Vidding stuff. Thinking out loud.

[ash48]

I've all but finished my vid forsummer_sam_love. It's with my trusty betas and I know there will be tweaks and stuff to do on it but with 4 weeks to go until I have to post it there's still a lot of time. Then I'll just have to sit on it, which is never easy. *g*

I've discovered that if I have a challenge vid or auction vid to do I can't actually do anything else until it's done. It's like it nags at me. I can't think about anything else.

Which brings me to vid_the_grid. I have 3 prompts to go before I complete the table. The last three are ones that I will have to think about and actually vid to, rather that make a vid and it magically fitting into a prompt.

They are:

Advertisement: I'm thinking a promo for that. I have 2 songs I want to use. I'm contemplating making 2 short ones.

Colour: At one stage I wanted to make a vid specifically looking at the use of colour in the show. But I just can't get my head around that. So I'm thinking of focusing on exteriors. I think this will be a totally self indulgent vid as I can't see it being particularly entertaining, but there's a piece of music I have always wanted to use, so I might just have to be a bit wanky and try for an "arty" vid. (argh... that's bound to not work!)

Black and White: Hmmm.... No idea. I really don't want to make a vid and just make all the clips B&W. The B&W needs to make a statement or enhance the vid somehow. Be there for a reason....hmm... I'll have to ponder that one.

Then of course there's all those other songs I'm itching to get to. (starrylizard that song you sent me is gnawing at my brain damnit! That's begging to be vidded!)

Comments

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

starrylizard that song you sent me is gnawing at my brain damnit! That's begging to be vidded!

Oooh the one I was all, doesn't fit your prompt, but I'm sending it to you anyway?? So that works? Woo! *rubs hands*

B&W is just a prompt, so it doesn't have to all be in B&W.
I think you're likely to be the first person to complete a table on vid_the_Grid! Exciting! \o/

[ash48.livejournal.com]

It's the Crossfire song that's on my brain at the moment. I think because I keep hearing it on the radio and every time I hear it I keep seeing a vid!

Are you thinking about that Lamb song? I might be able to work it for one of the propmts. Or if not might do it anyway. Let me know, because for you?... absolutely *g*


B&W is just a prompt, so it doesn't have to all be in B&W.

Yeah, and in fact the next vid (well, the Levee Breaks one) has some B&W clips in it but I think I'd really like to really explore the whole feel of B&W. I'd almost like to do genre type vid. 40's style or something like that. (I think WAY too hard about these things!)

I think you're likely to be the first person to complete a table on vid_the_Grid! Exciting! \o/

Hee! Not there yet! 3 to go. But I'm on a mission now!!

xx

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Well both those song NEED to be vidded in my brain and I just can't vid atm, so if you do either/both of them I'll be very happy! :D

I think I'm close to deciding on a new computer which means I'm a step closer to vidding properly again. :)

[davincis-girl.livejournal.com]

I could see that "colour" would be a tough one. It's a dark, dark show. It's startling how colourful that outdoor lawm mowing sequence was when Dean was in the wish/dream world for that reason. What if you built it around a single colour, like the use of blood red?

Black and white also suggest contrasts. What if it is themed around emotional contrasts as well? Or if the past is in colour and the present is in black and white?

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Wow - thanks for the ideas. I have an idea for the colour one but I haven't figure out how to link the images yet - I really like the idea of a colour link.. :)

And I was pondering a similar kind of thing for B&W that you've mentioned here. Looking at maybe the notion of the "shades of grey" they often mention. Evil isn't just B&W.

Thanks hun. *smish*

[geckoholic]

YAY for being almost done! :D

I've discovered that if I have a challenge vid or auction vid to do I can't actually do anything else until it's done. It's like it nags at me. I can't think about anything else.
BE GLAD. My brain pushes me into the exact same trap each time: I have an idea when I sign up, get started with it . . . And then my inspiration huffs, bails, and doesn't return until last minute. *rofl* And yet, I love it. ;)

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Hee! At least it returns. I really worry about running out of steam. I hate the idea of not completing something I said I would. I think it's why I generally don't sign up for stuff.

xx