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[fan_eunice]

There. Got some actual vidding done today. Okay, sure it was supposed to be my Premieres vid...and yeah, I haven't actually touched the last three vids for the Eleventy Project yet. But it is a start! I have finally learned my lesson well enough that when I hit the no vid zone for whatever reason I no longer go straight to the, "AND I WILL NEVER VID AGAIN" place. Is still frustrating though.

Not sure how I feel about this vid. It is certainly cathartic to drag your childhood fears out from under the bed and introduce them to your grown up fears for a playdate. But, I'm kind of out of the edge of my comfort zone in terms of the vids I usually make. Which is maybe why I sabotaged the chances of getting this to Vividcon in the first place. Doing something new which reveals parts of you that you don't ordinarily share anyway is scary enough, much less doing it in front of an audience of over a hundred people.

On the downside, sending a vid to Vividcon means being sure people will actually watch it even if you are using horror movies from the 80's as therapy. There are advantages to a built in audience. *shrug*

Comments

[laurashapiro]

I will watch it (again)! And rec it.

[fan_eunice]

That's a lot of confidence in me from an early draft. The finished product might suck, and now you've promised to rec it.

[laurashapiro]

It's not going to suck. I can say that with complete confidence.

[cee_m]

See? Now I'm wicked curious.

[fan_eunice]

It isn't that exciting, really. I've just never tackled horror before.

[cee_m]

Well '80s horror was my thing. So much time spent watching Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Friday the 13th movies...

[fan_eunice]

Yay! Nightmare on Elm Street is where we're going here, so you are definitely in my target audience. :D

[cee_m]

*bows*

Glad I can be of help. Are you going to be at VVC this year?

[fan_eunice]

I most definitely am, even though my vid will not be. :D

[cee_m]

This year just continues to rock like a hurricane. I'm so psyched that I'll finally be able to meet all of you people! One more month people!! ONE MORE MONTH!

[jetpack_monkey]

even if you are using horror movies from the 80's as therapy

And this is why you're awesome.

I'd love to see that vid. I'm going to have to make puppy eyes at Lizbet and Dee for their spare Vividcon DVD.

[fan_eunice]

:D This one isn't going to Vividcon! I didn't finish it in time, so it'll probably be going up online in the next two weeksish? Depends on if the current momentum I regained this morning keeps up.

Maybe it is good I didn't finish it in time? I keep seeing my horror peeps aren't coming, so like...already there are at least two people who I knew would at least be interested (you being one) that won't even be there anyway :D

[jetpack_monkey]

Ah, yes, rereading your post that seems really obvious. Well, I'll definitely watch it. I am your pre-built audience, dammit.

[heresluck]

See icon. :D

And I don't know what's in the air this week, but I started a new vid last night after opening Premiere intending to work on something else entirely. Apparently I need to process stuff! Who knew?

I totally hear you about how scary it is to put a really personal (or personally important) vid out there at VividCon. And at the same time I always have this sense that I shouldn't "waste" that captive audience on a fluffy vid or one that I'm less personally invested in... which, assuming I'm not alone in that, maybe explains why Premieres has been so freaking HEAVY some years.

In conclusion: Yay vidding! Yay YOU vidding! ♥

[fan_eunice]

:D I...don't seem to have any trouble at all sending fluffy things to Premieres. My other major concern when this was still supposed to be for Premieres was continuing the DARKITYDARKDARK trend of that show. Not that it doesn't produce some amazing vids, but some years there is overload and everyone goes stumbling out of the room in desperate need of anti-depressants. Which is why Karaoke is such a godsend

[klia]

Oh, cool. It sounds a bit like jarrow's Give it Up from last VVC gone darkside. ;)

[fan_eunice]

Not quite that multi...just the Nightmare movies. We shall see if what is in my head comes out on the timeline. Working on it! :D

[klia]

Ah, gotcha. Looking forward to seeing it!

OMG GIMMIE! *grabby hands*

[deathisyourart]

You see that puppy in my icon? She is going to pee on the floor in excitement.

Re: OMG GIMMIE! *grabby hands*

[fan_eunice]

See, and now I'm picturing Freddy being the recipient of the wide eyed look the puppy is giving and that is SO WRONG I CANT EVEN...

I hate you.

[littleheaven]

You could premiere it at BasCon instead. That's what I'm doing with my intended Vividcon non-attending premiere vid. Which is still only 2% done. *sigh*

I keep getting lost in Maggie Gyllenhaal's big, shocked eyes and... yeah.

[fan_eunice]

Meh. If I am going to premiere it in front of a live audience I think I would rather be there, 'cause I have kind of an intense personal connection to the source, and the reasons for the vid itself.

Ooooooooooooooooh Maggie Gyllenhaal! I CANT WAIT!!

[littleheaven]

Ah, okay. I never have the option of premiering in front of a live audience so I guess I can't fathom what that's like, LOL.

I've still got that jolly 80's vid sitting in Premiere - I will finish that one day. I've got quite a few queued up actually. But having a deadline for this one is especially good because it's one of the more thinky vids I've done and therefore I would otherwise be inclined to overthink it :o)

[serrico]

sending a vid to Vividcon means being sure people will actually watch it

And that right there is the entire rationale behind my Premieres vid. *g*

Vid! By you! *anticipates* Since your 'Amy's Choice' vid is nicely, effectively creeptastic, I'm sure pure horror source will work for you, too.

[fan_eunice]

I think one of the best things to come out of Vividcon is the guaranteed auidence means people have felt freer to experiment and go for more obscure sources and stuff.

[danegen]

When I was ~20, the coolest thing I'd ever heard anyone say was "My college roommate played Alice in Nightmare on Elm Street 4."

I believe I might be your target audience.

[fan_eunice]

Okay, see and that is one of the coolest things I've ever heard NOW, so...hee. But Alice was always my favorite after Nancy (who is...NANCY OMG)...I keep having to stop myself from going NEEDS MOAR ALICE :)

\o/ \o/ target audience! :D