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china_shopI'm having a hard time juggling writing and vidding atm, but what the hell. Via sdwolfpup, thirty questions about vidding, which I am extremely unlikely to answer on a daily basis and will mostly be tagging onto other posts. Given I only have 24 completed vids, this may get a little repetitive. :-)
Day 1 – How did you first get into vidding, and what was the first fandom you vidded? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
I'd wanted to try vidding for years, but I'd always been put off by a) the firm conviction that I Am Not A Visual Person, and b) all the hardware and software technical barriers. I did dabble in no-budget film-making in the nineties: I wrote and directed one and a half short girl-meets-girl films (the half was never finished) and a banana snuff movie, so I'd had some experience with editing, but that was on a Mac, I have a PC, and I was kind of caught between "this is accessible and doable" and "this is magic and only initiates can pull it off."
The truth is I'd never had a vid idea compelling enough to push me past those obstacles. There was no shortage of Due South vids, I am monofannish, and I'm usually busy writing. So.
But people kept turning up to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
get__together, our local slash con, with these beautifully put-together pimp reels for shows. Since I get sick of the sound of my own voice very quickly, pimp reels struck me as a fantastic way to convey squee without having to, like, talk. So in 2009, I downloaded a succession of editing software (almost all have 30-day free trials \o/), found one I liked and put together four pimp reels:
Due South: Fraser/Vecchio (part 1 | part 2), Due South: Fraser/Kowalski (part 1 | part 2), Canada 6 Degrees (part 1 | part 2) and Being Human (which we didn't actually use at g/t that year).
And since I had the software and I'd just fallen head over heels for White Collar, I started cutting together a vid to Footloose.
Then my 30-day trial ran out (I can't now remember which program it was, but it was linear, which was driving me nuts). I shopped around for some other software and finally found and fell in love with Sony Vegas. Best Christmas Present Ever!
I rebuilt Footloose from scratch, with a lot of help from my partner, who works in the film industry and is very good at constructive feedback. I was partly spurred on by my need to show everyone how awesome White Collar is, partly by the sheer excitement of vidding and partly by the silliness of the song. Basically, I have discovered that humour and cheesiness will motivate me when nothing else will.
And here I am. :-)
Original post including download links. (Note: The download version doesn't have logos and other screenjunk.)
Day 1 – How did you first get into vidding, and what was the first fandom you vidded? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
2 – Name the fandoms you've vidded in, and how many vids you've made in that fandom, and if you still vid in it.
3 – For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to vid?
4 – Do you have a "muse" character or fandom that speaks to you more than others? Who are they, and why did that character/fandom became your muse?
5 – If you have ever had a character try to push their way into a vid, what did you do about it?
6 – When you vid, do you like vidding a certain kind of male or female archetype?
7 – Have you ever had a vid (of yours) change your opinion of a character?
8 – Have you vidded with original source? If so, why did you use original source?
9 – Pairings – For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your favorite pairings to vid?
10 – Pairings – Have you ever gone outside your comfort zone tried to vid a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could?
11 – Genre – do you prefer making certain genres of vid? What kind do you tend to vid the most?
12 – Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" vid of a favorite media source but set in a different fandom? (I.e., attempted to bring the 'feel' or 'mood' of one source to a different fandom, like the zombie Mary Poppins vid)
13 – Do you prefer canon or fanon when you vid (canon shots vs. using shots out of context; AU vs. canon)? Has vidding for a fandom changed the way you see some or even all of the original source material?
14 – Ratings – how high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever vidded higher than you're comfortable with? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the vid you're making is G-rated instead?
15 – Warnings – What do you feel it most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a vid?
16 – Summaries – Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
17 – Titles – Do you try to use something different than the song? Why or why not?
18 – Where do you get the most inspiration for your vids from?
19 – When you have vid ideas, do you sit down and start vidding right away, or do you write down the idea for further exploration later?
20 – Do you ever get ideas inspired from other people's stories, vids, or art in the same fandom?
21 – Sequels – Have you ever created a sequel to a vid you made, and if so, why, and if not, how do you feel about sequels?
22 – Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favorite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?
23 – When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
24 – Betaing – How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your vid? Do you have a beta horror story or dream story?
25 – Music – Do you listen to music while you rip source? Do you listen to your vid song immediately before vidding, months before vidding, or just while working on it?
26 – What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to do for a vid?
27 – Where is your favorite place to vid? Where would be your perfect vidding spot?
28 – Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether vidding together, or having an artist or writer work on a piece about your vid?
29 – What is your current project or projects?
30 – Do you have a favorite vid you've made? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!
sdwolfpup, thirty questions about vidding, which I am extremely unlikely to answer on a daily basis and will mostly be tagging onto other posts. Given I only have 24 completed vids, this may get a little repetitive. :-)Day 1 – How did you first get into vidding, and what was the first fandom you vidded? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
I'd wanted to try vidding for years, but I'd always been put off by a) the firm conviction that I Am Not A Visual Person, and b) all the hardware and software technical barriers. I did dabble in no-budget film-making in the nineties: I wrote and directed one and a half short girl-meets-girl films (the half was never finished) and a banana snuff movie, so I'd had some experience with editing, but that was on a Mac, I have a PC, and I was kind of caught between "this is accessible and doable" and "this is magic and only initiates can pull it off."
The truth is I'd never had a vid idea compelling enough to push me past those obstacles. There was no shortage of Due South vids, I am monofannish, and I'm usually busy writing. So.
But people kept turning up to
get__together, our local slash con, with these beautifully put-together pimp reels for shows. Since I get sick of the sound of my own voice very quickly, pimp reels struck me as a fantastic way to convey squee without having to, like, talk. So in 2009, I downloaded a succession of editing software (almost all have 30-day free trials \o/), found one I liked and put together four pimp reels: Due South: Fraser/Vecchio (part 1 | part 2), Due South: Fraser/Kowalski (part 1 | part 2), Canada 6 Degrees (part 1 | part 2) and Being Human (which we didn't actually use at g/t that year).
And since I had the software and I'd just fallen head over heels for White Collar, I started cutting together a vid to Footloose.
Then my 30-day trial ran out (I can't now remember which program it was, but it was linear, which was driving me nuts). I shopped around for some other software and finally found and fell in love with Sony Vegas. Best Christmas Present Ever!
I rebuilt Footloose from scratch, with a lot of help from my partner, who works in the film industry and is very good at constructive feedback. I was partly spurred on by my need to show everyone how awesome White Collar is, partly by the sheer excitement of vidding and partly by the silliness of the song. Basically, I have discovered that humour and cheesiness will motivate me when nothing else will.
And here I am. :-)
Original post including download links. (Note: The download version doesn't have logos and other screenjunk.)
Day 1 – How did you first get into vidding, and what was the first fandom you vidded? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
2 – Name the fandoms you've vidded in, and how many vids you've made in that fandom, and if you still vid in it.
3 – For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to vid?
4 – Do you have a "muse" character or fandom that speaks to you more than others? Who are they, and why did that character/fandom became your muse?
5 – If you have ever had a character try to push their way into a vid, what did you do about it?
6 – When you vid, do you like vidding a certain kind of male or female archetype?
7 – Have you ever had a vid (of yours) change your opinion of a character?
8 – Have you vidded with original source? If so, why did you use original source?
9 – Pairings – For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your favorite pairings to vid?
10 – Pairings – Have you ever gone outside your comfort zone tried to vid a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could?
11 – Genre – do you prefer making certain genres of vid? What kind do you tend to vid the most?
12 – Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" vid of a favorite media source but set in a different fandom? (I.e., attempted to bring the 'feel' or 'mood' of one source to a different fandom, like the zombie Mary Poppins vid)
13 – Do you prefer canon or fanon when you vid (canon shots vs. using shots out of context; AU vs. canon)? Has vidding for a fandom changed the way you see some or even all of the original source material?
14 – Ratings – how high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever vidded higher than you're comfortable with? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the vid you're making is G-rated instead?
15 – Warnings – What do you feel it most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a vid?
16 – Summaries – Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
17 – Titles – Do you try to use something different than the song? Why or why not?
18 – Where do you get the most inspiration for your vids from?
19 – When you have vid ideas, do you sit down and start vidding right away, or do you write down the idea for further exploration later?
20 – Do you ever get ideas inspired from other people's stories, vids, or art in the same fandom?
21 – Sequels – Have you ever created a sequel to a vid you made, and if so, why, and if not, how do you feel about sequels?
22 – Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favorite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?
23 – When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
24 – Betaing – How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your vid? Do you have a beta horror story or dream story?
25 – Music – Do you listen to music while you rip source? Do you listen to your vid song immediately before vidding, months before vidding, or just while working on it?
26 – What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to do for a vid?
27 – Where is your favorite place to vid? Where would be your perfect vidding spot?
28 – Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether vidding together, or having an artist or writer work on a piece about your vid?
29 – What is your current project or projects?
30 – Do you have a favorite vid you've made? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!
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Date: 2011-08-24 03:30 pm (UTC)What?
You picked the cutest shots of El - well, of everybody. This is a great advertisement vid for the show. :)
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Date: 2011-08-24 08:46 pm (UTC)I made it in the season 1 hiatus, and there weren't enough shots of Lauren doing anything, so I had to pilfer some from The Middleman. *g*
Satchmooooo!