Friday, Food, Festivids

[grammarwoman]

The weekend is soooo close now. We're having a potluck today at work, and I am about two bites away from uncomfortably full from the sheer deliciousness available. (And about two blinks from a nap, too.)

I could/should be working, but there's a code freeze right now as an urgent project gets approved to go live, so everything I do has to wait until next week anyway.

Instead, I am working on my Festivids offers and requests. I copied the whole list of available entries to a spreadsheet, then went through and deleted everything that didn't immediately pique my interest. Now I'm going back and removing those items that I merely own and/or have enjoyed, feel like I should want to do, or would like to see a vid for, in favor of the ones that really resonate with me, because 60 fandoms is kind of a ridiculous amount to offer. This is so HARD. I need to make another list of things I would consider making as treats, so I don't feel so bad about cutting them from the list.

Vidders, what's your winnowing process and criteria?

Comments

[jetpack_monkey]

I don't offer anything unless I have a solid idea for it or if, in watching it, I get ideas for what I could do with it visually.

My offers tend to be low, but I also fill in later with treats for anything I'm iffy on at sign-up time. This way I can guarantee that if only make the one vid, it's something I am absolutely going to be proud of and that my recipient will likely love.

[grammarwoman]

That is simply brilliant - yes! Of course! If I had an idea going into it, I wouldn't have such a hard time making the vid, and I could get it done with time for treats!

Thank you. :)

[kass]

I tend to only offer fandoms where a) I already have source in-hand and b) the thought of spending a bunch of time with it makes me smile instead of feeling dread.

And as the years go by (here and also in Yuletide) I find I'm less inclined to either offer or request a fandom if I've received something amazing in it already. So, e.g., last year I got amazing Big Eden vids, and this year I don't feel the need to offer it or to request it -- my niche is filled.

[grammarwoman]

Those are also very good points. :)

I know what you mean about previous gifts; not only have I delighted in what I've gotten, I feel like it would be rude or something to keep asking for more in the same vein, as if the first one wasn't enough.

I have my requests written up, but I'm going to sleep on it and make sure I don't get any late-breaking changes occurring to me. These feedback should make it much easier to pare down the offer list.

[anoel]

I basically offer only fandoms I'd be super excited to vid and that I haven't vidded recently (I get bored clipping again too recently). Usually it's stuff where there's something specific I can't wait to vid. I have a longer list of things I could vid ready for treats if I feel motivated to do so.

For my requests it's stuff I love the most and would love a vid to almost anything :)

[grammarwoman]

Super excited sounds like a great qualification. I haven't vidded anything recently, so I don't need to worry about that so much. ;) Thanks for the advice!