15 Nov 2013 12:37 pm
30 days of vidding: days 10-13
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frayadjacentUh, try like 300 days of vidding, at the rate rate I'm going...
Day 11: Genre: do you prefer making certain genres of vid? What kind do you tend to vid the most?
Gen, definitely. I'm not a super enthusiastic shipper, most of the time. I guess I'm most interested in making vids that offer up some sort of commentary or interpretation of source -- vids that feel like essays, in a way. OK, you could argue that all vids offer a commentary/interpretation of source. What I mean is a vid that says, e.g., "this character is acting this way because of this thing that happened in their past and it influenced them in such and such way which is shown here" or "see the parallels between these two characters' arcs" or something like that. My vids usually focus on one or two characters rather than ensembles. I enjoy watching ensemble vids, but it doesn't often occur to me to make them.
Though it seems that my favorite vids that I make are the ones that are more just about celebrating an aspect of the source that I love. It's a kind of vid I'm coming to appreciate more all the time.
Broadly speaking, those are also the two types of vids I'm most inclined to watch over and over.
However, many of my current vid ideas/plans have at least an element of femslash in them -- it's something I'm feeling excited to vid more of lately.
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.)
No, and I don't have any ideas that sound like that either.
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?
Canony? I'll use shots out of context sometimes, though I try not to, and I would definitely avoid it if it was a well-known shot amongst the fandom. And I'd be using the out-of-context shot to support a reading that is probably not that far from canon. I stick pretty close to canon in my general interpretation of source, so it makes sense that that's how I vid too. I'm definitely not comfortable vidding AU, though I suppose that could change.
In other words, for me, vidding is much more akin to writing meta than it is to writing fic.
Vidding only really changes how I interpret source in that it forces me to watch source more, or at least to watch certain parts. Which can heighten my emotional connection to stories or characters, but I don't think it's fundamentally altered them, except in a few minor ways I've already discussed. And it's not the process of vidding per se, just the process of rewatching, that does this.
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!
Day 11: Genre: do you prefer making certain genres of vid? What kind do you tend to vid the most?
Gen, definitely. I'm not a super enthusiastic shipper, most of the time. I guess I'm most interested in making vids that offer up some sort of commentary or interpretation of source -- vids that feel like essays, in a way. OK, you could argue that all vids offer a commentary/interpretation of source. What I mean is a vid that says, e.g., "this character is acting this way because of this thing that happened in their past and it influenced them in such and such way which is shown here" or "see the parallels between these two characters' arcs" or something like that. My vids usually focus on one or two characters rather than ensembles. I enjoy watching ensemble vids, but it doesn't often occur to me to make them.
Though it seems that my favorite vids that I make are the ones that are more just about celebrating an aspect of the source that I love. It's a kind of vid I'm coming to appreciate more all the time.
Broadly speaking, those are also the two types of vids I'm most inclined to watch over and over.
However, many of my current vid ideas/plans have at least an element of femslash in them -- it's something I'm feeling excited to vid more of lately.
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.)
No, and I don't have any ideas that sound like that either.
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?
Canony? I'll use shots out of context sometimes, though I try not to, and I would definitely avoid it if it was a well-known shot amongst the fandom. And I'd be using the out-of-context shot to support a reading that is probably not that far from canon. I stick pretty close to canon in my general interpretation of source, so it makes sense that that's how I vid too. I'm definitely not comfortable vidding AU, though I suppose that could change.
In other words, for me, vidding is much more akin to writing meta than it is to writing fic.
Vidding only really changes how I interpret source in that it forces me to watch source more, or at least to watch certain parts. Which can heighten my emotional connection to stories or characters, but I don't think it's fundamentally altered them, except in a few minor ways I've already discussed. And it's not the process of vidding per se, just the process of rewatching, that does this.
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!
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I can' think of an instance when vidding changed my concept of canon but it does make me notice things I wouldn't have noticed. Watching or scrubbing with no sound makes me appreciate the nuances actors bring to the scene so much more than I did before I vidded. I love reaction scenes - ones where we're hearing someone talking but the shot is focused on gauging the reaction of the person listening. Before I vidded I always wanted to be looking at the person doing the talking and the never-ending search for no-talky-face has made me appreciate the narrative focus of the reaction shot (also, there's the bonus of having no talky-face scenes to work with)
I kinda want a zombie Mary Poppins vid now.
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Yes, absolutely. I get so melty over people's facial expressions when I'm clipping sometimes!
That's a great point about reaction shots -- no talky + expressive face is great for us vidders. :D
Heh, you're reminding me of how bummed I was when I first started vidding and I realized that so many of my favorite moments were full of talky face. It doesn't seem nearly as hard to find good non-talky moments now as it did then -- though that is source-dependent and it definitely can still be a challenge. Which I guess means that I now have a much better sense of what to look for in the first place, what kinds of shots work in a vid as opposed to just what scenes I like best.