so much of that is the enjoyment we get as people by seeing others enjoying something Oh yes! I was completely amazed at how swept up in that I got. I had always imagined myself sitting in a Vividcon audience feeling completely out of synch with people around me and all headtilty and confused about it (because that had been my exerience at home), but in person I really got swept up in the moment. There was just so much joy, vicarious and otherwise. I think I loved seeing other people excited about vids in person more than I loved being excited about them myself!
Does that same experience translate when watching it alone at home? Almost never. Right! I feel relieved about this because it no longer means I'm a failed viewer (how I used to feel in LJ-centric vidding fandom after every VVC when I failed to adore the most recced vids of the con).
The balance is totally important too. I agree. My next post is going to be about specific vids that I got way more out of in a con setting than I would have at home (I believe). And it's a mix of upbeat joy and serious critique.
I think the other thing I took away from the con was how skilled it is to be able to pitch successfully to the Vividcon audience. Like publishing, it's not a science and there's always going to be factors outside your control that will determine how the vid is received, but it was also quite clear that some vidders (yourself included) do it more skillfully than others. That was cool to see!
On the other hand I really deeply appreciated wistful_fever's comment that the con audience could also be viewed as an opportunity to make people watch something they might not otherwise watch and challenge them a bit. While a vid that pushes those viewer boundaries may not always be a smash-hit, I suspect they linger in the collective memory and do the community good overall--I've also seen such vids gather great word-of-mouth online.
I just got so much out of the con I'm going to be babbling for months.
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Date: 2010-09-05 11:57 pm (UTC)Oh yes! I was completely amazed at how swept up in that I got. I had always imagined myself sitting in a Vividcon audience feeling completely out of synch with people around me and all headtilty and confused about it (because that had been my exerience at home), but in person I really got swept up in the moment. There was just so much joy, vicarious and otherwise. I think I loved seeing other people excited about vids in person more than I loved being excited about them myself!
Does that same experience translate when watching it alone at home? Almost never.
Right! I feel relieved about this because it no longer means I'm a failed viewer (how I used to feel in LJ-centric vidding fandom after every VVC when I failed to adore the most recced vids of the con).
The balance is totally important too. I agree. My next post is going to be about specific vids that I got way more out of in a con setting than I would have at home (I believe). And it's a mix of upbeat joy and serious critique.
I think the other thing I took away from the con was how skilled it is to be able to pitch successfully to the Vividcon audience. Like publishing, it's not a science and there's always going to be factors outside your control that will determine how the vid is received, but it was also quite clear that some vidders (yourself included) do it more skillfully than others. That was cool to see!
On the other hand I really deeply appreciated
I just got so much out of the con I'm going to be babbling for months.