Thank you for posting this! I just added The Cutting Edge to my Netflix queue, and when I get back on campus, I'm going to check out the Pearlman and perhaps some of the other books.
Pearlman suggests that dance choreography may prove a useful metaphor for determining the choices that we make while editing and analyzing films.
Hee! I think I got into vidding because I am a frustrated choreographer who, at the moment, has no space to dance in or people to dance with. This makes total sense to me; I think I'm going to like this book.
That is so interesting! I have found vidding difficult because so much of it--and so much of the advice in books--relies upon having a physical sense of rhythm, and I don't trust mine. Or I didn't. I trust it more than I used to.
There are places where Pearlman talks about her experience editing dance performances for TV that you might like.
That is so interesting! I have found vidding difficult because so much of it--and so much of the advice in books--relies upon having a physical sense of rhythm
Well, I don't know that one could say I have an innate, physical sense of rhythm, but I did ballroom dance throughout undergrad, and it's made me unable to listen to a song--any song--without counting along to the beat. That's been very helpful for me, because when I know where the beats are, I can vid to or around them as necessary (i.e., cutting on the "one" makes the most impact, but do that for the entire vid and it's going to get annoying). Listening to what the various instruments are doing in the background is also useful, because then I can switch between vidding to the vocals, the bass line, the strings, whatever.
and I don't trust mine. Or I didn't. I trust it more than I used to.
I found this same thing happened as I did more ballroom. :)
There are places where Pearlman talks about her experience editing dance performances for TV that you might like.
I am a non-vidder, but I love film, and this whole post makes me really warm and happy. Thanks for making it - and I'll have it saved up for when I finally decide to jump in and need help. :D
from metafandomhammerxswordJanuary 4 2010, 16:36:11 UTC
Would you believe not too long ago I was thinking 'you know, it's so easy to find articles on how to write short stories/novels that can apply to fanfic, but what about vidding?' The answer seems so obvious I'm kind of chuckling now, but also very grateful you took the time to write this up. Very useful and informative, so thank you!
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Thank you for posting this! I just added The Cutting Edge to my Netflix queue, and when I get back on campus, I'm going to check out the Pearlman and perhaps some of the other books.
Pearlman suggests that dance choreography may prove a useful metaphor for determining the choices that we make while editing and analyzing films.
Hee! I think I got into vidding because I am a frustrated choreographer who, at the moment, has no space to dance in or people to dance with. This makes total sense to me; I think I'm going to like this book.
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There are places where Pearlman talks about her experience editing dance performances for TV that you might like.
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Well, I don't know that one could say I have an innate, physical sense of rhythm, but I did ballroom dance throughout undergrad, and it's made me unable to listen to a song--any song--without counting along to the beat. That's been very helpful for me, because when I know where the beats are, I can vid to or around them as necessary (i.e., cutting on the "one" makes the most impact, but do that for the entire vid and it's going to get annoying). Listening to what the various instruments are doing in the background is also useful, because then I can switch between vidding to the vocals, the bass line, the strings, whatever.
and I don't trust mine. Or I didn't. I trust it more than I used to.
I found this same thing happened as I did more ballroom. :)
There are places where Pearlman talks about her experience editing dance performances for TV that you might like.
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I saw The Cutting Edge last year, and I loved getting to watch that guy edit. So much equipment omg.
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