Yet another vidding question

[gwyn]

I know, I know, I'm always asking vidding questions here. This weekend, I was at a fan gathering and I mentioned I was thinking of doing a Torchwood vid for my VVC premiere vid. I have only ever once done a vid to a currently hot fandom at that con, and the one time I did it went over like a bomb, so I think sometimes I should just stay with obscure, weird shit that no one else knows... but I digress. That's not actually the question.

My question, since everyone was very enthusiastic about doing this, is about source. I can get the first season discs from either the UK or US, but second season, which I would like to use, doesn't come out until June 2 in the UK. So that means I'll have to use DLs off either the Beeb or the Beeb US, both of which plaster their logos in the upper left corner all over people's faces. I HATE THOSE. Ahem, anyway. I have first season on files also torrented, and some have logos, some don't. What would be better? Make the vid with clear, clean first season DVDs, and use the current season torrented files, with the logos? I probably won't have enough time to replace the clips from second season with the UK discs, because I am not sure I can get them in time to finish a file. Replace the clips after the con when I post it? Just not worry about having some logo'd and some not, because no one will care?

I notice them like whoa, and they really impede my full enjoyment of things because they distract me so much. So my inclination is just to, well, not make a vid at all until I can get either clean source all the way through, or use exclusively the torrented files so that at least the logo placement is somewhat consistent. I just can't decide. Help! What are Torchwood vidders planning to do? (Come on, you know I'm going to be one of, what, about 20 of us at the con?) What do viewers want to see?

Comments

[giandujakiss.livejournal.com]

Stumbled across your post in my wanderings ... hope you don't mind the intrusion. You can get logo-free S2 Torchwood - you just have tofind BBC2 downloads. Mad Martha posted a whole bunch; others are actually identified in the file as "BBC2." Easy to find at mininova.

[crinklequirk.livejournal.com]

Yes, we've been doing mininova - and MM is the person to get it from this season. Haven't had any problem with logos, so far.

And as a viewer, yeah, I find the logos distracting, too.

Distracts from the message of the vid, I feel. So you're not off, there. And I don't know just how popular it is, here in the US. Most either have not heard of Torchwood, or just heard of it.

Almost as bad as whether or not you've heard of Vitas! (Do ask, do tell!)

[sherrold.livejournal.com]

Trust me, at "Vividcon", a slash friendly vidding con (which is what she's talking about), Torchwood is as popular as a show can be.

[crinklequirk.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, since they're _not_ hiding their sexuality at Torchwood, of _course_ slash fandom is having a go a it! (minor duh)

Didn't know she was talking about Vividcon - some friends went not too long ago I think, had lots of fun. :)


**Definite side-note** Now folk ought to start using Vitas for slash, with that fantastic 5-octave range of his, and all the fun costumes he designs! (Try going to YouTube and putting in Vitas and Smile or Lucia di Lammermoor (for Fifth Element fans) or Opera No. 2 or Opera No. 1. . . .)

[ixchel55.livejournal.com]

Huh, I download the torrents through TVtorrents.com and they're without logos (unless there were logos on the original broadcast - which I don't believe is the case with TW).

But I'm with you, the logos really kill a lot of the enjoyment for me. They're very intrusive.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

Yay Torchwood vid! I'm sure it'd go over fine :)