Reviewing my Presence/ CV/ everything

WEBSITE

I think my website reflects me well, although I am at the start of a long and beautiful relationship with Squarespace. I STILL haven't worked out how to get my site to the top of the Google search results which is a must. I might change the formatting at some point, but for now it perfectly serves my purpose of being a place for my entire portfolio, social media and CV to live.

VIMEO

Here, I don't curate my vids as harshly as I do on my website (I have stuff up there from A-level). I wouldn't call it a dumping ground of crap, but I throw things up there. It is closely tied to my website, too. Really happy with it.

LINKEDIN

I have been engaging far more with LinkedIn in the sense that I've been connecting with plenty of people, but I am still not posting. Posting across LinkedIn and Instagram is time consuming and incredibly tedious, but perhaps using something like Buffer would allow me to post more consistently and to multiple platforms. Generally happy with my LinkedIn.

SHOWREEL

Is on Vimeo, the Youtube of online video platforms. I can quickly update it with their handy 'replace video' feature and it automatically updates itself on my website, greatly reducing the mental load of having to update it manually. I am happy with my showreel as it is now. I need to replace last year's video mapping clip with my much preferred THIS year's clip, but I can't because I didn't take a decent vid and the profesh one isn't online yet. My showreel improved when I cut less and kept the mood clear and simple. No sense in complicating things.

THE 'GRAM

Instagram is a pain but I find it most useful as a way of demonstrating my work quickly, like at a party when someone asks what kind of thing I make. I nearly got a commish through DA gram as well but it fell through due to budget stuff. I will continue to post, making it a place for WIP stuff and sketches, but more informal than my Vimeo.

C.V. 

I'm happy with my CV but always struggle to keep it down to two pages. I have a good template now which I can frequently update and link on my website. Keepin' it bland and profesh. Adore the Helvetica typeface.

BIZZOWIZ CARDZ

I will keep the cards updated. I saw this really clever thing where someone had put the Vimeo password of their short film on their card, so while it was still doin' the fest circuit he could still show people, but only the people he wanted to show. I will add this feature to my card once Gloop Caff is finished. Constantly itching to change the design but I enjoy having a card that sticks out.