A vidding crossroads
Did someone just switch my brain around? Cause I was just reading this article, and it *perfectly* describes the transition I'm going through. You know the one - the transition that might permanently end me as a vidder.
I've always tried to force linear logic and structure into my vids, tried to boil the themes and concepts down into simple, straightforward statements. But the vids as I first see them in my head look far less logical and far more artistic. Trying to force structure on that stuff feels increasingly counterintuitive... like I'm fighting myself. And at the moment, I'm kicking my own ass pretty good. (Just deleted a finished vid, for one thing.) Maybe it's time to stop fighting?
I'm not talking about moving toward vids that are totally formless with no narrative of any kind. I just don't think I can keep making thesis statement vids with a clear journey from point A to point B. Instead I want to communicate a *feeling* and for the audience to connect with it in a more holistic, personal way. (Does that make any sense at all?) Either that or stop vidding altogether.
Cause this kicking my own ass thing? Not as fun as advertised.
So what do you think? Am I going totally off course here? Also, who flipped my brain?
I've always tried to force linear logic and structure into my vids, tried to boil the themes and concepts down into simple, straightforward statements. But the vids as I first see them in my head look far less logical and far more artistic. Trying to force structure on that stuff feels increasingly counterintuitive... like I'm fighting myself. And at the moment, I'm kicking my own ass pretty good. (Just deleted a finished vid, for one thing.) Maybe it's time to stop fighting?
I'm not talking about moving toward vids that are totally formless with no narrative of any kind. I just don't think I can keep making thesis statement vids with a clear journey from point A to point B. Instead I want to communicate a *feeling* and for the audience to connect with it in a more holistic, personal way. (Does that make any sense at all?) Either that or stop vidding altogether.
Cause this kicking my own ass thing? Not as fun as advertised.
So what do you think? Am I going totally off course here? Also, who flipped my brain?