Wow. Those shots are absolutely amazing. Let’s try to push this for as many views as possible. Could also be worth turning this into a small series, different reels, different ideas, different lengths. I’m guessing you have quite a bit of footage? Do you have more clips shot on your phone? Anything with you in frame? If not, is the intro longer than how it’s currently cut? I think the music should really match their energy. Something beautiful, but also a bit quirky, cute, and playful. I often use ChatGPT to describe the mood and get song suggestions. Could also be worth checking what TikTok or Instagram suggest when you upload, sometimes that algorithm surprisingly delivers. For the hook, I’d lean into the idea of showcasing how surprising and impressive UK wildlife actually is, highlighting that these kinds of animals exist here. Or what kind of season this is. From what I understand they have just landed back in the uk to breed right? Like something that conveys look what birds have landed on our shores again. Most people don’t know that: where they are, are they there all year, what behaviour are we seeing, how rare are they, are they penguins, etc? Simple stuff. Put yourself in the shoes of someone who doesn’t know about birds. Some education about that might be nice and valuable.

Ok, great, looking forward to it! Feel free to bring some shots to the call (you'll be able to share your screen) so we can brainstorm a little together there.

These are just suggestions, feel free to use as many or as few of them as you like of course, it’s your work;)

Amazing, can’t wait to see the puffin footage!

Hey Sonya, awesome video! That koala pap is so interesting indeed, really social media primed. I’ll experiment with replying a bit quicker and more briefly to your videos, let me know if that works better for you. • I’d cut straight to “imagine…” earlier. That’s a strong hook moment. • I love the edits, really clean and clear. You’ve got your own style, I haven’t really seen it before. It feels unique. Keep that up. • That last sentence was a bit hard to follow because you’re speaking quite fast. You can make this clearer by using slightly longer captions. Think 2 to 4 words that stay on screen longer instead of single words that disappear too quickly. • In general, I’m not a proponent of adding text that doesn’t match what you’re saying. In this case, for example, I couldn’t read/ didn’t really process “shit talker shit eater” unless I paused the video. • I would lower some of the SFX slightly, although they’re really good. For example the Minecraft eating sound. Just a bit less loud so your voice stays fully understandable and the explanation comes through clearly. • Some moments the wind makes you less understandable. I fix this with the super simple and free Adobe Podcast. Perhaps somethinh you could give a try.. • for the hook I’d just use the “💩” emoji instead of the “sh*t word. • I love Ze Frank’s koala video where, if I’m not mistaking, he actually shows pap. I would genuinely include a clear picture of the pap. It’s weird, memorable, and very social media friendly! https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9e1JrWOWih/?igsh=MXZ3bmlpZDk1NHdhYw==