Free Hugs Campaign

Sometimes you come across things on YouTube that make you laugh or smile, but never have I come across a series of videos that just plain make me feel good the way that the 'free hugs campaign' videos do. You may have heard about this, the original video has over 22 million views - enough to inspire spin-offs and copies from all over the world.

A person, or a group of people, go out in public with a sign promoting free hugs. You then get to watch the reactions of people, and see the humble project snowball into a much larger event. Hugging is a pretty simple gesture and low key idea for a video, but after watching these it's even more clear how much good can be done with so little. If there's one thing the world could use a bit more of, it's probably hugs.

Free Hugs Campaign (original)


Free Hugs Amsterdam


Free Hugs Korea


Free Hugs Scotland

Sunset Time Lapse - Saskatchewan

I shot the following video from my window here in College West Residence. Sometimes I get to witness really amazing sunsets and occasionally I try and capture them. These two sunsets are cut together from different days, but the process became a worth while experiment in time lapses. It's just another day going by at uni.

Revamping My Channel

I initially didn't put much thought in to YouTube, but since last summer I've started to realize that it actually has quite a few benefits. I suppose the greatest benefit would be getting noticed by someone who could actually give you your break, but I don't think I've built a large enough portfolio or following for that yet. The feedback and exposure are the real appeal to me at the moment. If just a few people enjoy my videos on YouTube, well then that's a few more people who wouldn't have seen my work otherwise.

I've said it quite a few times in regards to this blog that just having the channel motivates me to want to make more to put on it. So in preparation for new edits and ideas that I hope to share soon, I started to revamp and polish up my YouTube channel today. So far I've received over 21,000 compiled views for my 33 videos and I'm happy to report that the number of views is growing faster and faster each week. It sure started out slow, but I'm glad that the effort is beginning to pay off.

Expect some new edits soon! In the meantime you can check out my previous work and my channel by clicking the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/fandrix