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This is an overview of all the themed shows and panels held at Vividcon since its inception. For specifics on individual years, see VVC by Year.
== Standard programming == 
Some Vividcon programming stays the same from year to year, with certain staples providing a framework for the con.
The con starts off every year with a "history of vidding" combined vidshow and panel, where early vids (or parts of vids) are shown and the moderator talks about them to place them in the context of vidding's history. The name and focus of this change as different moderators take over to showcase different parts of the history.
* Retrospective (2002)
* Retrospective (2003)
* Wayback Machine (2004)
* Wayback Machine (2005)
* Wayback Machine (2006)
* Geneaology of Vidding (2007)
* History of Vids 1980-84 (2008)
* History of Vids 1985-90 (2009)
In addition, there are several standard vidshows and panels held annually, with more being added now and then.
=== Vidshows ===
* Premieres, for vids that haven't been shown anywhere (since 2002)
* Nearly New, for vids that have premiered online or at other cons within the past year (since 2003)
* Challenge, a double-blind anonymous show based around a single theme (since 2003)
* Club Vivid, a four-hour dance party (originally three hours) (since 2003)
* Auction, to show the vids created to raise funds for the con (since 2004)
* Also Premiering, for premiering vids by non-attending vidders (since 2008)
=== Panels ===
* Vid Review, for the entire con to gather on Sunday morning and discuss the vids that premiered the night before (since 2003)
* In Depth Vid Review, for a more focused, detailed look at two to three of the vids that premiered on Saturday night (since 2005)
== Themed programming ==
The themed programming changes from year to year, based on suggestions from the membership. While most panels and vidshows stand alone, others are paired together -- e.g., there may be a Comedy show paired with a Comedy panel, to discuss how and why those particular vids worked or didn't work. Some themes/topics are popular enough to be revisited in different years.
(There are more themed panels than themed shows in some years, because panels are shown opposite many of the "standard" vidshows.)
Note: These are not listed in the order they appeared in the programs; this is fairly random within years, and lists paired shows/panels together (instead of one following the other) for ease of sorting. (Click the buttons to the right of the column titles to sort the table in a different order.)
VVC Programming
Year	Vidshows 	Panels
2002	Experimental 	Vidwatching 101
2002	Constructed Reality 	Aesthetics of Vidding
2002	Recruiter 	Song Choice
2002	Character Study 	Topics in Craft: Movement
2002	Comedy 	Effective Comedy Vids
2002	Whitman's Sampler 	Intro to Vidding/After Effects
2002	Multimedia 	Reverse Q&A
2002	Viewer's Choice 	Honor Among Thieves
2002	 	Topics in Craft: POV
2002	 	Crossing Fannish Lines
2003	Instrumental 	Vidwatching 101
2003	Rarely Vidded 	Intro to Vidding
2003	Vidpairs 	Aesthetics
2003	Character Study 	Language of Vidding
2003	Comedy (paired) 	Comedy (paired)
2003	Special Effects (paired) 	Special Effects (paired)
2003	Narrative Vids (paired) 	Narrative Vids (paired)
2003	Ensemble Cast 	Professional Inspiration
2003	Con Vids 	Song Choice
2003	 	Advanced Digital Effects
2003	 	Vidding History
2003	 	Director's Commentary
2004	Audio Rarities 	Language of Vidding
2004	No Effects 	Master Class
2004	Saturday Morning Cartoons 	Language of Music
2004	Retrospective 	Song Choice
2004	Unexpected Levels 	Giving Good Beta
2004	Movie Vids 	VividSection
2004	World Domination 	Aesthetics: Movement
2004	Illustrating Relationships (paired) 	Illustrating Relationships (paired)
2004	Literalism vs. Metaphor (paired) 	Literalism vs. Metaphor (paired)
2004	Breaking the Rules (paired) 	Breaking the Rules (paired)
2004	 	How Did You Do That?
2004	 	Connecting with the Audience
2005	Action Vids (paired) 	Action Vids (paired)
2005	Anime (paired) 	Anime (paired)
2005	Character Study: Women 	Encore, Encore!/Vidfan 101
2005	Comedy 	Betaing
2005	Showcase 	Geneaology of Vidding
2005	Cops and Robbers 	Craft: Mentoring
2005	High-Definition Theater 	Craft: Using the Music
2005	Horror 	Song Choice: Matching Song to Fandom
2005	Instrumentals 	Eats Vids and Leaves! (Giving Feedback)
2005	Vidding History (paired) 	Vidding History (paired)
2005	 	VividSection
2006	Color Explosion (paired) 	Color Explosion (paired)
2006	Spies Like Us 	Titles
2006	Symbol & Metaphor 	Music Fundamentals
2006	God, the Devil & Bob 	Comedy
2006	Vid as Collage: Using Additional Source (paired)	Vid as Collage: Using Additional Source (paired)
2006	Novelty Songs & TV Themes 	Great Transitions
2006	Digital Axes for Stone-Age TV (paired) 	Digital Axes for Stone-Age TV (paired)
2006	Lord King Bad Vid 	Professional Inspiration
2006	War is Hell 	Audio Editing
2006	Pimp My (Small) Fandom 	Special Effects
2007	Can't Live with 'Em... 	Why Vid?
2007	Life, the Universe & Everything 	Hip-Hop Vidding
2007	Saturday Morning Cartoons 	Tech Panel of Doom (2 hours)
2007	Newbies Rock (paired) 	Newbie Vidding (paired)
2007	Daughter of Experimental Vids (loosely paired) 	How Vids Work: A Theoretical Framework (loosely paired)
2007	Movie Vids (paired) 	Movie Vids (paired)
2007	Relationships Between Women 	External Aesthetics
2007	Death & Dying 	Vid Structure
2007	Best of Media West 	Town Hall on Vidding and Visibility
2007	Live Action/Anime Vidpairs 	Vividsection
2008	Joy 	Collaborative Vidding
2008	Vids That Push the Envelope (paired) 	What Do We Want from Vids Now? (paired)
2008	Action 	Vidding/Writing Comparison
2008	Sense of Play 	Color
2008	Ensemble Vids 	The Two-Hour Kiss: After Effects (2 hours)
2008	Anime: a Pre-digital history 	The Tao of Mac
2008	Second Bananas 	I Suck
2008	Hip-Hop 	How to Reinvent Yourself
2008	The End of the World 	Town Hall on Vidding and Visibility
2008	 	Music Theory and Comp.
Category:2002 Conventions
Category:2002 Vids
Category:2000s Conventions
Category:2000s Vids
Category:2010s Conventions
Category:2010s Vids