What do we lose and what do we gain if we swap the nights for Premieres and Club Vivid?
I've always assumed--and this is not backed by having actually talked about this with anyone responsible for scheduling--that at least part of the intent of having Club Vivid first is to prioritize "bouncy fun get sloshed (if you want) and meet people" in the weekend's schedule. It also thus sets up Premieres as something of a climax for the con, and lets people have a couple of days' worth of programming to find their feet before being chucked into The Big Show and expected to be able to follow it. And theoretically this would allow discussions from earlier panels to be at the top of people's minds when discussing the Premieres vids.
I defer to actual vidders on the subject of vidder stress, though. If people with vids in Premieres think that they will be less stressed out by getting the vids shown and hearing opinions Saturday morning, with a day and a half of con to go, rather than having to anticipate until Saturday night, as an attendee switching Club Vivid and Premieres wouldn't bother me. (Friday or Saturday afternoon also seem fine to me; asking people to do Premieres first thing in the morning just seems kind of evil, and people are leaving throughout Sunday.)
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I've always assumed--and this is not backed by having actually talked about this with anyone responsible for scheduling--that at least part of the intent of having Club Vivid first is to prioritize "bouncy fun get sloshed (if you want) and meet people" in the weekend's schedule. It also thus sets up Premieres as something of a climax for the con, and lets people have a couple of days' worth of programming to find their feet before being chucked into The Big Show and expected to be able to follow it. And theoretically this would allow discussions from earlier panels to be at the top of people's minds when discussing the Premieres vids.
I defer to actual vidders on the subject of vidder stress, though. If people with vids in Premieres think that they will be less stressed out by getting the vids shown and hearing opinions Saturday morning, with a day and a half of con to go, rather than having to anticipate until Saturday night, as an attendee switching Club Vivid and Premieres wouldn't bother me. (Friday or Saturday afternoon also seem fine to me; asking people to do Premieres first thing in the morning just seems kind of evil, and people are leaving throughout Sunday.)