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Reflections on VidUKon
I've now been back from Cardiff long enough to feel that I can post
As always, what I enjoyed most was the social aspect of the con - catching up with old friends, getting to know the folks on my flist and meeting people I've never heard of before. I got to hook up again with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bop_radar , talitha78 and jackiekjono , got to spend quality face-to-face time with our brilliantly laid back con-organizer buffyann , the amazing lithiumdoll , her hilarious husband doccy , my roomies jagwriter78 , such_heights and Phoebe and had the opportunity to get to know a lot of new peeps like phantomas , nemo_r , brokenmnemonic and braver_creature . I even got to meet thedivinegoat even though she wasn't even attending the con.The mix of people at the con was really great, they where a really diverse, interesting group from different backgrounds and I had a lot of stimulating discussions over the weekend.
I really loved the fact that quite a few people were already there for the more informal programming on Friday, including a Dr Who/Torchwood themed tour of the Cardiff Bay area and an evening meal out. It has to be said that the con-organizers picked a very good location, the hotel was not very far from the train station, the bay area with sea views, restaurants and Ianto shrine (creepy much!) was right around the corner and there where enough restaurants within 5 minutes walking distance that we managed to sample food from 3 different continents in 2 days.
Friday afternoon was made out of total win. Thanks tocesy some impromptu vid watching was going on in the hotel lobby which was occasionally interrupted by a hugfest when new people arrived. There were no fixed groups, everybody was just milling around and it was a really lovely relaxed atmosphere that made it very easy to get to know people, and that continued during the walk and later at the dinner (boppy, you were dearly missed!!!) Doccy was a real gentleman and took on the task to keep 20 women in food and drink with only limited support from the waiters. This gave everybody else the opportunity to chat, fold cranes and try to make buffyann drunk.
Saturday was totally committed to con-programming apart from a 1 hour lunch break (Italian). The programme very much matched the diversity of the con attendants, the number of different fandoms represented was astonishing and besides well-known vids from well-known people there where also a lot of vids that where new to many people which kept things interesting. Personally, I find the panels even more satisfying than the vid-shows. Discussing vidding with other vidders face to face is just the best and the highlight of any con. The panels covered a wide range of topics including the technical (obsessive24 's Colour & Texture panel) the process focused (bop_radar 's spotlighting character panel and buffyann 's vidding vs time panel) and the therapeutic (talitha78 's Learning To Let Go panel) with just the right mix of conveying information and facilitating discussion. Panel notes and vid play-lists can be found on the ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
vidukon site and I strongly encourage you to seek them out. Thankfully there was no parallel programming, so I could fully enjoy the vid-shows without having to worry to miss anything else and I didn't have to make any difficult choices, which very much contributed to the relaxed, stress-free athmosphere for me.
Sunday was relatively short day in comparison but it ended on a real high note with thecesy 's Squee vid show and the following feed-back session, which made it very clear that everybody was keen to keep VidUKon going and produce a lot of ideas. The general feel was that everybody had enjoyed the experience and felt newly invigorated and enthused about vidding (or maybe that was just me?)
There's much more stuff to say about the con, but it's late now and I need food, and sleep, so I'll leave it at this for now.
As always, what I enjoyed most was the social aspect of the con - catching up with old friends, getting to know the folks on my flist and meeting people I've never heard of before. I got to hook up again with
bop_radar , talitha78 and jackiekjono , got to spend quality face-to-face time with our brilliantly laid back con-organizer buffyann , the amazing lithiumdoll , her hilarious husband doccy , my roomies jagwriter78 , such_heights and Phoebe and had the opportunity to get to know a lot of new peeps like phantomas , nemo_r , brokenmnemonic and braver_creature . I even got to meet thedivinegoat even though she wasn't even attending the con.The mix of people at the con was really great, they where a really diverse, interesting group from different backgrounds and I had a lot of stimulating discussions over the weekend.I really loved the fact that quite a few people were already there for the more informal programming on Friday, including a Dr Who/Torchwood themed tour of the Cardiff Bay area and an evening meal out. It has to be said that the con-organizers picked a very good location, the hotel was not very far from the train station, the bay area with sea views, restaurants and Ianto shrine (creepy much!) was right around the corner and there where enough restaurants within 5 minutes walking distance that we managed to sample food from 3 different continents in 2 days.
Friday afternoon was made out of total win. Thanks to
cesy some impromptu vid watching was going on in the hotel lobby which was occasionally interrupted by a hugfest when new people arrived. There were no fixed groups, everybody was just milling around and it was a really lovely relaxed atmosphere that made it very easy to get to know people, and that continued during the walk and later at the dinner (boppy, you were dearly missed!!!) Doccy was a real gentleman and took on the task to keep 20 women in food and drink with only limited support from the waiters. This gave everybody else the opportunity to chat, fold cranes and try to make buffyann drunk. Saturday was totally committed to con-programming apart from a 1 hour lunch break (Italian). The programme very much matched the diversity of the con attendants, the number of different fandoms represented was astonishing and besides well-known vids from well-known people there where also a lot of vids that where new to many people which kept things interesting. Personally, I find the panels even more satisfying than the vid-shows. Discussing vidding with other vidders face to face is just the best and the highlight of any con. The panels covered a wide range of topics including the technical (
obsessive24 's Colour & Texture panel) the process focused (bop_radar 's spotlighting character panel and buffyann 's vidding vs time panel) and the therapeutic (talitha78 's Learning To Let Go panel) with just the right mix of conveying information and facilitating discussion. Panel notes and vid play-lists can be found on the vidukon site and I strongly encourage you to seek them out. Thankfully there was no parallel programming, so I could fully enjoy the vid-shows without having to worry to miss anything else and I didn't have to make any difficult choices, which very much contributed to the relaxed, stress-free athmosphere for me. Sunday was relatively short day in comparison but it ended on a real high note with the
cesy 's Squee vid show and the following feed-back session, which made it very clear that everybody was keen to keep VidUKon going and produce a lot of ideas. The general feel was that everybody had enjoyed the experience and felt newly invigorated and enthused about vidding (or maybe that was just me?) There's much more stuff to say about the con, but it's late now and I need food, and sleep, so I'll leave it at this for now.