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REVELCon 2019: Friday night vid contest
Yay vids!!!! The show this year featured 14 vids--7 gen and 7 slash. A great bunch as usual!
The show kicked off with Settiai's lovely Tin Man vid, "Anywhere Is." It looked odd this time compared to when I've seen it before: the colors were washed out so that it was nearly black and white, and then there were splashes of color across the screen. During the break, I mentioned to the person next to me that it didn't look that way when I saw it before, and someone else who overheard said she thought it was a gorgeous effect! So perhaps this was a special REVELCon edition. Or if it was a technical difficulty, it was an accidentally good one. The person behind me said she liked it so much, she was going to order the Tin Man DVD!
The next gen vid was a Harry Potter vid by Erin Riwen to a song called "What About Everything." I found that individual clips went with specific lines very well, but I wasn't sure what the overall message was trying to say. I look forward to rewatching it and thinking about it some more!
A funny and clever Sentinel vid by Jamie Ritchey called "Teamwork," to a Hope & Crosby song from one of the Road movies, followed. The clips & the way they were arranged fit perfectly with the lighthearted song, and I thought the vidder really took good advantage of the fact that the song is a duet to map out the playful interactions between the characters.
The next vid was by Kat-byrd, a Starsky & Hutch vid to the song "All Goes Wrong." It was dark and angsty and used just one special effect, a really interesting one, to make the refrain more harsh. The effect made everything look momentarily super bright, like a light-bulb glare. It was unexpected the first time, and you never knew quite when it would happen again, which heightened the stressful nature of Hutch's experiences as portrayed in the vid.
I'd already seen Diana Williams' "This Is Us" for Yuri on Ice, but seeing it again made me appreciate it more. In keeping with the lyrics of the song, I realized that she incorporates scenes of the characters making mistakes on and off the ice in order to show how the characters rise above their difficulties. She also gives many different skaters a moment in the spotlight, so that we can think of them not only as competitors, but as co-travelers on a journey of improvement.
Brass Ring's first-ever vid, "Droid Tales: Ain't No Mountain," had everyone laughing out loud! She used the animated Lego Droid Tales: Star Wars as source material, using footage of droids rescuing one another, managing to be suspenseful and cute at the same time, especially in juxtaposition with the music. I was happy to learn afterward that she's planning to do another vid for next year--can't wait to see it!
The last gen vid, "Everybody's Broken" by OneofAradia, was sad in that it showed us the emotional suffering of the characters of Magnificent 7, but also uplifting in that we saw how the members of the Seven affirmed and supported one another through their travails.
Next we got the slash vids, kicking off with "Better Version of Me," a Sentinel vid by Erin Riwen. I really liked the fast industrial sound of the song, and I liked how the vidder used that flavor of the music to construct an edgy, uneasy perspective on Jim's heightened senses.
The next vid was "Fire and the Flood," a Professionals vid by Kat-byrd. I'd seen it somewhere before, but I was glad to see it again. It doesn't have much in the way of special effects, except for some mirror-reversals on the repeated lines "anywhere I go, there you are." It was a quietly happy vid that I really enjoyed watching.
Okay, the third slash vid is one of my favorites these days, and I was practically bouncing in my seat with happiness to see it again. It's another Yuri on Ice vid by Diana Williams to P!nk's song "Bad Influence, showing what a bad influence Victor is on pretty much everybody. It's a great pimping vid--it shows us Victor's complete lack of personal space or modesty, lots of Victor/Yuri slashiness, lots of scandalous behavior from a variety of characters, as well as reaction shots from various other characters. I really love the clips of Minako! And Christophe! And, well, everybody. The vid also uses a recurring image for the refrain, which is relatively rare in fanvids--for the line about "send out all the invitations," it consistently uses Victor's gesture from the credits where he extends one arm forward (which does look like an invitation).
The fourth vid, "At the Beginning" by Erin Riwen, used a sweet song to express the Jim/Blair relationship at the heart of The Sentinel. It looked a bit blurry; I wasn't sure if that was a deliberate stylistic choice or a technical problem, but it didn't interfere with enjoying the vid.
Another Settiai vid, "Crashed" came next, a due South vid focusing on RayK. I really liked the contrast between the opening scenes, with just RayK, and then the scenes with him and Fraser after they "crashed" together; I thought the contrast fit the song really well and told a story about RayK's growth because of his relationship with Fraser.
The next vid, "Pay No Rent" by Jamie Ritchey, was a Sentinel vid that I understood better because I had a chance to chat with Jamie earlier in the day. She explained the question of Blair paying (or rather, not paying) rent for sharing Jim's apartment has become a running joke in fandom. In the song, it's metaphorical; the refrain says "In my heart, you pay no rent," but of course, it also refers to the fandom. w00t! Meta! Even without that insight, I would have enjoyed the vid; it portrayed Jim and Blair as having a cheerful, affectionate relationship.
The last vid, by MsLyraGW, was a Merlin vid called "Merlin & Arthur/Last Song." I like it when vids push the boundaries of vidding, and this one definitely did. The song was mostly instrumental, which left room to include snippets of dialogue spoken by the characters, and also quotations onscreen from ... people involved in the show, I guess, talking about the relationship between Arthur and Merlin, and how the love between them was a deliberate, important element of the show. I kinda thought it did more telling than showing, but it was beautifully done.
Kudos to Jamie for gathering this bouquet of vids and arranging them carefully for us to enjoy!
ETA: Here's the list of winners:
GEN
Runner up - Teamwork (fandom The Sentinel, vidder Jamie Ritchey )
Favorite- Everybody’s Broken (fandom Mag 7, vidder OneofAradia)
SLASH
Runner up- Fire and the Flood (fandom The Professionals, vidder kat-byrd)
Favorite- Merlin & Arthur: Last Song (fandom Merlin, vidder MsLyraGW)
BEST In SHOW
Runner up - Droid Tales: Ain’t No Mountain (fandom Star Wars, vidder Brass Ring)
Favorite- All Goes Wrong (fandom Starsky & Hutch, vidder Kat-byrd
The show kicked off with Settiai's lovely Tin Man vid, "Anywhere Is." It looked odd this time compared to when I've seen it before: the colors were washed out so that it was nearly black and white, and then there were splashes of color across the screen. During the break, I mentioned to the person next to me that it didn't look that way when I saw it before, and someone else who overheard said she thought it was a gorgeous effect! So perhaps this was a special REVELCon edition. Or if it was a technical difficulty, it was an accidentally good one. The person behind me said she liked it so much, she was going to order the Tin Man DVD!
The next gen vid was a Harry Potter vid by Erin Riwen to a song called "What About Everything." I found that individual clips went with specific lines very well, but I wasn't sure what the overall message was trying to say. I look forward to rewatching it and thinking about it some more!
A funny and clever Sentinel vid by Jamie Ritchey called "Teamwork," to a Hope & Crosby song from one of the Road movies, followed. The clips & the way they were arranged fit perfectly with the lighthearted song, and I thought the vidder really took good advantage of the fact that the song is a duet to map out the playful interactions between the characters.
The next vid was by Kat-byrd, a Starsky & Hutch vid to the song "All Goes Wrong." It was dark and angsty and used just one special effect, a really interesting one, to make the refrain more harsh. The effect made everything look momentarily super bright, like a light-bulb glare. It was unexpected the first time, and you never knew quite when it would happen again, which heightened the stressful nature of Hutch's experiences as portrayed in the vid.
I'd already seen Diana Williams' "This Is Us" for Yuri on Ice, but seeing it again made me appreciate it more. In keeping with the lyrics of the song, I realized that she incorporates scenes of the characters making mistakes on and off the ice in order to show how the characters rise above their difficulties. She also gives many different skaters a moment in the spotlight, so that we can think of them not only as competitors, but as co-travelers on a journey of improvement.
Brass Ring's first-ever vid, "Droid Tales: Ain't No Mountain," had everyone laughing out loud! She used the animated Lego Droid Tales: Star Wars as source material, using footage of droids rescuing one another, managing to be suspenseful and cute at the same time, especially in juxtaposition with the music. I was happy to learn afterward that she's planning to do another vid for next year--can't wait to see it!
The last gen vid, "Everybody's Broken" by OneofAradia, was sad in that it showed us the emotional suffering of the characters of Magnificent 7, but also uplifting in that we saw how the members of the Seven affirmed and supported one another through their travails.
Next we got the slash vids, kicking off with "Better Version of Me," a Sentinel vid by Erin Riwen. I really liked the fast industrial sound of the song, and I liked how the vidder used that flavor of the music to construct an edgy, uneasy perspective on Jim's heightened senses.
The next vid was "Fire and the Flood," a Professionals vid by Kat-byrd. I'd seen it somewhere before, but I was glad to see it again. It doesn't have much in the way of special effects, except for some mirror-reversals on the repeated lines "anywhere I go, there you are." It was a quietly happy vid that I really enjoyed watching.
Okay, the third slash vid is one of my favorites these days, and I was practically bouncing in my seat with happiness to see it again. It's another Yuri on Ice vid by Diana Williams to P!nk's song "Bad Influence, showing what a bad influence Victor is on pretty much everybody. It's a great pimping vid--it shows us Victor's complete lack of personal space or modesty, lots of Victor/Yuri slashiness, lots of scandalous behavior from a variety of characters, as well as reaction shots from various other characters. I really love the clips of Minako! And Christophe! And, well, everybody. The vid also uses a recurring image for the refrain, which is relatively rare in fanvids--for the line about "send out all the invitations," it consistently uses Victor's gesture from the credits where he extends one arm forward (which does look like an invitation).
The fourth vid, "At the Beginning" by Erin Riwen, used a sweet song to express the Jim/Blair relationship at the heart of The Sentinel. It looked a bit blurry; I wasn't sure if that was a deliberate stylistic choice or a technical problem, but it didn't interfere with enjoying the vid.
Another Settiai vid, "Crashed" came next, a due South vid focusing on RayK. I really liked the contrast between the opening scenes, with just RayK, and then the scenes with him and Fraser after they "crashed" together; I thought the contrast fit the song really well and told a story about RayK's growth because of his relationship with Fraser.
The next vid, "Pay No Rent" by Jamie Ritchey, was a Sentinel vid that I understood better because I had a chance to chat with Jamie earlier in the day. She explained the question of Blair paying (or rather, not paying) rent for sharing Jim's apartment has become a running joke in fandom. In the song, it's metaphorical; the refrain says "In my heart, you pay no rent," but of course, it also refers to the fandom. w00t! Meta! Even without that insight, I would have enjoyed the vid; it portrayed Jim and Blair as having a cheerful, affectionate relationship.
The last vid, by MsLyraGW, was a Merlin vid called "Merlin & Arthur/Last Song." I like it when vids push the boundaries of vidding, and this one definitely did. The song was mostly instrumental, which left room to include snippets of dialogue spoken by the characters, and also quotations onscreen from ... people involved in the show, I guess, talking about the relationship between Arthur and Merlin, and how the love between them was a deliberate, important element of the show. I kinda thought it did more telling than showing, but it was beautifully done.
Kudos to Jamie for gathering this bouquet of vids and arranging them carefully for us to enjoy!
ETA: Here's the list of winners:
GEN
Runner up - Teamwork (fandom The Sentinel, vidder Jamie Ritchey )
Favorite- Everybody’s Broken (fandom Mag 7, vidder OneofAradia)
SLASH
Runner up- Fire and the Flood (fandom The Professionals, vidder kat-byrd)
Favorite- Merlin & Arthur: Last Song (fandom Merlin, vidder MsLyraGW)
BEST In SHOW
Runner up - Droid Tales: Ain’t No Mountain (fandom Star Wars, vidder Brass Ring)
Favorite- All Goes Wrong (fandom Starsky & Hutch, vidder Kat-byrd