CREATIVE ADVENTURES — 41
Imagine That You Have Gone Viral In Just 24 Hours
How? What Is Your Story?
Imagine that your work has gone viral on the Internet — you have made it!
Please respond to the following questions:
- Which platform are you using? Which of your posts has gone viral? What is the title of this post? What is the story here? Imagine your story and create the story of how it has gone viral.
- Think of at least 20 ideas for going viral. What could be some of your ideas that have the potential to go viral?
- What would be the top messages you would like to leave behind you? Craft these messages and write them down. How can you better present and package these ideas?
- What are the top stories of your life? Why are they interesting? How can they be useful and inspiring for other people? Try to write down these stories by evoking emotion.
- Imagine that your video on YouTube or Instagram has gone viral. How did this happen? Was it really funny? Did you do something crazy or controversial? Was it surprising? Create a story of how you have become a viral sensation.
- Imagine a horror scenario where you become viral because of an embarrassing mistake that you have done. You then get a lot of hate mail and online abuse. What might have happened? What have you learned from this incident? Write your horror story.
- The TikTok algorithm evaluates whether your video is engaging in just 3 seconds. The attention span lasts 3 seconds - use it or lose it. So, you have just 3 seconds to prove that your video is relevant, engaging, or arresting for your viewers. You need to grab and hold attention by captivating your audience. Come up with at least 20 ideas on how you can achieve this. Can you build tension in 3 seconds? Can you design and engineer the surprise? Can you evoke emotion? Can you initiate laughter or fun? Can you combine catchy sounds and humor? How? Write down 20 ideas.
- Think of 10 meme ideas you can create. You might feature humor or surprises or unlikely connections. Try to capture the zeitgeist.
