Meta - A Survey About Vidding by a Former Vidder (me)

[talking_sock]

I'm hoping this is legit here, since you're all interested in meta about vidding.  I'm a former (& maybe future?) vidder ("Lynn C") who feels out of touch.  I recently got invited to give a talk to computer science students at University of Illinois, and I wanted to talk about vidding, with a focus on tools and collaboration needs.  I'll make the results available to all who want them, though.

Because I'm way out of touch, I've written up a rather comprehensive survey.  If you take it before April 25, you'll be entered in a drawing for one of three $20 Amazon gift cards (all I can afford!).   Also, I will post the aggregate results here (and in any community that lets me post the link and gets responses). 

Topics covered, if you are interested: 

• Your history as a vidder (years, types of vids by genre/fandom/music;
• Software used and what you think of it;
• Communities you follow and any issues there;
• Collaboration with others and if/how you do it;
• What's the most fun and least fun during vidding (I sure have my own opinion here-!)

If you want yourself to remain totally anonymous in the results, that's completely cool --  I mostly want aggregate stuff to get me up to date on the process/trends.  Think of it as a chance to tell some software people what would make it easier and more fun!

Here's the link, please help: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q85QWJS

PS. I've like to reach some amv vidders too... anyone have ideas?

Comments

AMV Vidders

[ravenholdt]

Posted link on vidders.net....hopefully it will be added to frontpage board. I know we have some AMV vidders onsite. :)

Re: AMV Vidders

[talking_sock]

Oh, thank you so much. You get entered in the raffle twice for the posting help :-)

Re: AMV Vidders

[ravenholdt]

:D
Thanks much!

[morgandawn]

feel free to post this also in the viddng LJ community

[yourlibrarian]

When is the talk?

the talk

[talking_sock]

It's April 29, at something like 10.30 in the morning, as part of the HCI guest lecture series. If you're local and want to go, send me email and I'll get you more details??

[laurashapiro]

I've taken your survey, but mostly I want to comment that this:

(& maybe future?)

makes me squee my damned head off. I would dearly love to see more vids from you!

[par_avion]

There is an amv community on LJ, and there is a forum section at a-m-v.org.

[thuviaptarth]

I really love your Jules Verne vid, btw.

hey thanks!

[talking_sock]

I think the same year i made that, there was an amv one to the same music :-) It also might be the last vid i made, so doubly thanks :-) when will that show ever come out on DVD???

the amv communities

[talking_sock]

i'm shy about posting this there, do you think it would be okay?

you're nice :-)

[talking_sock]

thanks... if only vidding didn't take so long :-) But WC has me inspired for all fannish things.

Re: hey thanks!

[thuviaptarth]

:) I'd never seen the show, although I downloaded some episodes after.

There's an AMV to the same song by WickedAmp which I also like, but it's very different.

Re: you're nice :-)

[laurashapiro]

It does take a lot of time! But it's worth it. (:

Honestly, I'm not being nice here; I speak purely from self-interest! You are still on my top-five-favorite-vidders-of-all-time list. More of your vids would be wonderful.

Re: the amv communities

[par_avion]

at the LJ comm, definintely. at a-m-v.org, probably. it's a bit chaotic over there. i might drop a link in the "how long have you been editing" thread (i.e. answer the question, then talk about the survey). A new thread would be fine too -- the worst thing that could happen is it gets frozen.