Hey Everyone! Today I will be sharing with you one of my favorite YouTubers, Connor Franta. I'm sure you may have heard of him. He's very popular, with a little over 5 million subscribers. He makes lifestyle vlogs, comedy skits, and inspirational videos. Personally, I enjoy his inspirational videos the best. He has written words or poems as voiceovers, with nature shots as the visual. For this week's reflective response, I will be talking about some of his inspirational films. I love his poems, and I find his editing style unique. Take his video, "Life Doesn't Wait", embedded below. There are some interesting rack focuses, and a pretty cool way of how he edited it. Every shot was coordinated to the beat. I think his content is really creative. In Life Doesn't Wait, Connor had a great story to tell and an inspiring message at the end. It's all about doing things that matter, that makes you happy, because truly, life doesn't wait. In his other video, "A Simple Question", he talks about his passion for photography. "Do what you love, and love what you do" is his motto. Even though he may get weird looks or stares, he'll go to full extremes to get the shot. I think my favorite part besides the writing in that video is of again, the rack-focus technique. By the way, that technique is where something in your shot is initially blurry, then focuses. The video, "New Year, New Me" is a poem-based video about New Years Resolutions. I like how each shot was composed so that the overlay of the captions could fit. Finally, his video, "More Than Just Words". Yet again, it was an inspirational video about the power of words and silence. The visuals for this video was a sequence of the surroundings during a sunrise. Connor Franta is one of my favorite content-creators on YouTube. Sure, some of his shots are shaky because they're handheld, but I think the message he tells in his videos is more important. He has a great positive attitude and I love watching his poems come to life. I also find his editing choice and shots compelling, too. Well, that's it for this week's constructive response! Thanks for reading! Below are the videos I mentioned in this blog, and you can click here to be directed to his channel. Bye!
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