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How did you author the video you recorded for upload to Instagram
I decided to record a video of myself ‘trying’ to interact with my cat using the same toy from my last post on the account. I captured this recording using my IPhone 11, and used the in app camera on Instagram to video it. Again I still want to navigate the Instagram platform in its entirety, I fell that utilising other third party platform’s wouldn’t be giving me the full experience of authoring on Instagram, this way I am able to understand the affordances and the constraints of the application, which will help me in my report. The contraints of Instagram frustrate me, in particular the inability to playback videos before moving onto the editing process. However, I was still able to capture the content that I wanted, it just took me a few recordings to know I had the one i was happy with. After this I edited the video and made sure the filter on it was black and white, this would mean that it would fit into the rest of my grid. I used the filter “Inkwell” this time to try and change it up a bit without loosing my chosen aesthetic.
How did you publish the video you recorded for upload to Instagram
I published this video onto my networked media Instagram account “s3601713”. This was my second video for the page. The caption for this post is “Play time”, I chose this as it tells viewers literally what is happening in the video, i like being this direct with my captions as I think it aids the aesthetic which follows a minimalist and simple approach. Furthermore, I added the hastags; #toys #ballofwool #cat #blackandwhite. Again, these hashtags are popular hashtags and I am using them in order to circulate my photo, whilst explain what is going on in the photo too. These hashtags relate to the photo which is why they are effective.
How did you distribute the video you recorded for upload to Instagram
This time I distributed my post on both the Instagram account ‘s3601713’ and also my dedicated cat instagram called ‘elvisdapelvis’, this other account I have been posting photos of my cats for the last 2 years on. By doing this I was able to share my content with all of my following on both accounts. I did find that I was getting more engagement with this. Less on the new account but more on my original account. Moreover, the hashtags I am using are also going to circulate my content to other accounts and users.