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[personal profile] eruthros
Hi all! We're so excited about the hybrid WisCon Vid Party we're planning this year, and we're looking for help to make it the best it can be. We need assistance with several different tasks, including:

Subtitling

The WisCon Vid Party airs all vids with subtitles, which means we have to create subtitles for any vids that don't have subtitles already. Even if you can only subtitle one vid, that helps!

However, we'd like additional volunteers to assist with:
  • Basic subtitling: if you can create a subtitle file that we can play in VLC, we can send you a list of vids to caption. You can do this by using a dedicated program (e.g. Jubler, Aegisub), using a non-linear editor and exporting the subs separately (e.g. Da Vinci Resolve, Premiere, Final Cut, Vegas), or using a text document template and putting in the timing by hand.

  • Subtitling for difficult videos: some video types are hard for some of our subtitlers to work on; for example, an older video codec might not open in Jubler or Da Vinci Resolve. If you're good at troubleshooting video issues, we'll send you just the files that gave other subtitlers trouble!

  • Subtitling for complex subtitle situations: recent WisCon Vid Parties have included vids that already contain embedded subtitles (for non-English language sources) or embedded text (comics vids, some styles of youtube vids, etc). These may require coloring or animating subtitles to make them visible, or editing the subtitles to be visible below the main image. If you know how to make and export vtt subtitles or other animated subtitles, or if you're comfortable editing video and subtitles to air the subtitles below the video, we'd really appreciate your assistance. If you can only subtitle a few vids, but you can handle competing text information, let us know and we'll send these specific vids your way.

If you can assist, please comment here or email vidparty dot wiscon at gmail.com.

Content Notes Screening

The WisCon Vid Party produces or solicits content notes for all the vids we screen. We have a fairly detailed lists of content notes - for example, we list strobing or flashing effects, extremely fast edits, stutter edits, and shaky cam as separate content notes. Filling these out for all vids means that we need volunteers to screen vids in advance of the Vid Party and ticky the appropriate tickies.

[personal profile] sasha_feather, who usually organizes this process, is not available this year, so we'll need some additional help!

If you can assist, please comment here or email vidparty dot wiscon at gmail.com.

Suggesting Vids or Fandoms

If there's a vid or two that you think would be perfect for WisCon, let us know via the Vid Suggestion Form.

In this form, you can suggest vids for three different kinds of playlists:

  • Know of a vid that has you singing along every time? Suggest it for the singalong.

  • Know of a vid that has you chair dancing whenever you watch it? Suggest it for the dancealong.

  • Thinking about that vid that WisCon needs to see? We'll try to fit it into a the show.

If there are fandoms that you're particularly hoping to see vids for, please let us know in the comments here! I love vid searching and I will see what I can find.
eruthros: Martha Jones smiling! (DW - Martha Jones is awesome)
[personal profile] eruthros
Hi all! We're so excited about the hybrid WisCon Vid Party we're planning this year, and we're looking for help to make it the best it can be. We need assistance with several different tasks, including:

Subtitling

The WisCon Vid Party airs all vids with subtitles, which means we have to create subtitles for any vids that don't have subtitles already. [personal profile] runawaynun leads the subtitling team and is amazingly skilled at this work!

However, we'd like additional volunteers to assist with:
  • Basic subtitling: if you can create an srt file, we can send you a list of vids to caption.

  • Subtitling for video issues: some video types don't open in Jubler, so if you are able to subtitle in other software that would be very helpful. If you can only subtitle a few vids, but you can handle things like atypical file types and codecs or variable frame rate, let us know and we'll send the problem files your way.

  • Subtitling for complex subtitle situations: recent WisCon Vid Parties have included vids that already contain embedded subtitles (for non-English language sources) or embedded text (comics vids, some styles of youtube vids, etc). These may require coloring or animating subtitles to make them visible, or editing the subtitles to be visible below the main image. If you know how to make and export vtt subtitles or other animated subtitles, or if you're comfortable editing video and subtitles to air the subtitles below the video, we'd really appreciate your assistance. If you can only subtitle a few vids, but you can handle competing text information, let us know and we'll send these specific vids your way.

If you can assist, please comment here or email vidparty dot wiscon at gmail.com.

Content Notes Screening

The WisCon Vid Party prints and shares playlists that include a set of ticky boxes for vid content notes. [personal profile] sasha_feather organizes the content note checking, to make sure that every vid on the list is screened before the show for the various content notes. For example, we have four different ticky boxes for things that are often described as just "physical triggers" - strobing or flashing effects, extremely fast edits, stutter edits, and shaky cam. Filling these out for all vids means that we need volunteers to screen vids in advance of the Vid Party and ticky the appropriate tickies.

If you can assist, please comment here or email vidparty dot wiscon at gmail.com.

Suggesting Vids

If you don't want to make a full playlist, but there's a vid or two that you think would be perfect for WisCon, let us know via the Vid Suggestion Form.

In this form, you can suggest vids for three different kinds of playlists:

  • Know of a vid that has you singing along every time? Suggest it for the singalong.

  • Know of a vid that has you chair dancing whenever you watch it? Suggest it for the dancealong.

  • Thinking about that vid that WisCon needs to see, but don't have a whole playlist to go around it? Suggest it for the community-built playlist and we'll try to fit it into a the show.
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[personal profile] metatxt
Are there vids you love to Sing Along with that you think would be fun at Vid Party? suggest them here!

But what about those songs you love to sing to and you don't know if there's a vid for them? or you *know* there isn't the right Vid Party vid yet...

Well, we were thinking it might be fun if we compiled a list of *potential* Sing Along songs. We will update this post with songs as they come in. Any vidder interested in making a Sing Along Premiere can pull a song from the list, or even comment below to let us know their plans!

We would like to note that when suggesting a song, please be conscientious to exclude songs that feature slurs. While we do occasionally program vids that have songs that feature slurs, we do not program songs into Sing Along that would ask the Vid Party audience to collectively sing a slur. We will be checking lyrics before adding vids to this list, as a safety measure for our community, and welcome feedback.

SING ALONG SONGS in search of a vidder...
1. Truth Hurts by Lizzo
2. Time Warp from Rocky Horror
3. We Are the Champions, by Queen
4. We Will Rock You, by Queen
5. Dancing Queen, by Abba
6. 1999, by Prince
7. Mamma Mia, by Abba
8. Pompeii by Bastille
9. Imagine Dragons songs!
10. Dynamite by Taio Cruz
11. Dynamite by BTS
12. Butter by BTS
13. any songs from Dirty Computer album by Janelle Monáe
14. ???
eruthros: Delenn from Babylon 5 with a startled expression and the text "omg!" (Default)
[personal profile] eruthros
If you don't want to make a playlist, but there's a vid or two that you think would be perfect for WisCon, let us know via the Vid Suggestion Form.

In this form, you can suggest:

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[personal profile] metatxt
Hi there Party People!

Thanks to everyone who participated in our poll. I think we have a clear direction for this year and some ideas for changes that may make the event more enjoyable for everyone.

Overwhelmingly, folks wanted the event to run until at least midnight, with many folks voting for even longer, 1am.

Tentatively, we’re looking at something like this:

08:00-08:10Introduction
08:10-09:10

Vids

09:10-09:2010m Intermission
09:20-10:30

Vids (closing with Sing Along)

10:30-10:4010m Intermission
10:40-11:45

Vids (closing with Dance Along)

11:45-12:0015m Intermission
12:00-01:00

late-night, bonus show (closing with Starships encore)



This would give us 3 hours of primary programming, up to an hour of bonus programming. Sing Along and Dance Along will fill roughly 45 minutes of that primary programming time.

This timeline is entirely dependent on our coordination with WisCon/SF3 and the Concourse, so it is far from set in stone. Any feedback on this proposed schedule is generally welcome.


We are taking vid suggestions for both Sing Along and Dance Along.

We are taking vid suggestions for a community-generated themed playlist
– if you send us vid suggestions, we will try and corral them into some sort of theme. This is a great option for folks who have a key vid or two that they think folks should see in the big room, but don’t have a plan for exploring a specific theme through a longer playlist. Let’s see what we can come up with!

Regarding themed playlists: folks like making themed playlists and we love seeing them! It is a wonderful and terrible challenge to the boundaries of space-time, but we always have more people interested in making playlists than we have programming time for. Going forward, we will accept ALL playlists, but only SOME will be screened. After the screening, we will post ALL submitted playlists so that folks can continue the party at home.

You may be wondering: how will we decide which playlists are screened at the event and which are posted later on? It won’t be easy! You are great at making playlists. Things we will look for, include: Does this playlist have a range of mood, tone, rhythm, etc. or is it fairly consistent in one particular vidding style? Which fandoms are in this playlist? Are they otherwise represented? And of course, how do we think this will play in the larger room?

Playlists are due Monday, April 29th and can be submitted to vidparty[dot]wiscon[at]gmail[dot]com

ExpandPlaylist FAQ )

If you would like to make a playlist, please let us know in the comments below! If you know your theme, also let us know!

And of course, don't forget to let us know if you may be submitting a premiere by completing this form! We need to hear from you to ensure we have time reserved for your vid!
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[personal profile] metatxt
Hi Party People!

IT'S VID PARTY TIME.

We are considering some changes in response to feedback we have received over these past few years. If you are attending Wiscon Vid Party this year or did so last year, please fill out our brief poll below about the length of programming, the timing of intermissions, and other programming related questions. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST WITH FOLKS WHO MAY BE ATTENDING.

The poll will be open until Monday, April 1st at 12noon CST. At that time, we will be able to better assess how programming may be adapted to accommodate a shorter program.

Here are some potential outcomes of shortening the show: 1) shorter tighter playlists; 2) more collaborative playlists and fewer single-veejay playlists; 3) a single sing-along; 4) a bonus “after-party” of danceable vids or vids from past programming, tbd, if there is a dramatic split between “we want a 2 hours show” and “we want 4 ½ hour show;” 5) other options you are welcome to suggest in the poll.

Once we have results of the poll, we will let everyone know on Monday, April 1st, with playlist sign-ups opening the following day on Tuesday, April 2nd, at 12pm noon CST.

Further updates on Premieres (deadline Monday, May 12th) and admin will be posted tonight/early tomorrow morning.

Thank you for your feedback!

Poll #21669 Wiscon 43 Vid Party Programming
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 12

I would prefer if Vid Party runs from 8pm to

9:30pm
0 (0.0%)

10pm
0 (0.0%)

10:30pm
1 (9.1%)

11pm
3 (27.3%)

11:30pm
4 (36.4%)

12am
5 (45.5%)

12:30am
2 (18.2%)

1am
4 (36.4%)

I would prefer an intermission after every:

60 minutes
5 (41.7%)

75 minutes
2 (16.7%)

90 minutes
1 (8.3%)

whichever
4 (33.3%)

Intermissions should last:

10 minutes
8 (66.7%)

15 minutes
4 (33.3%)

Overall, individual themed playlists are

too long
3 (30.0%)

too short
2 (20.0%)

too similar
2 (20.0%)

too many
5 (50.0%)

too few
1 (10.0%)

I would like more opportunities to submit vid requests

Yes
5 (45.5%)

No
3 (27.3%)

Not sure
3 (27.3%)

Last year we had Sing Along playlist AND a Dance playlist at the end of the show. Would you like to have a dance playlist again?

Yes
4 (36.4%)

No
2 (18.2%)

Not sure
5 (45.5%)

Are you attending Wiscon Vid Party this year?

Yes
10 (83.3%)

No
0 (0.0%)

Not sure
2 (16.7%)

Did you attend Wiscon Vid Party last year?

Yes
12 (100.0%)

No
0 (0.0%)

Additional feedback?

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[personal profile] brainwane
I love the Vid Party and I am one of the people who runs the Tiptree Auction, and I'm wondering how I can usefully tie these loves together.

Context: The James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award encourages the exploration & expansion of gender, and holds a fundraising auction at WisCon each year -- usually the same night as, but earlier than and only partially overlapping with, the Vid Party. I'm the auctioneer.

We're seeking donations of objects to be auctioned -- handcrafts, books, memorabilia, games, and art, especially with scifi/fantasy or feminist elements, are welcome. And I would personally love to get some donations this year of types I haven't yet seen, such as DVDs or CDs of feminist media.

But I have the seeds of a few other ideas:

  • If any vidders would like to contribute art commissions, we could do what other fanvidding auctions do, e.g., the winning bidder gets to suggest what they like and you make a custom vid for them (you can specify constraints like fandoms, genres, length, deadline, etc.).
  • If any of you own physical media you despise, I could potentially raise money by promising to destroy it, live, onstage. In 2016 the audience paid me something like USD$130 to take a hammer and smash a "Pilates for Weight Loss" DVD.
  • There'll be little breaks during the auction to let people check out the silent auction table, go to the restroom, etc. If any of you can recommend funny vids about auctions, money, consumer culture, or capitalism, I'd like to see whether we could play one or two during one of those breaks.


Thanks!
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[personal profile] metatxt
Tell me your dreams. What does your heart yearn to sing in a room full of friends, not-yet-friends, acquaintances, lovers, and ex-lovers? What vids are just too much fun to NOT share by singing at the top of our lungs while possibly dancing around the room?

We are going to do our darnedest to assemble your suggestions into two wondrous Sing Along playlists, but please note that:

1. Each of these playlists has limited space

2. Each playlist will necessarily be a mix of classics and new-to-Sing-Along vids

3. Depending on how popular this activity is... not every suggestion may make it on a Sing Along playlist :(((

But we are going to TRY! to make it all work! for the party! for the jam! for your generosity! and for the SQUEEEEEEE <3 <3 <3

So please, share with us: which vid do we play every year that we must, we MUST play for you this year? which vid have we never played at Sing Along that you would love to see AND HEAR?

And y'know, comments are screened, so feel free to tell us your deepest hopes and dreams and fears for Vid Party and the future at large. Bonus!points if you tell us which dystopia you believe we are living in!
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[personal profile] metatxt
In case you haven't heard: Kelly Sue DeConnick will be a Guest of Honor at next year's WisCon!

This also means we have a Guest of Honor whose work is primarily a visual text and that means many opportunities to vid. In fact, [personal profile] garrideb submitted a Pretty Deadly vid to our Premieres show just the Vid Party before last.

To celebrate Kelly Sue DeConnick, we would very much like to have a playlist of vids focused exclusively on her work. This playlist would include previously screened vids, new non-premiering vids, and premieres.


While WisCon 41 is many, many months away, I bring this to your attention because two fandoms nominated at Festivids this year are Kelly Sue DeConnick fandoms: Bitch Planet and Captain Marvel (vol 7+8).

If you signed up for Festivids, but you have not yet offered to make a vid for Bitch Planet or Captain Marvel, please consider including these two fandoms? :D

If you have not signed up for Festivids, it is a fantastically supportive community to make a vid and you should try it!

Even if you choose not sign-up...you can always make a treat for Festivids!

And it goes without saying, you could always make a PREMIERE for the super-special Kelly Sue DeConnick playlist.
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[personal profile] metatxt
Hello Vid Fans!

In past years, Sing Along has been a playlist arranged by the Vid Party organizers. As you know, singing along to particular vids has become an expected and cherished tradition. And while we are still planning to mix things up a bit with new-to-Sing-Along vids, we don't want to miss out on your faves!

Vote for your favorite Vid Party Sing Along Classics! Suggest vids new to Sing Along!

Additionally, some folks have expressed an interest in a Sing Along playlist that occurs earlier in the evening, because: 1. early panels the next day, and 2. adulting often includes bedtimes. At the same time, some folks have requested multiple Sing Alongs!

Because Sing Along is so beloved, we wanted you to have the option to help shape this year's show. If all of these choices seem daunting or you'd rather be completely surprised, don't worry: we got this.

... now go vote!

P.S. subtitle volunteers needed!


Poll #16681 Vid Party Sing Along! 2015
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12


Which of these Sing Along vids from past years would you like to see at this year's show?

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9 to 5 (Lego Star Wars) by eruthros
5 (41.7%)

Radioactive (The Wizard of Oz) by chaila
2 (16.7%)

Don't Stop Believin' (Star Trek XI) by arefadedaway
6 (50.0%)

Can't Touch This (Pushing Daisies) by bittercrimson
2 (16.7%)

Party in the Midlands (Legend of the Seeker) by milly
1 (8.3%)

Closer (Once Upon a Time) by notpiecebypiece
2 (16.7%)

You (Glee / Multifandom) by lola
0 (0.0%)

Space Girl (Multifandom) by charmax
7 (58.3%)

Oh Internet (Multi-viddom) by cyborganize
0 (0.0%)

Tik Tok (Star Trek TOS) by misssheenie
10 (83.3%)

Counting Stars (Wonder Woman) by beccatoria
2 (16.7%)

Starships (Multifandom) by bironic
10 (83.3%)

I Gotta Feeling (Muppets) by countessmary
3 (25.0%)

Paper Planes (Avatar: the Last Airbender) by thedeadparrot
2 (16.7%)

Tightrope (Multifandom) by such_heights
3 (25.0%)

Rolling in the Deep (X-Men: First Class) by arefadedaway
3 (25.0%)

I Swear (Smallville) by dualbunny, sweetestdrain, etc.
5 (41.7%)

Other Other Quadrangle (Battlestar Galactica) by beccatoria
1 (8.3%)

Discord Days (My Little Ponies) by mmmandarinorange
4 (33.3%)

End of the World (Community) by danegen
3 (25.0%)

Here It Goes Back Again (Back to the Future) by thingswithwings
0 (0.0%)

Just A Girl (Doctor Who) by Nancy Blackett
1 (8.3%)

Evil Love Shack of Darkness (Evil Dead) by SE
1 (8.3%)

Thriller (Multifandom) by buffyann
4 (33.3%)

Don't Stop Me Now (Doctor Who) by charmax
2 (16.7%)

Snakes on a Plane (Harry Potter) by dualbunny
3 (25.0%)

We Go Together (Multifandom) by thingswithwings
3 (25.0%)

Dancing Queen (Merlin) by greensilver and sweetestdrain
2 (16.7%)

Fireflies (Up) by talitha78
0 (0.0%)

Papa Don't Preach (Torchwood) by greensilver and sweetestdrain
1 (8.3%)

Another Sunday (Stargate: Atlantis) by jescaflowne
6 (50.0%)

Bad Romance (Smallville / Superman) by Sisabet
7 (58.3%)

I Will Survive (Sarah Jane Adventures) by shinealightonme
4 (33.3%)

We Didn’t Start the Fire (Multifandom) by fiercynn and scribe
1 (8.3%)

Everybody (Star Trek) by kuwdora
3 (25.0%)

Call Me Maybe (Avengers) by such heights
8 (66.7%)

Which vids that have not been screened at Sing Along (though perhaps included in other previous playlists) would you like to see at Sing Along this year?

More text box space! Any other vids you'd like us to consider for Sing Along?

Some folks have suggested scheduling Sing Along at a different time or multiple times in the evening. Complete this sentence: I would prefer Sing Along to run as--

View Answers

a single playlist at the end of Vid Party
2 (22.2%)

a single playlist scheduled sometime between 10pm and 12pm of Vid Party
2 (22.2%)

a single playlist that plays TWICE: once in the middle of the show and again, at the end of Vid Party
3 (33.3%)

two separate, DIFFERENT playlists, running non-consecutively, one exclusively classic sing along vids and one exclusively new vids
2 (22.2%)

two separate, DIFFERENT playlists, running non-consecutively, each a mix of classic and new
6 (66.7%)

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[personal profile] futuransky
I'm VJing a vidshow at WisCon called "Vids With Something to Say." To give you an idea of what I'm looking for, here's the description for a panel that will be associated with the show I'm putting together:

Fan videos or vids are music videos made with re-edited footage from TV shows and films. They use the combination of images and music to get a vidder's point across. That point can be a celebration of shows and characters the vidder loves, an expression of fannish opinion, or, sometimes, an excoriating critique of sexism, racism, and heteronormativity in media. This presentation is part of a multi-part celebration of vidding by WisCon members; we'll watch, analyze, and discuss some of the vids screened at the Friday night vidparty. Let's come together and discuss these vids with important things to say about science fiction, fandom, gender, race, and sexuality.

So basically I want to introduce WisCongoers to vids with themes that will interest them, but I would like also to show some vids that vid fans won't have seen a million times. WisCon is a space where the audience might not be fully vid-literate, but you can guarantee that everyone is passionate about the intersection of feminist and/or social justice politics with popular culture, particularly science fiction. Vids with a clear thesis or story are easiest for newbies, of coruse, but I don't want to shy away from vids that have something relatively complex to say; we're having the panel as well as the vidshow so that we can have time to unpack what the vids are saying.

I could very easily make a vidshow on this theme at no notice on the basis of the most played vids on my hard drive. But I'm hoping to expand my own horizons for this show, as well, and not just choose the vids I have shared a million times to explain what vidding is. I'm especially interested in vids that have something to say about aspects of kyriarchy that are less commonly addressed in vidding fandom because they aren't so well represented in our media sources: race and class for sure, and in particular genderqueer or trans concerns and disability. Recs for those are particularly welcome. I'm looking mostly for vids that are making a point rather than including those elements in a straightforward romance etc--but feel free to rec whatever feels relevant.

Thanks so much!
[personal profile] alexbayleaf
Last year one of the most fun parts of the vid party was singing along raucously to some of the vids. This year we want to make it even better, by having a specific section of the evening set aside for vids that are great for singing along to. We're even going to get subtitles for those of you who don't know the words, or prefer to watch vids with the lyrics on screen.

Some of last year's highlights included [personal profile] jescaflowne's Another Sunday (SGA), and [personal profile] arefadedaway's Don't Stop Believing (Star Trek). We may or may not show these again, but we'd definitely like other suggestions.

So, please tell us either:

a) Vids that are good to sing along to (please provide links!), or
b) Songs that are good to sing along to, that you think someone might have made a vid to

If someone suggests a song and you know of a vid to it, please feel free to jump in and give us a link!

Vid Recs

Jun. 17th, 2010 12:03 pm
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[personal profile] were_duck
Hi everyone!

This is a catchall post for vid and amv recommendations. If you ever see a vid and think "ooh, we should show that at the vid party!", drop the link in comments to this post.

At minimum, we need the download link, the vidder's handle, the title of the vid, the song, and the fandom(s). If you are so moved to tell us why you like the vid so much, please do (and I suggest telling the vidder why you liked their work, too).

We can't promise everything will make it into the party, but we also want to cast a wide net, so feel free to point others who might be interested to this post (and this comm) at any time.

Thanks!

ETA: Per [personal profile] damned_colonial in comments,

I guess if you don't have all that information, post anyway -- but the more the better!

Maybe we should say something about categories too? We're particularly interested in vids in the following categories:

* Vids with a message (please tell us what you think the message is)
* Singalong vids
* New vids (posted after June 1st 2010)

So if you're reccing something in any of those categories, please let us know, as it will help us with playlist planning.
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[personal profile] damned_colonial
[ Just posted this to [community profile] wiscon and [community profile] vidding; crossposting here too just for the records. ]

[personal profile] were_duck and I had an amazing time running a vid party at this year's Wiscon and we're looking forward to doing it again. We started having ideas for it almost as soon as we got back to our rooms after the party, and we've got enough thoughts together now that we wanted to post them and get some feedback. So here are some of our ideas for Vid Party 2011.

Early evening vid show-and-tell

This year we did an "intro to vidding" at 9pm, which ran about 90 minutes. Since this was the first ever vid party at Wiscon, we thought it would be a good idea to introduce people who weren't so familiar with vids to the genre, show off some different styles of vids, and help people understand the genre conventions and how to "read" a vid. This seemed to work pretty well, but we would soon get bored of doing the same intro every year. So next year we were thinking about having a sort of theme to it. We were thinking of using "Vids with something to say", and talking about how vids convey different kinds of messages. We might also propose a companion panel for later in the weekend, to discuss the subject in more depth.

Premieres

We're enormously excited by this idea, and we hope you will be too. Wiscon is special because it's not just a science fiction convention, but a feminist science fiction convention. We would love to invite vidders to submit vids specially for the Wiscon vid party that relate to Wiscon's focus on feminism, anti-oppression, and SF, and show them in a special premiere show. We'd also like to encourage people who may never have premiered a vid at a convention, or who might be newer to vidding, to be a part of this, and we're discussing ways to make it easier to premiere your vid at Wiscon (for example, not needing to upload in a special format).

Singalong

One of the best parts of the vid party in 2010 (in my opinion) was everyone singing along with certain vids. ("Another Sunday", "Don't Stop Believin'", and "End of the world as we know it" are three that come easily to mind.) It was so much fun that we want to do it again, only this time with subtitles! We'll be looking for good singalong vids, and then either asking vidders to submit subtitles, or creating them ourselves, so that everyone can sing along more easily. As an added bonus, we hope that this will increase the number of vids that are more accessible to those with hearing impairments.

In between these "special" playlists (which will be shown at set, pre-announced times in the evening), and in the latter part of the evening, we'll do what we did in 2010 and show a bunch of vids that we like. Once again, we'll be seeking recommendations for your favourite vids, though this time round we'll probably prioritise vids which have been released in the year leading up to the party.

So, we'd like to know... how does this sound to you? Do you have any feedback or suggestions for other things you'd like to see at the 2011 vid party?

If you are interested in being part of the ongoing planning for next year's vid party, or would like to volunteer to help out either pre-con or at Wiscon, you can join [community profile] wiscon_vidparty where we are doing all the organisational stuff. Any questions/comments can also be sent to wiscon.vidparty@gmail.com.

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