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How did you author the video you recorded for upload to Instagram

As my second post on Instagram this week I decided to produce a video of my cat sniffing the ground. I captured this video using Instagram software on my IPhone 11. Like my last post this was my first time taking a video straight from instagram and posting it all on the app and without using any third party applications to help, I didn’t like it. Instagram was quite simple to use, however I found it frustrating that I couldn’t play back my recording before entering the next stage of editing on the app. I had to cancel my video a few times before I worked out that I needed to go to the next editing stage to view it. I took this particular video because I believe it ties into my theme of Minimalism, as my cat is not doing much in the video, as well as it being focused on my cat which is the theme of the account. During the editing process I placed the ‘Moon’ filter over the recording to give it the same black and white effect that my original post has. Therefore i have began making a colour pallet for my instagram aesthetic.

How did you publish the video you recorded for upload to Instagram

I published the video on my instagram account “s3601713”, this is the second post on this account and really helps the account start to look more wholesome. As this was the first video I uploaded to this account I wanted to make sure it still fit into the aesthetic of the previous photo, therefore I edited them to look similar using the same ‘ Moon’ filter. After uploading the video I noticed that my grid started looking more aesthetically pleasing. The caption for the video is “Cat”, this continues to tie into my theme of minimalism whilst also focusing on the idea of my instagram page to be about my cat. The simplicity of my caption urges viewers to notice its minimalism and straight forwardness. Furthermore, like in my original post I added hashtags, these include; #box #scratchingpost #blackandwhite, using these popular hashtags allows my video to be seen by other accounts whilst also they relate back to the contents of the video.

How did you distribute the video you recorded for upload to Instagram

The hashtags used in the caption of the post allows the video to circulate the internet and be seen. After uploading this video I noticed that there had been views on the post. Thus the hashtags were working to engage other instagram users who were looking up the hashtags I utilised in the post. I feel like i should be doing more to circulate my posts, potentially adding a geotag or connecting my Instagram page to other social media platforms I have running might be a good option.