12 Dec 2013 01:31 pm
30 Days of Vidding: Days 23-24
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frayadjacentDay 23: When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
I upload the video to my website for people who want a downloadable copy as well as to Vimeo. I've finally given in and started uploading to youtube as well. I dislike how youtube makes my vids look, but I also want more people to see them.
When I first got my website, I'd imagined it would be a cool little site with summaries and images to go with each vid. But I haven't actually updated the site itself in ages and it's basically become a semi-permanent repository for downloadable vids that I link to directly from my vid posts, as well as for images that I want to include in random DW posts. Since it doesn't seem like people really go to individual sites to find vids anymore, I don't feel a lot of motivation to change this.
Also, I keep meaning to post all my vids in AO3, and I keep forgetting.
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?
0-2, most times. I've gotten really solid, helpful feedback from all my betas. There have been a few times when I just didn't feel like using a beta, most recently with "Everywhere". Mostly because it was a birthday gift and, by the time I had a workable draft, the deadline felt too soon to ask anyone. I also didn't ask for a beta for "A Thousand Miles" and I think that could have been a mistake. A good honest beta might have pointed out that the vid would be massively improved by cutting down a whole verse/chorus early on. Something I didn't really appreciate until a month or so after I posted it. Oh well.
When I first started vidding I was desperate for betas and had no idea how to find one. At the time it felt like the hardest thing about getting into vidding, much harder than finding tutorials on tech questions or something like that.
Once I put out a beta request on vidpub and got two responses. One of them ended up having a serious personal issue that kept them from beta-ing, which obviously I totally get. The other person just sort of stopped responding to my PMs. Not exactly a horror story, but I ended up dropping the vid entirely despite having a full timeline and a concept that I think was at least workable. Sometimes I still wonder if I should give that vid another go, but it was a horribly depressing vid and I don't actually want to come back to it all that much. Which is another reason why I dropped it, but the main reason was that I started having serious doubts about it. Maybe a beta would have confirmed my doubts, but maybe they would have been my cheerleader and given me the confidence to finish it.
Another time I did an "open beta" on vidpub, and that was a great experience. I got some really helpful feedback for the first time on a vid. I almost feel like things like that are easier to do when you're a newbie because, if you're afraid the draft sucks and you don't know it, you can always tell yourself that no one is judging you too harshly. Or at least they shouldn't be.
I've tended to only work with betas when I have a full or almost full timeline. I think it'd be interesting to try working with a beta when the vid is less developed and seemingly-final. But I'm afraid to ask for that much from someone, you know?
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!
I upload the video to my website for people who want a downloadable copy as well as to Vimeo. I've finally given in and started uploading to youtube as well. I dislike how youtube makes my vids look, but I also want more people to see them.
When I first got my website, I'd imagined it would be a cool little site with summaries and images to go with each vid. But I haven't actually updated the site itself in ages and it's basically become a semi-permanent repository for downloadable vids that I link to directly from my vid posts, as well as for images that I want to include in random DW posts. Since it doesn't seem like people really go to individual sites to find vids anymore, I don't feel a lot of motivation to change this.
Also, I keep meaning to post all my vids in AO3, and I keep forgetting.
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?
0-2, most times. I've gotten really solid, helpful feedback from all my betas. There have been a few times when I just didn't feel like using a beta, most recently with "Everywhere". Mostly because it was a birthday gift and, by the time I had a workable draft, the deadline felt too soon to ask anyone. I also didn't ask for a beta for "A Thousand Miles" and I think that could have been a mistake. A good honest beta might have pointed out that the vid would be massively improved by cutting down a whole verse/chorus early on. Something I didn't really appreciate until a month or so after I posted it. Oh well.
When I first started vidding I was desperate for betas and had no idea how to find one. At the time it felt like the hardest thing about getting into vidding, much harder than finding tutorials on tech questions or something like that.
Once I put out a beta request on vidpub and got two responses. One of them ended up having a serious personal issue that kept them from beta-ing, which obviously I totally get. The other person just sort of stopped responding to my PMs. Not exactly a horror story, but I ended up dropping the vid entirely despite having a full timeline and a concept that I think was at least workable. Sometimes I still wonder if I should give that vid another go, but it was a horribly depressing vid and I don't actually want to come back to it all that much. Which is another reason why I dropped it, but the main reason was that I started having serious doubts about it. Maybe a beta would have confirmed my doubts, but maybe they would have been my cheerleader and given me the confidence to finish it.
Another time I did an "open beta" on vidpub, and that was a great experience. I got some really helpful feedback for the first time on a vid. I almost feel like things like that are easier to do when you're a newbie because, if you're afraid the draft sucks and you don't know it, you can always tell yourself that no one is judging you too harshly. Or at least they shouldn't be.
I've tended to only work with betas when I have a full or almost full timeline. I think it'd be interesting to try working with a beta when the vid is less developed and seemingly-final. But I'm afraid to ask for that much from someone, you know?
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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