How did you author (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
I recorded this video on my iPhone SE with the rear camera. My phone camera has this weird spot on it at the moment so that affected how I was going to frame the shot, but also trying to frame a door from so close was really hard. However I was more going for the noise/action of the video rather than the aesthetic of it. I didn’t use any flash, but added the “reyes” filter to it and dialled it down a bit. I only did one shot and didn’t segment the video as I wanted it to be one continuous flow to show how annoying the sound of the door is, however on reflection it could have been cool if I just added together lots of little videos of the moments it was squeaking. I kept the audio on this video because it was the main point of the video, however after this I feel like similar videos like this aren’t especially suited to Instagram because it’s such an image based platform. Everything is competing for your eyes so basing your post on sound would not be an effective method unless it had nice imagery attached. It just won’t have the same reach. Also in terms of quality of the video – it must have been my dying phone making all those annoying noises in the wind and it really took away from the effectiveness and listenability of the video. I tried several times but couldn’t seem to solve this problem.
How did you publish (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
It took me a few goes before I actually could time the video to capture the annoying noise of the door, so there was definitely more than one take getting this right and the curation process was simple – get a video that has the sound right. I didn’t feel the need to add the location but because it was just my suburb (even though I added it for the photo, I’m just experimenting), but I did add a singular hashtag. This is more the kind of hashtag you would find on a personal account though, as it’s a joke rather than a hashtag that generates any amount of traffic. I configured the video to play immediately so the viewer would understand what the post was about rather than forcing them to click on the play button on a boring looking video.
How did you distribute (the photo or video) you published on Instagram to other social media services?
I’d set up the linked Tumblr and Twitter accounts for the photo this week, so as well as on Instagram I easily published the video onto those platforms as well. To be honest I like the look of no location on Twitter better, as it doesn’t seem to make the Tweet so cluttered and unreadable. However it may be less effective in the way that locations can serve as a way of generating curiosity and making viewers want to see the Instagram photo/video. As such I’m undecided on what’s best here. Sharing the video on Tumblr is more effective but in comparison to other published tumblr videos and pictures I still don’t love the look of “see more on Instagram” and the doubling up of hashtags in the caption and down the bottom, as well as the URL being shared in the caption.
Mum HATES when someone leaves this door open… mind the sound quality #louderthanmybrother https://t.co/2QXg2Hmxkd
— James (@door_ene) September 24, 2018