I've been tasked with creating marketing videos for my B2C corp on YouTube, since

- I'm the only one who knows how to make videos

- No one else is interested

The videos include content like:

- How-tos

- Comedy sketches

- Interviews with biz partners

Here are the issues I face:

- Alone

This assignment placed me in a single-person department (myself only), and I've been churning out videos ever since. However, since there's no one to bounce around ideas with (or get inspired by), I find myself alone in a tedium.

Working alone puts me in a creative rut, so I've been asking for new ideas from my colleagues, but they don't contribute. They still enjoy watching my new video whenever it comes out. Their reaction makes me both happy and leeched.

- No collaborators when needed

Furthermore, I produce comedy sketches at the request of my boss, who likes SNL and thinks funny content going viral will be good PR.

But he won't hire actors. He insists on having me find coworkers willing to act in sketches. However, almost no one wants to appear. They even respond in a condemning tone for suggesting that they appear in a video.

One time, I asked one of my colleague to appear. I ended up getting yelled up by the person sitting next to her.

- Financing on my own

Additionally, my boss complains about how producing live-action videos takes time and money. However, it's frankly difficult to make videos without buying a memory card to record footage on camera. I end up spending some of my personal money to get equipments without dealing with complaints.

- Cancellation of completed deliverable

Worst of all, one of my completed deliverables got cancelled before uploading to YouTube. (Think of it like "Batgirl" with Warner Bros.) After one of my coworkers appeared, she reverted her decision and withdrew her permission after editing was finished. It was a perfectly fine sketch that my friends outside work had fun watching.

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I need to produce more videos, but I don't feel inspired anymore. I keep staring at my blank script, resenting that no one is helping me. HNers, what can I do to get out of this rut?

user:	bstax
created:	August 10, 2022
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