I think what I like about this theory most is that it's a good way to distinguish a failure of the vidder (the vid is good or bad or didn't successfully connect with the audience) to differences in the audience itself, and how they relate to the source. To someone who doesn't know or care about Highlander, Say was probably just another D/M vid that used all those clips they've seen before -- but to fans of the show and pairing, it was something different entirely.
Hm - I agree with you taht this is a good way to parse out whether the vidder failed at communication or the audience simply doesn't have the reading level necessary, but I'm not a HL vid, nor do I particularly care, yet I thought "Say" was wonderful and I got a lot out of it.
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Date: 2005-03-01 11:17 pm (UTC)Hm - I agree with you taht this is a good way to parse out whether the vidder failed at communication or the audience simply doesn't have the reading level necessary, but I'm not a HL vid, nor do I particularly care, yet I thought "Say" was wonderful and I got a lot out of it.