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frayadjacent) wrote2015-10-28 12:37 pm
frayadjacent) wrote2015-10-28 12:37 pm
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Dear Festividder
Yay, I'm so glad we matched on a fandom. I love all of these things and I love lots of different kinds of vids to lots of different kinds of music. If you have your own vision, please go for it. Unless your vision is a Broad City vid about Bevers. I really, really don't want a Broad City vid about Bevers. Also, this is weirdly specific, but I ~~hate~~ Tom Petty and Toby Keith, so please no music by either of those artists.
Otherwise, I'm pretty open to anything. I don't have strong shipping preferences in any of these fandoms. I'm getting a lot more into the vidding style that mixes in audio from the source, so if you're into that go for it. It seems especially appropriate for Broad City or Mindy Kaling.
I do ask that you warn for graphic violence or sexual violence (though there wouldn't be much opportunity for the latter in these fandoms), as well as note if you use outside source. (I am fine with using outside source! But please let us know ahead of time if you do.) Please also warn for physical triggers such as flashing lights. I don't have any physical triggers but it's important to me that people viewing my vid have those warnings.
Broad City
This is a comedy about two young women in NYC. I love the humor and the relationships. I looooovvvve Abbi, I'm extremely fond of Ilana, and I adore their relationship. I'd be thrilled with a vid about either of them as individuals, or as a duo. I don't ship them, mainly because it is clear that Abbi isn't interested. I'd also enjoy an ensemble vid including Lincoln and Jaime. As I mentioned above, I'd like little to no Bevers.
Dykes to Watch Out For
This is a long-running comic by Alison Bechdel about a community of lesbians in what seems to be a small college town in the US. When I was a brand new anarchist baby dyke, it was my idealized, longed-for-but-never-found queer community. My favorite character was Mo, my least favorite was her partner Sydney, but I thought their relationship was interesting. Most of all I'd probably enjoy an ensemble vid. A meta vid could be great too. But again, go with what you feel! FYI, I haven't read this comic since ~2003, and I've learned that some of the characters have gone through major changes since then. Feel free to incorporate later stuff if you want!
Empire
This is a Shakespearean drama about a wealthy and powerful Black family who run a record label. It gives very few fucks about writing for a white audience and I love it for that. I love the drama, I love the music, I love the performances, and I love Cookie! And her heart, and her determination. I also am deeply fond of Hakeem and Jamal. Anything would be great, although I would not want a vid that casts Lucious in a very sympathetic light. One of my very favorite things about the show is Cookie and Porsha's dynamic, so a duo vid about them would be super awesome if you have an idea for it.
Imperial Radch
This is a super cool book trilogy! About a late stage empire with ships and stations as characters and a human society that doesn't have a concept of gender. To be honest, I have no idea how one would vid this! Maybe with fanart? If you do have an idea, go for whatever you want! My favorite characters are Mercy of Kalr, Tisarwat, and Seivarden. I love Seivarden and Breq's relationship. I'm sympathetic to the Breq/Seivarden ship so you could go there if you want. BTW, I haven't yet read the third book, but I definitely will by go-live (I'm currently re-reading Ancillary Sword).
Over the Garden Wall (Safety!)
If we matched on something else but you're not sure you want to do it, this might be worth considering. It's a cartoon miniseries consisting of 10 11-minute episodes. The animation is lovely and there's a lot of playing with old timey visuals and it would probably be pretty fun to vid. I just watched this show a few months ago, and it's so odd and sweet and disturbing! Greg is so stinking cute, I love him! And I like Beatrice a lot, and I really enjoyed the twist that the finale put on the whole "nice nerdy guy with a crush" thing. Basically anything here would be fine, I found the whole show pretty captivating.
RPF: Mindy Kaling
I admire her so much! I'd love something focusing on her professional life, highlighting how damn hilarious she is, her smarts, and her great sense of style. I would prefer to not give attention to her personal life, e.g., some recent drama about her brother, as I feel a little uncomfortable going into the personal lives of people I don't know.
Saga
This is an excellent comic book series. I haven't read the most recent volume, but I will by go-live! However, I won't have read any issues beyond volume 5 (so issue 30) by go-live, so I'd appreciate if you didn't include any material beyond that point. So -- I like and care about pretty much everyone in this series, including the villains. Anything you want to do on this will probably work great for me! Character or relationship study, ensemble, a study of the book's politics, or even a vid about how pretty the art is. However, Saga does hit my gore-limit at times, so I'd appreciate if the vid wasn't super full of the goriest moments.
Otherwise, I'm pretty open to anything. I don't have strong shipping preferences in any of these fandoms. I'm getting a lot more into the vidding style that mixes in audio from the source, so if you're into that go for it. It seems especially appropriate for Broad City or Mindy Kaling.
I do ask that you warn for graphic violence or sexual violence (though there wouldn't be much opportunity for the latter in these fandoms), as well as note if you use outside source. (I am fine with using outside source! But please let us know ahead of time if you do.) Please also warn for physical triggers such as flashing lights. I don't have any physical triggers but it's important to me that people viewing my vid have those warnings.
Broad City
This is a comedy about two young women in NYC. I love the humor and the relationships. I looooovvvve Abbi, I'm extremely fond of Ilana, and I adore their relationship. I'd be thrilled with a vid about either of them as individuals, or as a duo. I don't ship them, mainly because it is clear that Abbi isn't interested. I'd also enjoy an ensemble vid including Lincoln and Jaime. As I mentioned above, I'd like little to no Bevers.
Dykes to Watch Out For
This is a long-running comic by Alison Bechdel about a community of lesbians in what seems to be a small college town in the US. When I was a brand new anarchist baby dyke, it was my idealized, longed-for-but-never-found queer community. My favorite character was Mo, my least favorite was her partner Sydney, but I thought their relationship was interesting. Most of all I'd probably enjoy an ensemble vid. A meta vid could be great too. But again, go with what you feel! FYI, I haven't read this comic since ~2003, and I've learned that some of the characters have gone through major changes since then. Feel free to incorporate later stuff if you want!
Empire
This is a Shakespearean drama about a wealthy and powerful Black family who run a record label. It gives very few fucks about writing for a white audience and I love it for that. I love the drama, I love the music, I love the performances, and I love Cookie! And her heart, and her determination. I also am deeply fond of Hakeem and Jamal. Anything would be great, although I would not want a vid that casts Lucious in a very sympathetic light. One of my very favorite things about the show is Cookie and Porsha's dynamic, so a duo vid about them would be super awesome if you have an idea for it.
Imperial Radch
This is a super cool book trilogy! About a late stage empire with ships and stations as characters and a human society that doesn't have a concept of gender. To be honest, I have no idea how one would vid this! Maybe with fanart? If you do have an idea, go for whatever you want! My favorite characters are Mercy of Kalr, Tisarwat, and Seivarden. I love Seivarden and Breq's relationship. I'm sympathetic to the Breq/Seivarden ship so you could go there if you want. BTW, I haven't yet read the third book, but I definitely will by go-live (I'm currently re-reading Ancillary Sword).
Over the Garden Wall (Safety!)
If we matched on something else but you're not sure you want to do it, this might be worth considering. It's a cartoon miniseries consisting of 10 11-minute episodes. The animation is lovely and there's a lot of playing with old timey visuals and it would probably be pretty fun to vid. I just watched this show a few months ago, and it's so odd and sweet and disturbing! Greg is so stinking cute, I love him! And I like Beatrice a lot, and I really enjoyed the twist that the finale put on the whole "nice nerdy guy with a crush" thing. Basically anything here would be fine, I found the whole show pretty captivating.
RPF: Mindy Kaling
I admire her so much! I'd love something focusing on her professional life, highlighting how damn hilarious she is, her smarts, and her great sense of style. I would prefer to not give attention to her personal life, e.g., some recent drama about her brother, as I feel a little uncomfortable going into the personal lives of people I don't know.
Saga
This is an excellent comic book series. I haven't read the most recent volume, but I will by go-live! However, I won't have read any issues beyond volume 5 (so issue 30) by go-live, so I'd appreciate if you didn't include any material beyond that point. So -- I like and care about pretty much everyone in this series, including the villains. Anything you want to do on this will probably work great for me! Character or relationship study, ensemble, a study of the book's politics, or even a vid about how pretty the art is. However, Saga does hit my gore-limit at times, so I'd appreciate if the vid wasn't super full of the goriest moments.
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