Vidding and conventions...

[absolutedestiny.livejournal.com]

As my knowledge is restricted to the amv scene I'm a little clueless on the prevalence of live action videos and conventions.

I know there are a few cons out there with vidding contests or expositions - Vividcon goes without saying, Bascon has just happened which also took vidding submissions. So, with this in mind I have some random questions that I figured some of you could maybe answer:

What other cons have vidding events? Are these regular events that vidders have participated in year after year?
Do people generally only send videos to conventions they will be attending or is it more free for all?
Are any particular vidding events considered to be paticularly important?
Is vidding in any way competitive? (Just a curiosity this one - I know how bloodthirsty and jealous fandom creativity can become)

I'm just trying to get an idea of how vidding features in conventions. Thanks in advance for any insight.

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[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

Somewhere in the vidding LJ is a list that I and Elke pulled together of the cons that accept fan vids (one of the reason I dislike LJ is that this stuff vanishes). There are several cons.

1. Vividcon, Escapade & Bascon feature vids. Some vids are shown at Zebracon, Connexions, Revelcon & Ecleticon. Biggest video show is at Media West


2. It depends - I will send them to cons even if I am not attending, then donate the DVD to the charity auction/raffle. Others will only send if they attend. Quality control at cons vary. So does amount of feedback.

In order to show vids at Media West, you really need to be present (it is doable, but with a lot of exceptions/effort)


3. Vividcon, Escapade & Media West

4. In the media TV world, it is not competitive-- in that only a few cons actually have voting/judging/give awards. Very different from anime.

But media TV vidding is just as bloodthirsty and jealous as the rest of fandom.