What I have been doing: A vid!

[bironic]

40 space-themed movies and TV shows. 9 evenings and 2 Sundays of effort, consecutive. 3 minutes and 36 seconds of Club Vivid vid: COMPLETE. 4 hours before deadline, even. \o/

I have done nothing but go to work, vid, and sleep for the last week and a half. Now it is done, and I like it, and if all goes well people will dance to it at Vividcon, and now I can have my life back. ...And worry about the likelihood that someone else will make a similar vid before it premieres because the song is a new chart-topper and the concept is not a stretch from the lyrics, so by August it's not unlikely people will be tired of it. Whatever! At least it's not by Ke$ha, right?

I can't think of another fan project I've worked on with that length of sustained intensity. The one that comes close is probably A Princeton Odyssey, the 300-whatever lines of heroic couplets; and even that I only had about a week to do. I'm proud that I powered through on this despite source-acquiring challenges and a stressful couple of weeks at the office. I'm proud of my computer, too, for handling all the ripping, importing and editing with minimal errors; my last computer would have died five times over. This one deserves a hug. Or at least a break.

And so do I. :) Hello, celebratory scoop of ice cream and not sitting in the vidding chair anymore.

(At some point, dishes, food shopping [no more subsisting on takeout!], contacting family to confirm I'm still alive, catching up on TV shows, and putting away and/or returning to various loaners the explosion of DVDs across the apartment.)



Thank you, thank you, thank you to those of you who went out of your way to help, either with ideas or with footage: cincodemaygirl, ellen_fremedon, deelaundry, thingswithwings, nightdog_barks, synn. Did I get everyone? You are in the vid credits ... as you will see in a few months. Wow, it will be weird to wait.

Comments

[alpheratz.livejournal.com]

You are awesome! I am impressed.

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

You are in the vid credits ...

WE WILL BE IMMORTAL!!!!!!!!

Ahem. It will be awesome, bb. :-D

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

\o/

[roga.livejournal.com]

Oh man, you are amazing. Why do we have to wait months and months and months to see this ;___;

[bironic.livejournal.com]

I am... tired! And looking forward to, like, hanging out with people again! But glad to have made it. This whole three-month waiting period thing is strange to get used to, though.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

*hugs to you*

[bironic.livejournal.com]

\o/

*falls over*

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Why do I have to wait months and months to show it? Alas. Will have to finish some other one in the meantime.

[thirdblindmouse.livejournal.com]

Whoa, that is a lot of source! Also, very efficiently done. I myself rarely get anything done even one hour before deadline, so I am thoroughly impressed by the scope, focus, and speed of your vidding. I look forward to dancing to the result!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Hurrah, thanks! If it's any consolation and/or perspective, I've got two vids in progress of the same length-ish that haven't been finished in three years, so. Deadlines and fresh ideas definitely help.

[cincodemaygirl.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel it was worth it! I know I do!!! <333

[eruthros]

Congratulations! I'm sorry I didn't have time to answer your question about sources earlier, but hurrah for finishing your vid! I look forward to seeing it :)

[bironic.livejournal.com]

No worries! Your partner in crime was a great help. Hope you're doing well. <3

[bironic.livejournal.com]

A few days later, I do. :) And I am so glad you do too!

*continuing hugs for you & your week etc.*