The source can be fire. It can be LEDs, car trails going past or star trails in the sky. Light painters can create pictures, logos and even stop motion animation.
Alex Kesselaar is a light painter, photographer and videographer in Sydney, and has collaborated with TEN ALPHAS on numerous projects to create some beautiful compelling content.
Here are Alex’s Six Top Tips for creating unique, beautiful content.
1. Use art that inspires you
Have the courage to be influenced by the art you like, and not just by what’s hot in the corporate content world.
2. Focus on an artist rather than a designer at your agency
Every designer has their own style and strengths and weaknesses, and so can’t always expand themselves into different genres. However, a good designer at your agency can take an artist’s work and apply it to any corporate environment.
3. Re-purpose the content across multiple channels
Often the ‘artwork’ is only used across the campaign medium, but should in fact be expanded to ripple throughout the company’s presence.
4. Lead with the emotion not the key message
Beautiful content works best when there is emotion behind the message and there is a connection to your band. There should always be a rationale behind the imagery aesthetic, its execution and the key messaging.
5. You need an aesthetic to cut through
It’s very, very hard for you to actually cut through and create something that sticks with people because of the flood.
“I think the brands that take risks and do things differently, they’re the ones that win in the long run,” says Kesselaar.
6. Production values versus media spend
Often the production budget is fixed and is incomparable to the media spend. Kesselaar believes a 10% increase in production budget would have a higher effect on memorability and effectiveness.
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The rest of this article can be read in Issue One of the TEN ALPHAS magazine The Art of Content, available here along with the other feature articles:
Shining a light on unbelievably beautiful content, with Alex Kesselaar.
Why editors make the best directors, with Adrian Powers
Getting savvy with your content strategy, with Monica Davidson
Why do our brains crave infographics? with Jess Milne
The Art of Perseverance, with Nick Bolton
A strategy for your content strategy, with Jess Milne