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How did you author (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
I want to bring my sets of photo and video align. They might be different slightly but overall the main concept of creating them would be the same. Hence, with the first video, I use the camera feature of my iPhone 8Plus – the same way I used to create the first photo. I decide to record a video of my watch on my hand showing the movement of the watch hands. This idea came as during periods of social distancing, sometimes we could have too much time on our hands but we might not know how to spend them effectively. The process of recording was quite straightforward and the video was recorded in one shot. Same as the photo, I then changed only the filter of the video to noir while keeping everything else defaulted. I thought this is a simple yet interesting way to record something in black and white. I want viewers to focus on the movement of the watch hands, hence I muted the audio but there was pretty much no sound in the original video anyway apart from my breathing. It is worth noticing that my hand was quite shaky because of the cold temperature in my room, which could be a constraint of holding the phone to record the video without a help of a, say, selfie stick.
How did you publish (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
As mentioned, I recorded the video in one go so I did not have to choose from different videos. When posting, I also set the location to Melbourne as it is where the video is recorded. I used hashtags #time, #watch, #blackandwhite and #bnw in hopes of attracting more users to my post. The caption is “rolling”, indicating the main focus of the post in the movement of the watch hands. I notice that the video automatically replays after it comes to an end, which is quite interesting as I do not post many videos up. I reckon this is a feature implying for all videos from Instagram as there was not any option to whether or not I would like the video to automatically replay when I posted. The post is public so more users can view my work.
How did you distribute (the photo or video) you published on Instagram to other social media services?
Same as the photo, this video is shared to both my new Tumblr and Twitter account with the same features as the photo. It is interesting to note that the video does not play automatically on Tumblr as I have to touch on the playing button in order for it to play out. The link on Tumblr is also not a hyperlink but rather a line that I have to copy and paste out if I want to visit the post. However, there is an option to view my Instagram profile, which would take users directly to the Instagram app. After the video plays out once, it does not replay automatically. Choosing to play again will take users straight to the post on the Instagram app. On Twitter, the link is a hyperlink but will take users to a webpage of the post rather than the Instagram app.
