Recs posted in October, Part 2 Original poster: par_avion
Vid Recs Posted in October (Part 2)[x]
obsessive24: vid recs: Sea Lion by halcyon_shift, SPN. Raw emotional power and AMAZING editing. I'm going to have to watch this multiple times before I can grasp the full extent of it. Masterful. Counting Bodies redux by millylicious, Angel&Connor. Been waiting for this. It retains all that was spine-tingling and amazing about the original (this was one of the first vids ever that made me completely fall off my chair in awe) but now it's so much tighter and cleaner, both in terms of execution and content, and arrgghh. I just have so much love for this vid. Intergalactic Friends by bananainpyjamas, Smallville. DC and Clark/Lex. Does it get better than that? I DON'T THINK SO. FABULOUS comic panels and insane musicality - I especially love how she visualises the synths. New Soul by buffyann, Edward Scissorhands. This is THE perfect vid for the movie. The editing is, for lack of a better word, completely delightful. You can't fault it at all - everything lands exactly the way that it feels it ought to.
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laurashapiro: A rec and a request, both to do with time-travel: REC: OMG! - obsessive24's super-fantastic, hilarious, hug-filled Doctor Who companions video for the fucking win, baybee.
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superduperkc - if lj dies before I can post this, someone's gettin' a throttling!: I recently watched the best Claire (LOST) character study I've ever seen. It's called My Skin and is by FadingSpark of YT and LVI. So many Claire vids tie her inextricably with Charlie, or are AU relationship centric (Desmond, Sawyer, Locke, Ethan, KATE, you name it.) But this is the first vid that I have seen that's ever done real justice to the character and all that she's been through. I'm trying to get my hands on a downloadable copy, but for now I'll have to settle for watching it on youtube. FadingSpark has done a number of Claire vids, and from viewing My Skin you can tell she really and truly loves the character. I'll link you to another vid of hers that I especially liked called Evening on the Ground it's Jack/Claire (that way, sort of?) and I love the song. She's done others for them as well.
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cryptoxin: Catching up: Speaking of vids, a bunch of VidUKon premieres have been posted -- I'll just single out LithiumDoll's SPN vid Sea Lion as one of many really awesome vids.
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hafital: things made of pure awesome: Awesome #1: I'm a bit embarrassed how often I've watched obsessive24's new Doctor Who companion vid of companion awesomeness OMG!. It's somewhere in the double digits. You don't have to be a fan of DW to enjoy. Be sure to read the notes.
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Howling at the Sky - "You must be like the wolf pack, not a six-pack.": I spent all day ... surfing random YouTube videos (here's my rec for the day: The One, a William Fichtner Is Awesome vid),
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rustydog: Good things: fandom edition: Doctor/Master vid: Gay Bar [by postal152] [DW s3 spoilers] ("The part of season three you missed: after killing one tenth of the world's population, the Master converts the Earth into a massive gay bar. Because he wants the Doctor. Jack is kind of okay with this.")
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What's the point of a revolution without general copulation? - Vid Rec! (Highlander): Blackbirds by killabeez. It's sweet and sexy with great motion and over the top, wonderful storytelling. I don't want to say anymore for fear of spoiling the vid; but seriously, this was terrific fun.
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Alchemy without Moles - Monday linkage: Fannishly, y'all need to watch counteragent's new SPN vid, which is all meta and squeeful and stuff. I'm still pondering my response to it, frankly, and I'd love to see someone smart like untrue_accounts talk about this vid and cesperanza's remarkably-similar SGA vid (similar thematically, I mean!) from VVC this past summer. Because I am having a hard time articulating my very different reactions to the two of them.
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femmenerd: I am, as usual, drowning in work: Still Alive by counteragent - meta/SPN (fandom) - Here was my feedback: "You know, I'm not sure if I've ever seen anything like this, exactly. A vid that's meta-reflexive on a specific fandom. Very cool and very well done, and - though I have no way of actually confirming this myself - far more accessible to someone not in SPN fandom than I'd have thought possible given the subject matter and how v. in-joke (and in-wank, sigh) we can be."
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laurashapiro: Insta-rec: "Still Alive" - SPN meta vid: Go here to admire counteragent's genius.
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giandujakiss: Massive flaily OMG watch now vid rec! (SPN): counteragent just posted her beautiful, brilliant, and absolutely delightful SPN meta vid Still Alive. It's an examination of fandom as only counteragent can do it, and I swear to god, it brings tears to my eyes every time I see it. Watch now!
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starrylizard: I can't believe I've never recced this!! O_O: Seriously, this is my favourite vid of all time. Filthy Mind By sol_se. Summary: A fandom free association, stream of consciousness. With dancing. This vid is made of awesome! The sheer number of fandoms and the way they flow from one to the other so flawlessly that you almost don't notice! It's... it left me speechless the first time I watched it! It's so artistic and I think it was the first time I realised how a "stream of consciousness" vid was supposed to work. I can't recommend this one enough! If you've yet to see it, what are you waiting for?? Go grab it now, tell her she rocks, and spread the multi-fandom awesome! \o/ Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Alias, Carnivale, Dexter, Miracles, Smallville, Life On Mars, Interview with the Vampire, Lost, The X-Files, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, House, Rome, Due South, Harry Potter, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Farscape, Supernatural, Torchwood, Doctor Who, The 4400, The Cell, Firefly.
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[some kind of title] - vid recs: 25% Sam, 75% Martha, 100% awesome: Stargate SG-1: I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker by kuwdora. All versions of Sam Carter rock. I have so much love for this video. The lyric interpretations are fantastic. Doctor Who/Torchwood: Become by in_the_bottle & jadesfire2808. The light doesn't blind you at all. It just helps you see. Martha, Martha/Doctor. The Trick Is To Keep Breathing by mischief89. Maybe you'll get what you want this time around. Oh Martha, I love you. Lost on the Battlefield by starrylizard. Now I'm tired and I want to go home. Episodic for the s3 finale (3x12/3x13). I absolutely adore this song choice for her. Martha is a soldier.
This is an inclusive newsletter: I attempt to include all of the vid recs that I find. It is not, however, exhaustive. If you have suggestions for particular communities or journals to watch (particularly ones that use tags) or are interested in helping to collect links, please let us know.