VividCon 2012 report and vid recs
VividCon report! I took no notes this year, so none of this is accurate. I tried not to name names, but it was really hard.
Overall, this was definitely my most relaxed VividCon. Partly because the only vid of mine shown was my Club Vivid premiere, and that certainly wasn't stressful. Partly because I had no worries about having a good time.
Thursday
Didn't sleep at all Wednesday night, so just apologies to everyone I talked to on Thursday. Or drooled on.
Managed to get in a conversation about knotting less than 20 minutes after arriving at the hotel. I LOVE FANDOM. And
fan_eunice had already scarred a Rabbi for life.
Friday
Note to self for next year: bringing your own coffee to make in the room was an awesome idea.
Vid shows and panels! I'm going to be super lazy and just link to this masterlist. So there.
History of Vidding: Club Vivid was a great kick-off for the con, and it was lovely actually watching Don't Stop the Rock for once. Also, it is very, very hard not to chair dance to Laura's Shut Up and Drive.
Skipped the next block to make a Dominick's run for lunch and a Triple!Venti!Mocha. Apologies to everyone who had to endure that caffeine buzz.
Went to the Weird Science show after lunch. Really enjoyed Let's Enhance for pointing out one of my pet peeves with procedurals. And loved getting to see one of my Festivids this year--Gone by
laurashapiro--on the big screen.
WIP It Good panel--so nice to get to wallow in the shared agony of vids that we just can't finish for whatever reason. I also love getting to see other people's vidding processes. (I'm one of those people who dumps entire episodes into Premiere and then makes subclips. Sorry, Abbey.) Loved
greensilver's Methos WIP, which uses hilarious text as placeholders for clips. I'd love to see an entire vid of that. "Eye sex!" "Epic explosion!" She has it online now here.
Do You Vid Your Myers-Briggs? This panel had huge attendance, and there were many conversations about our respective acronyms all weekend. I was an INFP as an undergrad; now I'm INTP, probably because I have to teach logic to freshmen now.
During the next block, I did my first-ever shift working in the con suite, which I really liked. I have a REASON to stay in there eating peanut butter cookies and pumpkin bread. Damn, that was good pumpkin bread.
Then dinner and pre-Club Vivid drinking! Then actual Club Vivid drinking! Loved all the costumes: the Avengers, the Hunger Games trainees,
revolutionaryjo's Leslie Knope on the campaign trail. So many people were wearing Knope 2012 buttons--I wonder how many Muggles assumed we were at a political rally?
Also, raise your hand if you picked up Mjolnir while
astolat wasn't looking. And said I AM WORTHY OF THE POWER OF THOR. Okay, maybe that last bit was just me.
I think my CVV premiere went over okay. I was kinda too busy dancing to pay much attention. But I heard people singing along, so that was neat.
I think my post-CVV involved convincing guys staying at the hotel for Chicago ComicCon that Marvel's Civil War arc makes no sense if you don't see it as Steve and Tony's Immensely Painful and Public Divorce.
Saturday
Typography in Vids panel. So glad I woke up to attend this one. I knew most of that stuff already, but I'm sooo lazy about titles when I vid. This was a nice kick in the ass to make me work harder on seeing the title/credits as an integral part of the vid.
Let My Lyrics Go panel. I didn't see the accompanying vid show, but this was interesting, and definitely relevant considering how many instrumental vids played at the con this year.
Vids That Go Bump in the Night show. This was the show I was most looking forward to, and I loved it. But in retrospect, I maybe shouldn't have watched
greensilver's Shining vid The Art of Self-Destruction while staying at a hotel. For one, that vid is even creepier in that setting. Also, after that, every time something a little weird would happen, like the elevator doors would mysteriously open for no reason, I'd get freaked out. Please don't kill me, Spring Hill Marriott.
Also, yay for
mithborien's The Devil Takes Care of His Own on the big screen! I'm still ridiculously pleased that I got Salma dancing for Festivids this year.
I also attended the following panel discussion, but I have no memory of that place. I remember thinking it was a good discussion? And thinking that
jetpack_monkey did a good job of balancing vid discussion with horror theory. And that it was hilarious to hear songs like "Tragedy" and "Sabotage" playing next door while discussing horror.
Setting the Pace panel.
jarrow deserves a trophy for Most Use of Sexual Innuendo in the discussion of vidding. And this was also a very useful discussion!
Overall, it seemed to me that the panels this year were especially useful to current and future vidders. This is in comparison to the two previous years, in which they were great! And interesting! Just, this year I felt like I learned a lot of things, both practical (how to pace a vid) and, IDK, conceptual, I guess (how does your personality define you as a vidder/vid-watcher).
Premieres
Let me just admit--I am shit at watching the premieres show. Even abstaining from submitting a vid didn't help my concentration. The chairs are too uncomfortable. I need time to think about each vid after it ends--I spend the first minute of each vid thinking about the previous vid. I don't understand lyrics for shit. But I did love many of the premiering vids. And sitting in the overflow room--where drinking is allowed!--was a wise choice that I must remember next year.
Sunday
Challenge and Auction: I always love the Challenge show. I think having a theme for all the vids helps me follow them or something. Will rec favorites below.
Would it make sense to switch the order of Challenge and Auction? Since we don't discuss the Auction vids? Seems like it'd be easier? But then maybe Challenge discussion would never end . . .
That got a lot longer than I expected. *shrugs*
Vid recs!
I haven't even watched everything yet, but here's some stuff I love so far. And let's not even talk about how far behind I am in commenting on vids. Again, links have been corralled here.
Also Premiering
We Didn't Start the Fire by
fiercynn and
scribe. Fandom meta was a thing this year, which I love!
Club Vivid
Starships (multi) by
bironic. Spaceships! All of them!
Blue (multi) by
kuwdora. I love this vid, and I love that
jarrow's face was still blue when it played.
A Different Kind of Love Song (multi) by
giandujakiss. More fandom meta! Awesome!
Ride to California (Avengers/MCU) by
bradcpu. SHINY SHINY OMG SHINY. This is my current vid obsession.
What Makes You Beautiful (Merlin) by
elipie. In which Arthur is still!! clueless about Merlin's magic, but not about Merlin's ass.
Vids That Go Bump in the Night
Raspberry Swirl (Suspiria) by
sol_se. I'm not a big Argento fan, but I loved this.
666 (The Omen) by Dogstar. I didn't think I'd ever be able to find The Omen creepy again after reading Good Omens so many times, but this vid managed it.
Premieres
Intro vid!!!!!!!! by
greensilver. Those are always great, but this one works well out of context, too.
Fields of Gold (The Unusuals) by
barkley. Such a great showing for all the characters. So glad I watched that show for Jeremy Renner.
The Adventure (Harry Potter) by
greensilver. I did just fine watching this in the show, but watching it again at home turned me into a sobbing mess. At least they were happy tears.
Let Me Put My Love into You (Bitch Slap) by
sweetestdrain. One of those cases where I didn't really like the movie but love the vid.
Hologram (Iron Man) by
sisabet. Oh Tony. I love the little ways she sells the concept, like using Tony's reflection.
Everything Is Wrong (Community, Britta) by
laurashapiro. This was the vid of the con for me. I haven't found the words yet. Just, Britta, you magnificent disaster.
Carry On (Captain America: TFA) by
settiai. Wonderfully sweet.
Real Wild Child (Lost Girl) by
jetpack_monkey. Fine, I give. I'll watch Lost Girl.
Barton Hollow (Homeland) by
fan_eunice. I'm still not going to watch Homeland, dammit. But this vid is captivating.
Anything for Love (Thor, meta) by
astolat and
cesperanza. I think we were all already chuckling before the vid began, waiting to see Vidders' Ids Gone Wild, but then it was even more awesome.
Challenge
Summer of '69 (Doctor Who) by
greensilver. Spoiled me a bit, but totally worth it. Oddly, this was the earworm of the con for me, followed shortly by Moves Like Jagger.
What I Am (Incredible Hulk--2008) by
sisabet and people? I assumed this would be funny--the Hulk to Edie Brickell?--but it quickly convinced me to take it seriously and left me flailing.
Future Proof (Chronicle) by
obsessive24. Have added this movie to the watch list.
Dead and Gone (Game of Thrones, Arya) by
anoel. Arya, baby! God, I worry about her so much.
Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas and stuff) by
jetpack_monkey. I won't spoil it if you haven't seen it, but it's so much fucking fun.
Jag Svar (Smallville, kinda) by
lunate8 and people? It's a fanvid of a fanvid. Also, SWIFTWIND.
Auction
Mama Said Knock You Out (Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra) by
absolutedestiny. Worth it for the footwork alone.
Mr. Brightside (The Talented Mr. Ripley) by
jarrow. Oh, is that what that movie is like? Nice. I'll add that to the watch list, too.
Moves Like Jagger (multi) by
kuwdora. This vid is completely insane in all the best ways.
I can't believe I just typed all that. And now I'm absolutely too tired to go to that faculty mixer, which was the plan all along.
This entry was originally posted at http://danegen.dreamwidth.org/106826.html.
Overall, this was definitely my most relaxed VividCon. Partly because the only vid of mine shown was my Club Vivid premiere, and that certainly wasn't stressful. Partly because I had no worries about having a good time.
Thursday
Didn't sleep at all Wednesday night, so just apologies to everyone I talked to on Thursday. Or drooled on.
Managed to get in a conversation about knotting less than 20 minutes after arriving at the hotel. I LOVE FANDOM. And
fan_eunice had already scarred a Rabbi for life.
Friday
Note to self for next year: bringing your own coffee to make in the room was an awesome idea.
Vid shows and panels! I'm going to be super lazy and just link to this masterlist. So there.
History of Vidding: Club Vivid was a great kick-off for the con, and it was lovely actually watching Don't Stop the Rock for once. Also, it is very, very hard not to chair dance to Laura's Shut Up and Drive.
Skipped the next block to make a Dominick's run for lunch and a Triple!Venti!Mocha. Apologies to everyone who had to endure that caffeine buzz.
Went to the Weird Science show after lunch. Really enjoyed Let's Enhance for pointing out one of my pet peeves with procedurals. And loved getting to see one of my Festivids this year--Gone by
laurashapiro--on the big screen.
WIP It Good panel--so nice to get to wallow in the shared agony of vids that we just can't finish for whatever reason. I also love getting to see other people's vidding processes. (I'm one of those people who dumps entire episodes into Premiere and then makes subclips. Sorry, Abbey.) Loved
greensilver's Methos WIP, which uses hilarious text as placeholders for clips. I'd love to see an entire vid of that. "Eye sex!" "Epic explosion!" She has it online now here.
Do You Vid Your Myers-Briggs? This panel had huge attendance, and there were many conversations about our respective acronyms all weekend. I was an INFP as an undergrad; now I'm INTP, probably because I have to teach logic to freshmen now.
During the next block, I did my first-ever shift working in the con suite, which I really liked. I have a REASON to stay in there eating peanut butter cookies and pumpkin bread. Damn, that was good pumpkin bread.
Then dinner and pre-Club Vivid drinking! Then actual Club Vivid drinking! Loved all the costumes: the Avengers, the Hunger Games trainees,
revolutionaryjo's Leslie Knope on the campaign trail. So many people were wearing Knope 2012 buttons--I wonder how many Muggles assumed we were at a political rally?
Also, raise your hand if you picked up Mjolnir while
astolat wasn't looking. And said I AM WORTHY OF THE POWER OF THOR. Okay, maybe that last bit was just me.
I think my CVV premiere went over okay. I was kinda too busy dancing to pay much attention. But I heard people singing along, so that was neat.
I think my post-CVV involved convincing guys staying at the hotel for Chicago ComicCon that Marvel's Civil War arc makes no sense if you don't see it as Steve and Tony's Immensely Painful and Public Divorce.
Saturday
Typography in Vids panel. So glad I woke up to attend this one. I knew most of that stuff already, but I'm sooo lazy about titles when I vid. This was a nice kick in the ass to make me work harder on seeing the title/credits as an integral part of the vid.
Let My Lyrics Go panel. I didn't see the accompanying vid show, but this was interesting, and definitely relevant considering how many instrumental vids played at the con this year.
Vids That Go Bump in the Night show. This was the show I was most looking forward to, and I loved it. But in retrospect, I maybe shouldn't have watched
greensilver's Shining vid The Art of Self-Destruction while staying at a hotel. For one, that vid is even creepier in that setting. Also, after that, every time something a little weird would happen, like the elevator doors would mysteriously open for no reason, I'd get freaked out. Please don't kill me, Spring Hill Marriott.
Also, yay for
mithborien's The Devil Takes Care of His Own on the big screen! I'm still ridiculously pleased that I got Salma dancing for Festivids this year.
I also attended the following panel discussion, but I have no memory of that place. I remember thinking it was a good discussion? And thinking that
jetpack_monkey did a good job of balancing vid discussion with horror theory. And that it was hilarious to hear songs like "Tragedy" and "Sabotage" playing next door while discussing horror.
Setting the Pace panel.
jarrow deserves a trophy for Most Use of Sexual Innuendo in the discussion of vidding. And this was also a very useful discussion!
Overall, it seemed to me that the panels this year were especially useful to current and future vidders. This is in comparison to the two previous years, in which they were great! And interesting! Just, this year I felt like I learned a lot of things, both practical (how to pace a vid) and, IDK, conceptual, I guess (how does your personality define you as a vidder/vid-watcher).
Premieres
Let me just admit--I am shit at watching the premieres show. Even abstaining from submitting a vid didn't help my concentration. The chairs are too uncomfortable. I need time to think about each vid after it ends--I spend the first minute of each vid thinking about the previous vid. I don't understand lyrics for shit. But I did love many of the premiering vids. And sitting in the overflow room--where drinking is allowed!--was a wise choice that I must remember next year.
Sunday
Challenge and Auction: I always love the Challenge show. I think having a theme for all the vids helps me follow them or something. Will rec favorites below.
Would it make sense to switch the order of Challenge and Auction? Since we don't discuss the Auction vids? Seems like it'd be easier? But then maybe Challenge discussion would never end . . .
That got a lot longer than I expected. *shrugs*
Vid recs!
I haven't even watched everything yet, but here's some stuff I love so far. And let's not even talk about how far behind I am in commenting on vids. Again, links have been corralled here.
Also Premiering
We Didn't Start the Fire by
fiercynn and
scribe. Fandom meta was a thing this year, which I love!
Club Vivid
Starships (multi) by
bironic. Spaceships! All of them!
Blue (multi) by
kuwdora. I love this vid, and I love that
jarrow's face was still blue when it played.
A Different Kind of Love Song (multi) by
giandujakiss. More fandom meta! Awesome!
Ride to California (Avengers/MCU) by
bradcpu. SHINY SHINY OMG SHINY. This is my current vid obsession.
What Makes You Beautiful (Merlin) by
elipie. In which Arthur is still!! clueless about Merlin's magic, but not about Merlin's ass.
Vids That Go Bump in the Night
Raspberry Swirl (Suspiria) by
sol_se. I'm not a big Argento fan, but I loved this.
666 (The Omen) by Dogstar. I didn't think I'd ever be able to find The Omen creepy again after reading Good Omens so many times, but this vid managed it.
Premieres
Intro vid!!!!!!!! by
greensilver. Those are always great, but this one works well out of context, too.
Fields of Gold (The Unusuals) by
barkley. Such a great showing for all the characters. So glad I watched that show for Jeremy Renner.
The Adventure (Harry Potter) by
greensilver. I did just fine watching this in the show, but watching it again at home turned me into a sobbing mess. At least they were happy tears.
Let Me Put My Love into You (Bitch Slap) by
sweetestdrain. One of those cases where I didn't really like the movie but love the vid.
Hologram (Iron Man) by
sisabet. Oh Tony. I love the little ways she sells the concept, like using Tony's reflection.
Everything Is Wrong (Community, Britta) by
laurashapiro. This was the vid of the con for me. I haven't found the words yet. Just, Britta, you magnificent disaster.
Carry On (Captain America: TFA) by
settiai. Wonderfully sweet.
Real Wild Child (Lost Girl) by
jetpack_monkey. Fine, I give. I'll watch Lost Girl.
Barton Hollow (Homeland) by
fan_eunice. I'm still not going to watch Homeland, dammit. But this vid is captivating.
Anything for Love (Thor, meta) by
astolat and
cesperanza. I think we were all already chuckling before the vid began, waiting to see Vidders' Ids Gone Wild, but then it was even more awesome.
Challenge
Summer of '69 (Doctor Who) by
greensilver. Spoiled me a bit, but totally worth it. Oddly, this was the earworm of the con for me, followed shortly by Moves Like Jagger.
What I Am (Incredible Hulk--2008) by
sisabet and people? I assumed this would be funny--the Hulk to Edie Brickell?--but it quickly convinced me to take it seriously and left me flailing.
Future Proof (Chronicle) by
obsessive24. Have added this movie to the watch list.
Dead and Gone (Game of Thrones, Arya) by
anoel. Arya, baby! God, I worry about her so much.
Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas and stuff) by
jetpack_monkey. I won't spoil it if you haven't seen it, but it's so much fucking fun.
Jag Svar (Smallville, kinda) by
lunate8 and people? It's a fanvid of a fanvid. Also, SWIFTWIND.
Auction
Mama Said Knock You Out (Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra) by
absolutedestiny. Worth it for the footwork alone.
Mr. Brightside (The Talented Mr. Ripley) by
jarrow. Oh, is that what that movie is like? Nice. I'll add that to the watch list, too.
Moves Like Jagger (multi) by
kuwdora. This vid is completely insane in all the best ways.
I can't believe I just typed all that. And now I'm absolutely too tired to go to that faculty mixer, which was the plan all along.
This entry was originally posted at http://danegen.dreamwidth.org/106826.html.