Recs posted in September, Part 3

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[x] starlady | Parts make a (non-seamless) whole: This Michel Gondry-directed video for one of the album's tracks, "Crystalline," that features the gameleste, is pretty amazing: And it makes me want to rewatch Charmax's vid Space Girl again, so I did, I did, I did.
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[x] Awkward Paws - vid recs, breaking dawn trailer, 30 days of vidding meme - day 28: Tragic Kingdom by missbreese, Disney, multi. Skillfully weaving ~30 Disney sources together into one dizzying ride. The other is an oldie which I've become lately re-addicted to. A Charming Man by giandujakiss, SPN, Castiel, s4 only. It's just so exceptionally chewy, incisive, totally cutting, and the structure, editing and use of lyrics are all things of beauty.
tags: disney multi spn

[x] Supernatural Vid Recs - Vid Rec.: Time to rec some oldies... but goodies! I'm thinking I might dig out some of my favs from over the years. Some that you might not have seen. Or ones you have.. but are worth watching again. Let's start with the fabulous lsketch42's The New Face of Sexy"> <---feedback. Total love.
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[x] kuwdora | vid rec: Tragic Kingdom (multi Disney): OMG EVERYONE I HAVE A VID REC I bought missbreese in help_nz. And I basically pitched her the song and concept of No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom" as a Disney multi-vid. Beyond the song and idea I did not give any input, I kind of let her loose on the idea since it's something I had in my vid playlist forever and didn't know what to do with it and kinda hoped she could pull something together. OMG missbreese's result is ASTOUNDING and beyond my wildest dreams! Tragic Kingdom. It's full of magic and terror, the villains and the fairy-tale nobility and our heroes struggling to survive. I LOVE the frantic, coiling sequence of Disney visuals--the anger, puffs of smoke, claws and bones and our heroes find themselves trapped. It has a beautiful flow and some of the parallels are outstanding, you guys. You need to see it to believe it. Go forth and watch! also the title opening/ending is so brilliant I weep with joy, WEEP WITH JOY. It would be an understatement to say how much I LOVE THIS VID.
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[x] The Sarah Connor Chronicles Fan Community - rewatch wrap-up: vid recs: And Chaila's I Will Follow, with Weaver's children always makes me flail. :D Same with her Derek Reese and John Connor vids, only with fewer adorable plastic ducklings. Chaila is a bad influence. I can't get away from the Sarah Connor/Lady Gaga connection...
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[x] The Sarah Connor Chronicles Fan Community - rewatch wrap-up: vid recs: y'all have already linked many of my favorites. Here are a few more. Sarah: Lost Inside. Cameron: Comfortably Numb. Ensemble piece: We Are.
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[x] spn_littlebro - Theme: Visual: Supernatural Animation Artist: Fraggledragon Summary: Dean and Sam Winchester are on the hunt for something that has been killing people in the countryside. But little do they know that they would become the hunted... Genre:Gen Rating: PG Type: Vid Why am I rec'ing this? This is a vid story in 3 parts. It's a caseficvid. It features hurt!Sam, worried (and hurt) Dean, and some awesome animation. Anything else we should know? SPN fans are amazing. But you probably already know that. *g*. Link goes to part one.
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[x] spn_littlebro - Theme: Visual: Consequences Artist: MulkEntertainment Summary: The boys check out the Wishing well and the magical coin when Hope wishes for Sam to get struck by lightning. But different to the episodes ending, there are unexpected consequences for Winchester boys after the wishes were reversed. Will Dean be able to save his brother? Genre: SPN, Gen, AU Rating: N/A Type: Vid Why am I rec'ing this? Finally after waiting it's done! And what a wild roller coaster this vidfic was! It's so awesome how she takes scenes and edits them to make a whole new scene and story! The editing is really the star factor here and you'll find yourself sucked into a vidfic! Like fanfiction but in vid form. Anything else we should know? 9 chapters in this VidFic.
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[x] spn_littlebro - Theme: Visual: Final Hour Artist: hunter_dany Summary: Sam was poisoned by Meg. After Dean kills her Sam doesn´t feel better. Desperately Dean tries to find a way to save his little brother. He asks Castiel for help, but he´s not strong enough to heal Sam. As if this were not enough for Dean, Sammy is begging the older brother to kill him. Dean won´t give up his brother, but Sammy is feeling worse and worse. Then he passes out and his soul is going to heaven and meets his mom and dad. They want his son to stay, but Dean also fights for his brother. And then the band of the brothers gets a new meaning..... Genre: Wincest Type: Vid Why am I rec'ing this? This vid won the Asylum Europe 2 Video Competition, and while I don't know the other vids that entered the contest, I can say that this one is a deserving victor. It tells the story of how Sam was poisoned by Meg and meets his parents in heaven when at Death's door, despite Dean's best efforts to save him. Great editing and a way of telling the story that's understandable even without knowing it beforehand.
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[x] spn_littlebro - Theme: Visual: I Will Protect You (I Promise) Artist: meness07S Summary: Sam was always Dean's responsibility. That went horribly wrong once but was always there to save him before. Genre: SPN, Gen Rating: N/A Type: Vid Why am I rec'ing this? The sadest video surrounding All Hell Breaks Loose. I'm not kidding. It will make you cry every time as you empathize with Dean and scream Sam right along with him. Anything else we should know? Tissue warning MAJOR tissue warning
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[x] the cell of space that holds me - And then there was fandom: VIDS YOU SHOULD WATCH: Dancing With the Devil by Kin0ksana Sherlock Bright Star by kiki_miserychic Bright Star
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[x] Supernatural Vid Recs -: Timebomb Link: link Comment: the effects in this vid are amazing. the choice of song is also not one i'm used to hearing. it's refreshing, and i love how it flows through the seasons effortlessly.
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[x] The Sarah Connor Chronicles Fan Community - rewatch wrap-up: vid recs: for TSCC), but I'll try to narrow it down at least a little bit. Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up) is Chaila's final VidWar vid (and oh look, here's Becka's, because I CAN'T CHOOOOOOOSE), and it's Sarah's relationship to some of the women in her life, and I looooooove it!!! And then, of course, there is Poker Face, which is the most fabulous of serious crack vids. Also, true story: when "Poker Face" comes up on my workout playlist, I always run that much harder because it now makes me think of Sarah being her kickass self. And now we get to the two that just make me flap my hands in incoherent glee because they are everything I love best about this show: Shelter from the Storm is Ellison following Sarah, who is Jesus, vidded to Bob Dylan. IT'S KIND OF MY FAVOURITE THING IN THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!!! Except that Over the Rainbow is ALSO MY FAVOURITE THING IN THE UNIVERSE because Sarah Connor vidded to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is among the most perfect song choices I've ever seen, and it's gorgeous and haunting and oh, Sarah!!! Also, I emphatically second beccatoria's there's a war going on for your mind, sarah, because, just, yes.
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[x] The Sarah Connor Chronicles Fan Community - rewatch wrap-up: vid recs: there's a war going on for your mind, sarah by beccatoria. Sarah and Weaver engage in a rap battle, and all the philosophical implications of the show come out to play. My love for it cannot be textually rendered. Karaoke Soul by gigglemonster. Amazing Derek/Allison(/Cameron) constructed AU. Riot Act by thuviaptarth. An intricate character study of Riley. Howl by beccatoria (Or really, just beccatoria's entire TSCC catalog). A wrenching Jesse vid that really delves into her motivations, a downward spiral of violence. Army of Me by lithiumdoll (download link on page). Sarah, Cameron and John, and what Sarah must make him into. DLZ by bop_radar. A smart and thoughtful ensemble piece. Nobody Loves You by aycheb. James and the unholy family. Ding!Dong! by kiki_miserychic. A fantastically layered Sarah character study. Saraaaaaaaaah
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[x] The Sarah Connor Chronicles Fan Community - rewatch wrap-up: vid recs: Land by sweetestdrain, which is a mash up of all Terminator universes and a fantastic vid. (NSFW, as it uses some of the sex scenes from the movies!) Gloria, also by sweetestdrain. Awesome Sarah/Cameron vid. Lost at Sea, by lithiumdoll, a great Jesse character study.
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[x] The True Story of Matilda Sweetfuck - Vid recs!: Angie by greensilver (True Blood, Eric/Sookie) Okay, Angie has always been my least favorite Rolling Stones song--in fact, you could safely say I hated it--but now I think that was just because I didn't understand. And Eric makes me understand! When will those clouds all disappear?? I love this vid and I love this show and I love vids that treat this show exactly as seriously as it deserves to be treated. Can't Get Much Wronger [youtube] by WasabiAlchemist (Under the Red Hood, implied Bruce/Jason) Of the many, many Jason Todd vids on Youtube, this might be my favorite. It's sharp and atmospheric and satisfying -- even though it's only 35 seconds long. I even love the creepy lipsync moment. Agh, Jason. (Have I mentioned that grad school is like the worst time ever to get sucked into comics fandom? Goddamn Batman.) Eleventh Dimension by di_br (Doctor Who, season five) Now, it's not that I'm not loving season six -- but I loved every second of season five, and just having Eleven around being quirky and oh so very much the Doctor was a huge breath of fresh air after *mumble mumble*, and this vid reminds me of that feeling. It's a gorgeous, action-packed season five vid that has ALL THE THINGS. And I did so love all the things. (It's worth downloading the mp4 for the shiny, I think.) I'm not #@$*ing around (the free will blues) by lolachrome (Supernatural, Castiel) I haven't even watched the show in ages, so I don't know what's going on in this vid except that Castiel is really NOT fucking around, but -- damn. I love lolachrome's editing, especially the intercutting and use of repeated clips, and the song works so well here. I've rewatched this vid so many times, and every time it ends I feel like I've been taken on a crazy ride. (Also -- setting as metaphor! yes!) Oops, I Did It Again by kuwdora (Chronicles of Narnia, Lucy/Tumnus) I'm just going to leave this link here. What. What? Don't look at me. (OMG MR TUMNUS.)
tags: trueblood comics drwho spn narnia

[x] A fangirl induced chemical imbalance - Favorite Dance Song Vids?: Every Penguin Dance Now - Happy Feet - R. Anderson Boogie Wonderland - multi - Charmax Safety Dance - multi - Shoopdancer Dancing at the Movies (Footloose) - multi - Media Solutions Celebrate - multi - Catemonster Whoverse Hoedown - Who/Torchwood - LadySolique2
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[x] cee_m | Favorite Dance Song Vids?: hellpenguin's Lost Girl vid. Da TRON Funk by humansrsuperior. Trouble and Strict Machine by such_heights. PASIV Face by kuwdora. More Human than Human by luminosity. Living Dead Girl by bradcpu. Kiss with a Fist by lithiumdoll. Filthy Mind by sol_se. I Want Candy by laurashapiro and vagabondage. Boys Boys Boys by fahrbotdrusilla. Tonight I'm F**king You by talitha78. Girlfriend by pertifity.
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[x] cee_m | Favorite Dance Song Vids?: Boom Boom Pow by Hollywoodgrrl Boulevard of Broken Songs Can Delight Around the Bend
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[x] cee_m | Favorite Dance Song Vids?: Some of my favorite [dance song vids] 867-5309 by keerawa Acid Intro by millylicious Around the Bend by danegen Blister in the Sun by giandujakiss Dontcha/Seether by millylicious Footloose by sdwolfpup Give It Up by jarrow Good by jarrow Just Dance by anoel Moneymaker by talitha78 Motownphilly by jarrow Party in the Midlands by millylicious Paul McCartney by jarrow Pump It by sdwolfpup S.O.S. by killabeez Shut Up and Drive by laurashapiro Snakes on a Plane by dualbunny Starlight by buffyann Thriller by buffyann Vertigo by tallulah71 Vogue by luminosity
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[x] musesfool: this is the present tense: I meant to link this the other day: I Need A Hero by beccatoria, a vid in which Wonder Woman PWNS ALL, as always, and looks FABulous while doing it, as always. I REALLY LIKE THIS VID, GUYS. WONDER WOMAN IS AWESOME. YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID.
tags: comics

[x] anotherslashfan | Some recs, again: The Price by thingswithwings Features violence (lots of it against women) and death, more complete content warnings are listed in the content notes. This is a vid about Manpain (TM), with one of the best summaries ever: Mr Billowy Coat King of Pain. thingswithwings wrote a long insightful meta about what manpain is and means: some thoughts on manpain. um. many thoughts on manpain, actually. For those of you who didn't click on the Fanlore link, here's another great meta post by walkingshadow: with my rumdiddlyumdiddlyumdiddly, i'm so deep with a flowchart about manpain.
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[x] No, I Will Not Sleep In This Bed of Lies - Ten things I love about you: 9) Jared Padalecki Vid: I Like the Way You Move by ash48: I have watched this....ohhhhh sixteen times at least.
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[x] Just Because - 7 Days of Jesse Flores, Day 2: Lost at Sea by halcyon_shift - Jesse navigates the shark-infested waters as best she can in her fight against the future Howl by beccatoria - if you could only see the beast you’ve made of me… That line sums up pretty well this Jesse/Derek, Jesse/Riley vid with the one thread of Jesse running through its heart. Jesse is ruthless in her fear, not of the machines, but of the future. And she won’t let anything stop her in what she has to do.
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[x] The Crack Impala - friday - art/vids/icons/misc: Jared Padalecki - I Like the Way You Move ash48 | Real Person Vid The ball of energy and joy that is Jared Padalecki. An infectiously happy vid. It totally captures everything about him that is delightful. The pacing and clip selections are so perfect.
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[x] ~*~ Trip of a Lifetime ~*~ - A Handful of Links: Vid insta-rec: Don't Tell Me Where You've Been (Just Show Me What You Know) , by laurashapiro. Doctor Who. River Song.
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[x] elisi's humble abode - I'm feeling in a silly mood...: I'm going to rec you two crack!vids. :) The first one reduces Doctor/Rose to a teenage crush and the second turns Doctor/River into nothing but sex... Both by winninghearts. Sandcastles in the Sand. Doctor/Rose: But now I'm building... Sandcastles in the sand Thought I could fly when you held my hand Eternity turns to black and white It was the greatest week and a half of my life Booty Call. Doctor/River (Spoilers up to 6.08 - Let's Kill Hitler): And from the Very second That I saw you Knew you were gonna Be my new Booty call And it's all
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[x] bringing diversity to the perv parade - i want my, i want my: Internet is For Porn by 6845Cheshire; Voyager This is very silly. I think I am secretly an 8 year old because this cracks me up. Whedonverse Women--So What by Valamd This is just what it says on the tin, Whedonverse women kicking ass and taking names. I like the way this vid revels even in the villains, the way it acknowledges how awesome ALL the ladies of the Jossverse are. From Harmony to Saffron to Faith to Lilah--yay! I hesitate to call this vid redemptive because I don't think it's about excusing or redeeming any of these characters but rather glorying in them as they are. Pun intended. Slytherins: Riding Dirty by AccioBook7 I have a very special relationship with this song in that I find it endearingly ridiculous and cannot help but sing along. This video contains high quality footage (which, sadly, I often find not to be the case with Star Trek and HP vids on Youtube; some of the cleverest vids I've seen are virtually unwatchable because the footage quality is so poor, which is a shame), really tight editing, and is a fun watch.
tags: trek voyager angel btvs dolhouse harrypotter

[x] Astrid - Rec of the day: The Riddle by Charmax (Xena: Warrior Princess) characters: Xena, Gabrielle, Ares; dl ( 11.1MB) This vid is an episodic of "The Bitter Suite" (aka one the most awesome hours of tv ever imho...) But I don't know if you even need to be familar with the show or that episode to enjoy the vid - the themes become clear enough through the lyrics, and the visuals speak for themselves. It's an older vid (from 2004) so the picture quality isn't as razor sharp as one has gotten used to but the editing is good and really, this song fits the storyline like it was written for it, both in lyrics and in style. Perfect match!
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[x] elisi's humble abode - AGMGTW & LKH recs!: The description that came to my mind for this vid was from Smith and Jones, when the plasmavore talks to the Doctor: "You're quite the funny man. And yet, I think, laughing on purpose at the darkness." This vid is what happens if you take away the laughter and have a look at that darkness [of S6 and Doctor/River]. Absolutely gorgeous. River Song/Doctor video (I broke rule twenty-seven) by zanra Song: Wallflower by Agnes Obel Theme: the Doctor and River's insanely complex relationship! Clips from: Impossible Astronaut, Day of the Moon, A Good Man Goes to War, Let's Kill Hitler And then two River-centric vids which are both just amazing. Not River-is-awesome vids, but vids that dig into who and what she is and where she comes from and what that means! Black Dove (January) by kiki_miserychic music: "Black-Dove (January)" from Tori Amos source: Doctor Who (up to 6.07) summary: River Song was a January girl, she never let on how insane it was. Land's End by cherryice Music: Land's End - Lazerbeak Summary: River Song, awake in the waiting sea. Notes: Spoilers through 6x07. (River Song, Amy/Rory, River/Doctor)
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[x] the cell of space that holds me - Instant vid rec: We all know Merlin and Arthur are doing it, right? And we like seeing them do it. And there's no one like solanyxe, to show us how they do it. Hold it (Merlin/Arthur, UST like whoa)
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[x] One Woman Revolution - The Annual Giant Vividcon Rec Post of Doom: I Swear by dualbunny, greensilver, pipsqueaky, and sweetestdrain Fandom: Smallville This vid is Cracky McCrackerson, come from Cracktown and I love it so much. I feel like all that Smallville I watched back in the early 00's has finally paid off. Even if you're unfamiliar with Smallville it has, uh, a strong narrative. If you've ever read a kink meme in any fandom, run to see it. Trust me on this one. Best watched with fellow fans, if at all possible. 3 by talitha78 Fandom: Fastlane Oh my, Mrs. Suit! What did you get up to in the early 2000's? I think I like it. The Adventures of Sarah Jane Smith by greenpear Fandom: Doctor Who I'd watch The Adventures of Sarah Jane Smith show any day of the week. Blow by winterevanesce Fandom: Sucker Punch Dammit, vids. I don't even like Sucker Punch! Why you gotta be so awesome? Brick House by deirdre_c Fandom: Supernatural A truer statement was never uttered. Also, yay for a vid that does not amplify the show’s already astoundingly large amount of manpain! Come Undone by Ferd Fandom: Smallville/Batman Definitely one of the best crossover vids for Smallville and Batman that I've seen yet! Dance Dreams by bradcpu Fandom: Tron: Legacy Brad always makes the fandoms I'm not in look so much shinier and tempting than I would have otherwise thought them to be. Debauchery in the UK by mresundance Fandom: Lord Byron In which Lord Byron sleeps his way around Europe and is generally a rock star. Set to a Miley Cyrus song. Bless. Don't Forget Me by obsessive24 Fandom: Buffy This one really takes me back to my Buffy fandom days. I love how skillfully this vid gives us Riley’s POV. Dynamite by bop_radar Fandom: Dhoom:2 Bollywood! Dancing! Action! Basketball! *HANDS* Eric's Song by butterfly Fandom: X-Men: First Class My heart! A fantastic song choice too. Extraordinary Machine by andraste Fandom: Doctor Who Amy Pond. Amy Pond. Amy Pond. <3 Friday by millylicious Fandom: Brazil I shit you not. And if I had to listen to this song, this is exactly the way I would choose for it to be. Genius. Get The Party Started by rhoboat Fandom: White Collar/Leverage Rho had me look at this one a few months back and I was totally bowled over by the awesome and got immediately psyched for Club Vivid, so I'm super, super thrilled to finally be able to rec it! The Shirley Bassey track is classy, fun, and totally perfect for the source. High Voltage by kuwdora Fandom: Stargate: SG-1/Atlantis/Universe This is an incredibly well put together vid that seamlessly blends footage from three different series to make them look like they could all be one. Also, the Ancients are such dicks. Hold On by flummery Fandom: Sarah Jane Adventures A beautiful and uplifting tribute to Sarah Jane and Lis Sladen. Hook Shot by kuwdora Fandom: Various All my favorite women kicking ass 24/7. rhoboat totally hyped this one up to me before the vidshow and despite that, it totally exceeded my expectations! Lost Girl: Character Primer by hellpenguin Fandom: Lost Girl A very effective, comedic recruiter vid for Lost Girl. Which is exactly as awesome as reported, I'm happy to say. Murder on the Dance Floor by astolat Fandom: Sherlock Ever since created the OOH DR JOHN 8 track fanmix, I've had an affinity for dance music in relation to Sherlock. And the vid is, of course, brilliantly executed. Oh, John. Why you gotta kill the groove? Manipulation by winterevanesce Fandom: K-Pop If I accosted you on the Club Vivid dance floor shouting incomprehensible things about this vid's existence, I REGRET NOTHING. May I Suggest by absolutedestiny Fandom: Up Bring tissues. Carl/Ellie forever. ;_; Mystery Dance by marycrawford Fandom: Star Trek: TOS The process of trial and error leading up to Kirk/Spock. I have such a soft spot for original Trek vids. Only Girl (In The World) by talitha78 Fandom: Despicable Me B'awwwwwww. (Little) girl power. Recalled To Life by bironic Fandom: The Secret Garden I totally cried watching this. This book/movie was formative for me when I was young and the vidder captured it so well that it all came rushing back. Roll with the Changes by fan_eunice Fandom: How to Train Your Dragon REO Speedwagon, baby. Sit Down by the Fire by sweetestdrain Fandom: Kings Jack breaks my heart again and again and again... Small Blue Thing by beccatoria Fandom: Fringe Oliva Dunham is my hero. Thistle and Weeds by sisabet Fandom: Game of Thrones A beautiful and sometimes painful look at Dany's journey through the series. Major spoilers if you haven’t finished out the book or the season yet. We Rule The World by cherryice Fandom: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic I think the vidder's description perfectly sums this one up, but add a few exclamation marks to it: "Ponies! <3" Walk This Way by cee_m Fandom: Young Frankenstein It’s about time someone vidded Young Frankenstein! Fantastic song choice, hilarious execution.. Whenever, Wherever by obsessive24 Fandom: Twilight FUCK YEAH, IT'S AN EDWARD/JACOB VID! I regret nothing. Wil Wheaton's Been Busy by echan Fandom: Wil Wheaton Exactly what it says on the tin! In the best of ways, of course. You Told The Drunks I Knew Karate by settiai Fandom: Doctor Who This is the perfect Rory vid. The song is awkward and adorable and I’m never going to be able to disassociate it from his and Amy’s relationship.
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[x] aethel | narnia madness: kuwdora posted a vid the other day about Tumnus being a very bad faun. This vid was not as hilarious to me as it could have been; I sort of thought the same thing the first time I saw this movie. When I watched the movie again a week ago because I had realized that it was James MacAvoy running around in the snow half naked and in hooves, I didn't see the (only in my head) subtext anymore THANK GOODNESS, but of course my new-found innocence was once again destroyed by the vid.
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[x] ladysorka: Yes, please.: How did nobody tell me that there was a music video out there starring Natalie Morales and Brit Morgan (ie Wendy and Lacey from the Middleman) (or Lauren from White Collar and somebody named Debbie from True Blood, but I don't watch that), where they're kissing and apparently having the angsty falling out of a relationship? Well, that or Natalie Morales is seriously angsting about her sexuality, I can't quite tell. Either way they both look damn good and this is extremely up my alley. Seriously people. how was this not everywhere when it was posted a year ago? I think I'm going to go watch it again.[Music video for David Lynch's single 'I Know' starring Natalie Morales and Brit Morgan. Directed and Photographed by David J Dowling. *Created for the official music video competition at genero.tv. Music used with permission.}
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[x] thingswithwings | more about that speculative fiction poll: I don't understand why Data's Dream doesn't have like 55 votes... maybe because there's no way to watch it online without emailing for the password? When I saw it at VVC, I was moved to tears of awe and wonder and joy. It is the soul of SF. I'm voting for sisabet's Bad Romance, too. This, to me, is not a vid about Smallville; the comics and cartoon footage makes it a vid about the absolute quintessential superhero/archenemy relationship. It is a danceable dissertation on the homoeroticism inherent in one of our central heroic myths. I think there's also something about the current cultural positions of Lady Gaga and costumed superheroes that adds something to this vid, too. I just can't stop watching it.
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[x] loligo | Go forth and vote!: I have complicated feelings about comparing fan works with professional works ... I'm finding myself more willing to vote for vids. There aren't that many works of fanfic out there that I feel have some sort of conscious, independent relationship with the SF genre as a whole, outside of their relationship with their source text. I think that's something that is much easier for vids to achieve, and I'm trying to pin down why that is. I think it has to do with the ease of combining multiple sources and multiple media (song + visuals, certainly, but also multiple media within the visuals). So far all the vids that I'm inclined to vote for are multi-source (and that includes sisabet's Clark/Lex Bad Romance vid, with its brilliant, BRILLIANT use of comics and cartoons). Even though these vids are built entirely out of pieces of other works (and in that sense, someone might argue that they were "less original" than fic, because the fanfic author pulls potentially thousands and thousands of original words out of her own brain), I still feel like their stance in relation to the SF genre is more like that of an original work of fiction, and less like fanfic, while still including a uniquely fannish, communal component.
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[x] thingswithwings | more about that speculative fiction poll: Afraid of Americans by bironic (fanvid) - this is an astonishingly good Watchmen vid, that both takes in a lot of what Watchmen is doing and that also has a smart critique of it. This vid does things that Watchmen can't, both because of the format of vids in general and because of bironic's willingness to go there, and I love it. Data's Dream by gayle f and morgandawn - this vid, this vid. It summarizes so much about speculative fiction; it's a vid ABOUT spec fic and how it affects us and what it does for us and how it helps us . . . imagine. I will love this vid forever. Plus the frame-narrative is genius. The Future Stops Here by futuransky - Children of Men/V for Vendetta/28 Days Later fanvid. Is the problem just that no one's seen this vid? This vid is overwhelmingly good, and beautiful, and has so much to say about the post-apocalyptic scifi genre. Seriously, if you're able to spare three minutes to watch it, I really recommend that you do so. I love it intensely. And I saw it originally when I'd only seen one of the fandoms in it, so you don't to have seen all those movies to love it. Grapevine Fires by skywaterblue - Star Trek AOS fanvid. This vid contains so much loss, so much mourning, oh my gosh. It makes me cry pretty much every time I watch it. What a fabulous response to the rebooted Star Trek canon.  Handlebars by flummery - this one's doing fine. :) As it should! So I clearly don't need to tell you guys why it's great. Hera Has Six Mommies by tallulah71 - BSG vid. Eeeeep it's so good yall! This vid does queer scifi, oh does it ever. It's so dreamy and strange and atmospheric; I adore this vid.  Hurricane by laura shapiro - Farscape/BSG fanvid. This one's right on the edge - it might go through, it might not - and I think it's totally deserving. Constructed reality crossover lesbian space fighter pilots! Find a word in there that isn't awesome, I ask you. Love is the Plan the Plan is Death (sons and daughters) by futuransky - BSG fanvid. Cylon POV. I think this vid communicates in three minutes everything that BSG wanted to say about the Cylons over five years. And does it better. And freaks me out, and breaks my heart. I love it. Ooh La La by greensilver - The Dead Zone vid. Wait, even if you haven't seen the Dead Zone, come back! This vid is so amazing, does fabulous things with The Dead Zone's portrayals of perception and psychic ability; it's everything I love about the Dead Zone in one gorgeous little package. Give it a shot! Maybe it'll encourage you to watch the Dead Zone, at least. :) Scarlet Ribbons by hazelk - currently down at 7 votes, but dudes have you seen this BtVS vid? Do you know how gorgeous it is, what it does with Buffy canon? It's the kind of myth-weaving I always wished the show were more interested in, made real and beautiful and sad and just . . . expanded, until it fills the whole show canon. Waaaaatch iiiiiiiiiiit Slow Down Gandhi by obsessive24 - one of my favourite BSG vids ever, ever: it's all about Gaeta, and it's about class, and it's about race, and it's about violence and revolution and and and oh my gosh. This vid comforted me greatly in times of post-4x10; it's the narrative I kept wanting to see on the show, and almost saw. Seriously, this is scifi at its best, this vid. Space Girl by charmax - it was doing really well at first, but now it's slowed down and is on the border line. I'm surprised, because this was such a big crowd favourite! And does such cool things with women in scifi, I think. The Temptation of John Sheppard by isagel - currently not making the cut at 7 votes. This is an SGA vid that broke my heart, honestly broke it into little pieces, basically because it's the perfect blending of a scifi concept with a doomed-but-beautiful human relationship. I really wish more people'd vote for it; it's so powerful and so perfectly crafted.  Unnatural Selection by charmax - TSCC/BSG vid of awesome! I voted for this one instead of for Seven Nation Army, but actually this one isn't doing quite as well. Which is a real pity, because I think it's powerful as all hell and says something kind of miraculous when it puts these two canons together
tags: multi bsg sga tscc btvs deadzone farscape drwho trek movie watchmen

[x] How can I measure up to anyone now after such a love as this? - Something in his eyes is making such a fool of me: I don't even have enough internet connection to watch this right now, but I've seen the earlier iterations and I promise you, there is nothing more magnificent on the internets this morning THAN THIS JARED VID: I Like The Way You Move ~ by the incomparable ash48 *got them moves like Jared*
tags: spn

[x] Dorothea - Fannish am Wochenende: Und zum Abschluss ein Magic Reveal Merlin Vid: i'd give it all for you (happy end). Ich liebe, wie dieses Fandom Geschichten erzählt. ♥
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[x] samvara | Vividcon 2011: Nearly New Part 1 Whole New Way by mresundance. Sherlock Holmes (BBC, 2009 film, ACD canon). Holmes/Watson/Fandom. Epic romance since 1887. Counterpoint (Concerto No 1 in D Major ("Allegro")) by Deejay. The King's Speech. Voices don't have to be vocal. I haven't seen this movie but now I want to, there was so much love in this. Nearly New Part 2 The River Flows in You by jspencer1986. Fingersmith. This is visually beautiful, the music is haunting and it has pretty girls falling love. Better by WiliQueen. Desperate Romantics. Beautiful. Another fandom I'm unfamiliar with and now desperately want to watch. Losing My Religion by akemi42. Supernatural. Castiel struggles with defining his relationships, his faith, his reality. Hee, I probably shouldn't find this amusing but I do. Friends by f1renze. How I Met Your Mother. Pop and lock together. Love the song choice. Things That Go Bump in the Light (Montezuma) by Luminosity. Blueberry. Enigmatic and visually lovely. What About Love by Greensilver. Youngblood.  Don't you want someone to care about you? OK we're gonna get this and we're gonna watch it, possibly back to back with Blades of Glory and it's gonna be FUN Constructed Reality I love this as a genre so if it's your thing, go check them out, my favourite is still probably Papa Don't Preach by Greensilver & Eunice. Doctor Who & Torchwood. Uses a story-specific song to build a non-canon plot. History of Vidding: Vividcon Black Cat by Seah and Margie. The Sentinel. Who says a black cat has to ruin your day? (2002 premiere) This was pure nostalgia. To Touch the Face of God (Nasivern Pi) by Destina. Multi. This kind of makes me want to cry, I am invested :) Triangles, 3-somes, and Trios there still remains the cocaine bottle (We Insist) by skud. Sherlock Holmes (2009). Sherlock Holmes is never alone. (Holmes/Watson/Adler) Let's Misbehave by Greensilver. White Collar.  It's not a crime. It's not even a poor life choice. (Peter hopes.) (Elizabeth/Peter/Neal) Heavy Metal Shock the Monkey by giandujakiss. Hawaii Five-0. On the surface, this is a vid about Five-0 using full immunity and means, but when you look a bit more closely, it's about the way the show fetishizes and glamorizes violence. Yeah, that :) Setting: It's Where You Are All of these are worth seeing and are gorgeously lush in the choice of landscapes or environment. Standouts for me were Ghost of a Shark by SE. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Intercutting landscape and shadowed rooms with the quiet interplay between Jesse James and Robert Ford adds to the vid's overall sense of regret and longing. Compass Points (Comfortable Mystery) by newkidfan. Stargate Atlantis. The construction of new, surreal settings works to alter the story told by what might be, in their original context, familiar clips. Anomie (People Are Strange (Infected Mushroom Mix)) by Charmax. Sherlock (BBC). London serves as the framework for this perspective on societal dysfunction (and also serves as a character in its own right).
tags: vividcon2011

[x] Defying Gravity - Vidding SOS
tags: tech

[x] settiai: Yet another post full of links.: ... also, this would probably be a good time to (once more) link to the brilliant Doctor Who vid to "Moving Right Along" that I recced awhile back.
tags: drwho

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