Clip Finding - Lydia


I decided to start finding really short clips that I find funny and thinking of copy / brands that could work well with the video, in hopes that I can find some ideas for the final adverts.



This super short video of Ed Milliband being a bit of a prat could work really well for a fact checking site such as Snopes.com, with copy like 'don't be an idiot, know the facts'


This video of Lance Armstrong saying he'd cheat again would work really well with a compilation of other famous lies told by men (e.g. Bill Clinton) for a dating site advert. The copy could read 'good men are hard to come by these days, but we've got your back'.


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