I can't believe I spaced on Debchan being the co-vidder on "Money for Nothing" - I think it is because I was watching "Wonder of Birds" the other day and *that* vidder pairing was stuck in my head. I too wish for her to vid more.
cuddle it and say kind things about it. And beyond that, something which I didn't see in your conversation over at sdwolfpup's, there's the sense of "Hey, I picked this song, I picked it for a number of very good reasons, it's totally right for this vid, I have confidence in my song choice and I am *good* at this, so screw you anyway." IOW, bitching about the song is bitching about *your song choice*, is bitching about your creative talent on some level. And I wonder if that isn't why some vidders gets so upset about it.
For me - I can deal if the issue is about what I did, or how I did it or even just that the song does not work with the source. I'm taking a risk so I am willing to learn from maybe not succeeding or at least hear opposing viewpoints. This is valid - this is concrit - this is important and I don't feel the same type of defensiveness.
To say I didn't feel *any* defensiveness at all upon hearing what doesn't work for people or quibbles or plain ole negative feedback would be a lie. I do, I am human. But I don't feel the need to jump in and lecture about this or that or explain things away. I can deal.
But the song! The song I put out there, into this harsh world and it didn't ask to not be loved! There is an instinctive protectiveness that goes beyond my own ego. I care about this song and want it to be happy and loved. Sometimes I think (and again not complaining about the feedback I do receive) but I think I would rather hear "Loved the song - still not so sure about the vid" than "Hate the song, loved the vid" just because at least now the viewer will probably go and get the album or listen to some tracks from iTunes and might get turned on to a whole new thing! Loving the song is this open-ended prospect of a journey and who knows where it will end up?
Loving the vid? I mean, there can be a journey there as well (especially with a really stellar vid) in that you explore a new pairing or a fandom you were unfamiliar with or learn to understand a particular character. This is also exciting. But the musical journey might be the one I am the most invested in.
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Date: 2005-06-17 08:39 pm (UTC)cuddle it and say kind things about it. And beyond that, something which I didn't see in your conversation over at sdwolfpup's, there's the sense of "Hey, I picked this song, I picked it for a number of very good reasons, it's totally right for this vid, I have confidence in my song choice and I am *good* at this, so screw you anyway." IOW, bitching about the song is bitching about *your song choice*, is bitching about your creative talent on some level. And I wonder if that isn't why some vidders gets so upset about it.
For me - I can deal if the issue is about what I did, or how I did it or even just that the song does not work with the source. I'm taking a risk so I am willing to learn from maybe not succeeding or at least hear opposing viewpoints. This is valid - this is concrit - this is important and I don't feel the same type of defensiveness.
To say I didn't feel *any* defensiveness at all upon hearing what doesn't work for people or quibbles or plain ole negative feedback would be a lie. I do, I am human. But I don't feel the need to jump in and lecture about this or that or explain things away. I can deal.
But the song! The song I put out there, into this harsh world and it didn't ask to not be loved! There is an instinctive protectiveness that goes beyond my own ego. I care about this song and want it to be happy and loved. Sometimes I think (and again not complaining about the feedback I do receive) but I think I would rather hear "Loved the song - still not so sure about the vid" than "Hate the song, loved the vid" just because at least now the viewer will probably go and get the album or listen to some tracks from iTunes and might get turned on to a whole new thing! Loving the song is this open-ended prospect of a journey and who knows where it will end up?
Loving the vid? I mean, there can be a journey there as well (especially with a really stellar vid) in that you explore a new pairing or a fandom you were unfamiliar with or learn to understand a particular character. This is also exciting. But the musical journey might be the one I am the most invested in.