Festivids letter 2014
My dear Festividder,
Thank you for making a vid for me! You are fabulous and can do no wrong in my eyes. No matter which of the fandoms I picked you may choose, I can't wait to see what you come up with.
Here are a few thoughts and stuff. (edited to add pictures, because, eyecandy!)
Regarding music, I'm really open to anything. For me the choice of song is one of the most important things when I make a vid, and I'd hate to hamper you in that regard. Feel free to baffle and amaze me with whatever music speaks to you.
As for the fandoms! I shall go by the order I picked them in, since the Festivids website always seems to order them randomly alphabetically (and I really want to put Jack Holborn at the very top).
Jack Holborn (1982) [TV, DVD]
I know requesting this fandom is a very long shot, as Jack Holborn is a German TV miniseries filmed in the early 1980s, and I don't think it's known much outside of the German-speaking countries. However, since it seems to be available on DVD through Amazon pretty much anywhere now, I am throwing my pitch, crossing fingers, toes and eyes and hoping for the best.
The series was originally a Christmas special and I must have been too young to watch it when it first aired, but I can't remember a time when I wasn't in love with the show. I've only rediscovered it very recently, and it has taken me fully by surprise how well it has stood the test of time. The swash-buckling, the scenery, the harpsichord-playing, the pirates, the Charming Molly, the mistaken identity plot, the good and the bad twin! 18th century England-as-a-naval-power, Matthias Habich, so dashing he makes my knees wobble. In the last few weeks, I've been running the Jack Holborn files until my hard drive ran hot.
If you take up the challenge to make a Jack Holborn vid, my already humongous adoration of you will have no bounds, my festividder, even if the vid is only a minute long and focusses on the different types of shoe buckles worn by assorted cast members. My very favorite thing would be a Sharingham vid (the captain, the judge, or preferably both!), but really, anything Jack Holborn-related will do!
lookit this split-screen! movie magic! XD
Things They Don't Warn You About In Judge School
The Emperor's New Groove [Movie]
This movie is one of my happy places, I can just put it on and I know it's going to make me feel good. So much love! My absolute favorite in this is Yzma (I am a sucker for purple, it's true), and sulky self-absorbed Cuzco, and all the scenes in the palace for their stunning visuals.
Almost Human (2013) [TV]
How can this show be already cancelled? I was so ready to get to see more! Damn the ratings. Dorian and Kennex had such beautiful chemistry together... I think Michael Ealing, Karl Urban and Mackenzie Crook all shine in this, so anything with either (or all) of those will make me a happy bunny.
Queer as Folk UK [TV]
I seem to like Season 1 better than Season 2, but other than that, anything goes with this one. Nathan's my favorite, but only by a very slight margin. I think almost any character in the show would lend themselves to a great vid. Vince! Donna! Hazel! Alexander? I'd eat up any of those with a spoon!
Malcolm in the Middle [TV]
One of my all-time favorite shows. Again, so many possibilities! My favorite character is Dewey, closely followed by Reese, closely followed by Lois, and so on. They all rule! I love the relationship between Lois and Hal, the way they face the world together hand in hand, no matter how much shit gets thrown in their way. Hal on his own isn't that much my cup of tea, unless he is teaching his boys how to rollerskate or taking them on a day of playing hooky at the racetracks and comes back with "Nascar" (or somesuch) sunburnt on his forehead.
Monsters Inc movie series [Movie]
Pixar keeps surprising me with how much I end up liking their movies. I think Monsters University rocked, and Monsters Inc is a total classic. It's hard to pick favorites with this fandom; after watching MU I have a soft spot for Randall, and the assembled misfits of Oozma Kappa.
Ratatouille (2007) [Movie]
I still get shivers when I get to the scene where the food critic tastes the Ratatouille and it makes him think of his mum. *snif* I love anything and everything about this movie (really helpful this, I know...). Remy overcoming all obstacles, Linguini coming into his own, Skinner being a conniving little twit, Colette all bad-ass... can't pick a favorite!
Galaxy Quest [Movie]
Best Star Trek movie of all times! ;-) I'd love to see a team vid for this, or something centered around Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman FTW!). Also, tentacles!
Thank you for making a vid for me! You are fabulous and can do no wrong in my eyes. No matter which of the fandoms I picked you may choose, I can't wait to see what you come up with.
Here are a few thoughts and stuff. (edited to add pictures, because, eyecandy!)
Regarding music, I'm really open to anything. For me the choice of song is one of the most important things when I make a vid, and I'd hate to hamper you in that regard. Feel free to baffle and amaze me with whatever music speaks to you.
As for the fandoms! I shall go by the order I picked them in, since the Festivids website always seems to order them randomly alphabetically (and I really want to put Jack Holborn at the very top).
Jack Holborn (1982) [TV, DVD]
I know requesting this fandom is a very long shot, as Jack Holborn is a German TV miniseries filmed in the early 1980s, and I don't think it's known much outside of the German-speaking countries. However, since it seems to be available on DVD through Amazon pretty much anywhere now, I am throwing my pitch, crossing fingers, toes and eyes and hoping for the best.
The series was originally a Christmas special and I must have been too young to watch it when it first aired, but I can't remember a time when I wasn't in love with the show. I've only rediscovered it very recently, and it has taken me fully by surprise how well it has stood the test of time. The swash-buckling, the scenery, the harpsichord-playing, the pirates, the Charming Molly, the mistaken identity plot, the good and the bad twin! 18th century England-as-a-naval-power, Matthias Habich, so dashing he makes my knees wobble. In the last few weeks, I've been running the Jack Holborn files until my hard drive ran hot.
If you take up the challenge to make a Jack Holborn vid, my already humongous adoration of you will have no bounds, my festividder, even if the vid is only a minute long and focusses on the different types of shoe buckles worn by assorted cast members. My very favorite thing would be a Sharingham vid (the captain, the judge, or preferably both!), but really, anything Jack Holborn-related will do!
lookit this split-screen! movie magic! XD
Things They Don't Warn You About In Judge School
The Emperor's New Groove [Movie]
This movie is one of my happy places, I can just put it on and I know it's going to make me feel good. So much love! My absolute favorite in this is Yzma (I am a sucker for purple, it's true), and sulky self-absorbed Cuzco, and all the scenes in the palace for their stunning visuals.
Almost Human (2013) [TV]
How can this show be already cancelled? I was so ready to get to see more! Damn the ratings. Dorian and Kennex had such beautiful chemistry together... I think Michael Ealing, Karl Urban and Mackenzie Crook all shine in this, so anything with either (or all) of those will make me a happy bunny.
Queer as Folk UK [TV]
I seem to like Season 1 better than Season 2, but other than that, anything goes with this one. Nathan's my favorite, but only by a very slight margin. I think almost any character in the show would lend themselves to a great vid. Vince! Donna! Hazel! Alexander? I'd eat up any of those with a spoon!
Malcolm in the Middle [TV]
One of my all-time favorite shows. Again, so many possibilities! My favorite character is Dewey, closely followed by Reese, closely followed by Lois, and so on. They all rule! I love the relationship between Lois and Hal, the way they face the world together hand in hand, no matter how much shit gets thrown in their way. Hal on his own isn't that much my cup of tea, unless he is teaching his boys how to rollerskate or taking them on a day of playing hooky at the racetracks and comes back with "Nascar" (or somesuch) sunburnt on his forehead.
Monsters Inc movie series [Movie]
Pixar keeps surprising me with how much I end up liking their movies. I think Monsters University rocked, and Monsters Inc is a total classic. It's hard to pick favorites with this fandom; after watching MU I have a soft spot for Randall, and the assembled misfits of Oozma Kappa.
Ratatouille (2007) [Movie]
I still get shivers when I get to the scene where the food critic tastes the Ratatouille and it makes him think of his mum. *snif* I love anything and everything about this movie (really helpful this, I know...). Remy overcoming all obstacles, Linguini coming into his own, Skinner being a conniving little twit, Colette all bad-ass... can't pick a favorite!
Galaxy Quest [Movie]
Best Star Trek movie of all times! ;-) I'd love to see a team vid for this, or something centered around Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman FTW!). Also, tentacles!