https://www.tiktok.com/@changey0urusername/video/7107430722817821957?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7107432696850941446

I chose to redesign this task using Tik Tok for several reasons. One reason is that it is such a popular platform, being used by millions of people around the world to create and view a multitude of content for educational and entertainment purposes. Being a user of Tik Tok, I see so many talented people doing amazing things with this type of content creation and wanted to try out some of the features the app offers.

For the auditory component of this assignment, I spent quite a bit of time researching (aka scrolling through Tik Tok) the perfect background sound to go with a voice over for this style of video. I had to consider the mood I wanted to set, time length, as well as something without words to not get in the way of the voice over. The other aspect of the auditory component is that I chose to do a voice over of the written text using the text-to-speech feature in the app and chose a voice that I most associate with this style of Tik Tok video. For the text component, I chose a few key words for each item to describe a sentiment without actually saying what it was. I enjoyed getting to learn how to set a time duration for each piece of text so it would appear and disappear at the right times with the voice and image. Lastly, for the visual component, I wanted to try a trend that I see often on Tik Tok that was simple, interesting and focused on the items. I set my phone up on a box and a laptop stand to keep a consistent field of view and filmed each object being zoomed out and zoomed back in, matching the next item.

Mode-bending is a great exercise to get out of your comfort zone, try new things and be creative. It forced me to think about many possibilities that I normally would not pursue and work out the creative details of different ideas until I found one that would fit the criteria and that I could execute. While it was challenging having to figure out how to film and edit, starting over, and having to replay the video over and over and over again in the editing process- it also was fun and creative.