I’m a huge social media nerd, and I tend to compartmentalize
my life. Naturally, when Instagram Video came about I thought, “Oh crap! But I
always keep images and video separate…what do I do now?” I had tried other “video” type mediums before
such as Keek, but they just didn’t suit me. I thought I would immediately fall
in love with InstaVideo and fall off of Vine – but it didn’t work that way.
Like most people, I found that the Instagram feed was so
much slower with the addition of the videos. As well, I found that 15 seconds
was way too long, I lost interest with people’s videos after 10 seconds. Vine
only having 6 seconds was perfect, it was just the right amount of time to get
a funny message or moment across – kind of like how 140 characters is perfect
for Twitter (in my opinion). And let’s not forget the famous LOOP. What really
makes Vine “VINE” is the hilarity of each video looping. It instantly makes
everything funnier.
As I was thinking that it dawned on me, maybe those at the
Instagram office didn’t make the “loop” a feature of Instavideos for a reason.
Maybe they’re meant to fulfill two different types of social media expression.
Maybe Vine is in a way, meant to be funny, whereas InstaVideo is moreso meant
to share moments, or even funny moments in the same way that a picture does.
But, because of the length of the videos it’s pretty clear that Vine isn’t
really made to showcase anything informative, or of substance, it’s just for
fun in other words.
On the other hand, Instagram has allowed for some more
flexibility with the length of their videos. So many Instagram accounts are
already so informative: whether it’s about health, nutrition, fashion, etc.
Having this video option now simply allows people to put their pictures in
motion or give a short tutorial. It’s pretty clear that Vine wasn’t meant to do
that.
When I really think about it, there were times I would make
a Vine and think: “Well that didn’t really need to be looped” or “shit..that
isn’t really meant to be funny, and now it looks like I’m trying to be funny!”
I mean don’t get me wrong, I love Vine, I just don’t think I have much to offer
in the creativity department. People make some AWESOME vines using all sorts of
timing and camera angles and such, I don’t really have that in me. But that
doesn’t mean I’m gonna get rid of my Vine, I still think it’s hilarious – I
just may not contribute to it as much.
I still haven’t made an InstaVideo because I’m so OCD about
keeping my videos and my images separate (I’m a nerd I know). But I think I’ll
be taking away my InstaVideo virginity soon, when there’s a moment special
enough to share!
**DISCLAIMER: I do not own these images.
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