Drowning in songvids

I got back from Vividcon, the vidder's con, last night, and strangely, after three full days of vids, vids, and more vids, I want to a) watch more vids and b) make more vids. I left feeling inspired and eager to churn out more, even if there's really no audience for them, just because I was so inspired by everyone's work and enthusiasm. It was especially strange because I didn't actually think I'd have any fun at the con -- I'd left earlier than most because of flight planning and expense, so I missed some potentially fun programming, but I also thought it would be good to get out early. I'd expected to be alone most of the time because my main circle of friends wasn't there, but that only happened a couple of times. I've never really understood fans who don't go to some kind of con -- the idea of being around other fans in a closed environment, having lots of possibilities for discussions and forums and whatnot, seems to be the core of what fandom is about, so the idea that so many of the online vidders do this in isolation and don't consider going to a vidding con seems odd to me. Vidding is such a huge part of my fannish experience, too -- and having a con dedicated to vidding, while at first seeming kind of odd to me, has turned out to enhance my participation in fandom. I had communication from people who'd seen some of my vids in the shows last year, and this year, being there, I met a lot of folks I might otherwise never have had contact with, especially the few online folks who came.

( A half-assed Vividcon review )