My original digital artefact idea that I had been working on was a youtube series called “How To From Someone Who Can’t Do”. The videos were planned to be a “how to” series with a twist, I wouldn’t be able to do any of the proposed activities. The original project was expected to reach audiences of all variations, the videos ideally being relatable and ‘fun’.

The pitch of my idea presented promising analytics. The video gained 5 subscribers and a realistic 82 views within a week of uploading. My friends supported my idea and believed the series would be a success.. however, I let myself down.

A month later, I eventually uploaded the first video of my series “How To From Someone Who Can’t Do: Makeup” after days of unsuccessfully attempting to upload this video. I tried uploading the video on three seperate occasions, the video taking up to 12 hours t upload before crashing. The video was a fail. I only received a mere 20 views across 2 weeks and only gained 1 subscriber. The results discouraged me to upload any further content.

However… Concurrently I had hopped onto the trend of “Tik Tok”, an app used to upload looping videos. I uploaded my first video just as a joke and within an hour it had gained 1459 views. The extent of views in a small period of time encouraged me post more content. After discussing this in a recent tutorial, my friend Sarah and tutor Angus proposed that I change my Digital artefact project to Tik Tok videos…

So that’s what I’m doing.

My new Digital Artefact idea is TIK TOK. I’m going to attempt creating my own trends whilst taking part in current trends. I’m excited to experiment and analyse the interactions with my videos.

Watch my youtube video below and follow my twitter for more info and updates!!