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The people have spoken, dammit
Jul. 21st, 2005 09:15 amOkay, so I thought ticky box would win by a mile in the "what vid should I do next" poll. At the 11th hour, though, the humorous BtVS/Ats all cast vid pulled ahead by a vote (though there's still time to vote and get me out of this mess!). I was actually kind of happy about ticky box winning, because then that meant I didn't have to do anything. But I was surprised and unhappy about the humorous vid winning the votes (which I didn't expect by a long chalk), because even though I know my f-list is quite Buffy-centric, the truth is, I am Buffied and Angeled out a little bit right now. See, there *will* be new vids for those fandoms, but they have to wait until August, after they've premiered at VVC. If you voted for those because you just wanted Buffyverse vids... damn you! ::shakes fist in your direction::
The truth is, it's a horribly daunting project -- tons of clips to capture from gajillions of seasons, two different forms of aspect ratios... and of course, gotta make it funny. I don't even really want to do it except that I do, eventually, but it tires me just thinking about it. And of course, now I'm thinking, hmmm... daunting project... humor... Buffy and Angel... I need to collaborate with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sherrold! No, Sandy, don't run. It'll be fun, really. Honest. Let me play you the song... stop screaming!
But there is a wrinkle in the poll. I have been threatened with bodily harm by someone who wants the Deadwood all-cast vid. And I have no doubt at all that she will hurt me if I don't do it. So I'm weighing votes vs. physical pain, and I'm sure you can tell which one wins in this case. Also, when I asked my frequent vid collaborator,feochadn, what I should work on next, she barked, "Deadwood." And when she barks at me like that, I tend to listen. Unlike my friends who have tats and piercings and such, I don't really enjoy physical pain.
I'm also afraid I don't know how to do something funny right now, at least not on my own, so I really will have to collaborate with someone on a humor vid. Every day is so bleak to me right now, and I have to force myself to post here, to interact with people, to try to make myself seem normal because everyone has forgotten about my sister and they are all with the "move on, already" and have no patience for me if I'm not behaving the accepted way. I have no idea what's really funny anymore, what's just *fun*, and making a deathly serious, kind of tragic vid feels more cathartic, more possible. Something I understand and can embrace. Whereas humor and light and farce seem... utterly foreign at this point.
Anyway. I was surprised by the strong showing for Keen Eddie. I had no idea so many people were interested, and I'm pleased. The reaction to a Hornblower vid with Pellew didn't surprise me, though -- that fandom is all Archie, Archie, Archie, and I'm so not, so we are unmixy. That one's perpetually on my list, though. And Due South got a lot more votes than I expected, especially since I am not a Ray K fan at all, and that seems to be where most of the interest is.
The spooky Giles vid came in a close second behind the humor Buffyverse vid and ticky box. This is one I've had on my plate for a really long time, but in the while that I've sat on it, I've seen more than a few vids come up with this song. It's not a terrifically common song, but it seems to have struck a chord with people, and now I'm afeared of looking like a lemming if I do it. Song choice is so important to me, I really don't like using things that show up frequently elsewhere, let alone in my own fandoms... but I haven't watched any of these vids, and I'm still not certain whether I should let it deter me or not. I love my idea and I think it could be really creepy and cool, but... people will use this song.
The truth is, it's a horribly daunting project -- tons of clips to capture from gajillions of seasons, two different forms of aspect ratios... and of course, gotta make it funny. I don't even really want to do it except that I do, eventually, but it tires me just thinking about it. And of course, now I'm thinking, hmmm... daunting project... humor... Buffy and Angel... I need to collaborate with
sherrold! No, Sandy, don't run. It'll be fun, really. Honest. Let me play you the song... stop screaming!But there is a wrinkle in the poll. I have been threatened with bodily harm by someone who wants the Deadwood all-cast vid. And I have no doubt at all that she will hurt me if I don't do it. So I'm weighing votes vs. physical pain, and I'm sure you can tell which one wins in this case. Also, when I asked my frequent vid collaborator,
feochadn, what I should work on next, she barked, "Deadwood." And when she barks at me like that, I tend to listen. Unlike my friends who have tats and piercings and such, I don't really enjoy physical pain.I'm also afraid I don't know how to do something funny right now, at least not on my own, so I really will have to collaborate with someone on a humor vid. Every day is so bleak to me right now, and I have to force myself to post here, to interact with people, to try to make myself seem normal because everyone has forgotten about my sister and they are all with the "move on, already" and have no patience for me if I'm not behaving the accepted way. I have no idea what's really funny anymore, what's just *fun*, and making a deathly serious, kind of tragic vid feels more cathartic, more possible. Something I understand and can embrace. Whereas humor and light and farce seem... utterly foreign at this point.
Anyway. I was surprised by the strong showing for Keen Eddie. I had no idea so many people were interested, and I'm pleased. The reaction to a Hornblower vid with Pellew didn't surprise me, though -- that fandom is all Archie, Archie, Archie, and I'm so not, so we are unmixy. That one's perpetually on my list, though. And Due South got a lot more votes than I expected, especially since I am not a Ray K fan at all, and that seems to be where most of the interest is.
The spooky Giles vid came in a close second behind the humor Buffyverse vid and ticky box. This is one I've had on my plate for a really long time, but in the while that I've sat on it, I've seen more than a few vids come up with this song. It's not a terrifically common song, but it seems to have struck a chord with people, and now I'm afeared of looking like a lemming if I do it. Song choice is so important to me, I really don't like using things that show up frequently elsewhere, let alone in my own fandoms... but I haven't watched any of these vids, and I'm still not certain whether I should let it deter me or not. I love my idea and I think it could be really creepy and cool, but... people will use this song.
