New Club Vivid Vid: "A Different Kind of Love Song" (Multifandom)

[giandujakiss]

This vid premiered at VVC 2012's Club Vivid.

(So, umm, this version of the vid differs slightly from the one that appears on the Con DVD? I actually consider this the "final" version, but if you prefer the DVD ... please never ever tell me.)

Song: A Different Kind of Love Song by Cher
Fandom: Multi

Summary: Age of the geek, baby.

Sizes: 49 MB (540 x 360 .avi), 19.2 MB (420 x 280 .wmv)
Length: 4:01

Download: Monsters from the Vids.

Download from Sendspace: The .avi file is here and the .wmv file is here.

Watch on Vimeo

Password: fandom


Thank you so much to rivkat, thingswithwings, such_heights, and way2busymom for beta-ing. You guys were incredibly helpful.

Comments welcome.

(Crossposted to LJ)

Comments

[giandujakiss]

Oh, I'm so sorry you had a bad day - but I'm really happy the vid could cheer you up! I hope you get the chance to reconnect with fandom!

[trouble]

At the risk of sounding terribly twee... I just rewatched this vid (... four times) and I was thinking about what I liked about it. I watch a lot of multifandom vids and enjoy them all for various reasons, but this is one of the first where I can't imagine a different song making the point you were going for. It's such a great song for this vid, just outstanding choice. :)

A long time ago I read a comment (I think it was on your blog) about how slash vids have a certain language to them that outsiders don't really get. At the time I didn't really understand that comment because I wasn't really around to see how slash vids developed - I've only started really watching vids in the past four or five years or so, and I know slash vids are a long-time thing. But this is one of the first vids I've loved and yet realised that I couldn't share with someone outside of fandom. (I share a lot of vids with friends who are fans of shows but aren't fannish.) It's like an internal language where I watch this and I really really get it. It's awesome, and I really appreciated it. I think some of my favourite clips are from shows I've never seen but recognize because they're very fannish shows. (The guy from Heroes - I don't know his name - being all YAY I AM IN NY LOOK AT IT ALL!!!! immediately comes to mind.)

I've liked all of the vids I've seen from VVC - they all really outstanding, it makes the idea of trying vidding seem so intimidating because y'all are so great - but I think this may be my favourite from this year. It just reminds me so much of what I like about fandom, and what I've really missed these past few years of not having a lot of time to indulge in it. So, thank you for making this awesome vid and sharing it with the rest of us. :)

[giandujakiss]

Oh, wow, thank you so much! I am so glad the vid touched you - and yeah, I genuinely have no idea how it would translate outside of fandom, because I'm trying to depict a certain kind of fannish joy. And yeah, there are scenes I'd totally expect most of fandom to "get" even if they don't watch the show - the guy from Heroes is one, Becky is another (at least in this corner of fandom, I assume most people know who Becky is, even if they don't watch SPN). Etc.

So anyway, point being, I really wanted the intended audience for this vid to recognize themselves - and I am so very pleased it all came through for you. Thank you again!