Festivids ambivalence

[bironic]

Aaaah I don't know what to do about Festivids this year. For the first time, there's a full set of sources I want to request -- movies that have been in my Dear Festividder letters round after round -- and almost nothing I'm psyched to offer or have ideas ready to go for or that wouldn't be a lot of work when I'm determined to really dig into the editing of this long-term auction vid over the winter. It's hard to spark new ideas without seeing people's requests, too.

I basically have to decide by tomorrow morning, because after that I'll be offline and/or busy at this out-of-town conference until signups close.

What to doooo? Sign up with a loose list of sources I know and default if necessary, maybe. Or go in knowing the likelihood of producing a mediocre vid. I'd forgo signups and simply treat hunt after people's letters are posted, except I really do want to receive a vid. :/ :/ :/

From the sound of Twitter during the nominations period, I'm not the only one feeling lukewarm this round. True/False for you?

Comments

[marginaliana]

I know this feeling, too, though not with vids. And I have a horror of signing up and then defaulting, for reasons of my own issues, so I tend to doggedly finish even if I'm not enthused. Which can sometimes be even more frustrating than defaulting would have been, probably. IDK, I have no real advice to offer, just solidarity!

[bironic]

*fistbump*

I've never defaulted on Festivids and it feels weird to sign up knowing it's a possibility, but... we'll see. (There is also a part of my brain that says, 'You have made literally three times as many Festivids as you have received over the years; it's okay if the scales tip the other way for one round.')