vidding_livejournal_ark2 | Calling for Vidding Volunteers

Since it was such a success last year, we're repeating our Vid Auction fundraiser! VividCon is expensive to put on, with its small membership and high equipment costs, so fundraising that will keep us from having to constantly raise membership fees is important -- especially when it's fun in its own right!

The basic idea is this: a vidder puts up an offer to make a vid to order, with whatever conditions the vidder feels are appropriate -- e.g., listing what fandoms they'll work in, how the song will be chosen (both parties should be happy with the song, but beyond that, either one can be responsible for coming up with suggestions), any styles of music the vidder prefers/prefers not to work with, how much input the bidder gets to have into clip choices, etc. -- and then we hold an online auction, with the proceeds to go to the con.

We hope this will not only be a fun way to raise money for the con, but also provide a neat way for some folks who may not vid themselves to get to participate in the making of a vid, or to hijack a willing vidder into their own fandom for a bit. *cough* The auction will be open to non-members, so those who can't come to the con themselves can still participate this way (either as contributing vidders or as bidders). We will be selecting 5-6 vidders from the offers we receive; if we're flooded with volunteers, priority will be given to attending members.

These vids will be due mid-July, as will all Con vid submissions If for any reason a vid doesn't get done, we will of course refund the money to the bidder in full, and then it's up to the vidder whether they eventually finish the vid or not. The auction itself will open on Monday, April 4th, and run through 11:59pm US Eastern time on Sunday, April 10th. This will give the vidder three months to complete the vid.

If you're a vidder who would be willing to participate, and you're confident you could make a vid to order in this time frame, would you please drop a line OFFLIST/LJ to elyn.llama @ gmail.com by next Friday, April 1? If you're interested, but aren't sure you're up for it, please don't feel bad about not offering: there's always next year. *g*

The winning bidders will each get one DVD copy of all the auction vids, as well as a credit in the vid titles (vidder's technology permitting) and in the program book, along with our gratitude for contributing to the con. We will be showing the auction vids at the con, most likely after the challenge vids are shown.