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I had a lot of real fun making my YouTube video which inevitably just became me discussing myself. For a person who hates the sound of his own voice I found the editing process took a significantly longer time than I had first anticipated, however using Microsoft Clipchamp I was able to do it with relative ease. For the most part I just kept the raw footage as I find that most YouTube videos and youtubers in general try to keep this supposed amateur aesthetic for as long as possible as it creates relatability to them as well as humanising them with obvious straight cuts being left in when things have obviously been cut out. I also found that messing about with different camera angles and lighting lead to more creativity. My shooting location would only be accessible on sunnier days as it doesn’t get a lot of light from my lights as the walls and ceiling are dark, so I had to wait for the most opportune moment. Messing about with different ways of recording was also fun, most of it wa...

The picture I uploaded was a photo I got at the sum 41 concert in October of this year. I found it super simple to upload onto x. I think the sum 41 concert is an interesting event as they are a relatively unheard band excluding a few songs and if you’re not in the rock scene you probably won’t know who they are. It was also my first proper mosh pit experience, so getting a still shot was relatively difficult as I was getting pushed about a bit the entire time. I found it more interesting to see the difference in every concert I go to with us being at Leeds arena the atmosphere was different to that of local venues where it feels a bit more intermit. Another reason why this image and this concert I would consider newsworthy is that it is, supposedly, going to be their last ever concert after doing tours for the last two decades. This means this will be one of the last times your able to get a shot of them all together and for a life long fine made this concert among the best I’ve eve...

  I found X particularly easy to the use. I was able to easily pin items of interest to my homepage like Huddersfield university and sports Journalism, because I’ve done this, I can keep a closer eye on my interests than what I usually do. The ability to go directly to certain users from the homepage just overall, made it a lot simpler and easier to use. The fact I’m able to do this in a relatively fast pace just made my user experience far better. In comparison to Facebook the account making process was significantly easier takin mere minutes as it only required a valid email, and didn’t ban me after I made the account like Facebook did. X’s main USP being the ability to directly @ people has allowed me to directly address my friends in the past and has allowed for far faster conversations amongst us in a group or even having secondary chats just amongst a few of us. This feature in my opinion just creates a far more friendly user experience, however I could maybe see drawbacks ...

  Instagram live is, I would say the simplest live streaming service I have personally used as its easy to access and allows for futures that can be done easier on their rather than how they are done on twitch or YouTube. The ability to be able to change orientation with the click of a button allows for your stream to be more unique and up to your personal taste. However, I would say that its lack of flexibility when you start your stream is a downside, the fact your locked in the orientation you start in, it means it lacks the free flow ability that I desire. Twitch allows for easy to change cameras and orientation at ease without it effecting the stream. Instagram Lives shareability is a positive that you can personally choose who will be able to view who sees your stream. For me, it being my first time using the software, I went live just to myself to get a feel for it, this allowed me to become more comfortable with the software rather than throwing myself straight into the d...