POV in Vidding

[tinturtle]

Something I've found to be important in vid making is to have a point of view in mind. Who is "I"? Who is "you"? Who is "we"? I try to let my vids speak for themselves, so I haven't labelled them on AO3 or YouTube as having particular points of view (as I have my few fics). Nevertheless, almost all of them do, at least per section. In my first vid, "Behind Blue Eyes", Cowley, Bodie, and Doyle each got a verse.* My slash vid, "You Baby", uses Bodie's point of view. "We are the Champions" is Cowley POV, with the verses' "I" referring to himself and the refrain's "we" referring to his organization as he sees it. "Who'll Stop the Rain" is very clearly a Doyle POV vid, and "Just a Little Light" is split between Bodie and Doyle, with each getting half (and with “you” referring to the other partner throughout). The only exception to the rule is "Life During Wartime". While the song uses the first and second person, the vid has a third-party POV that looks on at the Lads' world (or so it seems to me). I think it still works; the difference makes it the least emotional of my vids, though.** At any rate, I have had several vid ideas incubating for some time, but showing no signs of pipping. And I think I might have moved one of them closer to maturity tonight by deciding firmly on a point of view.

See this journal entry for an index of the LiveJournal posts associated with my vids.

*(Although I think one of the weaknesses of that vid is that it's a bit hard to follow the structure. I may produce a second edition at some point.)

**(ETA: I suppose the song choice probably affects this, as well. The song “Life During Wartime” is a bit tongue-in-cheek; it's not as sincere as the others.)

Comments

[tinturtle]

I wonder if my need to have a point of view for my vids is related to the fact that I've written all of my three fics in the first person.

[fiorenza-a.livejournal.com]

That's really interesting — as you know I've only done one proper vid — so hardly an 'oeuvre' — but I would say the one I did was third person POV, which is basically how I write my fic.

I've never thought about that before — really interesting food for thought.

[tinturtle]

Quite a few of your verses are in first person, though, even if your short stories aren't.

[fiorenza-a.livejournal.com]

Gosh, isn't it amazing what other people see that you don't?

I'd never realised that, I shall have to re-read them with renewed eyes :0)

Over on the MFU side, I said I didn't think I had a particular style (apart, obviously, from its being me writing), and someone pointed out that I habitually start with a cold opening, straight into the action — and when I went over what I had written thus far, I could see it — but not until it was pointed out.

O wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!

[tinturtle]

Counting them up, I find that it's actually 9/10 of the MFU and Pros verses you've posted on A03.

[fiorenza-a.livejournal.com]

Wow — thanks — and I'd've said I didn't write in the first person.

Always something new to learn... :0)

[tinturtle]

a point of view for my vids

A character point of view, that is.