Finally Live on YouTube!

I pushed the film to the public link on YouTube today. Shining a Light on Teen Vaping is now live for all to watch! I feel relieved, elated, and anxious at the same time. This has been a much longer journey than I expected, so there is a huge sense of relief that I have completed the project. I am elated with the positive response from those who have already viewed it privately. At the same time, however, I am anxious about how it will be received by a broader audience.

I am already realizing that if I want to re-watch the video, it is better for me to do it with someone who is watching it for the first time. If I am alone, I can get hypercritical and feel the need to make more changes; however, when I watch it with someone else, I focus on their first-time reactions, which is much more rewarding and distracts me from second-guessing my decisions. I used to think it was odd that some actors and directors say they will not re-watch their own finished work, but I understand them better now.

I hope people will enjoy and learn something from the film, particularly kids in middle school and high school.