Lil_rose Novice Vidder
Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 18
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: A question... |
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Okay, this isn't really the right place to do this, but it didn't really fit in anywhere else, but here goes.
Okay, I'm kind of new at vidding, not really in the normal sense since i did my first one a long time ago, and i've been editing real movies with my friends for years, but as far as fan vidding goes i'm pretty much a noob.
So I don't know what to do. I started a firefly/serenity vid a few weeks ago, and now that it's the break i figured that i might as well actually work on it, and then it occured to me that i never checked on youtube if someone's done the same thing before.
Well, someone has, and their surprisingly similar, even with both of us putting River's big fight scenes on the chorus.
I'm not sure what to do, because I would like to finish doing it and post it, but i'm not sure if there's some kind of rules about this kind of thing?
I fell kind of dumb and I'm sorry for having to ask, but if someone could tell me what do do that would be awesome.
thanks in advance,
Lil |
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SassyLostie2 Expert Vidder
Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 28138 Location: California
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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I often have similar ideas to other people. I'd just post it. If it's insanely similar, just send them a PM saying something like - "I was working on this vid and it's so weird, but I watched yours and it's really similar. Do you mind if I post it, I promise I didn't copy" or something. That's probably dumb, but I've done stuff like that before. _________________
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Aislynn Council Member
Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 35782 Location: Sawyerville, USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:52 am Post subject: |
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I've had that sort of thing happen to me before and it's frustrating when you think you had this great idea and then find out that somebody else had it, too! I agree with Trey (wolffootball37), what I've done in that situation is to still do my version of the song/idea but I took the parts that were the most similar and re-edited them so they weren't SO like the other vid. Just try to give it your own "stamp" and that should be just fine!
After all, there are so many vidders out there and really just so few songs and ideas that it's impossible to not find that other people have thought of the same idea as well, I guess. |
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