Recs: Female-centric fanvids of 2014
My yearly fanvid rec post - vids of 2014 focused on female characters. 37 vids in 28 separate fandoms (and one multifandom).
(Edit: posted on tumblr here)
Multifandom - Fembots ( lj/dw/ao3) by Grammarwoman ( The intersection of women and technology on a spectrum of clones, gynoids, AIs, cyborgs, and other artificial creations.)
American Horror Story: Coven - Vitalum Vitalis ( lj/tumblr) by hollywoodgrrl and ohvienna (Misty/Cordelia - The power to balance the scales between one life force and another.)
Bend It Like Like Beckham - Do My Thing ( lj/dw/tumblr) by such_heights
Black Swan - My Sweet Torment (tumblr/youtube) by m0oranshi ("It's about a girl who gets turned into a swan and she needs love to break the spell, but her prince falls for the wrong girl, so she kills herself.")
Bride of Chucky - Doll Parts ( lj/dw) by lilly-the-kid (I want to be the girl with the most cake - Tiffany is such a romantic. All she wants is the perfect romance and all she has is Chucky.)
Broad City - The Way We Get By ( lj/dw) by elipie (Abbi/Ilana - "I really think you should put weed in your front hole.")
Buffyverse - Complicated ( lj/dw/tumblr/ao3) by shati (Buffy/Faith - "#this sounds like the act 1 finale of a teenage lesbian jukebox musical")
Hope on Fire ( lj/dw/tumblr/ao3) by shinyjenni ("I'm fairly certain I said 'no interruptions'.")
Silhouettes (youtube) by 1SnowWhiteQueen1 (Darla)
We Must Be Killers (tumblr/youtube) by jess9191 ( Although Faith is meant to be Buffy's opposite, they are not at all that different and that's what I wanted to show in this video, that and the connection they share for being the slayers.)
Dollhouse - Call Me Uprising ( lj) by milly (I am the voice of many.)
Durarara!! - Dollhouse ( youtube ) by Anthaki (Anri minivid, including her abusive childhood)
Hanna - What Sharp Teeth You Have ( lj / dw / tumblr ) by affablyevil
Hannibal - Sweet Ophelia (tumblr) by trelkez (a study in violence against women)
Heroes - either way you turn, I'll be there (youtube) by Cassaravi (Nikki/Jessica Saunders)
How to Get Away with Murder - You (youtube) by queenmilkovich (Rebecca/Lila - if you must die, sweetheart//die knowing your life was my life's best part)
Hunger Games - Losing My Religion ( lj/dw/tumblr/ao3) by rhoboat (Katniss - That's me in the corner. That's me in the spotlight.)
Interview with the Vampire - Precious ( lj/ao3) by bironic (Claudia and Louis - "She never should have been one of us.)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - Dixon's Girl ( lj / tumblr / ao3 ) by Tam Cranver ("If you find yourself in legal trouble, I know a clever woman who might help." In which Phryne Fisher helps women with all sorts of trouble.)
Sexyback ( lj / dw ) by odessie (Miss Phryne Fisher: bringing sexy back since 1928.)
(My) Immortal: The Web Series - Toxic Feint ( lj/ dw/ao3) by cupidsbow (Enoby Darkness Dementia Raven Way, Hermione Granger, Violet Riddle - a taste of a poison paradise)
Orphan Black - Alison (tumblr/youtube) by genetically-identical (horror trailer)
Dirty Wings (youtube) by jafrank88 (Helena in season 1. ...I should note that this one is rather disturbing.)
What's Mine is Yours (dw/tumblr) by frayadjacent (Sarah, Felix, Siobhan, Kira, Helena - Let's wreck their precious, perfect town.)
Pacific Rim - Gun ( tumblr/ao3) by starlightandstatic (Mako saves the world. For her family.)
Person of Interest - Bloodsport ( tumblr/youtube) by eemersonm (Root/Shaw)
Blood on My Name ( youtube) by Eyildr (Shaw)
The Red Shoes - Toxic ( lj/dw/tumblr/ao3) by rhoboat (I'm on a ride. I'm slipping under.)
The Red Shoes ( lj/dw/criticalcommons) by luminosity
Revolutionary Girl Utena - Where is My Mind ( lj/dw/tumblr/ao3) by shati (Once upon a time there was a princess, and she was very sad.)
Stoker - I'm on Fire (dw/tumblr) by genusshrike (India figures some things out about herself.)
Paradise Circus ( lj/dw) by chaila ("I'm not formed by things that are of myself alone. I wear my father's belt tied around my mother's blouse, and shoes which are from my uncle. This is me.")
Supernatural - Girl in the War (dw/ao3) by colls (in the morning all you got is rain , Ellen talks with Bobby about Jo)
The Tudors - Young and Beautiful ( lj) by obsessive24 (I know that you will)
The White Queen - Freedom at 21 ( lj) by obsessive24 (The Red Queen, the White Queen, and the new dynasty.)
X-Men - Human ( lj/dw/tumblr) by kaydeefalls (Mystique study - Are we human or are we dancer?)
Yes or No - Don't Let Me Fall ( lj) by Kitty (Pie/Kim - "You're just the one that I've been waiting for; but don't let me fall")
(Edit: posted on tumblr here)
Multifandom - Fembots ( lj/dw/ao3) by Grammarwoman ( The intersection of women and technology on a spectrum of clones, gynoids, AIs, cyborgs, and other artificial creations.)
American Horror Story: Coven - Vitalum Vitalis ( lj/tumblr) by hollywoodgrrl and ohvienna (Misty/Cordelia - The power to balance the scales between one life force and another.)
Bend It Like Like Beckham - Do My Thing ( lj/dw/tumblr) by such_heights
Black Swan - My Sweet Torment (tumblr/youtube) by m0oranshi ("It's about a girl who gets turned into a swan and she needs love to break the spell, but her prince falls for the wrong girl, so she kills herself.")
Bride of Chucky - Doll Parts ( lj/dw) by lilly-the-kid (I want to be the girl with the most cake - Tiffany is such a romantic. All she wants is the perfect romance and all she has is Chucky.)
Broad City - The Way We Get By ( lj/dw) by elipie (Abbi/Ilana - "I really think you should put weed in your front hole.")
Buffyverse - Complicated ( lj/dw/tumblr/ao3) by shati (Buffy/Faith - "#this sounds like the act 1 finale of a teenage lesbian jukebox musical")
Hope on Fire ( lj/dw/tumblr/ao3) by shinyjenni ("I'm fairly certain I said 'no interruptions'.")
Silhouettes (youtube) by 1SnowWhiteQueen1 (Darla)
We Must Be Killers (tumblr/youtube) by jess9191 ( Although Faith is meant to be Buffy's opposite, they are not at all that different and that's what I wanted to show in this video, that and the connection they share for being the slayers.)
Dollhouse - Call Me Uprising ( lj) by milly (I am the voice of many.)
Durarara!! - Dollhouse ( youtube ) by Anthaki (Anri minivid, including her abusive childhood)
Hanna - What Sharp Teeth You Have ( lj / dw / tumblr ) by affablyevil
Hannibal - Sweet Ophelia (tumblr) by trelkez (a study in violence against women)
Heroes - either way you turn, I'll be there (youtube) by Cassaravi (Nikki/Jessica Saunders)
How to Get Away with Murder - You (youtube) by queenmilkovich (Rebecca/Lila - if you must die, sweetheart//die knowing your life was my life's best part)
Hunger Games - Losing My Religion ( lj/dw/tumblr/ao3) by rhoboat (Katniss - That's me in the corner. That's me in the spotlight.)
Interview with the Vampire - Precious ( lj/ao3) by bironic (Claudia and Louis - "She never should have been one of us.)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - Dixon's Girl ( lj / tumblr / ao3 ) by Tam Cranver ("If you find yourself in legal trouble, I know a clever woman who might help." In which Phryne Fisher helps women with all sorts of trouble.)
Sexyback ( lj / dw ) by odessie (Miss Phryne Fisher: bringing sexy back since 1928.)
(My) Immortal: The Web Series - Toxic Feint ( lj/ dw/ao3) by cupidsbow (Enoby Darkness Dementia Raven Way, Hermione Granger, Violet Riddle - a taste of a poison paradise)
Orphan Black - Alison (tumblr/youtube) by genetically-identical (horror trailer)
Dirty Wings (youtube) by jafrank88 (Helena in season 1. ...I should note that this one is rather disturbing.)
What's Mine is Yours (dw/tumblr) by frayadjacent (Sarah, Felix, Siobhan, Kira, Helena - Let's wreck their precious, perfect town.)
Pacific Rim - Gun ( tumblr/ao3) by starlightandstatic (Mako saves the world. For her family.)
Person of Interest - Bloodsport ( tumblr/youtube) by eemersonm (Root/Shaw)
Blood on My Name ( youtube) by Eyildr (Shaw)
The Red Shoes - Toxic ( lj/dw/tumblr/ao3) by rhoboat (I'm on a ride. I'm slipping under.)
The Red Shoes ( lj/dw/criticalcommons) by luminosity
Revolutionary Girl Utena - Where is My Mind ( lj/dw/tumblr/ao3) by shati (Once upon a time there was a princess, and she was very sad.)
Stoker - I'm on Fire (dw/tumblr) by genusshrike (India figures some things out about herself.)
Paradise Circus ( lj/dw) by chaila ("I'm not formed by things that are of myself alone. I wear my father's belt tied around my mother's blouse, and shoes which are from my uncle. This is me.")
Supernatural - Girl in the War (dw/ao3) by colls (in the morning all you got is rain , Ellen talks with Bobby about Jo)
The Tudors - Young and Beautiful ( lj) by obsessive24 (I know that you will)
The White Queen - Freedom at 21 ( lj) by obsessive24 (The Red Queen, the White Queen, and the new dynasty.)
X-Men - Human ( lj/dw/tumblr) by kaydeefalls (Mystique study - Are we human or are we dancer?)
Yes or No - Don't Let Me Fall ( lj) by Kitty (Pie/Kim - "You're just the one that I've been waiting for; but don't let me fall")