Challenge 4: Vidder & Viewer Sign-Up + the news
Is this thing on?
I keep hearing that people want to talk about vids. Are you one of those people??? I know that I'm one of those people, but we are going to have to move fast if we want to get anything done before the Festivids monster sends out assignments and swallows people whole. So I'm just going to jump right in.
News:
Interview Series: We are about to kick off round 2 of the Interview Series, and will be soliciting questions starting on Monday. We have at least 5 vidders already signed up to be poked and prodded by you, with posting of responses tentatively set for the second week of October. Past interviews can be seen in the community memories under vidder interview
Commentary Challenge: the 4th commentary challenge will start... ummm....NOW! This is a dual vidder and viewer challenge, so if you want to talk about your latest creation, the awesome vid you saw at vividcon, or to visit an old favourite that you think people should know more about, then THIS IS THE TIME! All information about this challenge can be found below.
Blanket Vidder Permission: To all vidders who have given permission in the past for their vids to be used in commentary, please make sure all links we have are usable and virus/malware free. If you would like your work removed from the list, just ask and it shall be done as soon as I am aware of the request. The Vidder Permission post can be found here
Reminder: The Dreamwidth version of this community is not currently being utilized, so for the time being please keep all community business in the LJ account.
The VID Commentary Challenge: Take 4
For anyone new to our community, the objective of this challenge is for you, the viewer or vidder, to write or record your own commentary for a vid. This challenge is NOT asking for a review, a critique, a strict play-by-play, or a recommendation. Instead we want to know all the decisions and interpretive work that you do when creating and viewing a vid of your choice.
From viewers we want to know what you believe the vid is doing, as well as how and why it works for you. We want to know why you think certain clips were chosen, what they mean to the source and the vid itself, why combining them with effects or transitions or the other clips in the vid create a particular story or reading for you.
Since this challenge requires you to work with vids that are not your own, we require that you have vidder permission before beginning. You can obtain vidder permission either by e-mailing the vidder directly, or by checking the Vidder Permission Post to see who has volunteered their vids for use.
From vidders we want all the skeletons in the closet! We want to know your intentions behind the vid, how you crafted it, and why you made the choices that you did. We want to know what made you think of that metaphor for that character, and what outside sources influenced this piece. Tell us everything!
Vidders and viewers can choose to produce either a written commentary with screencaps, or an audio/video commentary with a transcript. For examples of the different types of vid commentaries that we are looking for, check out the memory section of the community
The Dates:
Sign-up: August 25th - September 10th 17th
Posting Dates: Oct 10th - 25th
The Rules:
1.) Vids of all fandoms, characters, and/or pairings are permitted for commentary.
2.) More than one person can write or record a vid commentary on the same vid.
3.) You must have vidder permission before signing up for this challenge. I will be confirming this agreement between you and the vidder independently through private messages and e-mail, so please do not sign up before you are sure that the vidder is comfortable with you using his/her vid.
4.) Any vidder who wishes to give blanket permission or specific vid permissions can do so in the Vidder Permission Master List (linked below).
5.) There is no maximum number of commentaries that you can sign-up for, but please be practical about what you can actually finish in the time allotted.
6.) I do not want to restrict anyone by saying that they cannot write a viewer commentary on a vid that they beta-ed; however, this is about your views on what the vid is doing and how and why it works, not the vidders. I am trusting you to decide if your opinions on the vid have been overly influenced by the beta process and what the vidder's own intentions were, and to avoid picking a vid where this is the case.
7.) Please post all vid commentaries straight to the community, with a cut tag after the standard header. If you want to also post it to your own LJ or dreamwidth account then I ask that you please wait a week after posting here.
8.) Hosting: All screencaps must be hosted on your own webspace/photobucket/scrapbook account. No hotlinking! All audio commentaries must be hosted on your own website or streaming site account and embeded within your post, not just linked.
9.) In the event that you are unable to finish the commentary you signed up for, please send me a private message immediately and I will remove you from the list.
10.) I encourage discussion in the comment section of the commentaries, but I do not tolerate trolls, flames, or any kind of rude behaviour. One infraction will get you a warning, multiple will get you banned and your named passed to every moderator of every community I know.
Signing Up
To this post please leave your name, the vid title, the vidder, the fandom of the vid, a link to the streaming/download page/LJ/dreamwidth entry where it can be found, and whether you can be reached via LJ inbox or e-mail. Note: We prefer LJ or dreamwidth announcement entries over direct links to vid pages so that members of this community can leave feedback for the vidder if they wish.
VIDDER PERMISSION SIGN-UP - For vidders who wish to volunteer their work (either all or just specific vids) for commentary. Please leave your vidder name and a link to your webpage/vid tag page/vid announcement post(s).
Posting:
All commentaries, should be posted to the community with screencaps and streaming audio hosted on your own accounts. No hotlinking! After the standard header please use an LJcut, and if the commentary takes more than one entry please remember to link them to one another.
All text commentaries must have screencaps, and all audio/video commentaries must have a text transcript. Thank you!
For the subject line of the post:
Title by {vidder name here}, commentary by {your name here}.
Please use the standard header in the body:
Title:
Vidder:
Fandom:
Link:
Commentary By:
Ratings, warnings, and summaries are optional; however, consulting the vidder about this is recommended. All NSFW images must have a warning.
Also, after the standard header, please remember to use a cut tag.
That was a lot of information, so questions, comments and screams of woe can be posted here or can be sent to me through LJ inbox. Also, we would truly appreciate any and all pimping of the challenge. There are banners on the user info page if you need them.
I keep hearing that people want to talk about vids. Are you one of those people??? I know that I'm one of those people, but we are going to have to move fast if we want to get anything done before the Festivids monster sends out assignments and swallows people whole. So I'm just going to jump right in.
News:
The VID Commentary Challenge: Take 4
For anyone new to our community, the objective of this challenge is for you, the viewer or vidder, to write or record your own commentary for a vid. This challenge is NOT asking for a review, a critique, a strict play-by-play, or a recommendation. Instead we want to know all the decisions and interpretive work that you do when creating and viewing a vid of your choice.
From viewers we want to know what you believe the vid is doing, as well as how and why it works for you. We want to know why you think certain clips were chosen, what they mean to the source and the vid itself, why combining them with effects or transitions or the other clips in the vid create a particular story or reading for you.
Since this challenge requires you to work with vids that are not your own, we require that you have vidder permission before beginning. You can obtain vidder permission either by e-mailing the vidder directly, or by checking the Vidder Permission Post to see who has volunteered their vids for use.
From vidders we want all the skeletons in the closet! We want to know your intentions behind the vid, how you crafted it, and why you made the choices that you did. We want to know what made you think of that metaphor for that character, and what outside sources influenced this piece. Tell us everything!
Vidders and viewers can choose to produce either a written commentary with screencaps, or an audio/video commentary with a transcript. For examples of the different types of vid commentaries that we are looking for, check out the memory section of the community
The Dates:
Sign-up: August 25th - September 10th 17th
Posting Dates: Oct 10th - 25th
The Rules:
1.) Vids of all fandoms, characters, and/or pairings are permitted for commentary.
2.) More than one person can write or record a vid commentary on the same vid.
3.) You must have vidder permission before signing up for this challenge. I will be confirming this agreement between you and the vidder independently through private messages and e-mail, so please do not sign up before you are sure that the vidder is comfortable with you using his/her vid.
4.) Any vidder who wishes to give blanket permission or specific vid permissions can do so in the Vidder Permission Master List (linked below).
5.) There is no maximum number of commentaries that you can sign-up for, but please be practical about what you can actually finish in the time allotted.
6.) I do not want to restrict anyone by saying that they cannot write a viewer commentary on a vid that they beta-ed; however, this is about your views on what the vid is doing and how and why it works, not the vidders. I am trusting you to decide if your opinions on the vid have been overly influenced by the beta process and what the vidder's own intentions were, and to avoid picking a vid where this is the case.
7.) Please post all vid commentaries straight to the community, with a cut tag after the standard header. If you want to also post it to your own LJ or dreamwidth account then I ask that you please wait a week after posting here.
8.) Hosting: All screencaps must be hosted on your own webspace/photobucket/scrapbook account. No hotlinking! All audio commentaries must be hosted on your own website or streaming site account and embeded within your post, not just linked.
9.) In the event that you are unable to finish the commentary you signed up for, please send me a private message immediately and I will remove you from the list.
10.) I encourage discussion in the comment section of the commentaries, but I do not tolerate trolls, flames, or any kind of rude behaviour. One infraction will get you a warning, multiple will get you banned and your named passed to every moderator of every community I know.
Signing Up
To this post please leave your name, the vid title, the vidder, the fandom of the vid, a link to the streaming/download page/LJ/dreamwidth entry where it can be found, and whether you can be reached via LJ inbox or e-mail. Note: We prefer LJ or dreamwidth announcement entries over direct links to vid pages so that members of this community can leave feedback for the vidder if they wish.
VIDDER PERMISSION SIGN-UP - For vidders who wish to volunteer their work (either all or just specific vids) for commentary. Please leave your vidder name and a link to your webpage/vid tag page/vid announcement post(s).
Posting:
All commentaries, should be posted to the community with screencaps and streaming audio hosted on your own accounts. No hotlinking! After the standard header please use an LJcut, and if the commentary takes more than one entry please remember to link them to one another.
All text commentaries must have screencaps, and all audio/video commentaries must have a text transcript. Thank you!
For the subject line of the post:
Title by {vidder name here}, commentary by {your name here}.
Please use the standard header in the body:
Title:
Vidder:
Fandom:
Link:
Commentary By:
Ratings, warnings, and summaries are optional; however, consulting the vidder about this is recommended. All NSFW images must have a warning.
Also, after the standard header, please remember to use a cut tag.
That was a lot of information, so questions, comments and screams of woe can be posted here or can be sent to me through LJ inbox. Also, we would truly appreciate any and all pimping of the challenge. There are banners on the user info page if you need them.