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Happy 4th of July, Jenny's Fire Safety Tips to have a safe and fun holiday. A collaboration with the Founding Fathers and a modern family, explains basic fire safety and why it's allowed.

The time is the Semi-quincentinneal, errrr... 250th anniversary of the country's independance declaration. A time to celebrate and blow off some fireworks, and not get burned accidentally.

This year Jenny steps in with smart, simple reminders to help everyone enjoy the Fourth of July, without unexpected explosions, burns, or frantic bucket-grabbing or emergency face plants.

For America's 250th anniversary, I wanted to create something fun, patriotic, and just a little chaotic something that blends AI avatars, historical humor, and real fire safety tips. And that is how this project was started: Jenny's Fire Safety Tips With The Founding Fathers.

How I Created the #Short

I used my full creator toolkit, including an AI avatar spokesperson video app and an AI prompt based video generator tool. Along wiith AI powered video editor DaVinci Resolve 21.

AI Avatar Tools

I generated Jenny's performance using my AI avatar workflow. She's clean, consistent, and perfect for delivering quick lifestyle tips.

Video Editing (DaVinci Resolve 21)

I stitched the whole thing together using:

• DaVinci Resolve for timeline assembly, editing and animation. DVR 21 is the world class editing system that makes video editing a coherent coagulation of image, sound and subtitles.
• Talking Photos and Video Express AI tools for content creation. Talking Photos was used to generate Jenny's visuals and narration. Video Express was used to generate the background scenes. Tim Koen made up the script and narration.

AI Scene Generation

The Founding Father scene was crafted with:

• period-accurate 1776 naval uniforms
• a colonial ship in a harbor
• a "NO SMOKING" sign (because comedy)
• a "FIRE SAFETY" bucket (because more comedy)
• beer mugs to signify a celebration
• an American Flag to represent patriotism.
• three founding fathers: White, Black, and American Indian all portrayed respectfully

My Scriptwriting Process

I wrote the dialogue myself, I thought about what would three colonial naval officers do with leftover gun powder kegs?

• Founding Father #1; "Why don't we just blow it all up?"
• Founding Father #2; "Then we can pass a new law, you can only blow stuff up on the Fourth of July!"
• Founding Father #3; "I'll vote for that."

It's about surviving the day, staying safe and having fun...

I updated my fiverr gig strategy for my Screencast Tutorial Service. And it got spit out of the hemisphere like a pea on a rocket. It should come screaming back to reality any minute now, I predict.

Meanwhile, it was my endevour to boost the gig into the stratosphere, metaphorically speaking that is. So, I applied some strategy updates to get it flyng again. Here a few tips I found, and why they should work.

Thumbnail image: Your thumbnail isn't just a picture; it's your billboard in Fiverr's marketplace. A well-crafted thumbnail can:

• Grabs attention in a crowded category
• Communicates your service in under 0.3 seconds
• Increase click-through rate (CTR) also signals professionalism and clarity
• Align buyer's expectations for screencast tutorials

A strong thumbnail is the #1 factor in whether buyers click your gig or scroll past it.

Description: Your gig description is your sales page. Updating it to reflect the service you offer helps:

• I improve keyword relevance
• Set accurate buyer expectations
• Reduce unnecessary questions
• I increase conversion rate
• Positions you as an expert with authority

A clear, confident description helps buyers trust you before they message you.

Package structure Your packages should reflect how you actually work. By restructuring them:

• buyers understand what they're getting.
• Pricing aligns with effort and value
• Upgrades and add-ons make sense
• buyers can choose the right level without confusion
• Fiverr's algorithm sees clean, logical package tiers

A well-structured package system increases both order volume and average order value.

Need a clean software demo or UI walkthrough? I specialize in warm, friendly, easy to follow screencast tutorials that explain your software or product with clarity and enthusiasm. Contact me to get started...

Recenty I completed a color grading job for a client I got from Thumbtack of all places. It was a so-called 10 minute film that ran 23 minutes long. Client wanted his so-called final cut to be graded for consistency and stylized look.

Well I offered him a "mixed one lite" grading approach and agreed upon a workflow process. Which of course discombobulated the minute I got the footage. Without too much detail the job morphed into a raw footage full scene by scene grade.

The footage was all over the place, but I fixed it. And it was, the whole shoot was around a park location in early spring. The grass was brown and the sky patchy . The light ranged from mid afternoon through golden hour into red shift evening light. Some shots were full daylight, some late afternoon and others were past sunset, with every angle and lighting condition in between.

But enough tech talk for now. What I really wanted to say is I am now operating a video editing business through Thumbtack. I am practicing being the professional video editor/colorist, I've always wanted to be. Click the link below to see my profile page...

Color Ready: A Colorist's Guide to Preparing Your Footage

Don't shoot bad footage, be color ready. To get truly color ready, you need to think in three phases: what you do in-camera, what you do after the shoot, and what you do before handing the project to a colorist, or grading it yourself. These steps come naturally with training and practice, but most filmmakers don't think of them. And finally, there's one more piece nobody talks about; How to ask your colorist for what you want, and what to expect in return.

Most of the problems a colorist corrects can be avoided with good preperation. The 3 main things a colorist fixes are exposure, white balance and color temp. What to do?

Use this guide prepare your footage properly for video editing and color grading with the least headaches...

Do you know what day it is? It's National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie day (June 9). By far my sister's favorite reason to celebrate on June 9th. As far as I can remember she made this delish dish every year. Now, Jenny spills the recipe. Take a look.

Jenny is an AI avatar that can be re-used. Since she was created from an image and then animated she can called a "consistent character." In this video she tells us about National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day.

So, I made this delish dish because my it reminds me of my sister Ann. Ann was a gourmet cook (self taught) and loved rhubarb and strawberries. She made this pie at least once a year. Ann even grew her own rhubarb.

When I saw this reason to celebrate I took it. Sadly, I am not a gourmet cook. Still it was delicious, and tangy and sweet. Yummy!

Well, now you know BWT Videos is an AI avatar creator. Do you have an avatar idea in mind? Say, a selfie type avatar. Take a picture of yourself and turn it into an avatar. However, I will not do celebrities, political figures or any well known people. Not my rule, my supplier's rule. BWT Videos is your avatar creator for video presenters. Order yours today...

Aaron Logo is an animated avatar created with AI. He features a light blue suit with a white shirt with a mustache and gotee. But that can change, this video spokesperson has many changeable assets. Color for all clothing, hair and accessories can by modified. The logo can by changed and is embedded into the clipboard.

Aaron is part of BWT Videos collection of video spokesperson presenters. Our avatars are multi-lingual, multi-national and polyglotish. That means they speak and understand many languages. They can read and translate into about 60 different dialects and accents. Pretty cool! Eh?

Animated avatars are a great low cost way to promote your brand, business, product or service. They can be lip-synced with a voice over or narrate from a written script.

Hey, want to learn more about what can be done with AI generated avatars? Check out this page...

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