Common Event Types
MEP (Multi-Editor Event)
A MEP is a video that several editors contribute to. Some are open to everyone. Others require application or approval.
You can host any type of MEP in BentoVid using the #multi-editor-projects forum. Use the "OPEN" tag to indicate it's open to everyone and "Closed" for other types of application.
Most people organize a MEP using a doc or spreadsheet. The song is split into parts which are claimed by editors. There is usually a uniting theme or style participants are expected to adhere to.
Sometimes MEPs are just for fun, and run very casually. Other times, MEPs go for a more "produced" look and the coordinator will approve/deny parts, insert their own transitions between participant parts, and/or add finishing touches like typography or coloring across all parts.
In BentoVid, make sure explain your expectations in the opening post.
Daisy Chain MEPs
Daisy chain MEPs are somewhat unique to BentoVid. They are a specific type of "just for fun" MEP.
Parts are claimed and edited chronologically. All parts are first come, first serve. The entire MEP is "spur of the moment."
There are no set part lengths. Everyone edits whatever they feel like editing.
It starts with the coordinator uploading a video file of the entire song with the first part finished already.
Then, claims they're editing the next part, and everyone waits until that person is done. When the editor has finished and uploaded their part, they state what timestamp (and frame) they ended at.
The next part is then claimed, and it continued until the song is completed.
In a modified daisy chain, the coordinator still posts the video with first part completed, but people only claim the parts chronologically, telling everyone what timestamp (including the frame, if possible) where their part will end. This allows multiple people to edit at the same time while still mostly completing the video chronologically.
Traditional daisy chains require waiting for the previous editor to finish before the next can start. Modified daisy chains require some organization and should probably have a collaborative spreadsheet so people can keep track of what's left to claim.
TC (Time Challenge)
A time challenge is an editing event where the time limit is one of the main parts of the challenge. Across the editing community, you may also see the terms sprint, IC, iron editor, or HC being used.
Traditionally, TCs (or ICs) were 2 hour events. But now they are more commonly 3 hours, 3 days, or 1 week.
TCs can be competitive or non-competitive. Competitive TCs usually have judge panels and may also have rankings. Some larger TCs have prizes.
Most TCs in BentoVid are non-competitive, unjudged, and just for fun, but other types can still be hosted in the competitive events area.
The ways TCs can be run is pretty limitless, but usually people submit songs beforehand or there is a "song pack" supplied by the coordinator for editors to choose from. There may be an additional challenge, like a theme to adhere to or a certain editing style or skill that must be used in the video.
In casual TCs or TCs where songs are assigned rather than picked, editors are sometimes given extra time to cut down the song before the official editing clock starts.
Exchange
An exchange is like a gift exchange but using videos instead of traditional gifts.
The editor making the gift, the gifter, uses a wishlist authored by the recipient, or giftee. They choose a song and source from their giftee's wish list and edit a video with a minimum duration. A coordinator makes sure the pairs are maintained and finds alternates if an editor drops. The gift videos are collected and watched together on a stream.