🎬 Rise of Cinematic Storytelling on Social Media
Social media is learning fast from cinema — scripts, soundtracks, colorgrading, and story arcs. Are creators turning Reels into mini movies? And what does that mean for brands like yours? 🎬📱
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I’m Shan, and I’m building Xandro Lab, a longevity science brand rooted in evidence and transparency.
Every week in this newsletter, I share my raw, unfiltered experiences of building businesses, navigating challenges, and testing wild marketing and business strategies in the real world.
Lately, I’ve been fully immersed in content and media — especially:
🎥 Social media content and creative direction
🤝 Creator-led ad videos (I'll explore full-scale video production later)
📢 Brand content generation (there’s a lot happening here)
This week’s newsletter is about a shift I’ve been observing — and feeling — every single day. Instagram Reels and TikToks— they don’t look like “casual content” anymore. They have -
🎬 Scripts.
💡 Lighting.
🎧 Soundtracks.
📐 Framed shots.
✂️ Fast edits.
Social media is learning quickly from cinema. Let’s get into it. 🍿
🎞️ What cinema has always done right
Cinema is built on a simple foundation:
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