How to create an Instagram Reel

Hello my fellow creatives!

Have you posted a 🎥 ‘REEL’ yet on Instagram?

They are QUICK and a lot of FUN to watch!

I decided that I would try a new way in sharing my creations on social media and it has been a little challenging for this Generation X Artist…. to say the least…. ha ha.
On my first attempt, I ran out of time and could not show what the final art piece looked like…lol. So, I tried to edit it in TikTok and I might have made it even worse 😂 .
Here is my first one for your viewing pleasure (after I tried to ‘fix’ the editing on TikTok):

I am determined that I can do this 👍

My second attempt was just to film as a time-lapse video and post it to Instagram REELS. 

I have created 6 all together at the time that I am writing this blog post.

You can VIEW them ALL by CLICKING HERE 🙂 .

This one, I was not thinking about how I could use it for promotions. It was created after I lost one of my Art journaling friends. Therefore it turned out the BEST… I think 🙂 .

I am getting a wee bit better as I continue practicing my step-by-step quick tutorial versions for you & I hope you will try and make a few as well.
I did chat with a couple of my fellow WOW! Design Team members for help (Daniel Diaz & Katka Dachovska) & theyare quite good at their 📹 REELS, if you want to take a peak at their Instagram.😉😊

Below are some helpful steps that I have learned from talking to them and from my own trial & error. I thought that they may be helpful to a few of you creatives as well & therefore decided to share them here with you.

I will keep practicing and improving.

HOW TO CREATE A step-by-step INSTAGRAM REEL:

1. Create your short (15-30 second) video reel in your instagram account by clicking the ‘+‘ by your account name. Then (on the bottom of your screen) select ‘REELS’. From there select the time length of your video 15 or 30 seconds.
2. If you film at 2x or 3x the speed you can fit more imagery in.
3. Plan your creation before you begin.
4. Have some or all pieces/steps already completed to make the filming easier on yourself.
5. Hold the RECORD button for each short segment of filming & pay close attention to the time remaining.
6. Be a little silly/playful in your creation segments. You may just get more views that way 😜 .
7. Search within the REEL creation format for some music/sound that is relative to what you are creating.
8. Review your video and add in any text that you desire.
9. Click the NEXT (right arrow) button and then you can add your description & hashtags.  Don’t forget to use #niccidotcainspires as a hashtag and to TAG me @niccidotca , as I would 💜 LOVE 💜 to see your work .

Happy REELS Everyone!
Keep smiling & creating, Nicci