Though I'm sure it's probably a coincidence -- because, really, this song can't be done a LOT of different ways -- it's really similar to the take someone else did on it about a year ago. REALLY similar in some parts. (Was anyone else aware that it had been done before?) I know this probably wasn't intentional, and there are differences, and there's no FOLC law that says only one video may be done to every song in the world (this was discussed in the All-Star topic a week or two ago). I mean, there have been a couple of (very different) videos done to All-Star now, and two totally different takes on Holding Out For a Hero. I am all FOR being cool about letting 2 fans of L&C do the same song for a video. All I ask is that we all check the websites of the main video makers (you know who those are... and the folc video site too, of course) before posting a video, and just -- you know -- making sure your creation isn't too similar to one that's already been done to the same song. Not only because you SHOULD want yours to be considerably different for creativity and variety reasons, but because... if you post something that's insanely similar (even accidentally) to someone else's... I'm afraid feelings are going to be hurt.
And if you find that you've done a video to a song that's already been done, just... acknowledge it if you can, ie "I see this has been done before, but I haven't watched the other one, and I had my own take on it I wanted to explore." That's fine.
Sara, you show a lot of promise as a video maker. This is not aimed at you. This is just a plea to everyone here to please remember that, for every great idea you have, there's a chance someone else has had it, too. Just do a quick check to be sure. And you can still do what you want to do, of course, just make sure yours is really different or at least acknowledge the others', that's all I ask, thanks.
