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Written by Juliane Abaya
Art by Zen Alday
It's time to acknowledge those fan edits as a legitimate creative expression that appear on our For You Page on TikTok. Those flashy transitions and slowed-down footage to emphasize their mesmerizing expressions. Although fans can get creative with fanfiction after developing a connection with a celebrity couple, fan edits are the backbone of fandoms and internet culture.
Edits are fan-made videos usually accompanied by music and comprise brief scenes of their subject of devotion. Making fan edits is referred to as vidding. In fandom, edits allow you to express your perspective with individuals who share your interests.
So, why are they valuable? One of the many purposes of edits is to make the audience feel something. It may be so entertaining that some might even argue that editing is addictive to the point where they may discern romantic chemistry between celebrities. This proves that edits serve as entertainment because of their visual appeal and the feelings they evoke.
Edits can also be used to promote new television series or films and encourage you to watch them. It also works the opposite way, with many fans automatically turning to social media to search for edits after watching a movie or concluding a show to fill that sense of emptiness.Indeed, fan edits indicate the growing relation between cinema and audiences. They measure a fan's passion and provide a simple means of artistically expressing how much a character or celebrity makes them feel.
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