New Vid: Coin Operated Boy [Meta, Fandom, SPN]
Title: Coin Operated Boy
Vidder: counteragent
Song: by The Dresden Dolls
Fandom(s): Fandom. Supernatural.
Download: 37 mb wmv (sendspace direct link, no ads)
Stream: at Vimeo (or embedded under cut) Password: sammycakes
Beta by danegen , more acknowledgments under cut
Summary: I* want a coin operated boy**
*Part 1: Dean. Part 2: Dean & Fandom. Part 3: Dean & OFC
**ensouled Sam
Feedback of all sorts is eagerly welcomed. Anonymous commenting is enabled.
S6 SPN Primer for those that don't watch SPN: Sam lost his soul this season and is hot but robotic (and arguably not the same character). Dean (and others) really want ensouled Sam back.
Vidder's acknowledgments
A MILLION THANK YOUs TO:
- danegen for the crucial beta
- hollywoodgrrl for the movie-making consultation, contacts, and encouragement
- My fantastic production designer, drvsilla
- deirdre_c for the song inspiration and encouragement even though she did not know my plans. She is awesome with awesomesauce on top and a side of awesome.
- My fabulous cinematographer, L-----. I'm so glad we're friends!!!
- My wonderful star, E----. Thanks for signing on to the crazycakes!
- All the terrific people in fandom who make such wonderful observations, art, fic, and vids
- The cast and crew of Supernatural. Yeah, I know that sounds ridiculous, but I really am thankful for all they do. Making TV is flipping hard!
Embedded Video (password sammycakes)
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Untitled from counteragent on Vimeo.
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Vidder's notes
I had a rough autumn in 2010. I made this vid to avoid going crazy. It was sort of an epic challenge for me (dark humor, mixed POV, lighting and shooting original footage, hiring an actress, open canon, 4+ minute song), but I needed an artistic challenge to keep me from freaking out about the rest of my life.
Bibliography of fanworks used
The clips from the three vids below are used to show how smitten the boys are and how smitten we are with them being smitten
1. Little Lion Man by killabeez . (F-locked, hence no link) Holy cow I love this vid. It has rendered my incapable of listening to that song in public places.
2. Why by el1ie . The beginning of this vid is so tender it just really messes me up in the best way possible. I'm glad I found this vidder this year!
3. The Wild Son by giandujakiss . I'm such a fan of her work. This portrait of Sam is really moving and makes me tear up.
I didn't cite the polls in the section about us wondering about Sam, but the picspam below is gorgeous and worth a look!
4. The Enigma which is post-hell!Sam... picspam by zimshan
The clips from the vids below were used to show fans' emotional reactions to the storylines that split Sam and Dean up emotionally
5. numb by counteragent . This is probably the most emotional vid I've ever made. I really put my pain into it.
6. Kill A Man by zimshan . This vid is brilliant meta and very well crafted. Take a look if you haven't yet!
This clip from the vid below was used to show the lighthearted side of our (and the show's) manipulation of Sam and Dean. It's important to note that the OFC is watching the vid here, so that is what she's thinking about the vid. I'm not claiming anything about the vidders' original intent in this section (as opposed to Part 2, where I'm using the vids as fandom's POV)
7. Channel Surfing by maichan and ash48 . These ladies are beyond brilliant. This is like 2000% percent better than the epidsode it mirrors IMO.
Also shown:
- How the Winchesters got their groove back, comment fic meme. This is one of my favorite fix-it memes. I thought all the stories were exceptionally good.