The Vidding clips were, well, to be honest an eye opener. I was beginning to think I was a genuine nerd and then Vidding comes along and makes me realize I’m actually not that big a nerd after all and that nerd worlds exist out there that I have actually no knowledge of.
Vidding I learnt was taking a video media such as your favorite TV show, mix it with a song you like in a way that communicates a message to the viewer, a message different from the original content in some way that is made by fans for fans.
The videos look at how medias have evolved from home slides and projectors, to VCRS, to personal computers today and how today’s media allows for a much more user driven creative network to form.
It was good to hear from people who are obviously dedicated to this past time to know what they think makes up good or bad vids, and that these opinions are just that, but are still a good guide to new comes trying to understand the genre.
DO’s and DON’T’s of Vidding:
· Bad vids are not planned
· Good vids are produced with an intent (well planned)
· They don’t mix the music and images effectively to purvey a message to the viewer
· Vid should have a song with lyrics which are easy to relate to and understand
· Music and the video should relate to each other in some way
· The vids message should make the watcher feel something
As a form of media vids allow viewers to watch them free of the constraints of time and space
Vidders form communities that allow them to learn from one another and be inspired by ideas from other member of the community with a participatory culture. And that these online participatory cultures can create new ‘real world’ cultures where people get together and discuss Vidding. It is this community building, and strengthening of social ties which stood out the most to me from this video series as it is an active example of online practices affecting the offline world and that these online practices may not always be positive ones as seen with vidding.
When they discussed the production and editing process if the Vid clips I noted down the following in regards to the process:
· Multiple production roles when being a produser and creating these vids
· Editor, Director, Audience, Producer, Critic, Researcher
· The participants in these communities are fanatical which I think may be due to the strong social ties they have formed though Vidding
· Vidding allows users to express their creativity even though it may be illegal in most cases to produce these vids due to copyright laws
· Vidding allows participants to reflect upon what their favorite shows and songs mean to them, which may express a different meaning to other in the community thus enriching their own fan communities.
· Freedom of self-expression allows for investigation of the self
Vidding I learnt was taking a video media such as your favorite TV show, mix it with a song you like in a way that communicates a message to the viewer, a message different from the original content in some way that is made by fans for fans.
The videos look at how medias have evolved from home slides and projectors, to VCRS, to personal computers today and how today’s media allows for a much more user driven creative network to form.
It was good to hear from people who are obviously dedicated to this past time to know what they think makes up good or bad vids, and that these opinions are just that, but are still a good guide to new comes trying to understand the genre.
DO’s and DON’T’s of Vidding:
· Bad vids are not planned
· Good vids are produced with an intent (well planned)
· They don’t mix the music and images effectively to purvey a message to the viewer
· Vid should have a song with lyrics which are easy to relate to and understand
· Music and the video should relate to each other in some way
· The vids message should make the watcher feel something
As a form of media vids allow viewers to watch them free of the constraints of time and space
Vidders form communities that allow them to learn from one another and be inspired by ideas from other member of the community with a participatory culture. And that these online participatory cultures can create new ‘real world’ cultures where people get together and discuss Vidding. It is this community building, and strengthening of social ties which stood out the most to me from this video series as it is an active example of online practices affecting the offline world and that these online practices may not always be positive ones as seen with vidding.
When they discussed the production and editing process if the Vid clips I noted down the following in regards to the process:
· Multiple production roles when being a produser and creating these vids
· Editor, Director, Audience, Producer, Critic, Researcher
· The participants in these communities are fanatical which I think may be due to the strong social ties they have formed though Vidding
· Vidding allows users to express their creativity even though it may be illegal in most cases to produce these vids due to copyright laws
· Vidding allows participants to reflect upon what their favorite shows and songs mean to them, which may express a different meaning to other in the community thus enriching their own fan communities.
· Freedom of self-expression allows for investigation of the self
LINK: http://transformativeworks.org/node/579