that came after the initial sign-off. “Let’s add the Illuminati symbol like those YouTube videos.” Then the slain serpent in the #musicvideo suddenly should represent the ‘evils of the world’ (via pendants around the beast’s neck). And that evil: jihad terrorists. But how? With Arabic text taken from the “Flag of the Islamic State”. You see where this is going. I rebuked the idea; religious symbolism co-opted by violent fundamentalists only serves to further erode culture and dehumanise. The alleged seal of Prophet Muhammad—a religious relic—is the main element co-opted by this flag. The client was adamant that it should remain. The Shahada was an even worse suggestion.

Admittedly, this is where I should have left the project. Instead, I suggested maybe having the slain beast represent all institutional religion to soften the optics. A concept he was fine with until the Star of David entered the mix of pendants. He requested that it be taken out of the video. An amalgam of all the major religions’ symbols in one was used instead. The video... no, I was finished.

Then the checkered flag of all red flags 🚩🏁. Talk of major changes after deliver. Me saying 'new contract' and invoicing for initial work rendered. Then... ghosting. Radio silence for weeks. No response to emails. Neither from the client nor Creative Commission.

Things only shifted when I added a late fee to be incurred monthly. After the ordeal, I unsubscribed from Creative Commission and emailed them to delete all my tasty, sexy GDPR data from their systems. Like I told them, “This is one email you will answer.”

Never compromise your boundaries or standards, no matter how good a gig looks or how desperate the finances. You’ll be the only one that suffers. 
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1 year ago |[YT] | 0

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And here we have deuxième partie (which may or may not be French). Using text and captions in-video on social videos does not have to be such a conundrum. Not if you know what to look for, what to avoid and the right tools to get the job done when it comes to design and workflows. And we do have examples in this one. Please don't come for my head Universal Pictures.

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