A video I made about a news anchor hottie turned YouTube influencer
Former TV reporter and forever hottie Dominique Sachse
(Listen to this post, above, or read it, below.)
My dad and stepmom used to often give me career advice obtained from someone that they had, say, sat next to on an airplane. “It could be good for your resume!” they’d say. I didn’t have the heart to tell them the resume went out the window years ago. They’re well aware of that now, but they still sometimes give advice. Recently they told my sister she should become a TikTok influencer. My sister is an educator, does not own a television, hates social media, and has never taken a selfie in her life.
A while back, I had gone home for Christmas and the local TV news was on. I remarked on the attractive news anchor, whose name is Dominique Sachse and whom my husband dated for 5 minutes when they were both in junior high. My parents said, “Oh, she has a YouTube channel and apparently it’s really popular.” Obviously I had to check it out. Which led to my making this video.
Sometimes, when I’m between movie projects, I make short videos like this as a creative outlet. It’s low stakes, it’s low pressure, and it gives you immediate gratification. You should try it. Just think of any topic you’re obsessed with right now, brainstorm what you would say about it in a video, and think about ways to execute it. Then shoot it. For this video, I wanted my dog, Pippi, to be my stand-in. In other videos, I cast my dog, Jack. Your avatar could be a cat, a squirrel, a stuffed animal, an inanimate object—whatever you want.
What do you get for your effort? Well, if you’re lucky, you delight your friends and family (and btw, a mutual friend sent my video to Dominique on Facebook and she told me she was touched, which was nice to hear!). You get the satisfaction of having done something that took effort. Doing something that’s challenging or out of our comfort zone creates a memorable high point in a year that might otherwise be a blur. And you will have started—or added to—your body of work. Which is my number one goal: Always be adding to my body of work.