# Stop Being Normal, Embrace Weirdness! 🎬 | DevReel Weekly #8 I can't believe 580 people are interested in what I have to say! **Welcome to Week #8 to all of you, today is a very personal issue.** ### 📺 Video of the Week Seven years ago, this video transformed how I saw myself. I was that "successful" software engineer everyone expected me to be. **The logical one. The smart one.** Yet inside, I was hiding something that felt wrong to share. I could name every actor's name and camera setup gear from my favorite films. Tell you which lenses Deakins used in Blade Runner 2049. List entire production crews from memory. **But ask me about my family's birthdays? Total blank.** *"Stay in your lane,"* they said. *"You have a good tech job." "Creative careers are risky."* **Normal was safe. Normal was smart.** %[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79zra755WgA] This talk hit different. **It showed me that my weirdness wasn't a bug – it was a feature.** 7 years ago after watching this video I decided to join Film School, I decided to embrace my weirdness. That blend of technical background and creative vision? **It became my signature. My edge.** **People will put you in a box: “You are a left brainer (logical, analytical) - you are NOT a right brainer (creative, spatial, visual)” though I spent most of my time thinking as a “movie”, all my thoughts are extremely visual.** **Today, that "weird" mix is exactly what makes my content connect.** Being openly obsessed with both code and storytelling makes me real. Relatable. Someone audiences trust me because I'm not trying to fit a mold, this is me, and just a very open raw guy. --- ### 🎯 Tip of the Week: Create Relatable Characters and Narratives **Want your videos to truly connect? Start with the story, not the product.** A strong character's story makes your storytelling feel personal and real. **I learned this firsthand by embracing my own weirdness as my brand.** * **Make them authentic:** Drop the corporate polish. Share real struggles. Developers spot fake from miles away. * **Reflect your audience:** Show characters who mirror their challenges. My audience? Tech people secretly dreaming of creative careers and telling theirs story thorough video. **Sound familiar?** * **Keep the story simple:** One clear message hits harder than ten polished ones. Mine? "Your weirdness is your superpower." --- ### 🛠️ Resource of the Week: Speed Editor Storyboards is one the main ways to get alignment with your boss and team, so they understand your vision. **but if you like me, are really bad drawing**, this can really help you out. @[Wonder Unit](@https://www.linkedin.com/company/wonderunit/)'s **Storyboarder** makes it easy to visualize a story **as fast you can draw stick figures** **and giving a prompt**, it can create a storyboards out of nowhere easily without having to draw! I've been using this software lately to create my video's storyboard fast and easy, give it a shot! 👉 [DOWNLOAD IT HERE!!](https://wonderunit.com/storyboarder) --- *3 things before you go:* **1\. If you're hiding your "weird" creative side, this is your sign to let it out.** **2\. Forward this to someone who needs permission to be different.** **3\. Reply and tell me: What's your weird blend of skills?** **Thank you, Kevin**