Vidding discussion

Hello, vidders! Or anyone who knows vidders--which by this time is probably everyone, because VIDDERS ARE EVERYWHERRRRRE.

Vividcon is looking for vidders willing to offer their services in this year's VVC Vid Auction Fundraiser!

WHY?:

VividCon is a fun and invigorating con about vidmaking and vidwatching, but it has a small membership and high tech costs. Fundraising that will keep membership fees under control is important -- especially when it results in more vids for everyone to enjoy!

HOW?:

A vidder offers to make a vid to order, with any appropriate conditions -- the fandoms they'll work in, how the song will be chosen (as long as both parties are happy with the final choice), preferred styles of music, how much input the bidder can have on clip choices, etc. -- and then we hold an online auction, with the proceeds to go to the con.

To see previous volunteers and the kinds of things they offered, check out the Auction tag!

It's a fun way to raise money for the con, and also it gives non-vidders a chance to participate in the making of a vid. Who hasn't wanted to draft a willing vidder into their fandom, or get a chance to bring someone else's dream vid to life?

WHO?:

The auction is open to anyone, con members and non-members alike. We usually end up with a slate of 4-6 vidders. Bidders can be solo individuals, or groups who've pooled their money together.

(So if you're thinking, how could I win an auction if I only have 5 spare bucks?, grab some friends with their own 5 spare bucks and presto you have a bidding cabal!)

WHEN?:

Auction vids are due by Friday, June 17th.

The auction itself will open on Saturday, March 26 and end at 11:59pm US Eastern time on Saturday, April 2. This gives vidders 2 1/2 months to complete their vids. 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.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER?

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

WHAT DO I DO?:

If you're a vidder who wants to participate, and you're confident you could make a vid for your recipient between the start of April and June 17th, would you please send an email to dorinda at thechicagoloop dot net sometime before the end of Sunday, March 20?

Please include details about your conditions: available fandoms, who chooses the music, things you're flexible about, things you won't do, needs & preferences, etc., as well as a link to your online site/journal/tumblr, if you have one, and your vids online if any.

And please feel free to pass along links to this announcement! We'd love to hear from anyone and everyone! \o/

Whew, VVC's auction is over for another year. \o/ If you're curious about the results because of our new auction software that rings down the curtain at closing time, I put up a list at http://vividcon.livejournal.com/367016.html and http://vividcon.dreamwidth.org/388251.html .

THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone! The generous bidders, the willing vidders, the gleeful spectators--you all make this con go round, and we quite literally could not do it without you. ♥ ♥ ♥

The redirect to Vividcon's new auction page is having problems, so please use this link instead:

http://dev.vividcon.webfactional.com/auction/

The auction wraps up tomorrow night, 11:59pm US eastern time on Saturday, March 21. Get your bids in, and good luck!

This year’s VividCon Auction is now open! Please go here to bid on the vidder of your dreams!

NEW SOFTWARE THIS YEAR!: for security reasons, it requires people to create an account on the website before they bid. Very simple--just a username and email, and it'll send you a login password.

The auction ends at 11:59pm US eastern time on Saturday, March 21. (Though please remember that this isn’t eBay, and we’re not set up to handle a huge crunch of last-minute bids.)

The sources our vidders are offering include, but are not limited to…

Almost Human, Angel, Band of Brothers, Burn Notice, Buffy, The Borgias, Breaking Bad, Community, Deadwood, Elementary, Firefly, Fringe, Game of Thrones, Gotham, Grimm, Harry Potter, Hikaru no Go, House of Cards, Justified, Kings, Looking, Merlin, Miami Vice, The Musketeers, Orphan Black, Penny Dreadful, Sherlock, The Sims videogame, Sleepy Hollow, Spartacus, Star Trek TOS/TNG, Stargate SG-1/Atlantis, Teen Wolf, Veronica Mars, The Wire, The X-Files--and so much more!

PLUS all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV shows and movies, from Agent Carter and Agents of Shield, to Captain America and all of the Avengers-verse movies!

PLUS many other TV shows we didn't even mention!

PLUS practically any movie you can think of!

Someone wants to help make your vid dreams come true! You can head over to the VividCon auction page to see what each vidder has on offer. Please spread this announcement far and wide, and feel free to get together with friends to pool your bidding funds for the vids you’d love to see!

Still on the lookout for vidders who'd like to make a vid for the VVC auction fundraiser!

The full details are here, but in short, it's where you volunteer to make a vid based on your bidder's requests (within your stated preferences, of course). Feel like a creative challenge, a cooperative effort, making someone's vid dreams come true? Drop me an email at dorinda at thechicagoloop dot net!

Hello, vidders! Or anyone who'd like to spread the word to vidders they know!

Vividcon is looking for vidders willing to offer their services in this year's VVC Vid Auction Fundraiser!

( Here's the why, how, and when of it... )

WHAT DO I DO?:

If you're a vidder who wants to participate, and you're confident you could make a vid for your recipient between the end of March and June 19th, would you please send an email to dorinda at thechicagoloop dot net sometime before the end of Friday, March 6?

Please include details about your conditions: available fandoms, music choice, things you're flexible about, things you won't do, needs & preferences, etc., as well as a link to your online site/journal/tumblr, if you have one, and your vids online if any.

And please feel free to pass along links to this announcement! We'd love to hear from anyone and everyone! \o/