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[colls]

Hi Vidders!

The current challenge over @ vexercises is Vexercise 4: Lyrical Play. Have you done any of the challenges in this community? What did you like about them? What did you struggle with?

The call for vidders is open @ womansplace. ALL VIDDERS WELCOME - offers open until July 23rd, bidding will go up on July 24th. The community is also currently open for recs.
(Disclaimer: I'm the organizer over there, so it's a bit of a self-advertisement)


What is happening in your vidding corner of the world?

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[colls]

This round is the first time I'm participating in vexercises. Initially I was a bit intimidated - although I really can't say why *brain weasels?*
NGL, I'm thoroughly enjoying the freedom to tackle some vid bunnies that have been hanging around forever by cutting them into 1 min vids.
The only thing I struggle with is that I'm learning I don't organize/vid like I'm seeing others might be doing - and I use Final Cut Pro, so some of the guides or links aren't relevant. That isn't horribly important though, because I'm finding using the concepts of the challenges are interesting.

AND... I have 1 more vid to make for my BINGO card. I've changed the idea to one using Strange New Worlds so now am faced with the dreaded clipping activity.
I just keep getting distracted - LOL!

[aurumcalendula]

This round is the first time I'm participating in vexercises. Initially I was a bit intimidated - although I really can't say why *brain weasels?*

Same here!

I find it interesting to hear how other people organize/vid! I use Sony Movie Studio, which I don't think a lot of people do anymore. I also don't clip (although I do make subclips of the episodes/movie in my editor) - partially because I find it tedious and partially because it makes it easier if I have to replace a file.

Yay for a nearly completed BINGO card!

[aurumcalendula]

This is my first year attempting Vexercises! I like that they've helped me make stuff for a source I've been meaning to vid (I like Legend of Yunze, but I had no particular ideas or songs in mind). I think the hardest thing has been not overthinking things, tbh.

I think I might be skipping challenge 4 for now and maybe revisiting it later. I'm not really fond of non-source (or non-subtitle) text in vids, and I'm in the middle of a Gu Xiang Word of Honor vid draft.

[colls]

I think the hardest thing has been not overthinking things, tbh.
Ha! I feel this :)

I'm thinking it might be a good opportunity to practice some text stuff that I could later use in opening titles. Good luck on your Gu Xiang vid!!

[caramarie]

I did the vexercises in a previous round, and found it a good excuse to play around and try different things :) Although sometimes I was like, yup, I am never going to do that again (the lyrical play exercise being a case in point!) And it encouraged me to make more short vids too!

I am in a bit of a lull with vidding at the moment, although I have a range of barely started projects ... I just need to get to the point where something really grabs me.

[colls]

Making short vids is freeing and frustrating all at once. I have at least two of them that I wanted more of the song to "make my point", but resisted it to stay in line with the challenge. I might cave and make them longer some day (but probably not). Freeing because it feels like I can actually put together a vid in a shorter amount of time, scratching the itch for something and moving on the next one.

Yeah, sometimes the "getting started" phase of vidding is that hardest.