New Media -Ashley Williams

@ash_wills16 one minute vlog for class ♬ original sound - ash_wills16 Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@ash_wills16/video/6808274865762684165 For this assignment, I made a one minute vlog using TikTok. TikTok has become famous for its 15-second dancing videoes but recently a new trend is to create one-minute vlogs encompassing one's entire day. I recorded about forty 3 second clips from activities throughout my day then edited the speed of the clips to fit into one minute. I then recorded a voice over which was hard to do in under a minute. It surprised me the amount of work that is put into tiktoks even though they are only seconds long. I used to always laugh at my friends who spent hours on them but now I understand the effort it takes and how fun it is to watch them.

The availability and accessibility of new media allow users to create whatever they may imagine. Users no longer have to wait for other people to resolve issues. They can remotely come up with solutions themselves. Cost is not a huge barrier.   Materials needed could be accessed instantly or almost instantly. Production and distribution can also be done remotely. One example would be musical mashups. New media allows users to find and create new songs from genres that are the polar opposite of each other. The samples used could be from songs others may not normally think to pair together. However, the ability to alter pieces to fit or to isolate uncommon similarities in the songs help create new material that is enjoyable to everyone. This could encourage people to create their own niches. If they are a fan of opposite genres then there may not be anyone song out there that combines their interests. Now they could take their favorite songs and make their own genre. An example would