Call for curators for WisCon 38 Vid Party!

[chaila]

It’s time to start thinking about this year’s vid party, yay! metatxt and myself, chaila, are organizing this year’s party, with lots of help from other folks.

We want as many people as possible to be involved in the programming for the party, and we prefer shorter blocks of programming rather than long vidshows. So, just like last year, we would like to invite you to curate a themed vid playlist (i.e. a short/mini vid show) that's 10-25 minutes in length, or 3-6ish vids long, to play at the party. Curators choose a theme and pick 3-6ish vids that fit the theme. If you're attending WisCon, you can introduce your playlist with a description of your theme (if you want!); if you aren't attending, you can write a little introduction and we will read it for you.

Here’s a list of playlists from previous years if you want to get an idea of how this has worked in the past (last year was the first year we broke the party down into smaller blocks like this).

For planning purposes, please let us know by commenting below or emailing vidparty.wiscon at gmail.com if you are planning to create a playlist.

( More information about themes and curating )

We would like to gather playlists as soon as possible. Please get them to us by Friday May 9 at the latest! Email your playlist info to vidparty.wiscon at gmail.com.

And once more, let us know in the comments below or by email if you are planning to curate a playlist!

Also feel free to comment below or contact us if you want to toss around potential ideas, suggest themes that other people might want to curate (if you don’t want to create the playlist yourself), or chat about vids that would be great to see at Wiscon!

ETA 3/8/14: Formal signups for curating are closed because we're full up. But things tend to change as the con gets closer--people get busy, things come up--so email us at vidparty.wiscon@gmail.com if you want us to contact you as a backup if space in the show opens up!

Call for premieres for Wiscon 38!

[chaila]

Once again, we are also soliciting premiere vids to play at the Wiscon vid party! The vids will premiere at the party on May 23, 2014. We’ve had lots of excellent premieres in the past years, and we are excited to keep building a tradition of vids at Wiscon.

We welcome all fanvids in all genres and from all traditions of fannish video production, so long as they have some connection to Wiscon's focus on feminism and science fiction. WisCon defines feminism broadly, and we're interested in vids that engage with any aspect of gender, sexuality, race, disability, and/or class. We don’t want definitions to limit you; if you’re interested in Wiscon’s themes and consider your vid to engage with these ideas, we’d love to have it at Wiscon.

If you are looking for inspiration, here are last year’s premieres from Wiscon 37, and this playlist includes the premieres from Wiscon 36!

Note:
• If you're submitting a premiere, your vid must never have been shown at a convention or posted online before.
• We prefer that your vid is no longer than 5 minutes.
• We welcome vids from fans who may never have submitted a vid to a convention before, or from newbie vidders.
• You don't have to be attending Wiscon to submit a premiering vid!

Deadlines
If you're planning to submit a premiere vid, we'd love for you to let us know so we can begin to get a sense of how long our Premieres show will be.

The deadline is Friday, May 9, 2014, two weeks before the con.

If you need flexibility with this deadline, please contact us and we can discuss. Please follow wiscon_vidparty or wiscon/wiscon if you want to see more info, reminders, etc.

( How to submit and more information )

Also seeking curators!
If you aren't able to make a premiere but want to participate in the vid party, you can also submit a short themed playlist (i.e. a short vid show) to play at the party. Or do both!

Upcoming vidding workshop
We are planning an online vidding workshop in early March 2014 to connect vidders with newbie vidders or potential vidders with questions about any aspect of vidding, including matching interested newer vidders with more experienced mentors(/cheerleaders). Watch wiscon_vidparty for more information!

Questions?

Ask in the comments here or email us at vidparty.wiscon at gmail.com!