Hello everyone! I am gigglemonster (usually Dayln03 on my vids) and the lovely oxoniensis has asked me to be the vidder of the month - for which I am incredibly flattered and excited
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I think the shift in editing style was definitely deliberate. I remember when I started vidding I was really in the dark about most of it. Like I said, when I started out I was strictly in the LOST fandom over at LVI. So the vids that I was exposed to at that time were almost all very effect heavy videos. Not knowing anything else I just thought that was the way it was done. I think I tried to experiment with effects and eventually refine and structure my use of them, but for a really long time I just didn't think there was any other way of doing it. (I also think if you do a quick youtube search for vids in pretty much any fandom, those effects driven vids will make up about 80% of your results)
When I eventually migrated over to LJ and started being exposed to other vidders who had been doing this much (soo so much) longer than I had and were sooo much more experienced was when I finally started to realize that there really was a high level of art and dedication that went into vids. Not that I didn't have that in my earlier vids, but I think I started to realize that I could be putting more care and thought into the existing clips the way they were. That if I stepped back and just looked at my source bare, with no effects I would still be able to see a strong vid come together. That whatever I was trying to say I could say just as clearly (if not more so) without so many effects.
That's not to say that they don't enhance a vid, because very often the totally do! I just realized that they need to be used in the right way, a way that is appropriate for that particular vid. It's funny that you bring effects up actually, because I really kind of want to get back into using effects and coloring and stuff. There are some vidders whose work with coloring and effects I admire SO much. It is definitely making me want to experiment with stuff like that again. A few spring to mind:
→ Blood Makes Noise by newkidfan [to me this is just the perfect example of utilizing effects in the most creative way possible to enhance the vid. all of her work is just stunning beyond belief. definitely an inspiration] → I also think proofpudding and kiki_miserychic have a really interesting body of work to check out for inspiration as far as effects and coloring go. They weave them into their vids wonderfully when necessary
Long answer short? Yes! My shift from lots of effects to minimal effects was intentional because I realized that moderation and necessity is key when using them.
because I really kind of want to get back into using effects and coloring and stuff. Exactly! Right now I kind of feel the same. Most of the time I can't decide right away how exactly I want to make and edit my video - whether I want to "show" the music through the effects or I want to show the actual story as clearly as possible.
And I LOVE Blood makes Noise. I think it's a very creative vid. And Melissa is one of my favorite vidders, so it goes without saying :) I'm not familiar with kiki's work, so I'm gonna check her vids out now :) Thanks for the answer!
When I eventually migrated over to LJ and started being exposed to other vidders who had been doing this much (soo so much) longer than I had and were sooo much more experienced was when I finally started to realize that there really was a high level of art and dedication that went into vids. Not that I didn't have that in my earlier vids, but I think I started to realize that I could be putting more care and thought into the existing clips the way they were. That if I stepped back and just looked at my source bare, with no effects I would still be able to see a strong vid come together. That whatever I was trying to say I could say just as clearly (if not more so) without so many effects.
That's not to say that they don't enhance a vid, because very often the totally do! I just realized that they need to be used in the right way, a way that is appropriate for that particular vid. It's funny that you bring effects up actually, because I really kind of want to get back into using effects and coloring and stuff. There are some vidders whose work with coloring and effects I admire SO much. It is definitely making me want to experiment with stuff like that again.
A few spring to mind:
→ Blood Makes Noise by newkidfan [to me this is just the perfect example of utilizing effects in the most creative way possible to enhance the vid. all of her work is just stunning beyond belief. definitely an inspiration]
→ I also think proofpudding and kiki_miserychic have a really interesting body of work to check out for inspiration as far as effects and coloring go. They weave them into their vids wonderfully when necessary
Long answer short? Yes! My shift from lots of effects to minimal effects was intentional because I realized that moderation and necessity is key when using them.
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Exactly! Right now I kind of feel the same. Most of the time I can't decide right away how exactly I want to make and edit my video - whether I want to "show" the music through the effects or I want to show the actual story as clearly as possible.
And I LOVE Blood makes Noise. I think it's a very creative vid. And Melissa is one of my favorite vidders, so it goes without saying :) I'm not familiar with kiki's work, so I'm gonna check her vids out now :) Thanks for the answer!
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