Vid Roundup 2012
January
Blow (Revenge)
Thriller (Cursed)
February
Too Sexy (hedgehogs)
June
Sweet Disposition (One Direction)
August
E.T. (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial/llamas)
How It Ends (Hugo)
What Makes You Beautiful (Merlin)
September
Now You're Just Somebody That I Used To Know (The Social Network)
December
Gotta Get With My Friends (One Direction)
Two less than last year, but nine isn't bad. These can all be found under my 2012 tag at my vidding journal.
My favorite video this year (of my own):
Oiiii. Probably Sweet Disposition? I put everything into that vid, and I can honestly say that there's nothing I'd change about it. It gives me a lot of feelings.
My least favorite video this year:
Now You're Just Somebody That I Used To Know. I'm glad some people got something out of it, but I just felt kind of meh about it.
Most successful video:
Blow was weirdly successful (I think it was one of the first Revenge vids out there, which is probably why), but as far as comments go, What Makes You Beautiful.
Video most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
I actually don't think any of them are under-appreciated. They all got the attention (or more attention than) they deserved.
Most fun video:
This is tough because I make a lot of fun/silly vids! Probably the one I just posted though, Gotta Get With My Friends. WMYB comes in a close second, and Blow isn't far behind.
Video with single sexiest moment:
I think the slow Emily blink on "what" in Blow is super hot.
Biggest vid fail:
This wasn't really a fail, but I feel like I could have done more with E.T. I just didn't really have time for it, which is something I kind of regret. I also could have been better with finishing things before the day they're due, but I'm not sure if that's ever going to change. :P
Hardest video to make:
Now You're Just Somebody That I Used To Know was pretty difficult, since it's a fic trailer and an Eternal Sunshine AU for The Social Network. Yikes.
Most unintentionally telling video:
Honestly, I think all my vids from this year did what they were supposed to do, but How It Ends dragged a bigger emotional response out of people than I was expecting. I'm glad it did!
The things I've learned this year:
I remember sisabet saying something at Vividcon about not ever posting vids she didn't feel really strongly about in some way, and that really stuck with me. I don't want to post any more "meh, this is good enough" vids. I really want to give every vid everything I have, even if that means I end up making less. I've also learned to stop and move on to a different section/vid if I'm feeling stuck instead of dwelling on the same part. Coming back to it the next day helps a lot, too. Also, that I am the most productive while vidding with anoel and rhoboat.
For 2013:
I have a lot of ideas. Maybe I'll finally do my Disney princess vid, but I have a different idea in mind for Vividcon Premieres that I think will go over really well if I pull it off. I might try a collab since I've talked about it with a few people. I'm not going to sign up for any challenges I'm not super excited for. I've said that in the past, but I'm really sticking to that this year. No more "meh" vids!!! I probably shouldn't name too many specific vid ideas because last year when I filled out this question, I did none of the vids I talked about wanting to make. Oops! I'm hoping next year will be a year of fewer, higher quality vids.
Blow (Revenge)
Thriller (Cursed)
February
Too Sexy (hedgehogs)
June
Sweet Disposition (One Direction)
August
E.T. (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial/llamas)
How It Ends (Hugo)
What Makes You Beautiful (Merlin)
September
Now You're Just Somebody That I Used To Know (The Social Network)
December
Gotta Get With My Friends (One Direction)
Two less than last year, but nine isn't bad. These can all be found under my 2012 tag at my vidding journal.
My favorite video this year (of my own):
Oiiii. Probably Sweet Disposition? I put everything into that vid, and I can honestly say that there's nothing I'd change about it. It gives me a lot of feelings.
My least favorite video this year:
Now You're Just Somebody That I Used To Know. I'm glad some people got something out of it, but I just felt kind of meh about it.
Most successful video:
Blow was weirdly successful (I think it was one of the first Revenge vids out there, which is probably why), but as far as comments go, What Makes You Beautiful.
Video most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
I actually don't think any of them are under-appreciated. They all got the attention (or more attention than) they deserved.
Most fun video:
This is tough because I make a lot of fun/silly vids! Probably the one I just posted though, Gotta Get With My Friends. WMYB comes in a close second, and Blow isn't far behind.
Video with single sexiest moment:
I think the slow Emily blink on "what" in Blow is super hot.
Biggest vid fail:
This wasn't really a fail, but I feel like I could have done more with E.T. I just didn't really have time for it, which is something I kind of regret. I also could have been better with finishing things before the day they're due, but I'm not sure if that's ever going to change. :P
Hardest video to make:
Now You're Just Somebody That I Used To Know was pretty difficult, since it's a fic trailer and an Eternal Sunshine AU for The Social Network. Yikes.
Most unintentionally telling video:
Honestly, I think all my vids from this year did what they were supposed to do, but How It Ends dragged a bigger emotional response out of people than I was expecting. I'm glad it did!
The things I've learned this year:
I remember sisabet saying something at Vividcon about not ever posting vids she didn't feel really strongly about in some way, and that really stuck with me. I don't want to post any more "meh, this is good enough" vids. I really want to give every vid everything I have, even if that means I end up making less. I've also learned to stop and move on to a different section/vid if I'm feeling stuck instead of dwelling on the same part. Coming back to it the next day helps a lot, too. Also, that I am the most productive while vidding with anoel and rhoboat.
For 2013:
I have a lot of ideas. Maybe I'll finally do my Disney princess vid, but I have a different idea in mind for Vividcon Premieres that I think will go over really well if I pull it off. I might try a collab since I've talked about it with a few people. I'm not going to sign up for any challenges I'm not super excited for. I've said that in the past, but I'm really sticking to that this year. No more "meh" vids!!! I probably shouldn't name too many specific vid ideas because last year when I filled out this question, I did none of the vids I talked about wanting to make. Oops! I'm hoping next year will be a year of fewer, higher quality vids.