Meet The Vidder: la esmeralda
| Interviews by Fans | |
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| Title: | Meet The Vidder: la esmeralda |
| Interviewer: | such_heights and other fans |
| Interviewee: | la esmeralda |
| Date(s): | May 15, 2010 |
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| External Links: | Vidding Workshop!, Archived version |
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Meet The Vidder: la esmeralda is a 2010 vidder interview.
Part of a Series
See Vidding Workshop!.
Vidder Intro
I fell into vidding accidentally, when I discovered there were a lot of crack songs/concepts that could go the Whoniverse, and when the Merlin fandom became alluring, the same applied. When I vid for this show, I find there's a lot of space for insanity (hence a dodgy rap vid I did once), shameless shippery, and considerations with a touch more gravity (wherein Morgana provides often very gay gold). At the moment, I've got a Gwen vid in the works - mostly because I can't write meta. :)
Vidding has been an ongoing learning curve for me, from the precious moment someone told me, "aspect ratio: it is good", to that invaluable time I learnt about working with music beats, and I still enjoy experimenting with different styles and techniques. Merlin is rich and fairly consistent in its imagery, so it's always a treat to work with.
Finally, my weapon (not wholly of choice, but a wheezing laptop will indulge no nicer programs) is Windows Movie Maker. It has a terrible - often deserved - rep, but with patience it is possible to pull out something watchable!
Excerpts
I'm much intrigued by your comment on doing vids because you can't write meta (mostly because I find meta very easy to do, and vids very challenging). Can you elaborate a bit more on what you mean, and what the differences between those forms are for you?
I think there's so much to be shown in vid for meta because it's literally all in the source. With written meta, a formal argument can often be imbued with fanwank, fanon, references to other things, but with a well done meta-vid, your best arguments and interpretations can be shown through the juxtaposition of scenes. I also thing vidding is a sneakier form of meta, in that you can often use your viewers emotions to help form the argument your making, while written meta can't do that without becoming more ficcy. The visual element can be a powerful commentary in itself, and it's one thing to say "Gwen doesn't talk so much", or hey, "the Doctor's a bit of an egomaniac", and it's another to try and get the impact of all this across in vidding form.