In the past, I've had several discussions with several vidders about POV, some of them enlightening and some of them, well, not so much. Some vidders have said to me that their vids have no POV. I've been tempted to say "and how!" A vid needs a POV. It doesn't *have* to be first person or second or third or whatever, but it has to be consistent. That doesn't mean that you can't switch POV's in midstream. You can, but you have to be clear and consistent. CONSISTENT. If you don't have a POV, even a third person omniscient one, you only have a string of cute little clips with nothing for the viewer to grab onto. [rant]Vidding is fun for the whole family and all, but there are rules of design and composition, and you can only break them with impunity if you know how to follow them first. [/rant]shutting up now
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Date: 2005-07-08 10:00 pm (UTC)In the past, I've had several discussions with several vidders about POV, some of them enlightening and some of them, well, not so much. Some vidders have said to me that their vids have no POV. I've been tempted to say "and how!" A vid needs a POV. It doesn't *have* to be first person or second or third or whatever, but it has to be consistent. That doesn't mean that you can't switch POV's in midstream. You can, but you have to be clear and consistent. CONSISTENT. If you don't have a POV, even a third person omniscient one, you only have a string of cute little clips with nothing for the viewer to grab onto. [rant]Vidding is fun for the whole family and all, but there are rules of design and composition, and you can only break them with impunity if you know how to follow them first. [/rant]shutting up now