vidbigbang | Vid Big Bang is back for 2022/2023

Do you love vids but wished they were longer? The Vid Big Bang challenge is for you!

To participate in this vid big bang (or you and your friends) must create, by end of day March 26th 2023, one of the following:

A new fan vid to a piece of audio that, after editing, is at least 5 minutes 55 seconds long not including adding any credits before or after the audio.
Several fan vids intended to be watched as a whole including 3 or more fanvids - for instance, as part of a Vid Album

FAQ:

Can I collaborate? - Collaboration is fine, welcomed and in some cases necessary! Multi-editor projects are allowed provided they either collaborate on one vid or there is a collection of vids by many vidders with a consistent intentional theme and not just a random collection of new vids arbitrarily chosen to be together.
What about credits? - If credits are not part of the audio track you are vidding to, you cannot extend your vid to be over 5 minutes 55 seconds by simply adding credits. Even credits that have a (different) musical backing, if it's not part of the story you are communicating with the vid it doesn't count. Not to be a buzzkill but the spirit of the challenge is long-form work.
What If I vidded the same song multiple times? - That totally counts as the different takes on the song would then be part of the whole narrative. Yes, looping the song also works but looping the same edited vid just to make it longer doesn't.
So if I can use old vids as part of it, can I make a sequel/prequel vid and submit it as a new work? As long as newly vidded material is more than 50% of your new work then yes. You would submit the whole as a single work to be watched as one continuous narrative.
How long is too long? There is no such thing as too long.

How do I submit a work?

You can submit works for this year's Vid Big Bang here!

Submit your work to the collection and it will be revealed at 10am EST April 1st 2023.

Interested but don't have any vid ideas? I've put together a playlist for inspiration. Have a dig through as you might find something new that inspires you:

Vid Big Bang Inspiration on spotify

If you're looking for ideas for a vid album, here are some that are full of bangers:

Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine

Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer

The Strokes - Is This It

Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

Wu Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Kendrick Lamar- good kid, m.A.A.d. city

~~Arcade Fire - Funeral~~ (eat shit sex pest)

Joni Mitchell - Blue