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Blog Post – Week 11 (Video)

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Week 11 – Video

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

I authored this video with the rear camera of my Samsung s10e, taking video of two knobs on my Edirol PCR-500 MIDI controller, one that clicks with each fraction of a turn, and another that turns smoothly. In order to fit the video into the square frame required by Instagram, canted angles were used, giving the video a sort of modern feeling to it. The video is also one of two of my video posts that actually have sound, as the noise made by the clicky knob is a key component of the content the video is pushing. This video was also recorded using the Instagram app, as opposed to being recorded in the camera app and uploaded through Instagram. This was mainly because I wanted to make use of the start-stop feature of the Instagram video recorder, allowing me to take 5 second shots of both knobs and edit them together without any effort. This creates a neat effect and adds in clarity, explaining the point of the video quickly and concisely, whereas one long take might have become a bit too slow to match with the style of Instagram content. No filter was used, and the Instagram app doesn’t allow for adjustments on videos, but this wasn’t a problem as the subject was well lit and in focus.

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

Some segments of the video took a couple of takes to look right, as my hands are naturally shaky and the framing of the shots given the angles and shape of the keyboard had to be very tight, but structural redesigns of how the post would be formatted were unnecessary. I experimented with using Emoji in the caption to make it pop out more, something that I observed being used during my analysis of networked videos previously. Specifically, I added ‘Sound on!’ with a speaker emoji to the start of my caption, as the noise is an important part of the posting. The same hashtags as the image posted previously were also used.

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

The image was uploaded to Instagram, and automatically reposted to Twitter and Tumblr.

 

Blog Post – Week 11 (Photo)

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Week 11 – Photo

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

This week’s photo was taken on the main camera on my Samsung s10e and is of the pitch bend and modulation wheel on my Edirol PCR-500 MIDI controller. The shot is meant to highlight the unpleasant texture on the wheel as a result of the rubber degrading, making it sticky and prone to getting dust and hair stuck on it. A close up angle was used, with autofocus aiding in the recording of the image by automatically adjusting depth of field to make the background out of focus while the subject is crystal clear. This does a really good job of highlighting the little details and conveying the point. The angle the photo was taken at is also more flat than in previous postings, allowing for the wooden headboard to be seen in the background as opposed to the red bedsheets featured previously. The depth of field fixes this, however, with the colour appearing more red. No filter was used, but brightness was raised and the Instagram ‘shadows’ modifier was raised to bring out detail in the shadows and bring some brightness to a bit of a shady picture.

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

A couple of test shots were initially taken to try and get the angle right, so as to show off the keyboard and maybe a bit of red in the background, as some pictures ended up with the blue wallpaper in frame. I continued my experimentation with almost ‘Buzzfeed’-like captioning, with a ‘Yucky!’ at the start of the caption to grab the reader’s attention. Over time, my captions have also gotten longer, but more concise in conveying their meaning. The hashtags #design, #roland, #edirol and #keyboard were used. I initially wanted to tag the Roland Corporation’s Instagram account, but it turns out they didn’t have one, so no user or geotags were used.

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

Similarly to the other postings, the picture was shared to Twitter and Tumblr automatically through Instagram. A disappearing story with the ‘Stay Home’ sticker was also posted to aid in visibility. While I don’t think the Stay Home sticker actually does anything for the algorithm, I like the sentiment, and it gives the account a less corporate feeling, as now it’s clear a person put some care into the curation of the account.