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How did you author (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?

For the second video of the assignment, I decided to fit in with the photo and record via the app Foodie. The idea came into my head as I was taking a walk around where I live and suddenly there was this uproar of wind. I thought this could be interesting to record for the assignment, so I took my phone out. Again, my phone is an iPhone 8Plus and the video is recorded directly through the app Foodie with a black and white filter applied.

I must admit, after posting it, I realised the video was not quite what I expected. I basically saw this tall light and wanted to use it as kind of a focal point of the video – a spark of light at the top. Part of me of that moment thought: well, if this is to go in line with the concept of working under a difficult circumstance of a global health emergency, the light would be my resemblance of hope. But it was probably too bright. I tried to adjust directly from the app but it would only allow me to tone down the filter which would completely ruin the black and white concept. Hence, I kept it the way it was. Another important point of the video is the sound of wind. I wanted to make this the focus, so I allow audio for this video because the sound was quite intriguing and the post would lack half its point if I cut out the audio. The concept for the video was quite simple, so I recorded it in one go.

How did you publish (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?

I again posted on the Instagram account that was created exclusively for the assignment. I posted it public with the location of Melbourne to show where the video is produced. I used a number of hashtags such as: #blackandwhite, #bnw, #wind, #windy, #windynight, #winter and #winternight. Most of them came at the top of my head and I wanted to try to include more hashtags to see if it would attract more likes. It is worth noting that some hashtags are appealing than others, even though they mean pretty much the same thing. For this video, I decided to include all of them without considering which one would support the post to reach out the best. The more, the merrier. The caption is put “The wind rises”, which is inspired from a Ghibli Studio animation I watched recently. I just thought it sounds more interesting than just put “Windy night”. I fits in with a sort of poetic, abstractive, artistic nature that I am trying to set with this account along with the main theme of black and white.

How did you distribute (the photo or video) you published on Instagram to other social media services?

I again shared the post to Twitter and Tumblr but as usual, I don’t expect any significant impact from circulating the post there in consideration of attracting more focus to my work. This is due to the fact that the two accounts on these social networking sites are also brand new without a base of follower. How tweets work also play in, as the post would come as a plain tweet that is just not interesting. Hence, focusing on the performance of the post on Instagram might be the most useful way to attract more viewers.