How to make a bad vid...
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ash48Vidding is easy. I mean, anyone can lay down a song and throw together come clips. Match them (literally) to the lyrics, add a few (hundred) fancy edits, put on a (huge) vidder watermark and voilà! You have a vid.
Expanding the Verse has been holding the "Worst Video Ever Challenge" and the results have been interesting.
I think, more than anything, viewing a vid that exploits all the things that essentially make up a bad vid might actually highlight what it is that makes a good vid.
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starrylizard has created a fabulously awful vid called 2 Strong Hearts. I love how well observed this vid is in containing all those things that contribute to making a "bad" vid. Read the "warnings" to get an idea of what those things are. :D (I think the "over and over and over" has to be my favourite..)
You also have to check outgreyowl88's Fuel. She claims this as the "Worst Wincest Vid Ever". I'd say it's the funniest ever. ;D It's hilarious in it's "badness". (fav might just be the gratuitous crotch shots *g*)
There is actually a thing called a Lord King Bad Vid. I learned of this a few years ago when I voiced the idea of making a Dean/Cas vid to the song "Wind Beneath My Wings" (I'd still love to do this one day...) It's described as: ...the vid your inner twelve-year-old thinks is the best thing ever!" It's about creating a vid that's "bad" but pursued with utter sincerity. The above vids are not quite so subtle in their "badness" so they may not be consider LKB vids. But you get the idea.
I know that fandom sometimes has badfic memes etc. - fic that encapsulates all that is bad in fic writing (such fun!) No reason why vidders can't play with the same.
These vids are also good examples of things to avoid if you are starting out. It's all been done in fun. All vidders have started somewhere and the reason I find these so amusing is because I recognise my own mistakes in these./o\
Enjoy! Or.... err... not. :DD
Expanding the Verse has been holding the "Worst Video Ever Challenge" and the results have been interesting.
I think, more than anything, viewing a vid that exploits all the things that essentially make up a bad vid might actually highlight what it is that makes a good vid.
starrylizard has created a fabulously awful vid called 2 Strong Hearts. I love how well observed this vid is in containing all those things that contribute to making a "bad" vid. Read the "warnings" to get an idea of what those things are. :D (I think the "over and over and over" has to be my favourite..)You also have to check out
greyowl88's Fuel. She claims this as the "Worst Wincest Vid Ever". I'd say it's the funniest ever. ;D It's hilarious in it's "badness". (fav might just be the gratuitous crotch shots *g*)There is actually a thing called a Lord King Bad Vid. I learned of this a few years ago when I voiced the idea of making a Dean/Cas vid to the song "Wind Beneath My Wings" (I'd still love to do this one day...) It's described as: ...the vid your inner twelve-year-old thinks is the best thing ever!" It's about creating a vid that's "bad" but pursued with utter sincerity. The above vids are not quite so subtle in their "badness" so they may not be consider LKB vids. But you get the idea.
I know that fandom sometimes has badfic memes etc. - fic that encapsulates all that is bad in fic writing (such fun!) No reason why vidders can't play with the same.
These vids are also good examples of things to avoid if you are starting out. It's all been done in fun. All vidders have started somewhere and the reason I find these so amusing is because I recognise my own mistakes in these./o\
Enjoy! Or.... err... not. :DD
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Date: 2011-08-31 11:50 pm (UTC)And I can say I've seen some that most definitely would fit into that category.
Before I totally condemn a vidder and their work I look at a few things first.
I look at their channel to see how old this vid is. Have they improved over the years or is the one I watched as horrible as the newest one they did. I want to see if they're learned anything over the years.
I also check out the age of the vidder if it's visible. I will normally just turn my head and walk away if they are young and wet behind the ears. No sense stirring up muck where you don't have to. But older vidders who have been around the block should know a little better, shouldn't they?
And I have made the occasional comment on a vid about those overly ginormous and colourful watermarks!
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Date: 2011-09-01 01:25 am (UTC)Yeah - it's a tricky one. I posted about "bad vids" for 2 reasons. One - it's a bit of fun and two I thought it might be interesting to see what vidders see as "bad vids"... if that makes sense.
It's not intented to make fun of vidders who are either starting out, or young etc. It's just an acknowledgement that there are things that stand out as being annoying (like the huge watermark) when watching a vid.
Doesn't mean we're not all capable of making a bad vid (appreciation is in the eye of the beholder after all) but I thought that this might also prove to be helpful to anyone starting out. Thats there are things that should be avoided if possible.
Like bad grammar for fic writers.
Wow... I blabbed! I posted this and then worried that it might be seen as vidding snobbery. *shrugs* I hope not. Bad grammar, structure, cliche etc exists in bad fic so why not "bad use of lyrics, over use of effects and annoying water marks" to signal a bad vid.
:)