Ahhh, the tag of 'shipper vid' ... it is not always a good thing, no.
Putting it into that category doesn't feel restrictive to me, because I know what I mean when I say it's A/R shippy, but that is SO different from what I know others mean when they say the same thing *nods* Yeah... I see what you mean. If I were you I'd probably avoid referring to it as a shipper vid because most people will expect it to be heavily romantic if you call it that. Maybe don't call it anything? I mean, you could just say 'Characters: Adama and Roslin' and 'Notes: explores their partnership'. By avoiding the term 'A/R ship' you signal pretty clearly that it's not a traditional shipper vid, I think?
I've seen with vids of an unlikely kind (e.g. a great take on an unpopular character) that word of mouth does a lot... i.e. if people rec your vid then people will watch on the strength of the rec regardless of genre. I've watched some damn unlikely genres I would never otherwise watch on the strength of recs. ;) Of course having the goal 'get recced' when you are vidding is not helpful at ALL, so ignore that last bit and just make it, I say. ;)
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Date: 2008-10-12 08:39 pm (UTC)Putting it into that category doesn't feel restrictive to me, because I know what I mean when I say it's A/R shippy, but that is SO different from what I know others mean when they say the same thing
*nods* Yeah... I see what you mean. If I were you I'd probably avoid referring to it as a shipper vid because most people will expect it to be heavily romantic if you call it that. Maybe don't call it anything? I mean, you could just say 'Characters: Adama and Roslin' and 'Notes: explores their partnership'. By avoiding the term 'A/R ship' you signal pretty clearly that it's not a traditional shipper vid, I think?
I've seen with vids of an unlikely kind (e.g. a great take on an unpopular character) that word of mouth does a lot... i.e. if people rec your vid then people will watch on the strength of the rec regardless of genre. I've watched some damn unlikely genres I would never otherwise watch on the strength of recs. ;) Of course having the goal 'get recced' when you are vidding is not helpful at ALL, so ignore that last bit and just make it, I say. ;)