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Vividcon 2010 recs

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:13:03 GMT

Some of my favourite vids to come out of Vividcon this year. From all shows, in no particular order of preference. I enjoyed many other vids that are not listed here but not knowing what to say other than YAY I've decided to leave them off.

Life Of Leisure (Veronica Mars) trelkez.
Oh Veronica and Logan you are so wrong for each other and yet I can't help but root for you. A really smart look at their relationship.

Wild Horses (Farscape) dualbunny.
I think this might well be one of my favourite relationship vids ever. Which is weird because I think I've only ever watched about three eps of Farscape. This is such a powerful portrait of a grown up relationship and makes me realise how rare that is in shows.

Twinkle, Twinkle (Doctor Who) kiki_miserychic.
Just when I thought the angels couldn't get any creepier this vid just amps it up in typical kik_miserychic style.

Vindicated (Multi) damned_colonial.
I loved this vid for the kickass women but particularly enjoyed the idea of women throwing off the shackles of the expectations placed on them during a period of time when a woman's good reputation was considered particularly important.

Take On Me (Doctor Who) trelkez.
Doctors and their companions in all their adorable variety.

If I Had You (Legend Of The Seeker) dualbunny.
A superhot Richard/Darken Rahl vid that it's impossible not to love.

Dancing With Myself (Gene Kelly) jetpack_monkey.
So much joy in this vid and it is just great fun to watch.

Dance Across The Floor (Scrubs) littleheaven70.
A feel good dance vid that has me dancing in my seat.

Name Of The Game (Legend Of The Seeker) bradcpu.
More Seeker hotness which combines awesome action sequences and ridiculously suggestive imagery to great effect.

Livin' La Vida Loca (Ashes To Ashes/Life On Mars) rhoboat.
A great tribute to the shows and particularly to the cars as characters in their own right.

Candy Man (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory/Willy Wonka) obsessive24.
Creepy and amusing.

Boom Boom Pow (Fringe) hollywoodgrrl.
This song always struck me as rather meaningless. It doesn't anymore and I never get tired of Olivia's awesomeness.

For Your Entertainment (Battlestar Galactica) dualbunny.
I will NEVER be able to hear this song without being creeped out again. I have to admit to finding it rather gratifying to see Tyrol's behaviour called in to question in this vid. Why did the show never bother to do that?

Stay Awake (Multi) laurashapiro.
Another creepy vid that I love but find really hard to watch.

Bend (Multi) danegen.
This has been rec'd all over and rightly so. It is a great deal of fun and I particularly enjoyed how it included all sorts of women and particularly the real life women drivers and aviators.

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More festivids!

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:00:11 GMT

Some more amazing festivids vids that I never rec'd before. All of them are genius in one way or another.

Here It Goes Back Again - Back to the Future trilogy (Movie) made by thingswithwings.
Of Monsters and Heroes and Men - Gladiator (Movie) made by such_heights
Feel It - So You Think You Can Dance (TV) made by millylicious
Mother Mary - China Beach (TV) made by fan_eunice
Radar - Die Hard (Movie) made by trelkez
Let's Misbehave - White Collar (TV) - made by trelkez

thuviaptarth was the person that made me Etheric Messages the Fringe vid. I am very, very lucky!! :D

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More festivid recs

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:56:07 GMT

I enjoyed all of these but I've also left out a few others because I don't want to out myself. I'll come back to those when the reveals go up. The Masterlist of all 70+ vids for a huge variety of fandoms is here.

In no particular order.

Title of vid: Never Be
Fandom: Criminal Minds (TV)
My comment: Wow!! It's so hard to watch but for all the right reasons. It is such a sophisticated use of the source that it absolutely does not matter that I don't watch the show because none of the main characters are even in it. I ache for these women and admire their resilience. Awesome!
Go watch.

Title of vid: Treat Me Like a Villain
Fandom: Dark Angel (TV)
My comment: An absolutely perfect distillation of the show. I'm left speechless by the deft handling of the music and the themes. Fantastic vid for a show I'd forgotten I loved so much.
Go watch.

Title of vid: The Transported Man
Fandom: The Prestige (Movie)
My comment: Awesome vid! I have seen the film but it didn't leave anything like the impression this has. So very twisting and twisted.
Go watch.

Title of vid: Past in Present
Fandom: Chak De! India (Movie)
My comment: I must hunt down this source (reminds me a of Bend it like Beckham so much). I'm intrigued thanks to this marvellous vid.
Go watch.

Title of vid: Passenger Fever
Fandom: Twin Peaks
My comment: Absolutely amazing. I had no idea "Fever" could be such a disturbing song. I love how you managed to find space for both the weirdness that is Twin Peaks and the deeply disturbing relationships at the centre of it.
Go watch.

Title of vid: Stand By Your Man
Fandom: Wild Wild West - 1965 (TV)
My comment: LMAO. Don't know the source from a hole in the ground but that is one of the funniest things I've seen in ages!
Go watch.

Title of vid: Move Your Feet
Fandom: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Movie)
My comment: Awesome! How come I've never seen this film?! I must go remedy that. There's joy in every bouncing step.
Go watch.

Title of vid: Would You Be Mine?
Fandom: Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV)
My comment: So very sweet. I love the banter between the two.
Go watch.

And looky what was made for me! The most AWESOME Olivia Dunham, Fringe vid. It really doesn't get much better than that.

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Yay Festivids!! Rec

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:38:22 GMT

Look at what anon made me for festivids!! is an Olivia Dunham, Fringe vid. It's brilliant and stunning and everyone should go watch it. Like now.

I'll be back later with other festivid vids I've enjoyed, the ones I couldn't have possibly made.

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Vid recs

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:32:33 GMT

2 vids that have had me beaming already today.

talitha78's "Fireflies" for the movie: Up
And
thedothatgirl's "If it gives you joy" a Whedonverse multivid.

Can't wait for festivids now!

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