As part of my commitment to make 50 fannish posts this year I thought I'd start with two books about fannish subjects that I really enjoyed in 2022.

Phasers on Stun by Ryan Britt

I'm old enough to have watched TOS when it was originally broadcast. Through the years I've loved many of the series and some of the movies and continue to be an avid fan. Britt's book explores the making of Star Trek up to the present, finishing his book just before Picard 2 and Strange New Worlds aired in 2022. Based on research and interviews, his love of the franchise is evident throughout the book.

Vidding: A Historyby Francesca Coppa

My academic background is in Public History and Archival Management and this book hits both those buttons in a big way. The study and preservation of popular culture means a lot. In this book Coppa traces the history of vidding, delving into the people, the technology, the methods and interpretive instincts that have motivated vidders since those first slide shows were set to taped music at Star Trek conventions.

I would highly encourage anyone who loves watching and/or making vids to read download the free ebook version of this book. When she talks about a some groundbreaking element of a specific work, you can watch the actual vid in the online supplemental material.

The vids I love most are generally character studies or focus on teamwork or found family or include hope or humor.  Ships, in general, are not high priority.

Whatever music that inspires you, go for it. Either instrumental or with lyrics is fine. 

For these first four, I love them wholeheartedly and would be happy to have a vid for them.

Big Trouble in Little China (1986) [SAFETY]
Sweet Tooth (TV 2021)
The Mysterious Benedict Society (TV)
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) [SAFETY] 

For the last three I do have some specific requests.

Die Hard  I'm only interested in the first movie in the series. In fact, what I'd like is a Christmas holiday vid for one of my favorite Christmas movies.

The Princess Bride (1987) [SAFETY] I would love a vid that focused specifically on Inigo Montoya

시지프스 | Sisyphus: The Myth (TV 2021) A character study of either Sigma or Gang Seo-hae would be fantastic.

Fanworks was back this year, first as an online minicon in the Spring and then an in-person con in Chicago this weekend. For the online con I submitted a premiere vid, When We're Detectives.  It's a celebration of the wonderful team of Mabel, Charles, and Oliver. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37645768

Thank you for creating this vid for me. In general, if the music inspires you to create, feel free to use it. Metal is probably the only kind of music I really don't like.

General requests: In this pandemic year, I really love vids that are funny or uplifting. Family of any kind, perseverance and success, these are themes that make me happy. For some of my requests I will love anything you choose to make. These include:
Kim's Convenience
Cleverman
Princess Bride
Reclaiming the Blade
Raising Arizona

For the the NASA/JPL YouTube channel I would love a vid that focuses on the Mars rovers. Talk about perseverance and success - this little rovers are all about that.

For the Peter Cushing Dr. Who movies, I am really only interested in the second one - Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Focusing on Tom Campbell, the London policeman who gets scooped up for a trip to the future would be great.

Festivids is live and it looks like a bumper crop of vids, it's going to take me a while to get through these! I didn't participate this year (retiring, starting new business, hardware issues) and I miss that, but over the next couple of days I thought I'd rec some of the ones I enjoy the most.

so tired
This vid - this should be a recruiting vid for Gourmet Makes. I love the series, granddaughters love the series, my son’s secret crush is Claire. This vid could go out and infect others

Body Talks
The fluid dancing of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.


Untitled Goose Vid
I don’t usually care much for video game vids, but this one is just fun.

Come on Over
Schitt’s Creek is one of those shows I tried watching and just didn’t get into. These guys in this vid might just have charmed my way into giving it a second chance

A Gorgeous Vid Moment
It’s like the vidder took all my love for this Queer Eye and squished it all into a vid.

An American Primer
Using the words of James Baldwin and historical footage, this is a powerful, thoughtful look at being black in America

Our House
I’m adding this to my list to remind me to look up the series Ghosts. So many actors from Horrible Histories are in this!

Fighter
The Expanse has eaten up my viewing/reading life lately and this vid showcasing the strength of Bobbie and Chrisjen leaves me eager for season 5

Children’s Work
I’ve been curious about ST: Discovery. vids like this make me want to go ahead and get that CBS All Access subscription to check it out.

Emigrante
Brother from Another Planet is such a power movie that does what good sf always does, serve as a commentary on today in a science fiction wrapper. This vid is a great intro to the movie.

Wow, time flies and all that. I passed on the autumn Equinox Exchange because of real life issues and now that Festivids nominations are live, I was planning to give that a psss, too. I'm retiring at the end of the month and have to prep my house to sell, and pack and move across country from Kansas to Connecticut and find a new place to live. A lot to deal with right now.

But then I saw that something had been nominated that has been tickling my creative muse for awhile. At the very least I think I'll aim for making a treat if that source is requested. That way I won't have to worry about defaulting if all the real life stress deters me from getting it done.

The last month got away from me, I really meant to post earlier. The theme for this round of equinox_exchange was sources from the 1990s and bironic did a fantastic job with my request for vids from Northern Exposure. Secondary characters really make the show richer and the two I love most are Ed Chigliak and Marilyn Whirlwind. A vid for either of them would have been great. The generous bironic made two - one for Ed and one for Marilyn.

Ever Fallen in Love

Come Away With Me

Festivids reveals happened this morning and so I can post the vid that I made, but first I want to rec a vid that made me laugh so much.

Woo Hoo, an Archer vid is an absolute joy and perfectly captures the absurd zaniness of the show.


I was assigned to make a vid for scribe using the LOTR production videos. I had a basic idea in mind to use Ethel Merman's version of No Business Like Show Business, but rejected that idea for several other songs that didn't quite work. That's when I realized, there's no song that was a better fit for what I wanted to do and no one who sings it as well as Ethel Merman.

on AO3

Festivids 2018 is live today with 79 vids from 53 fandoms. I have not one, but two gifts. First is
Under Pressure, a beautiful vid for the movie Ikiru. The second is The Ministry of Silly Walks for the Thick of It, which matches my general disdain of politicians at the moment.

I love character study vids, funny vids, vids that focus on motion - anything that honors the source and inspires you would be fantastic. Musically, whatever inspires you is find with me. Id probably not be happy with heavy metal or country, but seriously, what inspires you - go for it.

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