My Insta Page

I will be dedicating this blog to my social media page and my progress so far on the digital component of this project. The reason I'm making this blog is because since I recently recorded my first interview plus its B-roll, I have more content to post. 

        One thing I want to mention is that I decided to make some of the posts part of my highlights, which are story postings that you can save to your account page. This allowed me to include focused content in my highlights that wouldn't typically be seen as posts. For example, in my "animal of the week" postings, I am putting in a specific highlight, so I can keep all of that related content in the same spot and not scattered throughout my other postings. 

        To start off, I am trying to maintain the natural look on my page by making most of my postings look mature and original instead of adding too many filters or add-ons. This also contributes to my brand of being laid-back about my content and mainly focusing on the importance of the animals. You can also see, through the picture below, that my content started very varied and non-specific. This is due to my idea not being fully thought out yet and it could also be seen as an introduction to my topic of animals and the role of animals in the lives of humans.

        On the other hand, you can see that the last 2 postings relate more to my topic by including pictures of Olivia and Deputy Danielle in them. They both look very similar; however, the first picture, featuring both subjects, is more of like a teaser to not only the documentary episode but also the next posting which is a full-length post about Olivia and her importance in humanity.

        You can also see my evolution through these postings. For example, you can see my beginning idea of the weekly animal/pet quotes at the bottom as my first posting. This ended up sounding like not the best idea for me, so I didn't continue it; however, I decided to keep it as a way to guide my audience into understanding more of my brand and my overall documentary's main focus.

        Another thing I wanted to mention, is my profile picture. As of now, I don't yet have my account actually public, since I'm still working on the aesthetics of it, like the profile picture. Profile pictures are one of the most important features of any social media account. Most of the time, that is the first or one of the first things audiences see when they search for or come across an account. 

        For example, when you search for an account on the search bar, all you can see is the profile picture and the name of the account. Choosing an expressive and appropriate picture is super important due to the impact it can have on your target audience. This is a big reason why I don't have a profile picture yet. Although I don't have a specific plan yet, I do hope that I end up going with something classy, yet focused on my brand and message.

        The last thing I wanted to mention is the importance of my following. This is basically the idea that I should follow other accounts that are similar to what I post and what I try to portray through my own. I learned the importance of this in my lesson on the social media page (which I made a blog post about). In my personal account, I follow mainly pet-related accounts as well as a couple of accounts I did research on, that fall under the documentary category.

Anyway, thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed and learned more about my process on my own social media page so far.

-Dana