V-J-ing

I was feeling a little uneasy with the 'live performance' / spontaneous art / experimental / mashing images etc, concerning the general aesthetics and randomness of the outcomes... it all seemed a bit hit and miss, with lack of design or thought, too wild for my liking, and relying on the technology to create something that looked... however it was intended to turn out. I was also overwhelmed by so many initials flying around in conversation - 'V'-'J'-'D'-'V'-'H'-'D'-'V'-'C'-'P'-'C'-'M'-'A'....
However, after being handed a camcorder, I got in touch with my inner child and spent 5 mins in the park playing with twirly things, slides and swings. Capturing these clips and putting them into the mixer began to change my mind about the lack of aesthetic appeal this technique has - as my clips were all related they had good consistency with colours, shapes and movements. When they were mixed together and played around with it began to form a really interesting sequence which appeared quite quirky.
I am still questioning how this method would be useful in my work, or weather I would be able to use it to create a desired piece of work. It's all very well playing with an image / footage / program / device / whatever to discover what can be achieved, but I have generally been trained to work to a brief, develop an idea, then create the outcome. As I am unfamiliar with this technology I would not normally direct my work towards using it. This applies to a lot of things, so it has been good to see something new which will hopefully be useful to me.