Video can be found at https://www.instagram.com/p/BpEZY_RlG5q/?taken-by=nothing__but__doors)
- How did you author (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
This video was easy to film due to the handheld nature of the smartphone. With this type of camera it gives a first person point of view to this situation I was trying to capture. The recording required me to start inside a building, walk through a door and walk outside into a carpark to capture the shot. I opted for a portrait style video to make it seems like it wasn’t a structured and planned video as it is meant to portray a day-to-day issue some people have. Therefore in order to fulfil this, I think a portrait style video is more appropriate. I wanted to keep this video raw and unlike all my other posts, I did not add any filters or make any adjustments whatsoever. Which seems very foreign to me personally. I think you get into the habit of adding filters to everything across different social media platforms as they all give you the option to. So in a way it was refreshing not having to worry about making it “look good”. I recorded the shot in one continuous clip as I felt that would enhance the rawness I was going for. I also left the audio on for the same reasons to give it a more unplanned and unedited feel. With this post I decided to leave the default ‘cover’ again reinforcing my intentions.
2. How did you publish (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
I made it an important note to keep this footage raw, so I gave myself one shot to get it and if I didn’t get the exact shot I wanted, well that was that. To ensure I captured the shot I wanted, I did a practise walkthrough without recording to imitate what I would actually be doing when I hit record. Doing this helped me achieve the shot I envisioned. Most people would say, “Why didn’t you take multiple videos?” and thats a valid question but I wanted to set a challenge for myself to see if I could accomplish it. And I did, although I would’ve like more of the door and handle to be in the shot, I think you still get the message with the caption attached. “Is it push or pull?”
3. How did you distribute (the photo or video) you published on Instagram to other
social media services?
Much like the other posts, they were again shared to a twitter and tumblr account. Again due to the ease of clicking a button to share the same post across different platforms is almost too appealing as it is very convenient. I chose to not include hashtags for this last post to see if since my first post we would get some traffic due to the other posts that did. However since the account is very small I highly doubt we will see much interaction.