Pondering video blogthroughs...

Jiggy · 07-29-2010, 05:06 PM

Let's lay this out.

I'm thinking of going into full-out Spoony-style video reviews. Redo Tales of Symphonia into video format and see how things turn out; if they go well, I'll redo what I did for Tales of the Abyss so far and finish that one out, and then do Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. If they don't go well, I'll stick to text blogthroughs. Having my first script written (for most practical purposes) is only maybe 5-10% of the battle, so I have a long way to go.

There are several things I'm not sure about and that's what this thread is for: to lay out the thoughts floating in my mind while I consider this. I'm not explicitly asking for your thoughts, per se, but I'd appreciate them. And just to be clear, this is a personal project. I'd love your counsel and advice and all of that, but I'm not going to take it all in as anything having to do with the site--I'll just take it in as me. I might even come up with my own answers, but I might not--and that's why I'm putting them out there.

Voice

Voice it myself in a natural voice? (Easiest in one sense, hardest in another since I don't like listening to myself and that would make editing a royal pain.)
Find someone else to voice it, some way and somehow?
Voice it myself in an "in-character" voice?
Voice it myself with some kind of special effects applied?
Narrate as one person?
Narrate as multiple people?
Narrate with a co-host?

Name

Use the name Jiggy? (Not catchy enough? Too short?)
Come up with a new name?
Or, again, just find somebody else to do the actual speaking?

Association

Associate it with this site?
Associate it with a new site and port this forum to it?
Associate it with a new site and start from scratch?
Associate it with no site at first and only add one if it gets a viewership? (Maybe this site was done backward: I made a place and had no idea whether anyone would care about it. I could do the opposite--make a video and then if and only if it actually got any kind of viewership would I create a site for it.)

original outdated and completely irrelevant post in here:

Hive · 07-29-2010, 05:31 PM

*crickets*

Prax · 07-30-2010, 05:59 AM

"The Jiggy"
"The Jiggy with [insert game]"
"The Jiggy with [insert game] (or... [insert phrase])"

example: "The Jiggy with Tales of Vesperia (or... How I learned to love again!)"
or you can make it even punnier~! "The Jiggy with Final Fantasy 8 (or... The ENDLESS waltz D: )"

Brand yourself! xD

Jiggy · 07-30-2010, 01:04 PM

Wait, I'm not sure I understand your pun here. o_o Is it like "the jig"?
Otherwise, I actually kind of like it. XD

Rune Factory Fanboy · 07-30-2010, 05:19 PM

Well my wife and I have nicknamed you Jigginox after playing monster hunter 3.

;)

07-29-2010, 05:06 PM	Post #1
Jiggy Philosopontificate Posts: 3,104	Pondering video blogthroughs... Let's lay this out. I'm thinking of going into full-out Spoony-style video reviews. Redo Tales of Symphonia into video format and see how things turn out; if they go well, I'll redo what I did for Tales of the Abyss so far and finish that one out, and then do Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. If they don't go well, I'll stick to text blogthroughs. Having my first script written (for most practical purposes) is only maybe 5-10% of the battle, so I have a long way to go. There are several things I'm not sure about and that's what this thread is for: to lay out the thoughts floating in my mind while I consider this. I'm not explicitly asking for your thoughts, per se, but I'd appreciate them. And just to be clear, this is a personal project. I'd love your counsel and advice and all of that, but I'm not going to take it all in as anything having to do with the site--I'll just take it in as me. I might even come up with my own answers, but I might not--and that's why I'm putting them out there. Voice Voice it myself in a natural voice? (Easiest in one sense, hardest in another since I don't like listening to myself and that would make editing a royal pain.) Find someone else to voice it, some way and somehow? Voice it myself in an "in-character" voice? Voice it myself with some kind of special effects applied? Narrate as one person? Narrate as multiple people? Narrate with a co-host? Name Use the name Jiggy? (Not catchy enough? Too short?) Come up with a new name? Or, again, just find somebody else to do the actual speaking? Association Associate it with this site? Associate it with a new site and port this forum to it? Associate it with a new site and start from scratch? Associate it with no site at first and only add one if it gets a viewership? (Maybe this site was done backward: I made a place and had no idea whether anyone would care about it. I could do the opposite--make a video and then if and only if it actually got any kind of viewership would I create a site for it.) original outdated and completely irrelevant post in here: If I want to turn my blogthroughs into a video series, I'll need a name. Even if I don't want to, I thought that maybe one consistent name would be better--but maybe I'm wrong and maybe they're nice as they are. You decide! I'm making a list of potential candidates if I do decide to go with a title and here's what I have so far: almost all of these were thought up by other people, since over the years a lot of people have had fun with the name "Jiggy" and twisted it into new forms. XD I thank them for their contributions! Jigsaw Massacre - This name was actually created after Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but the problem is that AVGN already has the whole "massacre" angle kind of sewn up... Practicing Jigamy - I kind of like this one because gameplay winds up marrying story even though I only like one of the two. If that makes sense! Peanut Butter and Jiggy Reviews - I really like this name, but it kind of implies the reviews would be short, which they aren't... Jiggapalooza - Now this one implies they'd be long, which is nice! Jigantic Blogthroughs or (if I do only games I don't like) Jigantic Problems - Same as above! Others: Jigarooni Blogthroughs Jigathon Blogthroughs Jiggularity Jignified Deconstruction In Jig Time The Jig Is Up Jig-o-rama Jumpin' Jiggyjacks Reviews Of course, maybe my name shouldn't be a part of it at all--that's always an option. Anyway, this is just the start of a list and I'm not sure where I'll go on this path yet. 7/29/10 later edit: Jumping Space Princess, Game Echo or Gamecho, and Jiggyplays are also up. 7/29/10 even later edit: Deconstruction Derby.

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07-29-2010, 05:31 PM	Post #2
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	crickets

07-30-2010, 05:59 AM	Post #3
Prax SSS General Posts: 485	"The Jiggy" "The Jiggy with [insert game]" "The Jiggy with [insert game] (or... [insert phrase])" example: "The Jiggy with Tales of Vesperia (or... How I learned to love again!)" or you can make it even punnier~! "The Jiggy with Final Fantasy 8 (or... The ENDLESS waltz D: )" Brand yourself! xD

07-30-2010, 01:04 PM	Post #4
Jiggy Philosopontificate Posts: 3,104	Wait, I'm not sure I understand your pun here. o_o Is it like "the jig"? Otherwise, I actually kind of like it. XD

07-30-2010, 05:19 PM	Post #5
Rune Factory Fanboy Long-term poster Posts: 480	Well my wife and I have nicknamed you Jigginox after playing monster hunter 3. ;)