Reviewing Week Four of VEDIM(M)

Week four of VEDIM(M) was the shortest week yet at only four videos total. I uploaded, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. (Only falling one video short of my plan to copy the format of week three.) It was a tough week. I used pre-shot (kinda old) footage for one, Twitch footage for another, YT live streamed for the third and shot the fourth on a pretty bad day. (It took forever to edit the short video 'cause I had way too much footage of me trying to get out of my head.)

The last week will be even shorter yet but I am looking forward to being able to say that this project is complete and I am happy with the result. (I really am!) So stay tuned for the final videos and click on the images below that make you curious. >^..^<

Reviewing Week Three of VEDIM(M)

VEDIM(M) week three, come and gone. I fell into a groove this week that I really liked. The groove is as follows: Monday: video, Tuesday: no video, Wednesday: makeup time lapse via Twitch, Thursday: no video, Friday: video, Saturday: montage, Sunday: live stream.

I like this format so much I'm replicating it for the fourth week. It's a formula that really feels much more balanced than a full on video every single day. If week four goes well I might take elements for the final week. (Though the last two videos are already planned.)

Part of me is really looking forward to posting only once a week but this continued work is really helpful to understanding things about myself. Like recognizing patterns in my emotions on days I feel too worn out to make a video, or feeling the waves of inspiration and ambition ebb and flow. Some days I love my huge list of ideas, it makes me feel like I have no limitations. Other days that list is a source of guilt, the videos I should be making but instead do something that requires much less effort.

Here are the videos from week three, click on the thumbnails that entice you, or watch them all here.

Reviewing Week Two of VEDIM(M)

Oh wow, am I learning a lot from VEDIM(M)! This week started off on Monday with a pretty long video tag that revealed a lot about how I've been feeling about YouTube recently and my own YouTube history. It did well and a few people I tagged even did it. This week was also the first week where I skipped a day. It was my slight contribution to the A Day Without a Woman strike. I realize YouTube is not my job, but I just didn't feel right "being seen" that day, if that makes any sense.

Overall week two was much more stressful than week one. It was longer, I had less pre-recorded videos to use, and I had some bad days. Friday and Sunday were the first montages I did. I did not even promote them anywhere save for the auto-tweet that all my videos get. There were only 2 pre-recorded videos, the last of what I had stock-pilled. (Since I decided to delete the footage from a 'get ready with me' I shot...) It was rough, but I have to remind myself of that second 'M.' It's perfectly okay to skip more days. 

I might skip today out of necessity. I'm busy on an edit for work and I think my Premiere will be tied up in that till this evening. Lets hope I can bulk shoot today at least. Feel free to brows the thumbnails and click on the ones that spark your interest. Thank you!

Reviewing Week One of VEDIM(M)

VEDIM(M) stands for Vlog Every Day In March (Maybe), my month long project for March. I'm trying to create quality videos every day to see how it makes me feel (but with low pressure, hence the 'maybe.') I explain it more in the first video, but the idea is because of my short attention span when it comes to hobbies.

So far I've uploaded 3 videos that were shot in February and 2 videos that were shot the day they were uploaded. I still have 4 pre-shot videos (one of those is actually is up today but I'll review it next Monday, etc.) There are 26 more days to go...however I have a long list of ideas. So, the real challenge is production and post-production. I'm feeling confident, but you always do in week one of a month long project...

Here's the VEDIM(M) playlist so far. ~click me~ or go ahead and scroll through the thumbnail images and click on one that intrigues you!

Seeing Cats in Costume

My experience seeing Cats in costume!  Watch me embarrassingly fangirl over Tyler Hanes and MORE in this video that makes you question the fact I'm a 30-year-old adult married woman and not a 14-year-old obsessed teenager.

BroadwayCon 2017 - Day 3

Day three! The final day! The day I completed my goal and met Andy Blankenbuehler, the choreographer of Hamilton and the Cats revival. I think he dug my costume. ;)

The rest of the day was one of sad goodbyes, joyful singalongs, and promises of hanging out before the next BroadwayCon. If the first BroadwayCon was about meeting new people, the second was about re-connecting and expanding the circle of like-minded theater fans. America's kind of messed up right now, so it was refreshing to spend a weekend worry free and safe. The ending ceremony explained it so well, I filmed it and you can watch it here. If you prefer a video of the entire experience, you can watch my vlog here.
Feeling good to be done with that makeup, four days in a row is a lot!
Here's the one photo I took at Broadway Sessions. Ben Cameron is such a fun guy. Thanks for letting dance and sing on your stage despite how terrible I am at it! Haha! (Yes video of that exists, no I will not post it online.)

BroadwayCon 2017 - Day 2 & the Curtain Up On Cosplay Panel

A day of Jellicles, that's what Saturday was. So many Cats fans running about in costume, what day! The day started out with the awesome panel I was on! It was called 'Curtin Up On Cosplay' and featured my friend Lindsey of Phantom on a Budget and some other amazing (all women!) cosplayers. It's the second ever panel I've been on at a convention and honestly, it was an honor. (Video of the full panel at the bottom of this post!)

The day was a success. I made new friends, gave away more pins, and saw so many great things. It was such a full day I went to bed early again to get ready for the last full day of the con.

BroadwayCon 2017 - Day 1

BroadwayCon day one, MEOWexander Hamilton makes his debut! He was such a hit! I felt so confident as a founding father jellicle, it was weird and amazing. This year the convention was held in a wing of the Javits Center in NYC so there was much more space but it was a bit longer of a walk than just downstairs. The vendor hall was the main walking area and there were different rooms for the panels. The autograph/photo sessions were at the end of the hall and honestly did not seem as popular as last year. The main stage felt less 'theatrical' and more 'held-in-a-warehouse' but honestly, this year was more about interacting than large-scale events.

The cosplay this year was phenomenal! I put a video together showcasing a selection of great costumes and here's my photo dump from day one:



I ended my day with a free bottle of wine from Felix at the Cassa Times Square hotel and some cable TV (so fancy), and what do you know, Dazed and Confused was on! Our own Anthony Rapp is in that movie! (Ain't he cute?) Half-way through my 'wearing-cats-makeup-4-days-in-a-row' endeavor, I went to bed early.