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Hello vidders and viewers! Vexercise 4: Lyrical Play + is now complete! Apologies for the delay!

Here is the round-up of works that were completed, all in one handy post. If you haven’t had a chance yet to view your fellow participants’ work, please check them out and if so inclined, leave some likes/kudos/comments as you wish. IF I MISSED YOUR WORK or if a link isn’t correct, etc, please ping me and I will fix!

[If you’re joining us after the "official" deadline and you’ve completed an exercise, please leave a link in the comments of this post and/or add your works to the AO3 collection, I’ll ensure they get updated to this list. No Vexercise is ever really closed :) if the mood strikes you to make more, feel free to share!]

Birth of Darth Vader | Nobody's Friend | Do It For Myself
Fandom: Star Wars
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extrapenguin

Vexercise 4: Lyrical Play
Fandom: Star Wars
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colls

This Is What You Up Against
Fandom: Miss Sherlock
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marah_sarie

Amdir | Estel
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
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the_wavesinger

True North
Fandom: Our Flag Means Deth

Obito – Make Me Like You
Fandom: Naruto
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lizardjay

nu_breed

Heya Vexercisers! This is just a quick reminder that Vexercise 4 wraps up today (insofar as any Vexercise is ever technically "done" - please feel free to post any time!) If you've got something to post, make sure you put it in the comments of the kickoff post, and also remember to add it to the AO3 collection if you want to!

Tomorrow I will make a round-up post which collects all the posted Vexercise 4s as of tomorrow and very shortly we will launch Vexercise #5!

nu_breed

Hi all

It’s been a hectic couple of weeks for Lola and I and we’ve made the decision to extend the “due” date for Vexercise 4 to this coming Sunday - we’ll drop Vexercise 5 on the Saturday and you have officially until Sunday (or you know anytime after unofficially) to get this one in!

I’ll update the future drop/due dates when I can.

Any questions please ask!

nu_breed

Hello all! Happy Saturday/Sunday! How are you going with your lyrical play vexercise?

If you've started already (or finished), are there things you're finding challenging? Satisfying? Both at once?

I have barely started mine as I'm sick with a cold and trying to get my vids ready to submit to Fanworks Con before the deadline on Monday, but after that I'm keen to get back to it!

Let us know if you're stuck and not quite sure how to start and if you feel up to sharing your ideas/approach maybe we can all help brainstorm! Equally if you really don't know where to start let us know and maybe we can figure it out together!

lola

Hi all! It's time for Vexercise 4 (wow, time flies!) This one is focused on working with incorporating lyrics conceptually and as text. (For those of you who did the vfxercise 3 on typography, you got a little taste/head start on this one!) Here are the details:

Lyrical play/no lyrics (3 versions):

Produce a 1 minute video edit from your selected source, in which lyrical interpretation guides your shot choice. You could interpret the lyrics literally or metaphorically/suggestively. Once you have completed this video, choose selected lyrics to incorporate creatively as text within the video. Then make a version of this video with the text, but substituting the original audio with a different piece of music that has no lyrics.

Advanced Version: Lyrical Play with Key Frames & Masking

Follow the guidelines for the OG version, but try using key frames for moving text or text masking.

Keyframing in Da Vinci Resolve
Keyframing and masking in Premiere Pro

And here are some useful resources & tutorials:

Easiest Cinematic Title Minimal & Clean
How to place video within text
Add text behind a moving object
Typewriter effect
How to Make a Lyric Video
Inspirations for typography (a whole playlist!)

lola

Hi all! So I think we can close the door (leaving a big crack open of course) on this iteration of Vexercise 4. How'd it go? Was it fun/cathartic to focus on a side character? How'd you feel about the lack of structural limits beyond the 1 minute limit?
If you didn't get to this vexercise yet, but still have hopes--maybe write in the comment your vision/idea of your Vexercise 4 to be :) So we can see the vid bunnies for vexercises to come!

Stay tuned for Vexercise 5! (I'm really excited about this version of Vexercise 5!)

Current Mood: contemplative

lola

Hi vexercise summer-now-fall folks! I haven’t seen any responses come in yet on Vexercise 4, and with the beginning of my semester I forgot to post a check in last Saturday. How goes it with Vexercise 4? Would an extension be in order? We could set the “due” date (as binding as it is and all) for next Saturday instead?

lola

Aaaaand it's time for Vexercise 4

The new version of vexercise 4 is

Music Remix: (1 minute video) Try connecting two different songs in some way — a mashup, one leading into another, etc., and then vid rhythmically to the result.

People often have done this for their vexercises in the past, but it's never been an official vexercise. I'm excited to see what folks come up with!

You can do this within Premiere, or if you want to get fancier, with Audition, or with the free software Audacity, or a myriad other audio editing tools.

Here are a couple of recent resources for Premiere:

I was looking for some tutorials for Resolve but didn't find any that were specific to mixing music -- please share any good resources you find below for any software at all!

Of course you can also do the previous challenge for Vexercise 4 instead or as well (or at the same time!). And that is the tried and true Side Character Study!

Side character study Produce a 1 minute video edit from your selected source focusing on a side character, making them the central character of your vid. Audio can be of your choosing.

Whichever you choose, have fun! Share resources, inspiration, and ask questions in this post!

bonibaru

Hello vidders and viewers! Exercise 4: Side Characters is now complete! Here is the round-up of works that were completed, all in one handy post. If you haven’t had a chance yet to view your fellow participants’ work, please check them out and if so inclined, leave some likes/kudos/comments as you wish. IF I MISSED YOUR WORK or if a link isn’t correct, etc, please ping me and I will fix!

[If you’re joining us after “official” deadline and you’ve completed an exercise, please leave a link in the comments of this post and/or add your works to the AO3 collection, I’ll ensure they get updated to this list. No Vexercise is ever really closed :) if the mood strikes you to make more, feel free to share!]

Psycho (Xue Yang / XueXiao Edit)
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
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avawatson

One Love: Han Ying
Fandom: 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
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bonibaru

Home
Fandom: Fruits Basket
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seasaltmemories_14

Popular
Fandom: Gravity Falls
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actiaslunaris

Stayin' Alive
Fandom: Starsky & Hutch
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hardboiledbaby

Ultraviolence
Fandom: 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
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lola

Serenade
Fandom: WandaVision (TV)
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thatyourefuse

Entangled
Fandom: The Sentinel (TV)
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snycock

Jin Guangyao is a problem
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
by

nu_breed

When I Rule The World
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
by

alba17

lola

Whoops, I didn't manage to post this yesterday, but the Vexercise 4 deadline was officially last night, though as always late vids are always welcome. How'd this go for folks? For me, I felt like once I dug in, I wanted to spend *all* the time with my character--and also I had trouble choosing between a bunch of wonderful side characters! How about for you?

lola

Hi all! How goes it with the side character vids? Have you chosen to put the spotlight on a more obscure character, or that secondary character who just doesn't quite get the love and attention they deserve? Have you discovered new things about them in the process?
Also, this vexercise doesn't have the same type of formal restrictions as the other vexercises we've had so far... is that freeing? challenging? both?
I... haven't gotten started on this yet. Oops. I can't seem to decide on a side character, though I have several in the running. We'll see who wins out! I'm determined to have something by Sunday :D

Current Mood: contemplative

lola

Hi all! So for Vexercise 4 we thought that we'd go with the OG exercise for everyone, because side characters need more love, so....

Vex 4 Produce a 1 minute video edit from your selected source focusing on a side character, making them the central character of your vid. Audio can be of your choosing.

Please feel free to share your favorite side character vids in the comments, and we can add them to the post. But just for starters, a couple of inspiration videos:

Blackbird (HP fanvid; McGonagall focus)
Insane (Xue Yang, The Untamed)

Have fun with this! Can't wait to see all the side characters get their due :)

Current Mood: pleased

bonibaru

Hi everyone! Time for the round-up of Exercise 4: Side Character Study. A group of amazing submissions once again!

I'll also be updating any additional new works to the master posts for Exercises 1-3. If I miss ANYTHING please feel free to PM me here or on Twitter or wherever and thank you for helping me stay organized during this really weird time we live in. I go through comments to the masterpost, then check the midpoint check-in post just in case, then hit the archive for any stragglers, THEN check for updates to past exercises. It sounds straightforward but you know what life is like with 570 tabs open and frequent interruptions, lol.

Without further ado, here are the group's accomplishments this round! Don't forget to have a look and maybe leave some applause, kudos, etc for everyone's work. Really loving seeing the conversations breaking out in comments. I've already found one new fandom through watching these works, maybe you will too!

[If you’re joining us after “official” deadline and you’ve completed an exercise, please leave a link in the comments of this post and/or add your works to the AO3 collection, I’ll ensure they get updated to this list. No Vexercise is ever really closed :) if the mood strikes you to make more, feel free to share!]

[Fanvid] Oh! My! God!
Fandom: Galileo (TV Japan)
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actiaslunaris

Supercup
Fandom: Grey's Anatomy
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seekingferret

[VID] Someone I Might Be
Fandom: Battle Royale (2000)
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caramarie

Help Me Mary
Fandom: Velvet Goldmine
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gwenfrankenstien

[fanvid] No Light
Fandom: さらざんまい | Sarazanmai (Anime)
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naye

Like The Way You Do It
Fandom: Yuri On Ice
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melodytree

Jiang Yanli - You're Beautiful
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
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hannahneko

Lan Sizhui / Ah Yuan - Little Angel
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
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hannahneko

Vid: Do You Realize?
Fandom: Tampopo (1985)
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valoise

[Vid] Shadows Crawling
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV)
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extrapenguin

Break the Mold
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
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hexenmeister

[Vid] amen
Fandom: Hannibal (TV)
by

allheadybooks

Don't Leave
Fandom: Grey's Anatomy
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seekingferret

For Nie Huaisang
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
by

lola

Hi all! Today is the (soft) deadline for your Vexercise side character vids. How'd it go? Did it end up easier or harder than the others, and thoughts on why?

Are some of you still working on it? I have to admit that I'm still working! Or rather, I'm *still* deciding on a song, oops. Anyone in the same boat? Looking forward to seeing more side character studies come in!

lola

Hello everyone!! How is your vidding going? I have to admit that I've spent the week searching for the right song :) Just today I finally downloaded it and am actually starting to think about editing.

I confess I'm a bit curious about one thing: In contrast to the previous exercises, this one has much less rules and restrictions than the others. For those of you who have already taken a stab at it, or even if you're just contemplating doing so, do you find the increased freedom a relief? Or would a few more restrictions help you to dive in more easily? Is the focus on a side character enough of a limit?

Current Mood: curious

lola

So for this week we're taking a break from all the various formal constraints (beside the one minute limit... which uh... can be a wonderful guideline if it's helpful to you, taking the pressure off to make something bigger, but if you're inspired you can certainly keep going ike I totally did in my last vexercise

One of the things vids can do so wonderfully is bring to the fore and distill side characters, and that's what this vexercise is all about:

4) Side character study

Produce a 1 minute video edit from your selected source focusing on a side character, making them the central character of your vid. Audio can be of your choosing.

Inspirations:

Blackbird (HP fanvid; McGonagall focus)

Insane (Xue Yang, The Untamed)

Feel free to rec your favorite side character vids in the comments below too!

Can't wait to see what you all come up with. Happy vidding!

Current Mood: creative

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