(Video can be watched at https://www.instagram.com/p/BpEZCOmFw8R/?taken-by=nothing__but__doors)
- How did you author (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
Being consists with all other posts and still using my smartphone to capture video. I used my camera application to record this video as I found it easier compared to using the video option in the Instagram app itself. I find it easier to capture what I want and then crop the video and then upload it to Instagram to ensure I end up with a post that I was aiming for. I positioned myself to get the most of the door in the start of the shot, so I had to stand quite a distance from it and then moved towards it as I walked through the door. I opted to keep this video the original format it was recorded in being a portrait style. As this is the default of the camera application on my smartphone. For video I did not edit it too much. I just turned up the brightness slightly and added a filter to make it visually more appealing. I muted the audio in this clip as it wasn’t necessary to the video and it was taken as one continuous shot. I chose to leave the ‘cover’ as the first frame as it makes sense in a sequential order.
2. How did you publish (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
I took a number of shots to see which one looked the best. I also had the added factor that it was recorded in a public place and that other people around could get into the shot or in my way whilst i was taking this shot. Since it was shot in a public place I had no issue adding the location for people’s interest before uploading the photo. I also added a caption but did not realise until after i posted it that it contained a typo. However this was an easy fix as I could just press the edit button on the post and correct my error. The caption I chose is a silly comment “magic self opening doors”.
3. How did you distribute (the photo or video) you published on Instagram to other social media services?
Continuing the trend of sharing to Twitter and Tumblr, I did just that with this post too. I also decided to add some hashtags to this post to attract more attention. The hashtags I chose were ones that have a huge number of followers and some do not necessarily relate to my post at all. I was curious to see if my post came up in these tags, if it would get likes even though it did not quite relate to the topic. The hashtags I chose were, #magic #instagood #me #follow #happy #tagforlikes #fun. Some of these are amongst the most popular hashtags and it will be interesting to see if I gain traffic this way.