Vividcon 2018
2018 Key Vidder Moments

Key Vidder Moments, first half

#	Title	Vidder(s)	Song (if different)	Artist	Fandom(s)	Duration	Download URL
1	History Repeating	Killa, Luminosity and WOAD Society		The Propellerheads, with Shirley Bassey	Highlander	0:03:42
	"My first opportunity to collaborate with Luminosity! Of course it was memorable. We got comments along the lines of 'so many clips! How did you fit them all in there?'—ah, the good old days. Each time I make a vid, I still remember the visual lessons I learned from working with Lum on this one. Her visual creativity continues to inspire and inform my view of vidding."
2	The Adventure	Greensilver		Angels & Airwaves	Harry Potter	0:04:15
	"One of those rare moments where a vid does everything you want it to do and also taps into something you weren't expecting - the strong emotional response to this vid was very validating of my feelings about the character and my connection to the vid itself."
3	You Told The Drunks I Knew Karate	Settiai		Zoey Van Goey	Doctor Who (2005)	0:02:48	[link]
	"I took a break from vidding for years, and - while this wasn't the first vid that I made after getting back into that side of fandom - it was the first one that I actually felt proud about. I'd been considering stopping vidding again before making this vid, and it was one of the main reasons that I didn't."
4	Make Something Good	sweetestdrain		Laura Veirs	Merlin (BBC)	0:04:00
	"Have you ever made a vid that looked EXACTLY like it did in your head? Me either, until this vid. I scrubbed through the source to find exactly the kind of visuals I needed, full of sunlight and firelight."
5	Etheric Messages	Thuvia Ptarth		Natacha Atlas	Fringe	0:02:15
	"This was the first time I felt like I really got how to vid."
6	There's No Way Out of Here	gwyneth		David Gilmour	Multi	0:05:01	[link]
7	Cold Cold Water	SDWolfpup		Mirah	Battlestar Galactica (2003)	0:03:48	[link]
	"...a marked improvement for me with interesting visuals and cutting, and a big idea stuffed into a small space. Taking the step into BSG opened up the much wider world of vidding for me when I realized how much source and opportunity there was outside of Buffy and Angel."
8	Let Go	Kitty aka Winterevanesce		Red	Angel The Series	0:05:15	[link]
	"The first vid I made that actually meant something to me. This was made during a time when I was filled with depression and anger towards the father figures in my life. [...] This was also the first video I shared with a group of amazing vidders who have influenced me to be where I am now."
9	Lightning Field	bradcpu		Sneaker Pimps	Legend of the Seeker	0:04:18	[link]
	"My introduction to a silly little fandom and ship that changed my life, personally and creatively."
10	Move Your Body	ohvienna	Move Your Body (Single Mix)	Sia	Xena: Warrior Princess	0:04:09	[link]
	"Move Your Body, for me, represents an achievement in terms of narrative execution/editing style working together in a character study to say exactly what I wanted to say. As well, the reception of this vid premiering in a con space was an amazing experience."
11	Timber	bessyboo		Pitbull ft. Kesha	Star Wars	0:03:24	[link]
	"...it was, 1) the first vid that I finished (or got beyond the beginning stages of) in a decade, 2) the first vid I ever made 100% without a co-vidder (as far as I can remember; the early 00s are very far away and sometimes hazy), and 3) the first time I really bothered to actually learn Sony Vegas. It's the vid that made me realize, 'oh, hey, I actually DO remember how to vid, and it's much less painful than I remember it being!'"
12	I Swear	Dualbunny, Greensilver, Pipsqueak and sweetestdrain		All4One	Smallville	0:04:28
	"It was Dualbunny's birthday."

Key Vidder Moments, second half

#	Title	Vidder(s)	Song (if different)	Artist	Fandom(s)	Duration	Download URL
1	Love Turns 40	jarrow		Vienna Teng	Closer (2004)	0:05:03	[link]
	"...a big step forward in my maturity as a 2nd-year vidder. It forced me to create narratives where there weren't any, to use limited scenes and source, to create interesting visual sequences out of static footage, and to vid a long song I couldn't edit down. I went through several completely different versions of the vid before reaching the final product after many hair-pulling months."
2	Spell	hollywoodgrrl		Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	Carol	0:04:19	[link]
	"I stepped forward to evolve my aesthetic and embrace the new. 'This is art,' someone replied in a comment. I'm so proud of this vid."
3	I Want You	kiki_miserychic	I Want You (She's So Heavy)	Dana Fuchs, Joe Anderson, & T.V. Carpio	Planet Terror, Supernatural and Zombieduck	0:03:52	[link]
	"The first time I pulled together multiple sources to make a new universe with effects. And zombie strippers."
4	Deep Kick	AbsoluteDestiny		Red Hot Chili Peppers	15	0:05:55	[link]
	"My first vid to draw from my personal experiences and the first time I used my vidding to uncover feelings about myself and my past."
5	Counting Bodies	Milly	Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums	A Perfect Circle	Angel	0:03:53	[link]
	"An out of the box idea that came after a long period of not vidding. The incredible response from vidders I'd long admired introduced me to a new community and eventually led me to start attending VividCon. (Remastered in September 2008, after my first VVC)."
6	I Kissed a Boy	Kuwdora		Cobra Starship	Heroes	0:03:12	[link]
	"I learned that there are a lot of interesting ways you can use After Effects to bring tone and texture to a vid."
7	I Think I'm a Clone Now	rhoboat		"Weird Al" Yankovic	Multi	0:02:18
	"This was my first multi vid and also one of my first attempts at comedy."
8	Baby by Me	sisabet		50 Cent feat Neyo	DC Universe	0:03:34
	"I had not made a vid in a year -I was sick and not coping. I needed comfort and Lex/Clark is like grandma's chicken and dumplings to me - it's an enemy-slash flavored hug and I needed to just wallow in it. This vid sparked a creative outlet in me that I haven't felt since my first year vidding. I feel different about vidding now - I feel like I am connecting to a necessary part of my brain and it is so very satisfying."
9	You Are the Best Thing	Franzeska		Ray LaMontagne	Veritas: The Quest	0:03:50
	"This was the first time I really experimented with constructed reality, including color effects and mattes. It was a key step in me moving from wanting to make remix to wanting to make original media."
10	Dynamite	elipie		Taio Cruz	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	0:03:21	[link]
	"This is one of my most well-known vids (and one of the first that really took off beyond expectation), and I feel that it strongly reflects the personality of both myself and my vids."
11	We Didn't Start the Fire	fiercynn and scribe		Billy Joel	Multi	0:05:04	[link]
12	I Put You There	Laura Shapiro and LithiumDoll		Mary Schmary	Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Original drawings	0:02:01	[link]
	"Baby's first meta vid! Also the only time I've worked with hand-drawn, animated source (THANK YOU, LITHY!!!). I was not prepared for this vid's reception beyond fandom. It's been featured in academic papers and even played in a museum."

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