I posted the same video again and again.It got me 200K followers.

I found the format that worked for me and never stopped posting it. Then I posted it once on a brand-new app account, and it gained 4,200+ followers.

Instagram profile of @shotacademic: 169K followers, 391 posts
Instagram169K followers
TikTok profile of @shotacademic: 45.6K followers, 1.5M likes
TikTok45.6K followers
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@shota_matsumotooo

The method

What I never changed.

  1. 01

    Same filming

    Locked-off tripod. Full body, same spot, eye level. The camera never moves.

  2. 02

    Same editing

    One small white caption up top. Hard cuts, nothing fancy. A new outfit for each side of the conversation.

  3. 03

    Same character

    Me. Deadpan, playing both sides: the skeptic in the white shirt, the answer in the sweater.

  4. 04

    Same topic

    Studying and being “smart”: exams, methods, discipline. Nothing else.

  5. 05

    Same flow

    Tease, pushback, reveal, “Read Caption.” Every single time.

Tripod · full body · one spot
Caption · hard cuts
Me
TeasePushbackRevealRead Caption

Same video, different account

Then I posted it from an account with no audience.

This is the exact reel from my account, posted once on the Brainlot app account. 1 post. 4,200+ followers.

My account@shota_matsumotooo · ♥ 99.6K

brainlot.app

  • 1 post
  • 4,200+ followers
  • 0 following

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— Shota, founder

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A viral video's structure7 shots · 39 seconds
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01

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02

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