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yesterdays_mousieVid: I'm Yours
Vidder:hazelk
Fandom: Glee
Artist: Jason Mraz
Knowledge of Source: None
So my knowledge of the fandom here is, as noted above, pretty darn low. I know it's about a Glee Club, obviously, and I've heard good things about the show from friends. The song here is a nice choice, and I think more could have been done with it. The vidder's technical ability seemed fine.
Where it falls down, for me, is context and narrative. I can follow it in spots, but in other places, the clips seem randomly chosen, or indeed, to directly contradict the lyrics. Would I get more out of them if I knew the show? Maybe. But I don't, and part of viewing a vid for me is "How well can I follow it," and "will it bring me into this fandom?"
This vid felt like it tried to do too many things at once -- focusing both on the interpersonal relationships between the characters being shown, and the larger ensemble focus. There were a lot of people introduced, a lot of contextual events, and the result was, that although I got the solid sense that this was meant to be a feel good vid, I spent too much time trying to figure out the overall picture, and trying to determine what more specific storylines were being told.
(Also, of course, I spent a good part of the vid fixated on the throwing of cups in people's faces -- is this is how high school is portrayed these days on tv? Is this how high school is these days? A single instance of this would have resulted in suspension, possibly expulsion at my school.)
Vid:Black Skies
Vidder:ravenholdt
Fandom: Prince of Persia, Sands of Time
Knowledge of Source: None
Music: New Divide by Linkin Park
I'll start off this one by saying I completely understand why some vidders prefer to have a watermark on their vids. There is clip theft, there is outright vid theft, etc etc.
However, dear vidders, please, when you are designing your watermarks, keep in mind that if your mark takes up a third of the page, is opaque enough to distract and make viewing difficult, and designed in a way that focuses the viewers attention on trying to determine what they're seeing, rather than the vid, well -- we probably won't actually enjoy the vid. I had to rewind this vid and start over, because I spent the first sixty seconds of so just determining that the letters on the screen were, in face, a watermark (the vidders name) and not meant to be text of some type that was important to the vid. The Arabic design of the words strengthened that possible connection, and therefore, that distraction.
Even once I knew what I was looking at, the vid was damn near unwatchable for the watermark, and almost earned this vid a 1 Cheese rating, all by itself
I wish I had more to say here, but I could barely follow the story (apart from the obvious 'boy gets girl' bits) and I had to fight my way through the watermark to get that much.
Vid: Lullaby for a Stormy Night
Vidder:such_heights
Music: Vienna Teng
Fandom: Doctor Who
Knowledge of Source: Yes, all of it, every single bit.
This was a charming, well made story of young Amelia Pond. The temptation to use fairytale related imagery and music with connection to Amelia is, of course, going to be huge, but this pulled it off without too much schmoop (just the right amount of schmoop!), and just enough of a build to adult Amy. And this was a tough feat, since there's relatively little footage of young Amy, and the vid needed to use long, slow clips, which can go horribly wrong on a vidder.
Vid:Finite Simple Group (of Order Two)
Vidder:thingswithwings
Music: The Klein Four
Fandom: Better Off Ted
Knowledge of Source: None
This was a surprise, and very nice. I had literally no idea what to expect from this fandom, as my knowledge of it extends to exactly the name of the show.
If it was a little slow in parts, I suspect that this had a lot to do with the nature of the footage available. The vidder managed to avoid talky-face syndrome, and instead focused on the repetitive and corresponding nature of the character movements.
It was a sweet little slash vid, very much appreciated.
Vid: Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
Vidder:chaila
Music: Florence + The Machine
Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Knowledge of Source: Yes, All of it.
This was a vid that looked at the way the women of the show in Sarah Connor were shaping their world. Interestingly, it left Cameron almost entirely out of the footage, and focused only Sarah's connection with several different strong women who have shown up over the course of the show. Given what the vidder was trying to accomplish here, I liked this choice.
Unfortunately, despite my knowledge of the show, I had difficulty following the vid's narrative. The vidding was extremely fast for long sections, and although I was familiar with the characters, they each appeared for an episode, maybe two each, and we were not given enough in the way of establishing who they were, or what scenario was unfolding, and why it matter. Or, if we were -- well, it just went by too quickly to be understood in the storm of fast cuts.
Vid: Like a Fairytale
Vidder:fizzyblogic
Song: Bari Improv by Kaki King
Fandom: Doctor Who
Knowledge of Source: Yes, all of it.
I have very little to say here, as very little was done here. It's a series of clips of Amy Pond, set to music (instrumental), basically. Sure, you'll say, that's what EVERY vid is. But, well, no. There's no attempt to tell much of a story here, we don't see her interacting all that much, its just bang bang bang, Amy Amy Amy. To music. Amy is a whole lot more interesting than this.
The vidder mentions that this is meant to be a character vid, but clips of an individual thrown down on a timeline are really not enough to create a character vid.
Vidder:
hazelkFandom: Glee
Artist: Jason Mraz
Knowledge of Source: None
So my knowledge of the fandom here is, as noted above, pretty darn low. I know it's about a Glee Club, obviously, and I've heard good things about the show from friends. The song here is a nice choice, and I think more could have been done with it. The vidder's technical ability seemed fine.
Where it falls down, for me, is context and narrative. I can follow it in spots, but in other places, the clips seem randomly chosen, or indeed, to directly contradict the lyrics. Would I get more out of them if I knew the show? Maybe. But I don't, and part of viewing a vid for me is "How well can I follow it," and "will it bring me into this fandom?"
This vid felt like it tried to do too many things at once -- focusing both on the interpersonal relationships between the characters being shown, and the larger ensemble focus. There were a lot of people introduced, a lot of contextual events, and the result was, that although I got the solid sense that this was meant to be a feel good vid, I spent too much time trying to figure out the overall picture, and trying to determine what more specific storylines were being told.
(Also, of course, I spent a good part of the vid fixated on the throwing of cups in people's faces -- is this is how high school is portrayed these days on tv? Is this how high school is these days? A single instance of this would have resulted in suspension, possibly expulsion at my school.)
Vid:Black Skies
Vidder:
ravenholdtFandom: Prince of Persia, Sands of Time
Knowledge of Source: None
Music: New Divide by Linkin Park
I'll start off this one by saying I completely understand why some vidders prefer to have a watermark on their vids. There is clip theft, there is outright vid theft, etc etc.
However, dear vidders, please, when you are designing your watermarks, keep in mind that if your mark takes up a third of the page, is opaque enough to distract and make viewing difficult, and designed in a way that focuses the viewers attention on trying to determine what they're seeing, rather than the vid, well -- we probably won't actually enjoy the vid. I had to rewind this vid and start over, because I spent the first sixty seconds of so just determining that the letters on the screen were, in face, a watermark (the vidders name) and not meant to be text of some type that was important to the vid. The Arabic design of the words strengthened that possible connection, and therefore, that distraction.
Even once I knew what I was looking at, the vid was damn near unwatchable for the watermark, and almost earned this vid a 1 Cheese rating, all by itself
I wish I had more to say here, but I could barely follow the story (apart from the obvious 'boy gets girl' bits) and I had to fight my way through the watermark to get that much.
Vid: Lullaby for a Stormy Night
Vidder:
such_heightsMusic: Vienna Teng
Fandom: Doctor Who
Knowledge of Source: Yes, all of it, every single bit.
This was a charming, well made story of young Amelia Pond. The temptation to use fairytale related imagery and music with connection to Amelia is, of course, going to be huge, but this pulled it off without too much schmoop (just the right amount of schmoop!), and just enough of a build to adult Amy. And this was a tough feat, since there's relatively little footage of young Amy, and the vid needed to use long, slow clips, which can go horribly wrong on a vidder.
Vid:Finite Simple Group (of Order Two)
Vidder:
thingswithwingsMusic: The Klein Four
Fandom: Better Off Ted
Knowledge of Source: None
This was a surprise, and very nice. I had literally no idea what to expect from this fandom, as my knowledge of it extends to exactly the name of the show.
If it was a little slow in parts, I suspect that this had a lot to do with the nature of the footage available. The vidder managed to avoid talky-face syndrome, and instead focused on the repetitive and corresponding nature of the character movements.
It was a sweet little slash vid, very much appreciated.
Vid: Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
Vidder:
chailaMusic: Florence + The Machine
Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Knowledge of Source: Yes, All of it.
This was a vid that looked at the way the women of the show in Sarah Connor were shaping their world. Interestingly, it left Cameron almost entirely out of the footage, and focused only Sarah's connection with several different strong women who have shown up over the course of the show. Given what the vidder was trying to accomplish here, I liked this choice.
Unfortunately, despite my knowledge of the show, I had difficulty following the vid's narrative. The vidding was extremely fast for long sections, and although I was familiar with the characters, they each appeared for an episode, maybe two each, and we were not given enough in the way of establishing who they were, or what scenario was unfolding, and why it matter. Or, if we were -- well, it just went by too quickly to be understood in the storm of fast cuts.
Vid: Like a Fairytale
Vidder:
fizzyblogicSong: Bari Improv by Kaki King
Fandom: Doctor Who
Knowledge of Source: Yes, all of it.
I have very little to say here, as very little was done here. It's a series of clips of Amy Pond, set to music (instrumental), basically. Sure, you'll say, that's what EVERY vid is. But, well, no. There's no attempt to tell much of a story here, we don't see her interacting all that much, its just bang bang bang, Amy Amy Amy. To music. Amy is a whole lot more interesting than this.
The vidder mentions that this is meant to be a character vid, but clips of an individual thrown down on a timeline are really not enough to create a character vid.