I am a pretty big advocate of using Youtube videos to advertise for your competitive cause because I managed to make one that helped me out a lot. I’ve been scoping out a few March Madnezz Youtube videos lately, and so far, these are my top 5!
#5. [Taylor Schutte]
I don’t want to give too much away, but there is a banjo, a Denver Broncos banner, and a Seattle Mariners hat. Okay - so, maybe it’s not the most epic thing ever made, but it definitely gets the point across: we all need to save our money for college. Taylor, I have a sneaking suspicion you are spending a lot of your savings on Muscle Milk. (I want your biceps, please.)
#4. [Andrew Hebert]
What do we have here? A skinny white kid in a Mickey Mouse shirt and a fitted cap without money trying to go to film school? Sounds like most of the hipster crowd here in Austin! Just kidding - Mr. Hebert has photographic proof that he’s had a passion for making art with moving pictures for a very, very long time, so definitely check him out.
#3. [Sarah Jenson]
I’ve been to Ace’s Hardware Store, and it’s a pretty miserable place, so consider voting for Sarah Jenson if for no other reason than to help her escape those gilded walls. The editing work in this video is also pretty snappy, with Sarah changing outfits more often than some college students do in a week. (Seriously. It’s a scary thing. Just warning you before you get here.)
#2. [Annie Hu]
I imagine that in the near future, Annie will be famous for pioneering some bizarre sport that somehow smoothly integrates the making of cute signs, tennis, golf, skiing, violin, and electronic music into one monolithic tribute to Asian hegemony. I imagine it would look something like this video.
#1. [Kathryn Buncik]
I’m not very good at following instructions, so I appreciate it when people tell me step-by-step what to do, especially in a soothing female tone - reminds of kindergarten, when the most stressful project was adding up all the paper play change so that it would equal 57 cents. When I was a competitor, I noticed that the easier you made the process to follow, the more likely people would actually follow through, rather than just exiting out of the window. So, Kathryn Buncik, photographer who dreams of attending Union University, daps and pounds to you for being my current #1 Youtube video. You can see her Zinch page for more information on her, or check out her Wordpress at Kathryn Lynn Photography.
To all of you other March Madnezz competitors - step your game up! These videos are nifty, sure, but I know there’s enough talent in the field to completely blow me away. Don’t make me make another video to show you how it ought to be done!
As usual, good luck to all competitors. Keep spamming your friends’ Facebook inboxes, overloading e-mail servers, filling up IM windows, and mashing F5 on your vote count pages. It’s all part of the hustle!
