Snowflake Challenge: Day 8

[frayadjacent]

Day 8: In your own space, talk about setting yourself a fannish goal.

I have SO many fannish goals.  Here are the main ones.

1. Go to Vividcon!  This will be my self-reward for finishing my dissertation. 

2. Vid for Vividcon!

3. Make a few vids aimed specifically at developing a new skill.  For instance, I'm starting to clip for my (hopeful) Club Vivid submission, and will be focusing on learning how to use -- and add -- motion more effectively.

4. Learn photoshop well enough to make passable icons.  I'd love to gain this skill as a way to make gifts for people, since I'll never be writing fic and making a vid is a huge endeavor.  Also, as much as I love many of the icons out there, I'd really like to be able to make my own.

(Day 7 was friendslocked due to cat photos.  I'll happily add you if you want; just let me know.)

Comments

[laurashapiro]

Yay, Vividcon! Have you been before, and I missed you?

[frayadjacent]

No, I've never been. Are you going this year?

[laurashapiro]

I am! I've been every year except the very first one. Let me know if you have questions or would like me to make newbie-soothing noises or whatever. (:

[frayadjacent]

Great! And I'll keep that in mind, thanks. I am a bit intimidated by the discussion that happens after premieres, so newbie-soothing might be in order at some point.

I'm excited to meet many of the people I've gotten to know a bit online through vidding.

[laurashapiro]

Ah, vid review. My first vid review was at Escapade and I was terrified. After several years, though, you can kind of put it into perspective: there's so little time to discuss each vid, you rarely get substantive critique, and a lot of people are desperate to share a burning insight such as "I loved it! It made me happy!" (or the reverse), which may not be particularly helpful to the vidder. As the concom often says, vid review is for the viewer, not the vidder.

Also: it isn't compulsory. You don't have to go! I'm considering skipping it this year.

I look forward to meeting you!

[frayadjacent]

That's good to know about vid review.

You don't have to go! I'm considering skipping it this year.
I just might do that as well.

I look forward to meeting you too!