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Top Ten Ideas For Book Trailer

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OK – I’ve decided to copy and paste the top ten ideas I’m currently working with (you’ll recognize some from above).

A) which three, in order of importance, would most likely get you to click on the link at the end?

B) how would you make 1) 2) and 3) below even better?

Tks!

D

1) FREEDOM SCORE
What’s your Freedom Score? (show gold fish bowl packed)

How’s your Time Freedom? Do you work 6 days a week, or 1? (show time with family)

How’s your Location freedom – office? Or can you choose to work from home, or from a treehouse in Thailand? (cool pics)

How’s your financial freedom? Are your savings shooting up, or going backwards? If you take time off, does money still come in? (show gold coins)

And…how’s your Inner Freedom? Are you doing what you love? Making a difference to others?

Everyone’s got a freedom score – what’s yours?

http://www.MyFreedomScore.com

(or http://www.GetPaidForWhoYouAre.com)

2) WHO YOU ARE
woman called into boss’s office. He says we’ve had to adjust your paycheck this
month.
She looks worried and says “look, I know I took
three weeks off but I had the kids, and I was sick….”
He says “we doubled it. It’s not what you do anymore. We just like who you are” (serious, kind smile)
pan on stunned woman’s face (holding check in both hands, looking at it, him)
Get Paid For WHO YOU ARE

3) WILSON

In the kitchen woman calls out “Hunny have you seen Wilson?”
Next scene Wilson (yes the volleyball from the movie Cast Away staring Tom Hanks) is in a first class seat on an airplane with a hawiian belly dancing bobble head sitting next to him smiling. next he’s getting a humanitarian award. Next he’s speaking on stage, but not doing anything, and the audience is getting restless….He’s chilling on the beach with a laptop, he’s playing with the family (wife is a baseball, with little ping pong balls running around). Next Wilson possibly steaming with model in bed next to him. Someone asking for an autograph. Next scene Wilson pulling up in a limo to the house. Finally, Wilson on the front lawn. Boy walks out of the house picks up Wilson and yells “Here he is mom.”
Next scene black with words in white read “Wilson costar with Tom Hanks in hit movie Cast Away”
Have voice over say: “Get paid for who you are”.
(courtesy Stuart)

4) NO PANTS (work from home)
David in video skype conference with board room full of serious suits on
other end. David dressed in a formal jacket and tie, maybe
pitching the idea of “getting paid for who you are.”

then, as the camera gradually pulls back we learn he is not wearing
pants.

the tag can credit technology for saving the economy by producing less
pants. maybe this is what you/the guy is pitching to the execs. his
argument is that we are being wasteful by producing so many pair of
pants in an age when we are only seen from the waist up. He stands to
show the execs he’s not wearing pants. from behind we only see his
bare ass. the execs see much more, evident by their repulsed reactions.

then the tag: get paid for who you are. work from home, make a difference

5) WORK FROM ANYWHERE
Guy on a conference call running a meeting – or a teleclass training people.
can only see his lips talking on phone, ear pieces
someone on call asks him to write something down and he hesitates…”ummmm….”
it pans out to him on a rock face, and he says…”ah, can you email me?”
“Thanks, now Bill – what’s your goal?” as he reaches up to a ledge…and camera pans back for
panaramic shot showing the scope

Work from home, Work from anywhere.
GetPaidForWhoYouAre.com

(needs work this one)

6) EXISTING VIRAL FOOTAGE

use the viral footage that is already out there…..

Ive seen this youtube where a guy is holding a cigarette in his mouth lights a match, flips it over his shoulder and somehow miraculously lights his cigarette

Ive seen a big hefty man naked in some kind of thong dancing on stage

ive seen crazy kids breaking bones doing all kinds of crazy stunts

an elderly woman getting down in spandex to the song baby got back

I get jostled,laugh, or cringe everytime I see a feed. They are quite a scene. depending on the content.

show a bunch tied together in a feed and at the end the tagline:

“GET PAID FOR WHO YOU ARE…..”

make a few variations.
(courtesy Thomas)

7) INDIVIDUALITY
Sunny Pool scene family of two with bathing suits on. (could be touching, moving)

Opening shot father putting zinc oxide under 3 year olds eyes. Wife calls out can you help Joe son age 5 with his flippers. Next scene Dad goes over with zinc oxide and puts it next to son on the chair he is sitting on. Dad is kneeling in front of 5 year old who is sitting on a chair having difficulty putting the flippers on. Shot is on dad and sons feet not on sons head. 3 year old Girl walks by as she over hears dad saying to his 5 year old son. Who do you want to be when you grow up. The girl responds he should be a pickle head or (some remark like Go Diego go or Nemo etc.) A shot of the wife bikini lounging on deck chair sun glasses reading. Wife looks over and smiles big grin lowers glasses to take a better look. Next shot of sons feet in flippers standing. Camera pans up full body shot of son. Son took the zinc oxide smeared it in his hair and made a Mohawk hand print of zinc oxide on his face with diving mask on his forehead with snorkel. Looks at his dad and answers the question “Me” . He puts the mask and snorkel on and jumps in the pool. The next scene the family is all in the water with zinc oxicide smeared in their hair to make Mohawks.
Next scene shows writting “Joe: future world renowned fashion designer”
Next scene black with white writing Get Paid For Who You Are.
Then voice over: David Woods new book.
(courtesy Stuart)

8) FADE IN, FADE OUT

This 60 second viral video will have each photo of the following famous people fade in and out with voice over reading the following.

Fade in Photo: Bill Gates
Voice over:
Left Harvard before graduating to follow his passion.
Currently, one of the richest people on the planet, Created Microsoft, changed how the world uses computers and Genius
Fade out Bill Gates

Fade in Photo: Madonna
Voice over:
Did not graduate from the University of Michigan to Pursue carrer in dance
Currently: Multimillionaire, world reknown entertainer, trend setter, and singer.
Fade out photo

Fade in Photo: Tiger Woods
Voice over:
Left Standford University before graduating to pursue his passion of golf
Currently: Living golf legend and Multimillionaire

(better – intersperse with regular people we’ve never heard of – housewife, financial planner, business owner, gardener…)

Fade in Photo: Reese Witherspoon
Voice over:
Left Stanford University before graduating to pursue acting
Currently, world reknown actor and Oscar winner
Fade out Reese W. Photo

Fade in Photo: Tom Hanks
Dropped out of California State University to pursue acting
Currently, World reknown actor, and Oscar winner.
fade out photo

Fade in Photo: Sandra Bullock
Left east Carolina University to Pursue her dreams
Currently- World famous actor, Emmy winner, and Oscar nominee
Fade out

You do not have to go to a great college to be a millionaire, or famous, or to travel around the world.. etc..

Get Paid for who you are… They did. You Can.
David Woods new Book Get Paid For who you are available now.

Get Paid For Who you are.com
(courtesy Stuart)

9) AMERICAN IDOL

I See a combonation of the movie “Mystery Men” (The scene where the UN-superheros are trying out) and the reality tv show “American Idol”

David in the middle with two other judges at a table for auditions
NEXT……
In walks the first entry.
David: what will you be doing for us
Contestant: Belly dancing while reading shakespear(as she proceeds with her act)
NEXT!
Contestant walks out recieving a check as she walks out the door
In walks second contestant
David:(weird face) what will you be performing today
Contestant in american flag getup
Contestant: ill be performing the national anthem while gargling soda pop
NEXT!
contestant walks out being handed a check by a david
in comes a little girl, our third contestant…
David: what will you be doing for us sweetheart?
(Little girl looking very nervous confused and motionless)
she pauses… it gets quite… the camera pans between you and the judges and the little girl, back and forth…
Suddenly…
Little girl: I can do this (she places her hands upside down on her face making peepholes for her eyes like a mask.)
quick pan to the judges
The little girl approaches the table and david hands her a check…
David: Nice face
Little girl (mouse voice):Thank you
pan back to the judges all three looking intently at each other.
GET PAID FOR WHO YOU ARE….
(courtesy Thomas)

10) DAVID’S STORY

– you’ve seen 4HWW, Crush It, now comes GET PAID FOR…!

– (the following David footage is staggered throughout, broken up by cool clips)

“I sometimes wonder if I’m allowed to have it this good. I get to blab blah blah. I was working for a XXX, doing XXX. I wanted to help people. I wanted to choose my hours, work from home, or a tree house in Thailand (show river clip). I wanted more financial security, to know if I lost my job I’d still have an income. But I didn’t know how to do any of that. And that’s when I discovered the Five Freedom Steps.

For years people have been asking me how I did it, and now that things are so good, I want to share it. I’ve taught this at Colombia University, and to audiences of over 1,000. And now, there’s the book.

Here’s a new book to up your freedom score – It’s time to Get Paid…

It’s time to Get Paid…For Who You Are.

A) which three, in order of importance, would most likely get you to click on the link at the end?

B) how would you make 1) 2) and 3) below even better?

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For 20 years David has helped entrepreneurs around the globe to grow their results, by growing themselves. A former consulting actuary to Fortune 50 companies in New York, David quit corporate life to pursue his inner journey, which now deeply influences his work. A digital nomad, David is currently dancing salsa, paragliding, and coaching his rock star entrepreneur clients from Colombia. His specialty is doubling your productivity and profits, while halving your stress. If you become a highly authentic and inspirational leader in the process, well….that can’t be helped.

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    Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 2:21 AM

    Thank you for such a informative blog. Where else could anyone get that kind of information written in such an incite full way? I have a project that I am just now working on, and I have been looking for such info.

  • Aurelio Mundhenk
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    Friday, April 30, 2010 at 11:53 PM

    I truly like Sandra Bullock. She is really a skillful performer & nice looking too!

  • Wayne Goldsmith
    · Reply

    Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:51 PM

    The challenge for you will be I suspect – having just spent some time working around your blog – will be to put together a viral which accurately captures your energy, passion, enthusiasm and intensity.

    My feeling – not having met you in person but having feeling the energy and passion jumping off the screen on the blog and web sites is that you need to find a director / producer and other video professionals who can relate to your unique way of thinking and doing things so that this jumps off every You Tube viewing for the next ten years.

    The first step in any “virus” – is infecting people around you with the same “disease” – and in your case, this seems to be a bad case of passion, energy and enthusiasm – so choose your video team very carefully.

    Can’t wait to see what you come up with.

    All the best with it.

    WG

  • vendita casa
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    Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    I’ve read some posts and i like your blog.I’m just starting up my own and only hope that i can write as well , thanks!.

  • David Wood
    · Reply

    Monday, February 8, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Hi guys –

    well it seems the winning idea came from the film producer himself! I want to keep it under wraps right now so I’ll privately email those of you who posted above to let you know what it is!

    But – for outstanding effort – and because I might choose a couple of ideas from the above list to do in addition to the big budget effort, Thomas and Stuart have been given their choice of several Solutionbox products. Thanks so much for playing – this was really fun.

    David

  • David Wood
    · Reply

    Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    I might email you guys (off blog) to get your thoughts the chosen idea – it’s hot! Want to keep it hush hush for now so I think off-blog is best.

  • David Wood
    · Reply

    Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 3:57 PM

    Thank you once again.

    And –

    I’ve had a major flash – several of these ideas can be done cheaply by me or another company (and one by Thomas!) So I’ll do a few.

    Now I only have to pick what this producer does in L.A.

    And – we HAVE the idea. And it will knock your socks off 🙂

    (Sylvia – love the steps picture. What’s a fan graph, can you say more?)

    (Stuart – love the volleyball image – awesome – and probably cheaper 🙂

    I’ll let you know when it’s produced.

    D

  • Stuart
    · Reply

    Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 1:34 AM

    1) #8 Fade in/out
    2) # 3 Wilson
    3) #10 Davids story

    Comments to consider:
    1)#8 (fade in fade out), I like the idea of including everyday people in the list maybe everyother one? With the celebrities maybe have pictures of them doing charity work like Matt Damon picture of him in Africa helping provide water for villages which he does, or a picture of bill Gates and his wife giving computers to under privalidged schools and libraries in other parts of the world which they do. Angelina Jolie Ambasider of peace? for Africa? etc.. On the last picture have David Wood’s picture, the audio states “currently, the man who knows what the above know. He has the answers for you to get highly paid for who you are.”
    Get Paid for who you are – by David Wood.
    2) #3 Wilson – I like what has been added. When speaking in an auditorium maybe he is speaking to a filled room with volley balls (his peers) sitting in the chairs? At the end of the video it could read/audio “Currently, a ball having a ball, co-star with Tom Hanks in the movie cast away.”, Get paid for who you are. I love the ping pong balls and family scene with wife, Maybe wife is a small compresser that fills him up? It would be memorable.
    3) 10 David Wood- I like it. Although it starts off too strong for me. I would begin with David talking and starting with “I have a secret.
    not like the one in the movie the sixth sense. It is something I need to get off my chest. I have been working for XXX. doing XXX” etc.., The last sentence at the end of the first paragragh I would put…And that’s when I discovered how to get paid for who I was. Not because of any title I had or education, but because of the five freedom steps. I have been secretly living the life of my dreams and life is so good that I want to share it.etc…(I really like the Columbia and everything after that as well.

  • Sylvia Hicks
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    Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 12:28 AM

    1st=2, 2nd =10, 3rd =1 2 needs a bit more fleshing out though simplicity is good too. Setting scene of being called into office ie plain person at a plain desk in a plain office desk called to an impressive boss’s office. Then maybe something like ‘we had a board meeting and we decided… just to heighten the contrast . Maybe she doesn’t say anything out loud but these thoughts are going through her mind maybe even pictures of her looking sick with the kids ie mind chatter more, with the boss’s words bring her back to reality, then maybe like fireworks of joy going on in her head as her looks at the cheque and the boss. For 10 make a picture of the Freedom steps like a staircase, or a pathway, (but freedom steps doesn’t seem to be what you said about your book?) For 1 I think I’d use a fan-graph like structure? Thought you wanted humour.These all serious.

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