Vidshow Discussion Post: Behind the Scenes

[cosmic_llin]

 Welcome to the discussion post for the Behind the Scenes vidshow, curated by calvinahobbes and Heidi!

Whether or not you attended or supported the 2019 con, join us in the comments to chat about this show. If you haven't watched it yet, or you'd like to refresh your memory, most of this show is available to stream on our site - scroll down this page and click on the show title to see the vids alongside their descriptions.

Comments

[soupytwist]

There's a lot of feelings in this show!!

I will always remember Piece of Me because it was one of the first vids I ever saw that pulled no punches: it had something serious to say, something real and painful, and it wasn't holding back in saying it. I really love that, and I still think the vid has that "....ouch" factor.

[cosmic_llin]

Right?! I remember being blown away the first time I saw it!

[soupytwist]

I remember being all "holy crap, vids can do that?!" when I first saw it!

[cosmic_llin]

Yeah, I feel like sometimes you hit a milestone vid like that and it just hugely expands your understanding of what vids can do. VidUKon as a whole was massive for me in that respect - the first year I went I feel like I learned SO much about what was possible just from listening to the conversations around me and the ways people were analysing the vids.

[soupytwist]

Oh absolutely! I think that happens with art generally - you find something that blows away a barrier you didn't even know your mind had, and magically there's all these new options! - but there's something very visceral about watching it happen. And I love that VidUKon IS somewhere where vids get discussed as art!

[blnchflr]

I didn't know it until calvinahobbes showed it to me when we were looking for vids, and I was shocked at how raw and direct it was!

[soupytwist]

It really, REALLY is. Britney singing her own pain, set to the actual footage of that actual pain, is a LOT.