You helped me understand that watching a vid isn't about passing some test, it's about embracing what the vid makes me think and feel, even if that's something different from the vision that inspired the vidder. ABSOLUTELY! I am so glad we were able to have that exchange so thank you for taking the leap and posting your feelings. I can remember being nervous commenting on vids myself. But I've always found commenting from the heart to be the best way--that connection between viewer and vid is so precious and different for everyone. And as a vidder I don't know in advance what it will be like for people--that bit of the equation I can't control because everyone brings their own thoughts and feelings to the experience. That's why hearing about it is always great!
It means a lot to me that you love DLZ so much. I poured a lot of myself into the vid, including my sadness that such a great show was ending. I'm really glad that translated for you!
I do have to admit that I rewatch 'I Kissed' a fair bit myself! ;-) It is invariably cheerifying! I think cheerifying vids are very important and I couldn't only make serious vids all the time... that one was the easiest of all my vids to put together, largely because I just had to put together all Tom's brilliance in succession! ;) So it's easy for me to dismiss it but it is a favourite. And I love enjoying rewatching my own vids (rather than feeling how much better they could have been!).
Thank you so much for your comment--it means a lot! I think I've been in a process of redefining who I am now online and how that's shifted a bit, and also how I can spend my time here in the most positive way. And I think part of that is spending it with like-minded people and people who take the time to post such thoughtful comments like this. Thank you and all the best to you for 2010! I think it will be a good year. :)
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ABSOLUTELY! I am so glad we were able to have that exchange so thank you for taking the leap and posting your feelings. I can remember being nervous commenting on vids myself. But I've always found commenting from the heart to be the best way--that connection between viewer and vid is so precious and different for everyone. And as a vidder I don't know in advance what it will be like for people--that bit of the equation I can't control because everyone brings their own thoughts and feelings to the experience. That's why hearing about it is always great!
It means a lot to me that you love DLZ so much. I poured a lot of myself into the vid, including my sadness that such a great show was ending. I'm really glad that translated for you!
I do have to admit that I rewatch 'I Kissed' a fair bit myself! ;-) It is invariably cheerifying! I think cheerifying vids are very important and I couldn't only make serious vids all the time... that one was the easiest of all my vids to put together, largely because I just had to put together all Tom's brilliance in succession! ;) So it's easy for me to dismiss it but it is a favourite. And I love enjoying rewatching my own vids (rather than feeling how much better they could have been!).
Thank you so much for your comment--it means a lot! I think I've been in a process of redefining who I am now online and how that's shifted a bit, and also how I can spend my time here in the most positive way. And I think part of that is spending it with like-minded people and people who take the time to post such thoughtful comments like this. Thank you and all the best to you for 2010! I think it will be a good year. :)