This opening vidshow-and-panel-in-one traces the development of live-action vidding and highlights major factors that have contributed to shaping the live-action vidding scene we know today. VJ and moderator: rache
| # | Title | Vidder(s) | Song (if different) | Artist | Fandom(s) | Duration | Download URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh Boy | California Crew, Sterling Eidolan and The Odd Woman In | Buddy Holly | Quantum Leap | None | ||
| Mediawest aesthetic. Mediawest was all about acccessibility of the vid to the audience. Target reading level K-3. | |||||||
| 2 | Nobody's Side | JAC aka Judy Chien | "Chess" Cast Recording | Wiseguy | None | ||
| A "feral vidder" of the era, showing at Mediawest. Long clips per the era, character focus in song choice, tight POV. | |||||||
| 3 | Polka Party | Vid Weasels and Waldo. | Weird Al Yankovic | Multi | None | ||
| Modern, multimedia version of a Mediawest vid. | |||||||
| 4 | Temper of Revenge | Mary Van Deusen | Julia Ecklar | Miami Vice | None | ||
| MVD taught character focus including song choice, narrative story, and cutting to the beat. Limited number of living-room vids. May be the originator of the three- to four-minute vid guideline. | |||||||
| 5 | Too Long a Soldier | Deejay | Pat Benetar | The Professionals | None | ||
| Taught by MVD. Character focused, but the vidder also took a chance by incorporating outside footage to tell the story. | |||||||
| 6 | Clean | Jill and Kay | Depeche Mode | Highlander | None | ||
| San Francisco aesthetic: character focus, song choice, context dependence, use of theme, color palette. | |||||||
| 7 | So Pure | Katharine and Pam | Alanis Morissette | Homicide: Life on the Street | None | ||
| Very influential in defining the Escapade aesthetic. Note the rare use of second-person POV in the vid, and the extended dance metaphor. Accessible, yet meta. | |||||||
| 8 | Hair | Media Cannibals | Original Broadway cast of Hair | Multi | None | ||
| VCR-era version of an Escapade multimedia vid, with commentary about fandom incorporated into the vid. | |||||||
| 9 | Ghost | Morgan Dawn | Live | Doctor Who (2005) | None | ||
| Modern version of the San Francisco aesthetic, by way of Escapade. Pay particular attention to the use of color to support multiple levels of meaning. | |||||||
| 10 | Language | Carol S and WOAD Society | Suzanne Vega | Stargate SG-1 | None | ||
| Technological advances and the birth of WOAD--playing with the tech and creating acceptance of tech. | |||||||
| 11 | Dante's Prayer | Killa and WOAD Society | Loreena McKennitt | Star Trek TOS | None | ||
| Movie vids show: Uses the rise and fall of the music and one very specific set of scenes from the movie to build a breathtaking climax for the relationship of two primary characters. | |||||||