That vidding meme
Jul. 25th, 2009 12:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwynI should probably be doing other things or going to bed since I have a million things to do on Saturday, but instead I felt like posting only I didn't have nothin' to say... so I did the recent vidding meme going around because vidding is on top of my brainberg right now.
Sorry for the no cut -- I cannot get the fucking cut text to work.
Your software:
Right now I'm using Final Cut Pro HD, which I think is version 6.0, with assistance from Compressor, MPEG Streamclip, and Quicktime.
Favorite video:
Wow, can any vidder ever answer this question for real? I guess my favorite of my solo vids is probably my X-Files vid Fall in the Light, or maybe my Wes/Lilah vid Valentine Heart. I have no idea. My favorite contribution with the Media Cannibals is A Fire Is Burning for Professionals, and of my frequent collaborations with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
feochadn, possibly Darkness, Darkness for Miracles.
Least favorite video:
One of the last vids I made on VCRs was a La Femme Nikita vid to Madonna's Live To Tell. It turned out to not be anything like I wanted it to be due to the original series ending that left me feeling so bad about the show before I finished it. So I think a lot about going back and not just remastering it, but remaking it with new tech and editing abilities and some distance.
A video that got surprisingly good feedback, but you are not completely satisfied with it:
Hm. Maybe my first completely new vid on a computer, a Spike/Buffy vid to I Shall Believe. I didn't know much of what I was doing and the source is crappy tapes, too.
A video you like a lot that didn't get the good reaction you were expecting:
The Lindsey/Angel vid Blood/Lust. Or maybe the Life on Mars vid I'm Immortal. Both of them seemed to disappear.
Best song/video combo (the song you chose was just perfect for the theme):
Probably There's No Way Out of Here for Buffy/Scully/Nikita. I think that's a huge reason it's so popular.
Video you had the most fun with:
Santa Monica, on my own. I just was so ready to make a vid about Spike moving on. (Though with the Cannibals, I don't know that I've ever had as much fun as when we made Detachable Penis. I think me, Sandy, and Alex were nearly drunk with the fun on that one.)
Video you had trouble editing because of the song:
Fall in the Light was a true challenge -- I made it before we were able to rip songs to computer, so I had to make a cassette recording from the original CD because I needed to fade in the 30-second opening buildup, which I could do on my CD player. The song also has extreme dynamic range differences, starting out incredibly soft, and gradually building to a louder finish. This made the finished master tape really hard to hear and frustrated many people. Thank god for digital remakes!
A video you'd like to remaster:
Oh, almost my whole catalog from VCRs. Obviously this question was written for people who have only vidded on a computer. Sheesh.
Most inspired sequence you made:
I guess possibly the musical flourishes still images in After Rain -- I wanted to mimic the blended, black and white aged photo montages they used in the opening credits for Band of Brothers. People seemed to think they *were* from the credits, so I guess it worked.
Movie/show you have most enjoyed using for a video:
Deadwood. It is just so unbelievably gorgeous, with shots that look like they were created by Vermeer or Rembrandt.
Pet peeves (stuff you often see around in vids that makes you go wtf):
Ha ha. Let me count... no, see, I can't answer this because then I wouldn't stop. I just really hate amateurish and long talky-face clips because the "vidder" doesn't know any better. I hate effects for effects' sake and relatedly people who really just make a lot of showoffy stuff that doesn't have any there there. Yeah, you're a tech wizard, whatevs.
Sorry for the no cut -- I cannot get the fucking cut text to work.
Your software:
Right now I'm using Final Cut Pro HD, which I think is version 6.0, with assistance from Compressor, MPEG Streamclip, and Quicktime.
Favorite video:
Wow, can any vidder ever answer this question for real? I guess my favorite of my solo vids is probably my X-Files vid Fall in the Light, or maybe my Wes/Lilah vid Valentine Heart. I have no idea. My favorite contribution with the Media Cannibals is A Fire Is Burning for Professionals, and of my frequent collaborations with
feochadn, possibly Darkness, Darkness for Miracles. Least favorite video:
One of the last vids I made on VCRs was a La Femme Nikita vid to Madonna's Live To Tell. It turned out to not be anything like I wanted it to be due to the original series ending that left me feeling so bad about the show before I finished it. So I think a lot about going back and not just remastering it, but remaking it with new tech and editing abilities and some distance.
A video that got surprisingly good feedback, but you are not completely satisfied with it:
Hm. Maybe my first completely new vid on a computer, a Spike/Buffy vid to I Shall Believe. I didn't know much of what I was doing and the source is crappy tapes, too.
A video you like a lot that didn't get the good reaction you were expecting:
The Lindsey/Angel vid Blood/Lust. Or maybe the Life on Mars vid I'm Immortal. Both of them seemed to disappear.
Best song/video combo (the song you chose was just perfect for the theme):
Probably There's No Way Out of Here for Buffy/Scully/Nikita. I think that's a huge reason it's so popular.
Video you had the most fun with:
Santa Monica, on my own. I just was so ready to make a vid about Spike moving on. (Though with the Cannibals, I don't know that I've ever had as much fun as when we made Detachable Penis. I think me, Sandy, and Alex were nearly drunk with the fun on that one.)
Video you had trouble editing because of the song:
Fall in the Light was a true challenge -- I made it before we were able to rip songs to computer, so I had to make a cassette recording from the original CD because I needed to fade in the 30-second opening buildup, which I could do on my CD player. The song also has extreme dynamic range differences, starting out incredibly soft, and gradually building to a louder finish. This made the finished master tape really hard to hear and frustrated many people. Thank god for digital remakes!
A video you'd like to remaster:
Oh, almost my whole catalog from VCRs. Obviously this question was written for people who have only vidded on a computer. Sheesh.
Most inspired sequence you made:
I guess possibly the musical flourishes still images in After Rain -- I wanted to mimic the blended, black and white aged photo montages they used in the opening credits for Band of Brothers. People seemed to think they *were* from the credits, so I guess it worked.
Movie/show you have most enjoyed using for a video:
Deadwood. It is just so unbelievably gorgeous, with shots that look like they were created by Vermeer or Rembrandt.
Pet peeves (stuff you often see around in vids that makes you go wtf):
Ha ha. Let me count... no, see, I can't answer this because then I wouldn't stop. I just really hate amateurish and long talky-face clips because the "vidder" doesn't know any better. I hate effects for effects' sake and relatedly people who really just make a lot of showoffy stuff that doesn't have any there there. Yeah, you're a tech wizard, whatevs.
