Comments | thefourthvine: Rant: The Vid Bitch Cometh

thefourthvine

Rant: The Vid Bitch Cometh

Oct 06, 2004 15:07

I've been many things in my time: a fan fic bitch, a word bitch, an obsessive bitch. And now, having been converted to the wonderful world of fan vids, I'm preparing to be a vid bitch. (No, actually, I don't think I ever am something other than a bitch of some sort. It's a gift. Of a kind.)

( Why, yes, one more fannish activity is just what I needed to make my life complete. Or, well, completely insane, at any rate. )

vids, [rant]

Comments 48

_redpanda_ October 6 2004, 16:04:06 UTC

I admit I've seen ONE vid done astoundingly well to "Bring Me To Life" -- in fact, it made me desperately want to see the canon anime, which then in turn disappointed me by SUCKING. Argh.

...well, okay, not sucking per se, but their choice of music was...urgh. Goofy where it should have been dramatic, y'know? I blame Cowboy Bebop.

ANYWAY. Thank you for the recs, whee!

thefourthvine October 7 2004, 03:47:36 UTC

I just have to say, first, that your icon is freaking me out. What is that?

And, yeah. Actually, I picked "Bring Me to Life" as my mocking song because I expected to see a lot more of those than I did - I didn't want to use the actual songs I've seen the most of, 'cause, you know, didn't want to seem like I was criticizing specific people. The frustrating thing is that a vid set to an overused song can be good, which means I can't even skip downloading those ones, even though I know I'll be all, "geez, original song choice there" when I watch it.

flyingtapes October 7 2004, 03:50:54 UTC

The icon is from "The Fifth Element." It's Leela (loola? I can't remember) and the Blue Opera singer.

boniblithe October 6 2004, 16:57:02 UTC

If you have to choose between file size and vid clarity, go for the latter;File size and clarity are usually interrelated: the more frames-per-second and higher resoultion you save at, the larger file size you end up with. Even compressing nicely with the fancy schmancy DiVX codecs can only get your file so small. With animation file sizes are larger because quality is easy to lose very quickly if you overcompress or try to scrunch the pictures too much. Live action is more forgiving ( ... )

boniblithe October 6 2004, 17:03:17 UTC

Shalott and Melina's "The Mountain" can be found at Shalott's vid website.

Also, I wanted to say, this may be my favorite vid EVER.

thefourthvine October 7 2004, 05:21:31 UTC

I actually do try to get DVDs from vidders when I can, because I am compulsive that way. But, failing that, I'll cheerfully download huge vids. I actually prefer them to smaller ones, because I know from the file size that at least I won't be staring at little tiny pixilated people doing something mysterious with - is that a book? Is that the killer VHS video from The Ring? Is it, wait, is it the One Ring? Ah. From context, I deduce that it must be the Time Turner. I hate that ( ... )

kassrachel October 6 2004, 17:56:09 UTC

Brava. Well-said.

I've been sliding down the slippery slope of vid fannishness for the last few years; going to Vividcon this year finally clinched it.

Mmm. Vids. :-)

thefourthvine October 7 2004, 05:25:11 UTC

Um. Actually, I think going to Vividcon counts more as "coming out of the viddish closet, loud, proud, and dancing." Because if you go to that? I'd say you've already been a confirmed vidfan for quite some time.

Love that icon, btw. It's what I love about fandom, right there.

dylant October 6 2004, 18:51:12 UTC

DivX for one who is entirely computer illiterate is a tricky business... and then use your firewall to keep it from accessing the internet, just in case.) How do I do this? ::cringes::

thefourthvine October 7 2004, 05:36:00 UTC

Do not fear the DivX. I'll be happy to talk you through the process, if you like. Just email me (deepbluesea at postmark dot net). Be sure to say what type of computer and firewall you're using, and if you're on a company or school computer, anything like that. You too can triumph over computer fear!

(The comment has been removed)

danibennett October 7 2004, 00:16:42 UTC

This is all your fault.

And I accuse only out of deep love and respect, really. The vid was gorgeous. I just can't get Oz-fandom's claws off me now.

*sigh*

thefourthvine October 7 2004, 05:56:38 UTC

The song is, yes, totally perfect for the fandom. I mean, really, it could not be more descriptive of the B/K relationship.

But the evil of the vid comes in its accessibility; you don't need to know the fandom to get the vid. (I mean, really. The first time I watched it? I had no idea which guy was Keller and which was Beecher.) I suspect that your relative unfamiliarity with the fandom is responsible for that. People who are very deep into the fandoms they vid tend to choose shots that have great meaning - provided you're intimate with the canon. You picked shots that stand on their own, that have meaning whether you've seen where they come from or not. (Of course, you were probably helped by the incredible good acting in the canon; those guys are who they're playing every second, and it really shows in that vid ( ... )