Why it worked
The video taps into a universal parental emotion of children growing up too fast, using relatable CCTV footage to evoke nostalgia and sentimentality.
Summary
A child is shown on CCTV footage on their first day of school, carrying a large backpack. The video creator expresses emotional sentiment about the child growing up so quickly.
Structure
- 1Child approaches door with large backpack
- 2Child looks back at camera
- 3Child walks away from door
- 4Creator expresses sentiment about child growing up
Product placement
Network Security: APPEARS - a watermark in the bottom left corner of the video. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.
On-screen text
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Not me crying at the CCTV clip of his first day at big boy school 😭❤️
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How do they get so big so fast 💔