Wednesday, July 29, 2020

80s Summer Camp (and my 45 seconds of fame)

Good morning campers!

Last week I told you about 80s Summer Camp, an organization that promotes good mental health through community, fun and positivity, and that they were holding their third annual show online on Facebook this past Saturday.

Well, the show happened, and it was a big hit! Not only did it feature many local performers (some of whom were shockingly good), it also featured some surprise celebrity guest appearances, such as Jim Cuddy from the band Blue Rodeo, legendary children's entertainer Fred Penner, and Order of Canada-recipient and beloved native-Canadian actor and performer Tom Jackson.

(Those are all Canadian celebrities, by the way, I have no idea if my US readers know who they are)

Anyway, by all accounts the show was a big success with several thousand views already. The best part is it continues to live on Facebook (at least until we shut down Mark Zuckerberg for crimes against humanity), and you can watch it at your leisure! Check it out! It's got lots of great music, some fun little skits plenty of positive vibes!


Oh, and if you don't want to watch the whole video for the 45-second promo for my new book (which of course is why you're all here), here it is:




The ad is pretty silly, and I tried to lean into the low-budget-ness of it and make it goofy. I had big plans but significantly less time to make it than I originally thought. Plus I discovered I have significantly less talent at video editing than I though I did. Anyway, I thought it came out fine, and obviously I'm not too embarrassed by it if I'm sharing it here.

Also, 45-seconds is no where near enough time to actually talk about a book (and originally he had asked me for just 30-seconds), so I don't even know if I actually sold anybody on it.

Hope everyone is staying safe and enjoying the weather (just kidding, it's pouring rain here). Anyone else ever make silly promo videos like that?

Until next time!
Hugs & Kisses,
-CDGK



2 comments:

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

I like the video! Author of several books you've probably never heard of... priceless.
Glad the online event was a success.

Loni Townsend said...

I really like the ad! It was entertaining. :)

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