My profile video had to do with the passage of time and it was fun making it. Even though it was more work than writing, it was at the least, more fun and more engaging. I also believe it will be more expressive to followers. I had the creative liberty to express the passage of time in any way possible, and since time is always passing, it was at first tough choosing a concept from a variety of options. Pretty much any thing being shot could represent passing time. The easiest option was to be chronological, but I felt the need to be creative and was also required to be part metaphorical.
I chose to present time as a long existing idea, which now holds the human race captor, based on the structure of our modern societies. Even though it is currently impossible for individuals to coexist in any society without a subjection to time, the idea in the video is that the actor chose to use his time at his discretion and at the expense of other stereotypical activities that require time.
Shooting the video was a little challenging, but on top of that, it was a learning process. I’ve always possessed cameras but there are certain shots I never tried taking. Some of my shots required speeding up to allow time flyby faster and limit the total running time of the video to the time stipulated for the assignment. I had to keep the camera steady when shooting such shots. Any shake which could be acceptable at regular video speed was unpleasing when the video was sped up and so, I had to discard such shots altogether. Furthermore, some shots had to do with real characters in their everyday life. I felt guilty of taking peoples shots without their permission. It was a lot easier when I left the camera recording and walked away from it, but I would be lucky to get a good perspective without holding the camera or using a tripod.
Editing my video was a different ballgame. Creating a storyboard for the sequence before starting out on the computer really helped. The major challenge I encountered at this stage was with iMovie software limitations. iMovie is a video editing software with limited creative tools and it is preset for the amateur video maker which makes it very easy to maneuver. The mandate to use this software stifled the creativity and intensity I planned for the message. Also, in iMovie, the editor has no control over how files are saved. After exporting my final movie the first time, I realized that I needed to make some changes. By the time I reopened iMovie the last changes I had earlier made were no longer there and I had to start all over.
There were really no struggles encountered with posting the videos online. I initially post it on YouTube. I already had a YouTube account Prior to this project. As soon as the upload was complete, I received a message that the video may not synchronize with the audio. It went on to suggest how I may rectify this problem. I however had a link to play the post and so I did. It actually played well. I also uploaded a copy to Vimeo after creating an account by simply following the on-screen instructions.
From my experience and even from reading about it, Vimeo and YouTube are at par because they both have merits and demerits. As regards the playback quality of my post, both sites rendered the same quality. Uploading wasn’t a hassle on either site, probably because my content had no fault. However, switching playback to a full screen mode while playing on YouTube caused the playback to restart the buffering process. On Vimeo however, the video Kept playing on full screen without a hitch.
From another standpoint, I picked the option to keep my video on YouTube private from YouTube search engine so that only people with the link can watch it, but by the next day, I already had 12 visitors while Vimeo, which had no search restrictions, had no views at all. From this, I can attribute a larger community to YouTube. Additionally, the embedded Vimeo playback on my blog displays no progress bar or icon over the video. It looked very clean and professional. Meanwhile, trying out with YouTube content not only had those embellishments over the video, but also had links to similar videos displayed after playback. This is an easy distraction, which will take visitors away from my page. In summary, based off my experience as well as my study, my choice on which site to use when posting a specific video must therefore depend on the specific purpose of the video.
From my experience and even from reading about it, Vimeo and YouTube are at par because they both have merits and demerits. As regards the playback quality of my post, both sites rendered the same quality. Uploading wasn’t a hassle on either site, probably because my content had no fault. However, switching playback to a full screen mode while playing on YouTube caused the playback to restart the buffering process. On Vimeo however, the video Kept playing on full screen without a hitch.
From another standpoint, I picked the option to keep my video on YouTube private from YouTube search engine so that only people with the link can watch it, but by the next day, I already had 12 visitors while Vimeo, which had no search restrictions, had no views at all. From this, I can attribute a larger community to YouTube. Additionally, the embedded Vimeo playback on my blog displays no progress bar or icon over the video. It looked very clean and professional. Meanwhile, trying out with YouTube content not only had those embellishments over the video, but also had links to similar videos displayed after playback. This is an easy distraction, which will take visitors away from my page. In summary, based off my experience as well as my study, my choice on which site to use when posting a specific video must therefore depend on the specific purpose of the video.
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