Instagram video: Short Guide to Formats

What are the possibilities of shooting a video of the social network Instagram (Instagram)? How to shoot live broadcasts, surprise the user with symbragrates and master the format of short videos? In the material, we talk about six formats that are available to Instagram users.

1. Live broadcast. Works from the section "History" (Instagram Stories). During the inclusion of the broadcast, the application shall notify your subscribers about this, who can connect to you and leave comments. Users who are online will automatically see a notification in the tape. Right broadcasts can be saved on the phone and placed in the "History" section for 24 hours.

Moreover, Instagram tests the possibility of joint direct broadcasts. With this function, the user will be able to invite another participant on his air. During the broadcast, the screen will be divided into two parts.

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2. Cinemagraphs - this is the name of a photo in which one of the details is animated. In another way, these are “living” photos, a hybrid photo and video in GIF format. This format attracts much more users than a static photo.

Sinemographic effect is created from a video in which certain parts of the frame are static, while others retain movement. Similar images can be created using special applications. For iOS: Loopsie , Cinemagraph , Vid Alive , Maskart for Android: Cinemagraph , Loopsie .

Examples can be found in the library on the website Reddit.com or on the hashtag on Instagram .

3. Short videos. On Instagram, prayed to record minute videos, impose music. This format has become popular among bloggers. For example, the actress of the theater "Workshop of Peter Fomenko" Irina Gorbacheva became famous for her funny short videos on Instagram. She records parodies and mini performances. The actress has 1 million 700 thousand subscribers.

In Instagram accounts of companies of various well-known brands such as TWIX , Google you can notice short graphic videos.

4. Boomerang (Boomerang) - these are single -second fixed videos from several successive photographs. It is necessary to remove objects in action. Often this format will cause an emotion for the user, a comic effect. The boomerang format on Instagram is actively using well -known brands to promote their goods.

5. The mode "Free Hands". It works from the section "History" and will allow you to choose a way to shoot a video without clicking the recording button. That is, you do not need to hold the button, the application will record the video on your own.

6. Refusal video . The function works from the "History" section. With its help, you can record a video that is reproduced in the reverse order