30 days of vidding: day 4

[frayadjacent]

This is a two year-old meme from sdwolfpup.

Day 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?

Huh, I feel like I sort of answered this already, but I guess I can go into more detail? 

I'm not sure I'd call her my muse, but Buffy is my favorite television character of all time, and I got into vidding to express my Buffy feels and thoughts.    Her characterisation is complex, multi-dimensional, and yet remarkably cohesive across 7 seasons.  She's kind, funny, big-hearted yet emotionally closed off in a way that personally connects to me a lot, she loves what she does and is good at it, she resents what she has to do.  She has an inferiority complex about her superiority complex.  Plus she gets a lot of action, she's in many -- most? -- scenes of 144 episodes, and the show overall is highly visual.  OK, in terms of camera work and especially film quality, most of BtVS doesn't hold a candle to current shows, but still, it's pretty damn great for vidding.

To put it another way, Buffy -- and Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- is my muse for the same reason that there are journals and conferences and web forums and tons of other vids even ten years on from "Chosen".  There's just a lot to say about them.

All that being said, I have moved on some since I started vidding.  A year and a half ago I had no interest in vidding any other fandom, even Angel.  But now about half my vids are in other fandoms.  And while I do plan to make more BtVS vids, right now I feel most excited about a couple of other fandoms, vidding-wise.

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?
Day 2: Name the fandoms you've vidded in, how many vids you've made in each fandom, and whether you plan to vid in them again.
Day 3: For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to vid?
Day 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?
Day 5: If you have ever had a character try to push their way into a vid, what did you do about it?
Day 6: When you vid, do you like vidding a certain kind of male or female archetype? (Credit to Dualbunny for that one!)
Day 7: Have you ever had a vid (of yours) change your opinion of a character?
Day 8: Have you vidded with original source? If so, why did you use original source?
Day 9: Pairings: For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your favorite pairings to vid?
Day 10: Pairings: Have you ever tried to vid a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could?
Day 11: Genre: do you prefer making certain genres of vid? What kind do you tend to vid the most?
Day 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.)
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 16: Summaries: Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
Day 17: Titles: Do you try to use something different than the song? Why or why not?
Day 18: Where do you get the most inspiration for your vids from?
Day 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?
Day 20: Do you ever get ideas inspired from other people's stories, vids, or art in the same fandom?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 23: When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 26: What is the oddest (or most fun) thing you've had to do for a vid?
Day 27: Where is your favorite place to vid? Where would be your perfect vidding spot?
Day 28: Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether vidding together, or having an artist or writer work on a piece about your vid?
Day 29: What is your current project or projects?
Day 30: Do you have a favorite vid you've made? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!

Comments

[bobbiewickham]

If I had to make a list of my absolute favorite vids, most would be BtVS vids, and especially about Buffy the character. There is something about the show's combination of a wide emotional range (esp. for Buffy herself) and dramatic physical action that lends itself to vidding, I think.

[frayadjacent]

Yes, it's true! And I bring so much of my own emotion to the show that it adds even more to the many very excellent vids.