POV in Vidding

[tinturtle]

Something I've found to be important in vid making is to have a point of view in mind. Who is "I"? Who is "you"? Who is "we"? I try to let my vids speak for themselves, so I haven't labelled them on AO3 or YouTube as having particular points of view (as I have my few fics). Nevertheless, almost all of them do, at least per section. In my first vid, "Behind Blue Eyes", Cowley, Bodie, and Doyle each got a verse.* My slash vid, "You Baby", uses Bodie's point of view. "We are the Champions" is Cowley POV, with the verses' "I" referring to himself and the refrain's "we" referring to his organization as he sees it. "Who'll Stop the Rain" is very clearly a Doyle POV vid, and "Just a Little Light" is split between Bodie and Doyle, with each getting half (and with “you” referring to the other partner throughout). The only exception to the rule is "Life During Wartime". While the song uses the first and second person, the vid has a third-party POV that looks on at the Lads' world (or so it seems to me). I think it still works; the difference makes it the least emotional of my vids, though.** At any rate, I have had several vid ideas incubating for some time, but showing no signs of pipping. And I think I might have moved one of them closer to maturity tonight by deciding firmly on a point of view.

See this journal entry for an index of the LiveJournal posts associated with my vids.

*(Although I think one of the weaknesses of that vid is that it's a bit hard to follow the structure. I may produce a second edition at some point.)

**(ETA: I suppose the song choice probably affects this, as well. The song “Life During Wartime” is a bit tongue-in-cheek; it's not as sincere as the others.)