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[x] A Library's a Good Place to Hide Your Secrets - Vid Rec: Toy Story trilogy: Infinity and Beyond by decor_noctis Oh gosh, you guys. If you loved the Toy Story movies even half as much as I did, if Toy Story 3 owned your soul and dragged you back into this 'mythology' for one last wild ride with a smile on your face like it seemed to do to so many this summer, then you simply must watch this fanvid. Must. You must. You. Must. There seems to be a lot of vidding to Kesha*, especially "Tik Tok", going around these days. Which makes sense: catchy fast-paced songs like these make for excellant vidding fodder if you can get the timing right. And this one does, but how. In fact I'd venture to say it's the best one I've seen thus far. It manages to keep the fast pace and use the beats and audio keys right, never growing repetitive despite only having so many scenes to draw from. There are some really precious uses of image/lyric matching, and overall the whole thing just makes me smile like crazy and bounce a little in my seat. You can probably tell if you look really hard for it, but on casual watch I can't specifically notice the inevitable difference in animation quality between clips from the different movies either; an excellant job is done blending them all seemlessly together. It reads as one fast-paced, fun, rollicking adventure of this lively crew of beloved characters. Really, if anything, the perfect tribute to the movies, and the showcase display of how well-done this vid really is, comes in the emotional 360 it spins me into: going from the giggly happiness and broad smiles of about 1:33 on, to the sudden heartwrench at 2:10, and then just when I think I can't take it anymore at 2:40 I'm laughing all over again.
[x] influ_bad_ence: Vid Rec Stargate Atlantis: Just a little (hopefully) happiness inducing mcshep vid :) title: "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" Vidder: Lilly_the_kid fandom: Stargate Atlantis music: sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows by Lesley Gore characters/pairing: Sheppard, McKay; McShep (slash or friendship or anyhing in between :)) summary: "Everything that's wonderful is sure to come your way, when you're in love to stay." not for profit, I own nothing
tags: sga
[x] shah_of_blah: Awesome Women: Part I: Also April Ludgate from Parks & Rec. Bonus vid.
tags: parksandrecreation
[x] lemonpunch: fanvid recs? anyone?: [Recs in comments] sherlock harrypotter drwho fma atla smallville merlin primeval blackbooks spn legendoftheseeker misfits sg1 community ncis multi trek leverage trueblood
tags: sherlock harrypotter drwho fma atla smallville merlin primeval blackbooks spn legendoftheseeker misfits sg1 community ncis multi trek leverage trueblood
[x] acari_recs | Community vid - Space Oddity by anonymous: Space Oddity by anonymous | Troy, Abed | "Kentucky 1, do you read me?" Wonderful Troy & Abed vid, funny, surreal, sweet, glorious. Just like them.
[x] scc_reloaded | Vid rec: Howl by beccatoria: Howl Vidder: beccatoria Vidder's Summary: The saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unbound: I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hallowed ground. Characters/Pairings: Jesse/Derek, Jesse/Riley Recced because: This is really a Jesse character study, told through the contrast between the relatively shiny present and the bleak future, and the corresponding contrast between the love on the surface and the dark, violent undersides of her relationships with Derek and Riley. The vid melds those relationships with Jesse's mission to make her motivations for her own fight for a different future seem desperately immediate as it all unravels against the backdrop of the way it happened once already.
tags: tscc
[x] renay: Fanwork Recs: FFVIII, FFX/X-2, Heathers, Inception: Heathers: Still Alive by anonymous - Knowing Portal, even tangentially, helps make this vid hilarious. I mean, it would have been great otherwise, too, but the additional knowledge of the video game song that's being covered just ranks it up there. I want to repeat everything franzeska said about it. It's all true. Til you run out of CAKE! KJ pointed out the vid was missing some lyrics (doesn't detract from the vid at all and probably a good decision), but it made me go find the full song, which is also funny! :D That said, I really recommend Portal. It is an awesome game! Sequel this year! :D Then you can rewatch this vid again and grin all over again for different reasons. (Veronica, J.D.)
[x] darthcorrie | Quick vid rec: KISS ME (DOCTOR/RIVER) by calapine: This vid just makes me happy. You guys should go watch it so you can be happy too. :)
[x] silver_spotted | new fandom joy!: Step One: See Festivids is live. Squee. Step Two: Watch Pump It even though you've never seen The Losers. Step Three: Watch it again. And again. Step Four: Decide schoolwork can wait, watch The Losers. Step Four B: Optionally, watch The Losers again. Step Five: Remember that The Losers was featured on the crack_van. Step Six: Develop an OTP. Read ALL the fic!
[x] shinyjenni | things I did at the weekend: Watched some more festivids! Still not all the way through, but here is another handful of recs: - The Owl Moans Low (Lost In Austen) - After All (SJA) - Who Needs Enemies (DS9) - Resistance (TNG)
tags: festivids lostinausten sarahjaneadventures ds9 trek
[x] cesperanza | OMG will there ever be fannish content here again?: 1st Festivid rec: (I'm working my way through oh. so. very. slowly. gah.) Jaded, a Velvet Goldmine vid. If you know the film, this vid is really a wowser, imo. Deft and smart and beautiful.
[x] voleuse | Random Tuesday: Tightrope by such_heights Multi-fandom, with music by Janelle Monae, kicking off halfamoon with some awesomeness. You dance up on them haters.
tags: multi
[x] halfamoon: Whedonverse Vid Recs: Multi So What by valamd (Recurring women of the Whedonverse) The Fear by aycheb (Summer Glau meta vid) Buffyverse Queen Bitch by thedothatgirl (Lilah. Most appropriate song title ever.) Bite You by astartexx (Darla, Darla/Lindsey. Never fight an inanimate object. Or how Darla broke Lindsey.) Slayer by thedothatgirl (Is this how a slayer dreams?) Dollhouse My Skin by llenka (Sierra aka Priya.) Firefly/Serenity People Got a Lotta Nerve by obsessive24 (River and the War) Made Up Love Song #43 by such_heights (Kaylee, ensemble.)
tags: multi btvs dollhouse firefly
[x] Howling at the Sky - "What's he gonna do, not let me back in?": The Rules of Parenting (Modern Family) - Super funny and touching and a stellar use on dialogue. O Death (The Book of Eli) - Holy crap this is fantastic. Gorgeously done and so moody. Wonderful use of a great song. State of Confusion (The Big Lebowski) - This is a GENIUS song/movie combination. Very funny vid. You probably don't need to have seen the movie to enjoy it, either. Untitled (Pulp Fiction) - I don't know if you've need to have seen the movie to see this vid, either, but it probably helps. Although I've only seen Pulp Fiction once, and that was years ago, and I still left the world's longest comment to this vid gushing over how amazing it is, so. Seriously - the craft and intention and technique that just oozes out of every acid-dripped pore of this vid is impressive. (It's Quentin Tarantino, so assume a warning here for violence, blood, drugs, and sex.)
tags: festivids modernfamily bookofeli movie
[x] My Bend in the Road - Support Supernatural and Smallville by Spreading the Word!: Last, but not least, there are a couple of vid you can rec to all your friends and share wherever you can. The first is a little vidlet by ash48 called "They Did What?" See it here LINK! And coming soon, jessicarae24 will be putting up a new promotional vid you can share. I'll come back and share that link as soon as she's finished the video and has it uploaded.
tags: spn
[x] kyriacarlisle | Festivids Recs: pt. 1: O Death (The Book of Eli) I've never seen the source; everything I know about the canon I've gathered from this vid. I'm recommending it for two reasons. First, it's gorgeously cut - you know how there are those vids that hit every beat of the music and every transition between shots so well that you just sit there thinking "yes. yes. yes"? This is one of them. And second, about that music: perfect choice. I think a lot of us know one or another of the traditional versions of "O Death," from the soundtracks of O Brother Where Art Thou? or Songcatcher, if nothing else. This is the familiar Ralph Stanley version, intertwined with voiceover and a metrically-creepy, synthesized version by Jen Titus. It's slippery Appalachian improvisation cranked up to eleven: the musical echo of the post-apocalyptic landscape. Angels Would Fall (Deadwood) I am known to say of Deadwood that I both despise it and think it's brilliant. This exploration of Jane and Joanie is everything I hated and admired about the original: it's full of dust and hopelessness and people who are destroying themselves...and then they'll suddenly turn and do something so amazingly, selflessly human that my heart almost can't stand it.
tags: deadwood bookofeli festivids
[x] kaliflower | Vid Recs: giandujakiss pointed out a sweet TOS vid done to "What About Everything" by Carbon Leaf. It mixes both the series and the movies to make a vid that inspires that feeling of d'awwww and squee. A feeling that is particularly fannish for me. It also totally reminded me of calapine's Doctor Who vid "What About Everything" done to, you guessed it, the same song. I really love this vid because it focuses so much on all the Doctors, not just the new ones, and the lyrics fit the clips very well. If you know the context of the clips there are layers of meaning to each clip. That's an amazing feat. Especially with a song choice so dense in lyrics and a canon choice that spans 40 years. And because I can, you should also watch the multi-Doctor vid "Take on Me" by greensilver. It focuses a bit more on the 9, 10, and 11th (Eleven's included! Squee!) Doctors, but it features all of the regenerations nicely. It also has two sequences that I adore: companions finding the TARDIS for the first time and the Doctor's regenerations. What she did with the musical bridge is also like a mini-master class in what to do with lyric-less parts of a song to move a vid forward.
[x] [some kind of title] - vid recs:: The Chronicles of Narnia: Weapon by obsessive24 Edmund Sherlock (BBC): War Drums by kinoksana John, John/Sherlock Star Trek: (original series & movies) A Starfleet Story by dreamrequiem Ensemble Equilibrium: To Feel by diarmi
[x] Diary of an Evil Genius - Oh man...: Okay, this? Is THE FUNNIEST THING IN THE HISTORY OF EVER. Oh maaaaaaaaaaaan... I laughed so hard I think I pulled something. Hitler finds out about the Supernatural postponement (by tiptoe39) - Watch it here. And check out Jim Beaver's comment while you're there. :) Warning: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WATCH WHILE EATING OR DRINKING. It will be regretted. Also, beware of some bad language and vague spoilers. BUT IT'S WORTH IT. TRUST ME.
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[x] I Pray For Inspiration And A Way I Cannot See - Vid Rec: What About Everything (Sanctuary): So there's this vid. And it's not really full of effects or clever tricks to manipulate the story. The song isn't jumpy and heavy on the beats, making the cuts seem more interesting than they actually are. It's simple and deceptively easy looking, in fact. But this vid...this vid is freaking awesome. It's awesome because it's a song I've never heard and now can't imagine anything better. It's awesome because the vidder captures Helen Magnus from every possible side, and AT's ability to play her laughing, crying, angry, happy, and ready to take over the world. The clip selection is still blowing my mind (I've only watched it all the way through three times, so things are still jumping out). The thought that went into this, you guys...is just AWESOME. What About Everything, by friendshipper: Helen Magnus, her life and her team, in three and a half minutes.
tags: sanctuary
[x] such_heights: Month of Awesome Women: River Song (Doctor Who): Rec: VID: You Only Disappear by chaila (River/Doctor)She'll always be gone.
tags: drwho
[x] giandujakiss | Awww....: Wonderful, nostalgic ST:TOS vid here. *Sniffle.*
tags: trek
[x] counteragent - I just can't stop watching this adorable Toy Story vid: Tic Toc by Dogstar aka decor_noctis It makes me cheer and chokes me up a little. And chair dance. And I kind of loathe Ke$ha, so.
[x] thingswithwings | I am returned: Don't Walk Away, Psych, Gus/Shawn. SO ADORABLE! I had longed for a Gus/Shawn vid to some ridiculo-mazing eighties tune, and this vid delivered. What's especially awesome about it is that it's an old-school slash vid with a PLOT and an argument about CHARACTERIZATION, which was really cool - and I think what it says about Shawn is a kind of refreshing (and very believable!) take on the character and his relationship to Gus. Steer, Tipping the Velvet, Nan-centric. What a beautiful character vid for Nan! I was so lucky as to receive TWO Tipping the Velvet vids, and even luckier in that they're both great while being very different kinds of vids. Steer is a bit melancholy, a bit joyous, and all about Nan's journey and her realisation that she can control her life and make decisions, not just be buffeted around by fate. It's a gorgeous introduction to the story (both the book and the miniseries) if you've never read/watched it before. And if you have read/watched it, it's a gorgeous meditation on the character and her development through the series. Is it just me or were there a lot of great character-study vids this year? The Party, Tipping the Velvet, hot lady makeouts-centric. OH my gosh I love this vid so much. I could just watch it forever. And I think I have my suspicions about who made it, because this kind of awesome can only come from a limited number of people. I had requested an anachronistic song choice to go with this source, and this is just PERFECT - I love the fast, clever editing that matches the video to the song, I love the whole concept (Florence is the afterparty! YES!) and I love how much fun the whole thing is. Basically it's the perfect complement to Steer, as it's not so much about deep and meaningful character journeys as it's about amazingly hot crossdressing and lady makeouts - so between those two vids, everything I love about Tipping the Velvet is covered.
[x] settiai: Festivid Recs: Post #2: Back to the Future trilogy, Tik-Tok. "Time travel party!" (DW / LJ) Big Eden, The Only Exception. "Pike has always kept a distance from everyone in his life, afraid of being hurt. Henry Hart is the only one that he might be willing to risk his heart with." (DW / LJ) Clue, Another One Bites the Dust. "Flames. Flames on the side of my face." (DW / LJ) Clue, But Here's What Really Happened. "For anybody else who just LOVES the movie Clue! It's wackiness brightens even the darkest days, man." (DW / LJ) Doctor Who (TV movie), New Shoes. "These shoes! They fit *perfectly*." (DW / LJ) Doctor Who (TV movie), One Day Like This. "The Doctor enjoys his new regeneration." (DW / LJ) A Dog's Breakfast, Paranoia?. "What happened with Patrick?" (DW / LJ) Ever After, Almost Lover. "Sometimes happily ever after isn't how it ends." (DW / LJ) Ever After, Fingers. "Danielle character study. It's the weight of the world." (DW / LJ) Ever After, Take My Hand. "Danielle/Prince Henry, Ever After, festivid treat (DW / LJ) Ever After, Testimony. "Danielle, Ever After." (DW / LJ) Finding Nemo, Float On. "Just keep swimming. A Dory character vid." (DW / LJ) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Friends. "Friends do things together..." (DW / LJ) Modern Family, My Life Would Suck Without You. "Cameron and Mitchell of Modern Family being silly and cute. Also featuring Lily and the rest of the family!" (DW / LJ) Modern Family, The Rules of Parenting. "What's the key to being a great parent?" (DW / LJ) Psych, Don't Walk Away. "As a normal person who understands things like the work week and personal boundaries, I sympathize with Gus and his desire to occasionally have a life away from Shawn. As a marshmallow-y tv viewer and Psych addict, however, I can't help but notice how much Shawn NEEDS Gus. Look! Look at his FACE!" (DW / LJ) Sarah Jane Adventures, After All. "Sarah. Jane. Smith." (DW / LJ) Sarah Jane Adventures, I Will Survive. "Sarah Jane learns how to get along." (DW / LJ) The Secret Garden, Recalled to Life. "Mary finds her f
tags: festivids movie sarahjaneadventures v_2009 psych modernfamily disney drwho
[x] talitha78: Festivids Recs, Final Part: CHiPs LIFE IS A HIGHWAY. BOOYAH. Just when you thought it was safe, I rec it again. I love my giftvid. DEAL WITH IT. Hot Fuzz BLUE. This vid is high-energy and kickass. Definitely heed the warnings, though. Hackers. WALK THE WALK. Punchy, stylish fun. The Fall DEAR SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF HUNGRY GHOSTS. A beautiful vid that deftly takes you on an emotional journey. Constantine IN A MOMENT. A really cool vid that builds seamlessly with the music. Charlie Jade BLINDING. Excellent character study that showcases what looks to be a beautiful source. Big Eden THE ONLY EXCEPTION. A sparkling gem of a vid that perfectly conveys the sweetness, heart, and loveliness of this movie. Batman Beyond HURT. Stellar storytelling with a sublime marriage of source and song. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Both of the vids for this movie are outstanding. SERPENT CHARMER is a fascinating portrait of obsession, and GHOST OF A SHARK takes full advantage of the gorgeous, gorgeous cinematography of the film.
tags: festivids chips movie charliejade batman
[x] Festivids recs part 3 [the carnival of you and me]: Blinding (Charlie Jade)* Intense storyvid. I enjoyed this even more after I read the plot summary on wikipedia. Walk the Walk (Hackers)* Funky and energetic. Amnesia (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) Evocative and just perfect for this movie. Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts (The Fall)* Gorgeous and unexpected. *Asterisk denotes that I didn't know the source and still enjoyed the vid. Also, Patrick Swayze may be the patron saint of festivids this year, but Julianne Moore is definitely a runner-up (Jurassic Park, The Hours, The Big Lebowski, Children of Men). I keep going, "Hey, wait a minute! That's--" ;-)
tags: festivids charliejade movie
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