Oh show...

[frayadjacent]

...you communicate so much through words and exchanges-of-looks.  Great for watching, not so much for vidding. 

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[lilly_the_kid]

Oh, I know what you mean. It's fascinating how some sources have a perfect narrative when you watch them as a movie or show, but when it comes to communicate that purely on a visual level it gets real tricky. And then there's the other extreme where not so perfect sources just work brilliantly on a visual level.

[frayadjacent]

Yes! I imagine a lot of the older movies you like to vid can have this problem as well? I suppose this is where metaphors -- animals, objects, etc -- come in handy.

[lilly_the_kid]

Absolutely yes to the metaphors!

" I imagine a lot of the older movies you like to vid can have this problem as well?" That's an interesting question, I think I made both experiences with both old and new sources, but it would be interesting to take a closer look at that.
One example of an older movie working well visually would be in God Forgives, I don't (an Italian western from 1967). There's a round of poker at the beginning where one character is shown to play with his cigar a certain way. In a later scene another character is shown playing with a cigar the same way. That was such a great way to make a visual connection between the two (they do actually know each other as it turns out) and I thought it worked well in the vid.

Which show are you vidding right now, if I can ask :)

[frayadjacent]

Oh that's cool. Yeah, vidding really changes the way I pick up on visual cues like that. But I'm still learning. :D

As for what I'm vidding...oh what the heck. I'm vidding Elementary. Now someone knows! Heh.

[shati]

I can deal with exchange-of-looks to an extent, but I get really cranky about plot points without any visual signifiers. Won't someone think of the vidders? ;_;

[frayadjacent]

I know it! RUDE.