Timeline of Vidding Meta

Vidding is the act or process of creating a fan-oriented video or "fanvid" using live-action TV or movie footage set to music (or other audio). The people who make these vids are called vidders. 
Vids often tell some sort of story, and often highlight one reading, sometimes subversive, of the canon.
Fan-video makers in anime fandoms create anime music videos, and are known as AMV editors. 
===1980s===
*Making Your Own Song Tapes by Mary Van Deusen (1986) 
===1993===
*Move Over, MTV, Here Come the Song Vids! by Tashery Shannon
===1995===
*Structuring Your Vid: Knowing Your Audience, by Sandy Herrold (about canon, con vids and living room vids) (1995)
*The Future of Vidding (1995), by Lynn C. (1995)
===1997===
*Making Fannish Music Videos (1990s) (3rd edition, August 1997), Mary Schmidt
===1999===
*Digital Vidding on a Budget (earliest archived date is Dec 18, 1999)
===2000===
* “Vidding 101,” by Stacy and Carol Stoneburner (Escapade 2000))
* “How To Do Music Videos,” by Stacy D. (year unknown)
===2002===
*Lynn's List of Aesthetic Vidding Reminders (to Herself) - essay that captures some of the transition from analog (VCR vidding) to digital vidding (2002)
*The Life Cycle of Vid and Vidder - tongue-in-cheek essay by luminosity (2002)
*Overused Clips In Vidding (Starsky & Hutch) (2002)
* by sineala (2002)
* by heresluck (2002)
* by heresluck (2002)
* by heresluck (2002)
===2003===
* by laurashapiro (2003)
* and by heresluck (2003)
* by laurashapiro (2003)
* by heresluck (2003)
* by heresluck (2003)
* by heresluck (2003)
* by heresluck (2003)
* by laurashapiro (2003)
* by destina (2003)
* by heresluck (2003)
* by sisabet (2003)
* by laurashapiro (2003)
* by heresluck (2003)
* by laurashapiro (2003)
* by sisabet (2003)
===2004===
* by thefannishwaldo (A VCR vidder posts: "It's amazing what we accepted for source then. in 2000 people were vidding from what had to be bootleg copies of Phantom Menace, several generations down copies of Wiseguy, and lousy UNCLE source...But even more than the really lousy transitions between vids ("stop" and "play" artifacts, blue screens, etc...) what shocks me is how much edgier vid topics have become. The bar has definately been raised regarding what makes an "interesting vid". Vids I used to think were really clever and cute just don't comapre to what we see today." -- "A very long ramble about a great many things.") (May 22, 2004) 
* , by Morgan Dawn (2004) 
*, by Morgan Dawn (2004)
* by heresluck (2004)
* by gwynr (2004)
* by heresluck (2004)
* by lierdumoa (2004)
*; archive.is by permetaform (2004)
* by permetaform (2004) (archive.is link)
* by permetaform (2004) (archive.is link)
* by permetaform (2004) (archive.is link)
* by permetaform (2004)
* by permetaform (2004)
* by permetaform (2004)
* by permetaform (2004)
* by permetaform (2004)
* by wolfling (2004)
* by heresluck (2004)
* by sisabet (2004)
* by sdwolfpup (2004)
* by sisabet (2004)
* by heresluck (2004)
* by heresluck (2004)
* by laurashapiro (2004)
* by lierdumoa (2004)
* by katallison (2004) 
* by thebratqueen (2004)
* by pipsqueaky (2004)
* by sisabet (2004)
* by mpoetess (2004)
* by sisabet (2004)
* by sisabet (2004)
*
* by heresluck (2004)
* by heresluck (2004)
* by lierdumoa (2004)
* by absolutedestiny (2004)
* by absolutedestiny (2004)
* by laura shapiro (2004)
* by valarltd (2004)
* by elynross (2004)
* by heresluck (2004)
* by permetaform (2004)
* by thefannishwaldo (2004)
===2005===
* by sisabet (essay on how to start to vid), by Rachael Sabotini (2005) 
* by bethbethbeth (2005)
* by commodorified (2005)
* by crowie (2005)
* by cupiscent (2005)
* by elishavah (2005)
* by gwyr (2005)
*, by here's luck (2005)
* archive link, includes expanded comments by isiscolo (2005)
* by laura shapiro (2005)LJ post deleted
* by laura shapiro (2005)
* by laurashapiro (2005)Deleted LJ link
* by lierdumoa (2005) removed LJ link
* by new ani (August 26, 2005)
* by lierdumoa (2005)
* by mythdefied (2005)
* by nel-ani (2005)
* by nikitangel (2005)
* by permetaform (2005)
* by permetaform (2005)
* by permetaform (2005)
* by permetaform (2005)
* by permetaform (2005)
* , by sidewinder (August 2005)
* by permetaform (2005)
* by permetaform (2005)
* by sdwolfpup (2005)
* by sdwolfpup (2005)
* by sdwolfpup (2005)
* by sdwolfpup (2005)
* by sisabet (2005)
* by sisabet (2005)
* by sisabet (2005)
* by sisabet (2005)
* by sisabet (2005)
* by luminosity (2005)
* by luminosity (2005)
* by sweetestdrain (2005)
* by tazey (2005)
* by thefourthvine (2005)
* by tzikeh (2005)
* by par avion (2005)
* by tartanshell (2005)
* by birgitm (2005)
* by wickedwords (2005)
* by yahtzee63 (2005)
* by yourlibrarian (2005)
*The Genealogy of Vidding (notes from a Vividcon panel discussion) (2005)
*Vidding: Connecting With Audiences (a series of panels and essays that talk about structuring vids to reach a specific fan audience), by permetaform, laura shapiro and rache (2004, 2005)
* by laurashapiro (2005)
* by permetaform (2005)
* by laurashapiro (2005)
* by tartanshell (2005)
* by sisabet (2005)
* by lierdumoa (2005)
* by gwynr (2005)
* by morgandawn (2005)
* by sdwolfpup (2005)
* by sisabet (2005)
* by tanacawyr (2005)
* by lierdumoa (2005)
* by sisabet (2005)
* by laurashapiro (2005)
* by dualbunny (2005)
* by heresluck (2005)
* by halcyon-shift (2005) (archive.is)
===2006===
* , by Morgan Dawn (2006)
* , by Synecdochic (2006) 
* , by Morgan Dawn (2006)
* by cmshaw (2006)
* by gwyn_r (2006)
* by laura shapiro (2006)
* by kalpurna (2006)
* by astolat (2006)
* by redina (2006)
* by giandujakiss (2006)
* by anoel (2006)
* by j-crew-guy (2006)
* by lappilus (2006)
* by thefourthvine (2006)
* by sdwolfpup (2006)
* by thefourthvine (2006)
* by morgandawn (2006)
* by yhlee (2006)
* by thefourthvine (2006)
* by sisabet (2006)
* by norah (2006)
* by thefourthvine (2006)
* by dahliablue (2006)
* by talitha78 (2006)
* by wistful-fever. (2006)
* by lierdumoa (2006)
* by syredronning i (2006)
* by wistful fever (2006)
* by lone-gunfreak (2006)
* by oyceter (2006)
* by gwyn_r (2006)
* by birgitm (2006)
* by sdwolfpup (2006)
* by renenet (2006)
* by laura shapiro (2006)
* by morgan dawn (2006)
* by obsessive24 (2006)
* by z-rayne (2006)
* by heresluck (2006)
* by morgandawn (2006)
* by absolutedestiny (2006)
* by obsessive24 (2006)
* by obsessive24 (2006)
* by starrylizard (2006)
* by morgandawn (2006)
* by peter_neverland (2006)
* by tzikeh (2006)
* by ghost lingering in vidder weekly (2006)
* by ghost lingering in vidder weekly (2006)
* by aycheb (2006)
* by anoel (2006)
* by eowen (2006)
* by halcyon-shift (2006)
===2007===
* , by Luminosity (2007)
*, by absolutedestiny (2007)
* , by Laura Shapiro (2007)
*, essay by jarrow (posted to the vidding LJ community by a relatively new vidder about how poor vidding source and other technological challenges in older vid interferes with her vid appreciations. She asks "what other aspects of vidding can make or break an experience for someone?" and the worries that she lacks appreciation for the previous generation of vidders.) (February 1, 2007) 
*, by |Emily Shore (2007)
* (2007) by thirdblindmouse
* , by Morgan Dawn (2007)
*, by deirdre_c (2007)
*, by Becky In Fandom (2007)
*by starrylizard (2007)
*, by fan eunice (2007)
*, by salieri/troyswann (2007)
*, by ltgarrix (2007)
*, by Morgan Dawn (2007)
* by luminosity (2007)
*; archive link, by talitha78 (2007)
*, by cathexys (2007)
* by Emily Shore (2007)
* , by tea and snark (2007)
*, by brown betty (2007)
* by Morgan Dawn (2007)
* by Morgan Dawn (2007)
*
* by heresluck (2007)
* by sdwolfpup (2007)
* by wistful_fever (2007)
===2008===
* , by Francesca Coppa (at Transformative Works and Cultures) (2008)
* Title Cards On Vids, by Sandy Herrold (2008)
* Vidders - Understanding Both Halves of Your Audience, by Morgan Dawn (2008)
* If Yoda Could Teach You Vidding, by Morgan Dawn (2008)
*Ten Things I Know About Vidding, by Lim (2008)
*, by bop_radar (2008)
*, by bop_radar (2008)
 
*, by tishaturk (2008)
*, by tishaturk (2008)
*, by giandujakiss (2008)
*, thuvia ptarth (2008)
*, by laurashapiro (2008)
*, fan_eunice (2008)
 
*, by giandujakiss (2008)
* (2008)
*, by thefourthvine (2008)
*, by crickets (2008)
*, by sol se (2008)
*, by giandujakiss (2008)
*, by sherrold (2008)
*, by Morgan Dawn (2008)
*, by sockkpuppett (2008)
*, by keiko_kirin (2008)
*, by eleanorjane (2008)
* , by Morgan Dawn (2008)
===2009===
* , by Tisha Turk (2009) 
* Vividcon 2009: Some observations about race, gender, and accessibility, by Laura Shapiro (2009)
* On inclusion and exclusion in vidding fandom: personal reflections, by bop radar (2009)
*(, by thingswithwings (2009)
*(, by cupidsbow (2009)
*, by sockkpuppett (2009)
*, by swan_tower (2009)
*, by wickedwords (2009)
*, by cupidsbow (2009)
*, by cupidsbow (2009)
*, by cryptoxin (2009)
*, by rdphantom (2009)
*, by cupidsbow (2009)
* by wickedwords (2009)
* by rdphantom (200()
===2010===
*, by petra (2010)
*, by lola (2010)
*, by Electra/starlady (2010)
*, by jmtorres (2010)
*, by fan eunice (2010)
*, by ranalore (2010)
*, by hazelk (2010)
*, arduinna (2010)
*, by colls (2010)
*, by thuvia ptarth (2010)
*, spnroundtable (2010)
*, by thuvia ptarth (2010)
*, by china shop (2010)
* by jmtorres (2010)
* by jmtorres (2010)
* by jmtorres (2010)
*
===2011===
*, by chaila (compares 4 recent vids and states that: "...these vids don’t make me feel powerful as a fan, they just make me wonder why more people don’t just watch/vid/write Sarah Connor, Olivia Dunham, Aeryn Sun or Kara Thrace... Why don't we walk away from the shows with shitty media representations, especially now that there are better ones, instead of creating the biggest, most enduring fandoms for them? Even if the way we interact as creators and rewriters of canons is revolutionary, why do we choose to interact around these things, specifically, which often do so poorly with regard to sex, race and sexuality?") (2011)
* along with by echan (2011)
===2012===
* post by veritaaas (2012)
===2013===
*
===2015===
*How to be a PERFECT VIDDER by pingvi (March 8, 2015)
*A Different Kind of Love Song (essay) by suelac (March 20, 2015
===2016===
* post by limblogs (2016)
* post by limblogs (2016)
* post by limblogs (2016)
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===2017===
* Lim, Gwyn: Fan Vidders, commentary at ReCreate Coalition (February 2017)
==References==
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