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kuwdora | Vividcon 2011 Con Report: Dynamite by bop_radar. Dhoom: 2. jfc everything about this--the musicality, the color, SAND SURFING, HEISTS, dancing dancing dancing, the editing and rollerblading through the air! Only the greatest thing in the history of everything. Gotta Boyfriend by cherryice which is a Scott Pilgrim vid. Wherein she said I have this song that I think would be good for Scott Pilgrim and she sent me the YouTube link and I told her she must vid this. AND OMG SHE DID LOOK, look at the cutting and the swirly movement and the colors and the lyyyyyrics are wonderful. I watch this all the freaking time on my ipod because my bus commute can get long and boring and this vid makes me THE HAPPIEST. Dance Dreams which is bradcpu's TRON: Legacy vid. OMG. This was so amazing on the big screen, everyone was drooling and having orgasms right there on the dance floor, not even exaggerating.
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[some kind of title] - A Vid That Should Exist.: First of all, thank you, dear Vidders, for introducing me to Dessa (particularly this vid and this vid). OH WOW, DO I LOVE HER MUSIC.
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sabaceanbabe | Vividcon 2011: For 10 Years… (Intro Vid) - dualbunny made a really great vid introducing the con and the premiere vids and it was just a great thing for a newbie like me. I loved it. You Told the Drunks I Knew Karate by settiai has been recced by so many people, but that’s okay. It deserves it. It’s such a wonderful Rory character study and the song couldn’t be more perfect for the story it tells. Lost Girl: Character Primer by hellpenguin was such a fun vid that I have to know more about these characters and this show. House by the Sea by jarrow was one of my favorite vids of the entire weekend. I have never seen Blood and Sand, but now I kind of want to. The vid is just gorgeous and heartbreaking and still has me thinking about it and wanting to rewatch it even now, days later. Roll with the Changes by fan_eunice is another vid to a source I’ve never seen (How to Train Your Dragon), but I loved it. It made me want to jump up and cheer. Don’t Forget Me by obsessive24 is a character study of Riley Finn from Buffy that just made me ache for him. I liked Riley, but now I feel like I understand Riley. High Voltage by kuwdora is a pretty awesome “character study” of the Ancients and the way they totally screwed with and screwed humanity in at least three galaxies. Thistle and Weeds by sisabet is another vid that has been recced many times, but, again, it deserves it. Along with House by the Sea, it was one of my top favorites of the con. So beautiful and such a clearly told story of a girl growing up and becoming a strong and independent woman and it’s from such a problematic source, but the video is just so powerful. One Foot Wrong by dualbunny is yet another amazing character study, melding the four disparate aspects of the very complex Catwoman as portrayed by Michelle Pfeifer in Batman Returns. Who wouldn’t fall in love with her? Land of Confusion by barkley and destina is a kickass vid for the original V. When the old hand guides the young in painting “V” for victory on the wall, it sent chills down my spine. Shivery good vid! I Swear by dualbunny, greensilver, and sweetestdrain is rightly known as the vid that broke Vividcon. I laughed so hard for so long that I hurt all over. Smallville as it never was! Or is that always was, but TPTB never realized it? Kryptonite unicorns, people! And kittens! Every time I thought it can’t get any more over the top, these three vidders proved me wrong. Every time!
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yourlibrarian | Party like it's the 21st century: The notice of Leverage getting picked up for another season can be celebrated with this stylish, fun vid done by rhoboat Get This Party Started which crosses Leverage with White Collar. Fun times!
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Nicole's Mad Ramblings - some things! including me giving ASOIAF way too much credit!: settiai made a Doctor Who Rory/Amy vid, You Told the Drunks I Knew Karate, and it is perfect and precious.
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isagel | Not the ocean, Tom Quinn!* And other vid recs.: Hatred by LEGOLINE (Spooks) - Tom Quinn character study, his arc from start to finish. All the people and choices who strip him down to the moment of walking away. Thoughtful and delicate and beautiful. Oh, Tom Quinn, not the ocean. Into the Fire by XANDRA (Star Trek: DS) - Benjamin Sisko character study, from beginning to end. This is truly beautiful and poignant, and an admirable distillate of an immense amount of source footage. I do feel that out of all the Star Trek captains, Sisko is the one who gets least of the fannish attention he deserves, and this vid makes up for a lot of that. It's a shiny, shiny vid made from shiny, shiny sci-fi footage, and it's a very sensitive vid about one person's losses and loves and joys and moments of heroism. I love it. End by GIANDUJAKISS (X-Men movies) - I am not feeling X-Men: First Class as deeply as most of my flist, but I do adore the concept of Erik and Charles's epic, doomed love, the sheer scope and longevity of it is the kind of thing I go for. And this is the vid I've seen so far that makes me feel that most. Erik's inability to believe in the man Charles sees and loves in him. Yeah. Such a heartwrenching and smart vid. High Voltage by KUWDORA (All the Stargates) - I've a lot of vids left to watch from what premiered at Vividcon, but so far this is the one that's stunned me the most. There are no words for how much I love it or how impressed I am by it. It's a vid about the Ancients, about their effect through the ages on the main characters of the Stargate shows, and it uses all the shiny, sparkly, gorgeous Ancient artefact footage in the most breathtaking way. The way this vid uses motion and crossfades... I am so, so blown away. Land of Confusion by DESTINA and BARKLEY (V, the 1983 series) - The original V series was probably my very first sci-fi fandom, and the place it holds in my heart cannot be textually rendered. This vid is an absolutely wonderful celebration of it, a vid about people of different backgrounds banding together to fight against oppression and defend the common values that make us all human. It makes me all verklempt in an entirely non-ironic way. So much love.
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Unnecessarily Nebulous - Soooooooooooooo wrong. I must watch it again: Last night, I was playing pool with killabeez et al, and we were discussing the vids from VVC, of which I had seen (and enjoyed) precisely one (absolutedestiny's Up vid). Killa: You mean you haven't watched the Vid That Broke VVC yet?! YOU HAVE TO SEE IT! Just watched it. Yeah, I can see why that broke the con. As I said in dualbunny's LJ, That may be the most awesome thing I have ever seen. As per usual, just in case I'm not the last person to see it, go here to watch I Swear. Yes, it is marked as Clark/Lex. If you are unfamiliar with Smallville, watch it anyway. I would just recommend you avoid my mistake and not watch it anywhere where others might hear any...noises...you may make. There is something wrong with fans. I love them for it.
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Secret Catbaby!!! - This Is Me, Attempting a Post Vividcon Wrap-Up Post. Post. Post is a Funny-Looking Word.: May I Suggest (Up) - absolutedestiny - VVC Premiere So yeah. We cried. By the time this vid was shown, I had been crying *all day.* Loudly. During vids. You know how when you are trying to just cry silently and do the streaming tears but your throat gets involved and all the emotions start to just spasm right there where you breathe? And suddenly you are Uh, uh, uh, uh sobbing? That was me, on Saturday. I might have been incapacitated by this vid, however. So, why should you watch this? Well for starters it is soooo well done that if you can approach it analytically and actually study AD's technique here, you are bound to learn something new that you can steal co-opt for future vids. His approach to the Big Emotion is rather flawless, is all I'm sayin'. Also, it is beautiful and lovely and you only have this short amount of time to have an adventure. This vid captures that and also love and and and... uh, uh, uh.... Come Undone (DCU) --ferdalump - Constructed Reality Vidshow When I tell you this vid changed my life, I do not think I am exaggerating. People that know me know I am not a Bale fan. That puts it mildly. Even people that know me very well, possibly don't know my feelings about Lois/Bruce, since it generally does not come up. I am not really down with the pairing. The *twist* that occurs during this vid? Not a big fan of that in my stories. Now that I've got all my negativity out of the way OMG I LOVE THIS VID SO MUCH. I might be *obsessed* with it and really? Getting to see this vid on the bigscreen was one of the highlights of my con. Ferd just does an amazing job with what she does here that she spoon feeds me food I DO NOT LIKE and I am all ooh, this is delicious and I want to eat it again and again! What the hell, Ferd? HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS? Hollaback Girl (Community) --kuwdora - Club Vivid Premieres I believe this vid, y'all. Also, kuwdora -- I've been watching her vids for a few years now and this year was a Very Good Year for her. Something in her process has Happened and it is very exciting to watch. Freakum Dress (Batman) - sweetestdrain and Motown Philly (Psych) -jarrow -- Club Vivid Premieres Yes, both of these vids say right there in the credits that they were made for me. Trust me, these are both awesome vids, the dedication part just makes them better. Yeah. I might be smug. Also, earwormed now with a very strange Beyonce/Boyz II Men mashup. Enter the Void (Enter the Void) - sockkpuppett - Club Vivid Premieres This shit is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. And then there is ovum. So, while I approach this vid as a mood piece, I of course attempt to attach a narrative and that narrative? Is sooo disturbing to me. So I end up being disturbed, but in the good way. I really want people to sit and watch this (because trust me, CVV was not the place to analyze) and figure out what we got from this. I'd pair it with Caged Bird but it isn't a set. I can't explain....HELP ME VERBALIZE IN COMMENTS PLZ!!!! Dante's Prayer (Star Trek) - killabeez - Big Emotion Vidshow This vid. This vid started my waterworks on Saturday of the con and I knew it would. I actually started to think, though, towards the end of the vid that it might not, this time. I actually started congratulating myself on control over my own body and this, THIS would be the year that I was able to watch Dante's Prayer without tears streaming down my face and a lump in my throat. Yeah. Big negative there. I was all uh, uh, uhing away and fan_eunice hadn't even killed a dog yet. No Man's Land (Tombstone) - mranderson71 - Go West, Young Vid! Vidshow This vid was amazing. It is in my top three vids of the con. I know it wasn't a premiere but I had never seen it before so, yeah. EVERYTHING Mr. Anderson does here? I wanna do it too. In a vid about Tombstone. JUST THE WAY HE DID IT! Do you see what I mean? I have such a crush on this vid. Or maybe obsession. I can't tell. It's Tombstone!!! Crawling Back to You (Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid) - radixiscat - Go West, Young Vid! Vidshow So. The Cowboys vidshow was not supposed to make me cry. I already had a sob-headache from Big Emotion. And then this vid, it was just so perfectly what I wanted from a Butch and Sundance vid with the sepia and the slashiness and the stuff. And then they were tired and I was all Uh, uh, uh but I HELD IT IN! I did. I cried but noiselessly and it was a triumph. And then destina 's Hurt Brokeback Mountain vid came on immediately afterwards and that was all it took. Y'all...I was loud. Caramelo (Miami Vice) - franzeska - VVC Premiere Y'all franzeska was one of the vidders I was most looking forward to actually sitting down and talking with at VVC. And I did! I did get a chance to sit down and talk to her and it was waaaayyy to short of a time and she is fascinating. I am all about picking her brain. Not literally. That would be creepy. But metaphorical brain picking is imperative. This vid -- this is Miami Vice - but not what you expect and actually the expectation is a shame, ain't it? Also, I do wanna watch that show! I also wanna wear shoulder pads and pretty lingerie and fight crime. Stuff. You Told All the Drunks I Knew Karate (Dr. Who) - settai - VVC Premiere Oh, Rory. This vid makes me know you and love you and hurt for you and also root for you and kinda crush on you, there at the end. Rory is amazeballs and this song choice is perfect and this vid translates so so so well, even for a non-fan like me. The things that Rory will do for Amy? Let me show them to you. Welcome Home (Friday Night Lights) - barkley - VVC Premiere So. I might have cried at the blurb. Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose and what the fuck is that, Barkley? ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME??? I want to grow up and learn how to make this vid. Once I can actually, you know, see it through all the tears. Roll With the Changes (How to Train Your Dragon) -fan_eunice - VVC Premieres So, I was kinda tired of the same old story so I turned some pages and I found out that Toothless and basically ALL DRAGONS would be here when I was ready to roll with the changes and omg I AM SO READY TO ROLL WITH THE CHANGES YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!! This vid soars. Eunice is cool but nobody tell her I said that. She'll get all big-headed or worried that I am being nice to her. Feel It In My Bones (Vampire Diaries) -greensilver - VVC Premieres So my favorite comment out of vid review was how this vid was effective from a pelvic standpoint and I cannot improve upon that other to agree. Whole, um, heartedly? Pelvically? Now this is getting a bit uncomfortable but still the point stands: this vid is smoking hot. Don't Forget Me (Buffy) - obsessive24 - VVC Premieres Lovely, evocative Riley study. I knew I needed a Riley vid and then I got one during premieres and it was such a gift and there are parallels it draws and the framing is just so very interesting. Riley is Riley but then he is Buffy and Buffy is Riley. I KNOW! Go watch and figure out if you can write to the vidder and be all I SEE WHUT YOU DID THARE! Sit Down By the Fire (Kings) --sweetestdrain -- VVC Premieres How do I vid a fandom that few people know, include my biblical slash, and make it fairly clear, unsubtle, and also pretty? This vid is now my study guide for that question. I am eating out of this vid's palm and I don't think any of you are surprised. One Foot Wrong (Batman Returns) - dualbunny - VVC Premieres DB continues to edumacate me in ways to vid Pink, lurve on a movie I adore and include scenes of Michelle Pfieffer licking herself and make it all look natural. Yeah. Also, I didn't cry!!! Land of Confusion (V-1983) - destina and barkley - Challenge Apparently, they tried to deflect suspicion before the challenge show by telling people I made this vid. Okay! I ACCEPT! I made this vid and I worked really hard on it. So, I know the source for V. This vid does stuff with that source that are jawdropping and I need to watch it a lot because there is some really smooth editing going on right here. Walk This Way (Young Frankenstein) - cee_m -- Auction I am so glad this vid exists. It makes me laugh and laugh and then I have to cross my legs because I am laughing so hard and I know that is TMI but it is also true! What a fantastic match up of source and song and just. It has heart (and possibly evil brains). Oh, yeah. There was a Lex/Clark vid in Challenge that I might have liked. A little. It might have broken a part of me deep inside that might have been important. It might have created (and this is difficult to do in a vid) an original character called Catbaby and I know that deep in my soul one day she will find out her true Kryptonian Heritage and be named Kat-El. I might be entirely too invested in all this and no, if you do not watch Smallville, Kryptonite Unicorns are not canon. But they should be. I think that was the confusion when we were discussing the vids. The SV people were too overwhelmed by the *rightness* of the Kryptonite Unicorns to actually correct the canonical assumption so I am sorry. Where am I? OMG YOU GUYS I DON'T THINK CATBABY CAN READ!!! I Swear (Smallville) - dualbunny greensilver sweetestdrain pipsqueaky So yeah. Just so you know? I had no idea this was going to happen. NO IDEA! I did worry, in my drunken haze, on Saturday night that none of the above actually *liked* me anymore or maybe I was just getting on their nerves and so I did an entire rejection dance in my brain and then cornered people and made them listen to me talk about my job. Good times. Anyway, so I was pretty glad when greensilver asked me to sit with her during vid review and then actually seemed to want me to sit beside her -yay, people still like me! I had no idea. None. I almost didn't stay for the challenge show due to feeling poorly. What if I hadn't stayed? OMG. I cannot even bear considering that.
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Thursday, what you do to me [Unnecessarily Nebulous]: * I haven't watched more than three vids from VVC yet, but I'm working on it. This morning, may I direct you to the classic film vid by jetpack_monkey, A Sophisticated Song. And not just ANY classic film vid, but one for the films of Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. *flaily*
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Dorothea - Vid und Fic Recs in verschiedenen Fandoms: Vividcon ist vorbei und die Vids sprießen links und rechts auf meiner Friendslist. Von der ganzen Fanfic, die ich neben dem Merlin Big Bang noch lese, ganz zu schweigen. ^^ Vids Vampire Diaries: Feel It In My Bones by greensilver (Damon/Stefan/Elena). Eigentlich ein Slashvid, auch wenn es als Dreiecksbeziehung getarnt wird. Verkauft einem die Charakterdynamik der Serie sehr, sehr gut. *g* SG1/SGA: High Voltage by kuwdora (Gen). Antiker, Replikatoren, Teams in Action, Zusammenhänge und einfach ein visuell sehr ansprechendes Stargate Vid. Game of Thrones: Thistle and Weeds by sisabet (Gen). Daenerys Targaryan, character study. An manchen Stellen sehr brutal, so wie in der Serie eben auch. Smallville: I Swear by dualbunny (Clark/Lex). Erst heiraten sie, dann ist Clark schwanger und bringt ein Katzenbaby zur Welt, und dann sind da Kryptonit-Einhörner. Seltsame Dinge gehen hier vor. O_O Und weil mir danach ist, Armed Sheppard Icons by mella68.
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Tea and Swiss Roll - Vid rec: Vividcon 2011 Premieres Intro Vid: 'Tis a thing of great beauty that will choke *any* fan up. And in something just over 1:50 minutes long, she got a lovely Pros moment in there..*g* Vividcon 2011 Premieres Intro Vid by dualbunny.
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coffeejunkii - Post a comment: if you have ever watched smallville, you must watch dualbunny and sweetestdrain's clex vid i swear. if you like crack and cracktastic fannish tropes, you must watch this. as i said previously, when i watched this at vividcon, i laughed so hard i cried. and that was only the first minute of the vid. do not watch this in public or in non-fannish company!! to watch the vid, or if you'd like to download the vid or tell the vidders how awesome they are, here's the vid post.
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Small Steps and Giant Leaps - I do, however, have a growing number of vid ideas: I was at Vividcon last weekend. I don't have anything big to say about it right now, but kuwdora made the most amazing Stargate vid ever and anyone with familiarity of the Stargate 'verse needs to see it. It sums up all of canon (yes, all 17 seasons + movies) and turns it all into this amazing analysis of the myth arc I'm convinced the show creators had no idea they were spinning. It's really phenomenally amazing. Go, watch now. I'll wait.
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You're entering the vicinity of an area adjacent to a location. - vid rec (reservoir dogs): I came across this vid during a stressful time and it really cheered me up. I thought I had already recced it but as it turns out, not so much. Anyway, here it is: you better get ready to die (here we come) by nausicaa83
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charloween | (no subject): I can't really improve upon serrico's account of/response to VVC 2011 (except where my own experience with customs was a lot of bored faces and not so many good stories*), meeting most of the same people (*waves* hello people!), and watching most of the same vids. This vidshow (Setting: It's Where You Are) was my favourite of the con, because each vid gave me such a complete world to fall into. Unexpectedly powerful vidshow. <3
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I Am Establishing A Position On The Internet - Bed time now yes.: So, some months ago, I was watching this fabulous multifandom vid and thinking heavens, who is that ridiculously attractive boy in the orange jumpsuit, and during Clarion I got a recommendation to watch a particular show I'd been vaguely intending to see for some time, and one thing led to another and now I'm caught up on Misfits.
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far end of the universe - VVC recs still to come: Almost all the links I want are up now, I think, will check tonight. But in the meantime, omg, Party in the USA and Blow keep alternating in my head, ack, help!
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What's the point of a revolution without general copulation? - Oh also: Maybe it's just new fandom love, but I find this XMFC vid to be sort of ridiculously moving. It's described as a 'ship vid involving Erik/Charles, Erik/Raven, and Charles/Raven, but it's really more accurate to describe it as ensemble with emphasis on the relationships among those characters.
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any kind of pesek zman -: Via xenakis (and I assume many other people, as I gather these are kiiiinda popular), two vids from this year's Vividcon: Up vid: May I Suggest by absolutedestiny which brought tears to my eyes and was so beautifully edited, and a Smallville Clex vid: I swear by dualbunny, greensilver and sweetestdrain, which cracked my up so much, and I was never into Clex, okay, but if you are in any kind of fandom you can find this hilarious, because LOL seriously.
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the restless heart - VID.: kuwdora has posted her Epic Michael Fassbender Lord King Bad Vid. For some reason this makes me feel like all is well with the universe.
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[some kind of title] - Vid Recs (with music from my teenage years.): Legend of the Seeker: Siren by MytubeProductions1 (YouTube) Never was one for a prissy girl. Cara (+ Tori Amos) X-Men: End by giandujakiss I am none of these things. Erik/Charles (+ The Cure)
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far end of the universe - VVC 2011, some of what made me go \o/: Riot Grrls Hook Shot - Multi - kuwdora The fandom should really read as women in movies are going to kick your ass. I Wanna Go - Multi - Milly And this one should be and Angelina Jolie could take care of it all by herself. Also Premiering: Non-Attending Premieres Blow - Sucker Punch - Kitty Whether or not you liked the movie, this vid is very well put together. (note: does cover the abuse that's in the movie) Club Vivid Dynamite - Dhoom:2 - bop_radar Bollywood! Dancing! Flying! Shooting! Gorgeous people! And more daaaaaaancing! Dance Dreams - Tron: Legacy - bradcpu Honestly, this vid was possibly the best pure happy of the con for me. 1, 2 Step - Multi - Cappy I am such a sucker for dance movie vids. Motown Philly - Psych - jarrow One day I will sit down and catch up with Psych. For now, I'm just gonna enjoy this. Human - Iron Man - Barkley and Destina Flashy fun wheeeeee. And RDJ yum. Manipulation - Kpop Artist - Kitty Missed this when I was out in the hall, and that makes me sad now, because I would have loved to be in the room with the bouncy people when this came on. Gotta Boyfriend? - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Cherry Makes me remember that I wanted to see this movie. Come On - Firefly, Serenity - Charmax Gorgeous as always from her, with a good dose of awwww, I miss them. Totally Rad Vids Music Again - Karate Kid I & II - f1renze The moments of that's not right! possibly just make this better. Premieres It's the End of the World as We Know It - Community Sooooo-often vidded song, but I'm in enough Community love right now that I don't care. You Told the Drunks I Knew Karate - Doctor Who - Settiai I could come up with more than Rory! ♥♥♥! I don't see the need to. May I Suggest - Up - AbsoluteDestiny At this point, even thinking of the title card sets me off reaching for tissues. No matter what or who you bring with you to it, it's worth it. Roll with the Changes - How to Train Your Dragon - Eunice Everything having to do with this movie (and Eunice) is joy. High Voltage - SGA/SG-1/SGU - kuwdora The Ancients in all their glory. Murder on the Dance Floor - Sherlock (BBC) - astolat Between this and Anomie, I've got a thing for off-beat Sherlock vids, apparently. Challenge note: the theme was blast from the past Then I Met You - Star Trek (2009) - Diannelamerc Fantastic use of the original slide show vid style. A Sophisticated Song - Classic Hollywood - Jetpack Monkey Stealing his summary slightly: Cary Grant + Katherine Hepburn = wonderfulness. Land of Confusion - V (1983) - Barkley and Destina I...attempted to watch this original version once. I failed. But this vid was just what I needed to fill that gap in my fannish/social consciousness. I Swear - Smallville - dualbunny, greensilver and sweetestdrain Smallville and I are not friends, and yet it is part of my life. This? Is a summation and celebration of everything Clex ever meant to fandom. If Ian made us break down as a group, these three had us in collective hysterics. Tags:
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chaila | Fic and vid recs: Welcome Home by barkley [FNL] [Ensemble] - You were never supposed to leave. Oh, show. This is a wonderful coda to the whole series, weaving individual characters' stories together to make connections and comparisons and a whole tapestry. My favorites are the connections between Becky/Mindy and Julie/Tami and their very different but very awesome families, and the connections between Matt and Vince, with their fathers, absent in different ways, as well as the paralleling of Eric's and Tami's professional accomplishments/aspirations. Tami Taylor, you are amazing. We Rule the World by cherryice [MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC] [EVERYPONY!] - Some kind of shiny secret weapons! Ponies vid! <3 This is just plain fun. I love this for its lack of irony. There's a lot of hilarious and ironic stuff out there about ponies, but my love for them is pretty sincere at its core. Girls solving problems, and sometimes making problems, and being friends!
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Recs 2/?: Heathers Still Alive: yhlee (note the warnings) This vid catches the tone of the film fantastically well. The Incredibles Everyday Superheroes: valika Mr Incredible and family. Very well put together fun vid. Indiana Jones Tramps and Thieves: colls Excellent Marion study. (Raiders of the Lost Ark era)
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serrico | The icon on this post was chosen with *purpose*.: General Feel-Goods A Sophisticated Song, jetpack_monkey (Cary Grant/Katharine Hepburn) -- A charming little vid about utterly charming people set to an absolutely charming song. :) Roll With The Changes, fan_eunice (How to Train Your Dragon) -- This vid is awesome and adorable and the vidshow VJs were so smart to put it where they did on the schedule, 'cause we all needed it after the Up vid (linked below). And Now, The Vids Of The Con NOTE: please, please do NOT watch these two one right after the other. They will break you in very different ways individually; I'm not sure what they'd do to you if you watched them together, but I'm pretty sure it would be a HORRENDOUSLY BAD IDEA to find out. May I Suggest, absolutedestiny (Up)-- ...that you have tissues within reach when you watch this vid? Goddamn Pixar. *damp shakyfist* I Swear, greensilver, dualbunny, sweetestdrain (Smallville) -- ...THE FACE OF GOD. (Not only was the room in too much hysterics by a third of the way through to hear the music, this thing got a standing ovation at the end. And my poor stomach was stricken with laughyhurts for hours afterward.) Viiiiiiiids! \o/
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serrico: The icon on this post was chosen with *purpose*.: And Now, A Sudden Veer Into Seriousness House By The Sea, jarrow (Spartacus) -- I don't watch the show, but this vid is gorgeous. Sit Down By The Fire, sweetestdrain (Kings) -- I didn't make it past the first episode of the show, but this vid is absolutely lovely. Clear emotions and narrative, beautiful imagery--just lovely. One Foot Wrong, dualbunny (Batman Returns) -- Catwoman. Yes. That is all. Thistle and Weeds, sisabet (Game of Thrones) -- Dany's story, really beautifully told. Don't Forget Me, obsessive24 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) -- The general consensus is that this is the Riley vid you never knew you needed to see. And it is a true consensus. Feel It In My Bones, greensilver (The Vampire Diaries) -- Damon and Stefan, Damon and Elena, Damon and Katherine, Damon/(Elena&Katherine)/Stefan... Doctor Who Vids Yay! Hold On, flummery (Doctor Who/Sarah Jane Adventures -- I only knew Sarah Jane from her appearances on NewWho, but this vid makes me want to go and watch her show. A great celebration of her character. Extraordinary Machine, andrastewhite (Doctor Who) -- YES YOU ARE, AMY POND. ♥ You Told The Drunks I Knew Karate, settiai (Doctor Who) -- RORY. AMY. PONDS. ♥ ♥ ♥ Black Dove (January), kiki_miserychic (Doctor Who) -- River Song's timey-wimey life and the roles it leads her to play. Fascinating parallels/juxtapositions of River with Amy and the Doctor.
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serrico | The icon on this post was chosen with *purpose*.: Men In Love Yay! Golden Years, danegan (X-Men: First Class) -- Erik and Charles could have been so happy... Whenever, Wherever, obsessive24 (Twilight Movies) -- Team FurSparkle for the WIN. 867-5309, keerawa (Supernatural) -- Castiel and Dean and their utter codependency and the way Cas always looks at Dean and hee. This vid amuses me. :) Motown Philly, jarrow (Psych) -- I don't watch the show, but this vid makes me smile. Animal Instinct, obsessive24 (Bedrooms and Hallways) -- I have not seen this movie, but the vid has Kevin McKidd making out with James Purefoy, and that appeals to me. Mystery Dance, marycrawford (Star Trek: TOS) -- Poor, confused Kirk. *snerk* Community Vids Yay! Hollaback Girl, kuwdora (Community) -- Chang is bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S! It's The End Of The World As We Know It, danegan (Community) -- Greendale shenanigans!
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serrico | The icon on this post was chosen with *purpose*.: Danceability of Energetic Visual Candy Get The Party Started, rhoboat (Leverage/White Collar) -- Cons! Pulling cons! In a vid at a con! Pure fun. Dance Dreams, bradcpu (Tron: Legacy) -- It's Tron put together by Brad. Yes. Blow, winterevanesce (Sucker Punch) -- Amazing to look at. AMAZING. Hook Shot, kuwdora (Multi) -- Also amazing to look at. And SO MANY SOURCES. I Wanna Go, millylicious (Multi) -- So, Angelina Jolie is pretty hardcore. Blow, kuwdora (Sanctuary) -- High-energy showcase for a sci-fi series I don't watch, but have come to love entirely in vid form. Dynamite, bop_radar (Dhoom:2) -- Dancey and fun! Planetary (Go!), cee_m (Battlestar Galactica) -- Party with Adama and Roslin, never go home. (It's a way more fun vid than that makes it sound, though.) Come On, charmax (Firefly/Serenity) -- With the way the vidder tied music to visuals, there are bits in this vid that get me as close as I'll ever get to what I think synaesthesia must be like. Debauchery In The UK, mresundance (Lord Byron) -- George Gordon, Lord Byron was a rock star, you know. And Miley Cyrus is just the person to explain this. *nods*
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serrico | Ten seasons: worth it all.: I HAVE SEEN THE FACE OF GOD, AND IT WAS A SMALLVILLE VID.
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bop_radar | Vid insta!rec: Welcome Home: I'm yet to see most of the treasures from Vividcon, but must insta!rec barkley's Welcome Home, a Friday Night Lights ensemble vid for all five seasons. It reminds me why I love the show so much, why I love the characters (Tyra, Matt, Tim, Vince, Jess, Tami ... etc) and why I love vidding. May our hearts soar us high as these kids!
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jmtorres: How Grey Bard convinced me to watch Primeval: This is the vid by which grey_bard convinced me to watch Primeval. It is all about Helen Cutter, who I have been informed is less a main character and more an agent provocateur, but she is my favorite, and this vid is all about why she is awesome. This vid is her going, Dinosaurs? Or relationship drama? Hmmmm, I'll take... rela--just kidding. DINOSAURS! I think I might pick dinosaurs too. Honestly. Go watch!
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What's the point of a revolution without general copulation? - Whining: (Honestly, danegen pretty much said anything I'd want to say with Perfect Drug, which just leaves me breathless no matter how many times I watch it).
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K's Journal - Vid insta!rec: Welcome Home: 'm yet to see most of the treasures from Vividcon, but must insta!rec barkley's Welcome Home, a Friday Night Lights ensemble vid for all five seasons. It reminds me why I love the show so much, why I love the characters (Tyra, Matt, Tim, Vince, Jess, Tami ... etc) and why I love vidding. May our hearts soar us high as these kids!
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What's the point of a revolution without general copulation? - Glee!!!!: destina and barkley made me a V vid! Okay, fine, they said it was made for VVC, but I know they really made it for me, because it's just the V vid of my heart. The real V, the original V, with all the action and the lasers and the lizards and the resistance and the explosions and the faces ripping off. You can watch it here. And then, if you're too young to remember the real V, you seriously have to go out and Netflix it.
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life is a single skip for joy - drive by vid rec: Friend in Me by elipie First of all, yay for Vividcon! This is a Shameless vid about Ian and Lip and it's so unexpectedly delightful! It's just perfect. Made my day! Go watch it!
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[some kind of title] - Vid Recs!: Multi-Fandom: I Wanna Go by millylicious Angelina Jolie is a Big Damn Action Star. Oh my, it's the Angelina Jolie vid of my heart!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee! All her badass action movies packed into one awesome vid. My resurfaced Jolie crush is still in high gear, so perfect timing. *g* Sucker Punch: Blow by winterevanesce Ensemble. AMAZING EPICNESS RIGHT HERE. So, so awesome. Doctor Who: You Told the Drunks I Knew Karate by settiai Rory, Rory/Amy. You were the most exciting thing I'd ever known. Awwwww, Rory. <3 Black Dove (January) by kiki_miserychic River! She never let on how insane it was. I love River and I love this vid. Huge: All We Are by chaila43 Ensemble. So lovely. I miss this show. :( Sarah Connor Chronicles: Boy With a Coin by chaila43 Ellison and his relationship with John Henry, Savannah, & Weaver. Unconventional robot family unit with religious symbolism, yes! Just gorgeous.
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The Less Patient Fox - Post VVC blahs: The vid that reduced everyone to a sobbing wreck: absolutedestiny's May I Suggest (Up). Grab some Kleenex. The vid that reduced everyone to a sobbing wreck from HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER: dualbunny, greensilver and sweetestdrain's Clex vid, I swear (Smallville), which I won't try to describe because the crack broke my brain. Favourite vid from the Premiere show: sisabet's Daenerys vid, Thistle and Weeds (Game of Thrones) Favourite vidshow: The Setting: It's Where You Are, which was chock-full of one breathtaking vid after another. I hope the playlist with links goes up soon so that y'all can watch the gorgeousness and marvel.
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Interrupted Reading - Vid rec: Okay, in case you missed serrico's recommendation of this amazing vid by dualbunny and sweetestdrain and greensilver, I must boost the signal. You must watch this if you've ever been a Clex fan. I can't say anything more about it except that it is a completely life-changing experience. I don't think I'll ever look at that relationship in the same way again.
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Don't ask me, I just think here - VividCon!: Vids What I Especially Liked (not all premiering, but all new to me) Bachelorette (Bjork) by obsessive24. BtVS. My takeaway: The Slayer is Everygirl, and every girl -- literally or figuratively -- is the Slayer. A Study in Time (Cracking the Code by Posthaste Music) by Di. Absolutely brilliant constructed-reality crossover of Sherlock and Doctor Who that looks for all the world like a real BBC trailer. I need to watch it again to make sure (and double-check with the always handy-to-have-around thanatos_kalos) that I'm correct in thinking she took full advantage of the multipurposing of certain locations in Cardiff. The River Flows in You (Yiruma) by jspencer1986. Fingersmith. The vidder's summary is It's sweet. It's fluffy. It's pretty girls falling in love. I saw that in the program and went Mrrrr? I would go with: It's beautiful. It's heartbreaking. It will make you want to go out RIGHT NOW and find this amazing-looking early-Victorian movie you've never heard of. (Unless you've heard of it, of course. But I hadn't.) I Should Know (Dirty Vegas) by sabaceanbabe. Not just included because she's cool and it was awesome to finally meet her in person. ;-) It's been a long time since I missed Farscape. This vid made me miss Farscape. You Told the Drunks I Knew Karate (Zoey Van Goey) by settiai. Doctor Who. I thought I couldn't possibly love Rory and Amy any more. I was wrong. Lost Girl: Character Primer (So Damn Hot by OK Go) by hellpenguin. (Who has not yet put the vid online, but the linked post says she'll be putting it there.) I haven't seen a straight-up recruiter vid in ages, and I lovelovelove that she did this one for Lost Girl. It really captures the show, which means it made me squee repeatedly, and laugh muchly at the intermittent voiceover Kenzi-isms. And from the post-show chatter, I'm thinking she succeeding in the recruiting of quite a few potential viewers. House By the Sea (Iron & Wine) by jarrow. Spartacus: Blood and Sand. If Starz had sold me this, I would have watched more than the pilot. I'm in awe that anything this elegant could be made from that show. Thistle and Weeds (Mumford & Sons) by sisabet. Game of Thrones. This is Danaerys Targaryen. Whatever you think she is, at any given time, you'll probably turn out to be wrong. I Swear (All4One) by dualbunny, greensilver, and sweetestdrain. You think they have hit the pinnacle of Smallville badfic crack. Then they go there. Then they go THERE. Then 130+ intelligent adults in a hotel meeting room dissolve into tears of hysterical laughter and are unable to pull themselves together for a good five minutes after the vid is over.
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Concordia Discors - Vividcon! Five quick vid recs, with more to come: Dance Dreams by bradcpu - Tron: Legacy. OMG, this vid blew me away. I have already gushed extensively to Brad about it, but if you love Tron, or you love eye-popping visuals and pretty source, this vid was really made just for you. I can't get enough of it. Sit Down by the Fire by sweetestdrain - Kings. This vid breaks my heart. It's a perfect encapsulation of Jack, but it's more than a character study. There's this beautiful metaphor running through the vid, of David being the fire - he's dangerous to Jack (potential rival for the throne and for his father's affections), but he's also dangerous to Jack's image, and who he wants to become. And then he's also the warmth, the affection and emotional connection Jack denies himself. The metaphor is PERFECT. And so is the vid. High Voltage by kuwdora - Stargate SG-1/SGA/SGU. I think this vid is flat-out brilliant. She has managed to tie together all the scattered pieces of the threads about the Ancients, and make it into a coherent whole, with the Ancients' POV. And more than that, her song choice is so unusual and yet the lyrics are fantastically on-point for the vid. SPOT ON. This vid was dissected extensively in in-depth vid review at the con, and I was so glad, because it's complex and has so many layers and rewards repeated viewings, particularly for Stargate fans. House by the Sea by jarrow - Spartacus: Blood and Sand. I have unequivocal love for how the vidder took a source that's bloody and violent and graphic and distilled out the love story that drives the main character, showing his motivation and desires. It's a moving, exceptionally beautiful vid. Feel It In My Bones by greensilver - The Vampire Diaries. This is an old-school slash vid, if you ask me. I'm sure it could be taken other ways. For instance, the actual label on the tin says threesome. To which I say...sure, okay, if you say so. *g* Or maybe it's gen. Hey, that's what we call canon intense brotherly obsession and game-playing, right? Whatever: old school slash. I now see this show in an entirely new way, and that (to me) is what vids are actually for. PS: I hate greensilver.
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the world I know - some VividCon vid recs: - I Swear by greensilver, dualbunny, and sweetestrain (Smallville) - aka The Vid that Broke the Con. This is the best crack I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing, and I got to do it in a room of 130 people all feeling it right along with me. This vid had me literally screaming at the screen (emotionally! WE WERE INVESTED OKAY). There were tears of laughter. It received a standing ovation, the first time I have ever seen that at VVC. I will forever remember the joy of watching this vid for the first time. Forever. I am not even kidding. - Freakum Dress by sweetestdrain (Batman) - My favorite Club Vivid vid I've seen so far, and god, do I love it. Y'all, they put on their freakum dresses and FIGHT CRIME. ♥ - Blow by winterevanesce (Sucker Punch) - This song has been my jam all year (but omg remix!!), and this movie is visual candy, but it takes a kickass vidder like Kitty to really bring the best out of both. She is one of the best around at matching action sequences to musical riffs, and that pushes all my buttons. This vid had me constantly saying wow. - High Voltage by kuwdora (Stargate universe) - I don't give a flying crap about Stargate, but this vid is gorgeous work. - Music Again by f1renze (Karate Kid) - Their love is so pure! I want to draw sparkly hearts all over this vid. - Roll With the Changes by fan_eunice (How to Train Your Dragon) - This vid is so fun, so shiny, so adorable, and it will warm your heart. Expertly done on all accounts.
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[some kind of title] - vid recs:: The Office (US): Smooth Criminal by f1renze Dwight & Jim. LOL FOREVER. Dwight's been struck by a smooth criminal. :D X-Men: Evolution Leaps Forward by di_br Ensemble Eric's Song by butterfly Charles/Erik Burn Notice: Do you like being single by yennifaire Fiona/Michael Legend of the Seeker: And I continue to watch endless amounts of Cara/Kahlan vids on youtube... going in for the kill by dehaloed Cara October & April by fadingwhisper87 Cara/Kahlan Halo by by XenaSoulmate Cara/Kahlan
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Wishes and horses - VVC vid recs + short report: Vividcon 2011 Premieres Intro Vid by dualbunny (Multi) Yes, the intro vid, believe it or not, which captures the con experience in a way I never would have thought possible. On a tech level, I also love the wonderful composition and clever connections all through. Blow by winterevanesce (Sucker Punch) Kitty's beautiful sense of musicality and action editing instincts really make this one soar. If you're getting a con DVD, wait and watch it there. It's much too big for a computer screen. One Foot Wrong by dualbunny (Batman Returns) This smoky, nigh-noir (Pfeiffer) Catwoman vid slinks along smirking at the music. While kicking its ass. Hook Shot by kuwdora (Multi!!) A stream-of-musicality tribute to female action heroes. It's big and explodey and looks *exactly like the music*, while linking an insane number of sources into a beautifully epic flow. All these things make me happy. Enter The Void by sockkpuppett (Enter The Void) This was the Club Vivid vid that cut through the crowd and the haze and hit me with a blast of wow and wth that I seem to get from one CVV vid every year. But yeah, this one was hard to miss. You'll know why when you see it. High Voltage by kuwdora (SGA, SG-1, SGU) It's so epic and so beautifully constructed that, despite the fact I don't know any of the sources and had never heard of The Ancients, I still came away from the first view thinking it was one of the most memorable vids of the con. May I Suggest by absolutedestiny (Up) I felt like this vid was speaking specifically to me, and I know I'm not the only one in the room who felt that way. I've never felt such a personal connection to a vid. The fact that I've never seen the movie is barely an afterthought. I think that's why May I Suggest is so effective: the vidder was able to draw out a statement about the human experience and make a comment on it in a way that's more or less detached from the source. In that way, I've never seen a better example of transformative work in vidding.
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danegen | Vid recs: VVC 2010: Here are the five vids from last year's VVC that I've watched most often. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Smallville, Oliver) by bop_radar I don't even like Smallville. Boppy, what have you done to me?! OMG 2:32-2:34. *falls over* CITIHALL (Futurama) by bradcpu *Magneto voice* PERFECTION. If I Had You (Legend of the Seeker, Richard/Darken Rahl) by dualbunny Rahl would give up his glam rock evil dictator lifestyle if only Richard would be his forever girl. Deeper and Deeper (Legend of the Seeker) by hollywoodgrrl A rich and engaging critique that's visually stunning. And hot, holy crap. Speaking of hot . . . On the Prowl (Multi) by sisabet and sweetestdrain 1. NOT TO FIFTY! 2. Still cover my eyes during the fingernail bit 3. Still giggle at Scorpius on the drums Crossposts:
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anotherslashfan | Recs! Finally.: Nikita Vid Seamstress by giandujakiss NSFW, I'd say. An intense vid to a hauntingly beautiful song. As for great and smart things to say about it, look at the comments (except mine). Many say that knowledge of the series is not necessary to enjoy this vid. Why are you still reading this?
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[some kind of title] - Vid Rec: Reservoir Dogs!: Come On by lilly_the_kid Mr.Orange/Mr.White, Ensemble Tegan & Sara + Reservoir Dogs! Yessssssssssssssss. ORANGE/WHITE 4EVA.
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permetaform: [vid rec] Pieces of Cloud Strife (HD Remake): You don't need to know the source. Just. Wow. The pacing and the *restraint* of it. So effective, so beat-h0r'd, so simple and slow and sumptuous and just utterly *gorgeous*; it's not something I'd be able to make because I don't really listen to this kind of music and I prefer faster songs but just. Wow. Well done. They have a larger version up on youtube if you click on it
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[some kind of title] - Still watching Cara/Kahlan vids on youtube. More:: love is like a sin, my love by violetpop I'll be right beside you dear by xXMarinaloveeXx just forget the world by MiSaDalinda4ever
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yourlibrarian | Of faily fail fail: On a personal note, I'd be interested to see vidders compose their own such list of fan vids. I have never seen the band's own video for Closer but can think of several memorable fan vids to that song. In fact, there are quite a few songs whose first chords immediately take me to someone's vid. 3) Speaking of fan vids and how they can make so much more of something than was there, I just stumbled across I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked by sisabet and cappylicious. I wasn't a particularly interested viewer of Smallville but I always liked the character of Lois Lane. This was a really fun view of their Lois and leads me to digress a bit about female superheroes. Not that Lois was a superhero exactly, but she's been a good female character in comics which is not a small thing given the history of women in that medium
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happydork: Not to put too fine a point on it, say I'm the only bee in your bonnet: 1) opportunemoment made there be vid! Enough To Go By, a multifandom superhero vid, looks at six superhero relationships, and what they mean as answers to the question, Would it be enough to go by? I love it to itty bitty pieces! You should go look and enjoy and let her know how awesome the vid is! (For those of you who don't remember, opportunemoment is also the one who made that hilarious Malcolm-centric The Thick of It vid and that stunning Inglourious Basterds vid to Everybody Knows.)
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multi This is an inclusive newsletter: I attempt to include all of the vid recs that are publicly posted. It is not, however, exhaustive. If you have suggestions for particular communities or journals to watch (especially ones that use tags) or have specific links to share, please let us know.