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CH4 THE COMMUNITY
CH4 THE COMMUNITY
The video editing community is a special place. It has brought me amazing friendships that I have never expected to make and it has taught me many life lessons that I will cherrish forever.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media is a big part in the vidding community. I don’t remember it being this useful when I first started editing eight years ago. However, it has really become important for us to communicate. We use different platforms for different things. For example, I use Twitter, Skype, Discord and WhatsApp to connect with my friends and other people from our community. Twitter is manly used to share your input on a TV show or movie. This platform helps us communicate with other vidders who we don’t talk to on a regular basis. We might not be as close to some vidders as we are to others, but that makes us no less of a family. Which is how most of us look at the vidder community because it is so inclusive. We can talk about anything and not feel judged because we know these people are going through the same experiences as you, and we relate to one another. Now it’s not always perfect because there’s no such thing as a place removed from judgment. However, this community is as close as it gets because we all share a unique bond that not
many people out there in the world and our day to
day lives can relate to. This is how we become closer to new people who can sometimes become lifelong friends. There is no denying social media has become a big presence in our lives and has made so much of this possible.
We can talk about anything and not feel judged. Not every time, because in reality there’s no such thing as judgment being nonexistent. However, when we share our love for the same thing, our bond grows stronger. This is how we become closer and eventually make a lifelong friend. Social media has become a big presence in our lives and in everyone’s.
FRIENDSHIPS
Not many people believe you can make friends online. I don’t know where that thinking came from, but social media and technology have changed the way we connect with people. During times like these with Covid being a part of our lives, it’s harder to make friends in person. Friendships shouldn’t be labeled where you should make them. Whether you live five minutes away or eight hours by airplane, distance doesn’t matter and there’s nothing that can break that friendship.
The downside is that you won’t always get to meet them in person. However, talking on the phone or just messaging each other can still be a strong friendship. I have got the chance to talk to one of my best friends on the phone. At first, I was very nervous because I tend to be on the timid side. However, once we talked I got more comfortable. It was mostly since we have many things in common and we can talk for hours.
All of us are a small, beautiful family; in the same way my senior design class is. We pick each other up, give each other advice, and are there for each other no matter what.
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STOLEN VIDEOS
Stolen… What do you feel when you hear the word stolen? It gives off a negative feeling, doesn’t it?
Imagine your design or essay being stolen. Even while having your logo and name on it, people still choose to steal it, remove the logo, not give credit, and say it’s theirs. This has happened so many times in our world and it’s nothing new. I have witnessed stolen designs, videos, essays, ideas, etc.
It’s horrifying to hear and see that your work has been stolen. When it comes to technology and having your work available on the internet, it becomes risky. There is a fine line between giving credit and not. Let’s say the person you want to share the work of on other platforms mentions that you can re-post their work unless you credit them. This is completely fine, because you admired it or it inspired you to share it with other platforms, so more people can see it.
POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY
There are many positives and negatives in our life and the same goes for my hobby. No matter how much I love it and choose to see the positive. The negative will still be there. I have witnessed comments on videos from other people that have left negativity, without acknowledging the actual video. Other times, just ignoring how much effort it took the video editor to create this edit. Compassion comes a long way and regardless what people say, you should always see the light at the end of the tunnel, instead of the darkness.
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