How did you author (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
I decided to record a video of me using the Buzz Lightyear Star Command pinball machine to compliment the photo of it. I took the video on the camera app of my Google Pixel 2 as the Instagram app requires you to hold down the shutter button to record meaning that I would be able to use the pinball machine with both hands. My phone was attached to a tripod which allowed me to record myself playing with the pinball machine. I left the audio on so you can hear the theme music and sound effects and didn’t include any filters as I thought they were unnecessary for it and didn’t add any value.
How did you publish (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
Before uploading, I captioned the video “I’m bouncing off the walls in my quarantine arcade!” along with a crazy face emoji and a arcade joystick emoji. I also added the hashtags #arcade and #pinball. I also added the location “Home Sweet Home”. Although not the actual location, the phrase “home sweet home” conjures up nostalgic and happy feelings which I am wanting the audience to feel when they see the image and video.
I then uploaded the video, however I didn’t realise that it took a couple of minutes to finish uploading so I kept refreshing my page trying to see the new video. I couldn’t see it so I went through the entire process again. I selected the same video, added the same caption, added the same emojis, tried to add the same hashtags and location tag however the dropdown menu for the hashtags and location weren’t loading so I skipped adding them. Then when I pressed upload on my second attempt I saw the first post being uploaded with a progress bar that was slowly getting closer to completion so once they were both uploaded I just deleted the second one.
How did you distribute (the photo or video) you published on Instagram to other social media services?
The hashtags #arcade and #pinball help with distribution as when people are to search for those hashtags they would find my video as well as the location tag. I also uploaded the video to Twitter like the last photo. However, this time I did it from the Twitter app rather than from the Instagram app which meant it uploaded the video along with the caption instead of just a caption and a link the the Instagram post. I also uploaded the video to Tik Tok which is known for its short form video content. Although not recorded using the Tik Tok app, I was still able to upload the video however I couldn’t add any clips to it or add a filter which the Tik Tok app affords for videos that recorded from the app.