tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-07-11:530844pslasherpslasherpslasher2017-09-08T14:05:33Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2010-07-11:530844:688302017 Vividcon Vid Recs2017-09-08T13:50:00Z2017-09-08T14:05:33Zpublic0Vividcon time again! No party this year, life was just too hectic for that. I’m lucky I even got to watch every single vid! I almost thought I wouldn’t get to. I’m very sad to hear that next year will be the last Vividcon! I have loved this con for almost a decade (even though I only attended once) and there will be a true void when it’s over. I’m not linking each vid title to the vid post this year, instead click on the link for the vid show and if a download link is available you can get it there. Also, again I just didn’t have time to be as comprehensive as I used to be with this. There are lots more great vids shown than I’ve recorded here. Presented in the order that I watched the shows.<br /><br />You can see all the vids shown at this year’s con, and all years, here: <a href="http://vividcon.info">http://vividcon.info/</a> Each of the vid shows is listed below in bold, and you can easily find them at the above link.<br />*Denotes vids that I’m really excited about<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Premiers</b><br />Battleflag by Gwyneth | Star Wars<br /><br />*Monsters of the cosmos by CherryIce | Thor<br />I really loved this! It was so different as an audio source, and I loved that it was all sciency for Dr. Foster.<br /><br />Spell by Hollywoodgrrl | Carol<br />Interesting period piece that also has a lesbian relationship – even though the relationship seems to be the typical doomed thing. But it looks like there is more to it than that, and I’m interested…<br /><br />Handclap by elipie & kuwdora | Power Rangers<br />This looked pretty cool! I’ve added it to my Netflix list even though part of me is going “……Power Rangers???? :facepalm:”<br /><br />She Keeps Me Warm by kiki_miserychic | Inside Out<br />Really sweet, poignant vid that made me want to watch the movie.<br /><br />Clean Light by skygiants | Steven Universe<br />I’ve never seen this show, but the vid was all about friends as found family and I loved it.<br /><br />Stray Italian Greyhound by Butterfly | Yuri!!! On Ice<br />Finally I get to see a bit about this show! I really enjoyed this, and totally see why fandom has embraced it. <br /><br />White Flag by Trelkez | Timeless<br />Looks like an awesome ensemble show with time travel!<br /><br />Incredible Thoughts by pipsqueaky | Multi<br />Ha, a bizarre, awesome vid about Keanu Reeves. <br /><br />This Is a Trent Rezner Song by rhoboat | Star Trek AOS<br />A fun vid that satirizes the seriousness of the Trek franchise through the new movies. <br /><br />Wake Me Up Before You Go by sisabet | New Girl <br />Looks like a fun RomCom.<br /> <br />Everything Stops For Tea by Valoise | Multi<br />There’s lots of tea in fandom!<br /><br />Shape of You by Butterfly | Multi<br />Lots of fun queer relationships.<br /><br />*Wolves Without Teeth by Dar | Sense8<br /> Awesome vid for Sense8, I’ve really got to finish this season.<br /><br />Overcome by sweetestdrain | Star Wars Rogue One<br />Poignant look at the crew that made the destruction of the Death Star possible.<br /><br />*Carry That Weight by Anoel | Star Wars<br />The women of Star Wars, and how representation has been a long time coming. Awesome and inspiring.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><b>Welcome to Vividcon</b> <br />Mood Swinging Man by Jill and Kay | X-Files <br />Interesting and moody x-files vid. <br /><br />That's All by SDWolfpup | Highlander <br />Really good and interesting early After Effects digital manipulation work. I was impressed!<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Auction</b><br />That's What's the Matter by Grammarwoman | Star Wars<br />Lol a funny look at the Star Wars series. <br /><br />Blackbird by sweetestdrain | Harry Potter<br />Lovely, melancholic song for the quiet strength of professor McGonagall and the other characters through difficult times. <br /><br />So much due South already in the con!<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Cosplay</b><br />A lot of great creativity in this show. It was neat to see how some were more traditional music video type things, and others were more traditional vid type things with a narrative. I had never heard of cosplay music videos so this was a great introduction. <br /><br />Fantasy Boyfriends! (How to Be a Heartbreaker – Free! Cosplay MV Parody) by o0Lemon0o | Free! Iwatobi Swim Club<br />Fun little vid.<br /><br />Say Something by Lume Cosplay | Attack on Titan<br />Really interesting combination of 'singing' and action shots. <br /><br />Emperor's New Clothes by Victor Lockhart | Black Butler<br />Kinda creepy and well done. I'm curious about the shot at the end that looked like the same person on the screen twice, and how they did that. <br /><br />Accidentally In Love by Buddy Cosplay | Naruto<br />So cute!<br /><br />Party Like a Russian by Rintamasunnta | Yuri!!! On Ice<br />Very cool skating and professional-looking camera work. <br /><br />Genghis Khan! By NyxRising Industries | Hannibal<br />I absolutely don't watch Hannibal, but I was intrigued by the 'comedy' tag on this and it did indeed make me grin. Go figure. I guess that's why they say the fandom is WAY different than the source material.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Go Long</b><br />*Expo by lim | Iron Man<br />Oooooooo I love this as a character study of Tony! I still really enjoy the first Iron Man and Tony as a character, and this vid just dug deep into him. The pace was excellent throughout and didn't feel long. <br /><br />*Some Time Around Midnight by bop_radar | Battlestar Galactica (2003)<br />An excellent look at Lee and the Starbuck/Apollo relationship. It gave me feels, and I haven't had feels for that show in a while. It’s funny, I would definitely have been an OT3 shipper for Anders/Kara/Lee had I seen this show five years after I did. As it was, I could never decide and really wanted her to be with both but didn’t know that was a thing. Now I’m somewhere between shipping her with either man depending on what I’m watching/reading at the time, and shipping the OT3. Once I have an initial OTP/3 developed it's often hard to move me off of it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Club Vivid</b> <br />Telephone by One Hour Vid Team | Multi<br />Fun dancing.<br /><br />Move Your Body by kuwdora | Fate of the Furious<br />A little spoilery since I haven’t seen the movie, but fun and makes me want to see it.<br /><br />*I Ship It by Grammarwoman | Multi<br />Ahah I love it! Love the song, love that she included several of my ships.<br /><br />Weird People by Anoel | Fandom<br />Fandom is weird, and I love it.<br /><br />Bad Girl by Kitty | K-POP: Trouble Maker<br />Fun dancing.<br /> <br />*Light ‘Em Up by bessyboo | Ghostbusters (2016)<br />Awesome vid!<br /><br />*Chase You Down by Gwyneth | Captain America<br />Steve, and the people he loves.<br /><br />Ready Steady Go by M’lyn and Gwyneth | Multi<br />Fun car chases. <br /><br />Filthy Mind by SE | Multi<br />Dancing and danger. Always excellent. <br /><br />There Is a Light That Never Goes Out by ohvienna | Star Wars<br />Fun dance song, except there’s more going on with Star Wars than just fun explosions and this vid captures that.<br /><br />I’m Not a Virgin Anymore by Luminosity | Highlander<br />As always, I’m captivated by a Highlander vid despite never having seen the show. This makes it look very exciting. :D<br /><br />Ex’s and Oh’s by Roarkshop | Supernatural<br />Still fun!<br /><br />Do My Thing by Laura Shapire | The Heat<br />Also still fun every time!<br /><br />Warning: Might Lead to Mixed Dancing by seekingferret | Multi<br />Interesting compilation of lots of fantastic Jewish characters dancing. <br /><br />Live In This City by heresluck | Ghostbusters (2016)<br />Fun ghostbusters vid!<br /><br />Around the Bend by Danegen | Multi<br />Ladies goin' fast. What's not to love?<br /><br />*Worth It by Rhea314 | Multi<br />Ladies over 50 are worth it. Loved it.<br /><br />Goin' Down For Real by Anoel | Multi<br />Always sexy lesbians.<br /> <br />M.I.L.F $ by Moon | Carol<br />Interesting looking lesbian movie. <br /><br />Bizarre Love Triangle by rhoboat | Deadpool<br />Fun Deadpool vid. <br /><br />Tubthumping by sisabet and Trelkez | Thor<br />Fun song for Thor, I smiled. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Sweet Sweet Love</b><br />Skinny Genes by Charmax | Rizzoli & Isles<br />Made me miss Rizzoli & Isles<br /><br />Be My Yoko Ono by Dayln | Stargate Atlantis<br />Made me smile. Love these boys always. <3<br /><br />King of Anything by Cappy | Coffee Prince<br />As always, this vid gives me feels for a show I've never seen. So excellent. <br /><br />One Voice by cosmic_llin | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine<br />I haven't seen much Deep Space Nine, so this vid was very intriguing. It looked like a happy poly family on the show, and I really hope that's what it is! It was a sweet vid. <br /><br />Come and Find Me by chaila | Imagine Me & You<br />Oooo interesting looking lesbian movie! I hope it's as sweet as the vid looks. <br /><br />*When You Were Young violace | Captain America<br />Touching Steve/Bucky vid that gave me feels. <br /><br />I Wanna Dance by jarrow | Glee<br />Tons of fun dancing, and the lesbian couple from Glee! I never watched the show so I don't know much about the couple, but the vid was really cute and made me smile. <br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Vidding As Poetry</b><br />*Orono Flow (Data's Dream) by FG aka Gayle, ShadowSongs and Tashery | Multi<br />Really cool look at sailing over many fandoms. Spoiler! I didn't read the vid title before watching so I was surprised by the ending. It was really cool to think of it all as a digital dream by Data, though I haven't seen that episode so I don't know if that reading is correct. <br /><br />Let's Play a Game by pingvi | Multi<br />Interesting little tidbit of visuals. <br /><br />Moonlight by bradcpu | Sleepy Hollow<br />Very atmospheric vid for a show I have enjoyed. <br /><br />*The Tree by newkidfan | Stargate Atlantis<br />I have loved this vid since I saw it almost a decade ago, and it's still stunning. It is truly visual poetry. It's one of the first McShep vids I ever saw and it was formative for my view of their relationship. I haven't thought about it in a while but I'm so glad to see it here. <br /><br />*Flow by lim | Multi<br />I'm not sure what to say about this vid. Both "flow" and "visual poetry" are accurate phrases to use, but it seems to be somehow so much more. The vid pinged something in me the first time I watched it, and again when watching this year's stream, but I don't know how to describe it. It's just a really penetrating vid for me. <br /><br />Paradise Lost by En Quatre | Shinsekai Yori<br />Pretty, sad, emotional vid. <br /><br />Keep Your Picture Clear by obsessive24 | House of Cards <br />A great visual look at some (I think) grey characters (but I haven't seen the show). <br /><br />Journey by SDWolfpup | Journey<br />Great choice for this vid show, beautiful visuals and editing.<br /> <br />Boom Boom Ba by Charmax | Xena: Warrior Princess<br />Another vid I have loved for almost a decade, and an excellent choice for this show. <br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Vividcon Rare Cuts</b><br />Fashion Is Danger by valoise | Star Trek: The Original Series<br />All the good and LOLtastic costumes of Star Trek TOS. <br /><br />Fragile by Eunice and Myrtle | Buffy the Vampire Slayer<br />The fragile difficulty of life in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. <br /><br />Everybody Wang Chung Tonight by Luminosity | Ancient Aliens<br />Cracktastic, befitting the series itself. <br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Challenge: Resistance</b> <br />Something Wicked by Dar | Harry Potter<br />One of the few vids I've seen set to classical music. Very dramatic, good use of the highs and lows of the song. <br /><br />Trouble by sweetestdrain | Star Wars films<br />Nice look at Lando, he doesn't get a lot of exposure. <br /><br />She's a Rebel by bessyboo | Star Wars<br />The awesomeness that is Princess Leia and Carrie Fisher. <br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Inspiration</b> <br />Come On by Gwyneth | Flashpoint<br />Interesting mix of humor and drama. Made me curious to watch the show. <br /><br />Landsailer by skygiants | The Legend of Korra<br />Cool vid for Legend of Kora. Makes me curious to watch it. <br /><br />Give It Up by jarrow | Multi<br />Great multi 80's movies vid. <br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Vividcon Classic: Big Emotion (2011)</b><br />Dante's Prayer by Killa and WOAD Society | Star Trek TOS<br />Powerful and touching. A classic Kirk and Spock vid for a reason. Gave me feels. <br /><br />Give It Up by Jarrow | Multi<br />So much dancing fun!<br /><br />What a Good Boy by Gianduja Kiss | Young Americans <br />Looks like an interesting show, particularly the bits with Ian Somerholder. Makes me interested to watch. <br /><br />Dreams by Eunice | Marley & Me<br />Damn, what a way to finish out this show! I've never seen this movie, but the vid made me cry<br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=pslasher&ditemid=68830" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-07-11:530844:652472016 Vividcon Vid Recs2016-09-28T18:44:25Z2016-09-28T18:44:25Zpublic4It’s Vividcon time again! I had another party again this year, though it was a little smaller than last year with way less food – I just ordered pizza this time. Having a baby means I have a lot less time for stuff like that. But I was excited to still have the party! I’m not linking each vid title to the vid post this year, instead click on the link for the vid show and if a download link is available you can get it there. Also, I watched Club Vivid and Premiers last. By the time I got to those shows I was pressed for time so I didn’t make as many notes for the vids I liked. I just didn’t have time to be as comprehensive as last time. There are lots more great vids shown than I’ve recorded here.<br /><br />You can see all the vids shown at this year’s con, and all years, here: http://vividcon.info/<br />+Denotes vids shown at my party.<br />*Denotes vids that I’m really excited about<br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://pslasher.dreamwidth.org/65247.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br />New Frontier by here’s luck | Firefly<br />Beautiful use of motion, good look at Mal and River through the series.<br /><br /> <br /><div style="text-align: center;">Auction: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/260/</div><br />/Boom, Bang, Bang by banbury | Fast and Furious movies<br />Nice use of clips of Brien fixing the car to the lyrics “You’re going to get it tonight.” Fun vid.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Wish You Were Here: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/269/</div><br />Touch the Sky by Llin | Multi fandom<br />Lovely look at girls doing things and having adventures. Great diversity also.<br /><br />Our Version of Events by silly cleo | Pride and Rent<br />Very moving. I haven’t seen either movie but I should.<br /><br />/Firework by happydork | The Gymnast<br />Beautifully edited, beautiful footage. I want to see this movie now.<br /><br />Workin’ It by Broken Mnemonic | Magic Mike<br />Hot! Great editing for the action and dancing.<br /><br />*Dance Apocalyptic by eruthros and thingswithwings | Multi<br />Fun multifandom vid. Interesting combo, dancing and the end of status quo/civilization.<br /><br />+*Supernova Girl by shinyjenni | Multi<br />Ladies! Lots of fun.<br /><br />+You Told the Drunks I Knew Karate by beccatoria | Star Wars: The Force Awakens<br />Awwwww! So cute and so much fun! Excellent vid for Finn and the three of them.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">No Source? No Problem: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/267/</div><br />Bloody Shirt by unfinishedidea | Welcome to Night Vale<br />Woah, Night Vale is way more violent than I thought if this vid is a good representation!<br /><br />The Scorpio Races by Tifa | The Scorpio Races<br />Beautiful footage and vid.<br /><br />The Name of the Wind Trailer by jumboskittles | The Name of the Wind<br />Interesting fantasy story. This book is on my To Read list and I’d be interested to rewatch the vid after reading the book to see how the vidder did.<br /><br />/Trailer for Drastically Redefining Protocol by Zoetrope | Merlin<br />Great trailer for rageprufrock’s story! I loved the use of RL paparazzi footage for the “fictional footage” of the story. And the newspaper and TV manips were brilliant!<br /><br />Grisha Trilogy by CarolynOnUTube | The Grisha Trilogy<br />I’m very intrigued about the story now. Very sharp and beautiful vid.<br /><br />Written By The Victors – Vid by zulu | Stargate Atlantis<br />An excellent vid for an amazing fic by Speranza, a fic I still occasionally re-read.<br /><br />+The Marauders by fakescottishaccent | Harry Potter<br />I don’t really know anything about Marauder era HP, but this vid made me really curious about it.<br /><br />Cinder: The Lunar Chronicles || The Future Will Destroy You (FAN-BOOK TRAILER) by Rinoa | The Lunar Chronicles<br />That looked really cool, and it’s a book I already want to read.<br /><br />+“Ancillary Justice” book trailer by bironic | Imperial Radch trilogy (multi)<br />I can’t tell it it’s all footage from the same movie, it’s edited that seamlessly. It’s a book that’s already been picked by my book club to read and now I’m REALLY curious to view it again after reading the book.<br /><br />+[FanVid]Good Omens by YunJi Jung | Good Omens<br />Cute vid for the book.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Keys to the Kingdom: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/263/</div><br />+After the day’s work is done by stardust rain | Marvel Cinematic Universe<br />Excellent Fury vid, looking at him running Shield and that power, as well as a bit about the Avengers. You don’t get too many vids about Director Fury.<br /><br />Supremacy by rhoboat | James Bond<br />Excellent editing. I like that it focused on M and her time in power, and how she handled it.<br /><br />Monster by awkwardlyary | Empire<br />I still haven’t seen Empire, but this vid was amazing.<br /><br />Empty Nest by sweetestdrain | Kings<br />Another show that I keep seeing amazing vids for at Vividcon and I want to watch.<br /><br />All the Rowboats by Jetpack Monkey | The Godfather<br />Interesting song choice for the Godfather, but it works well.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Express Yourself: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/271/</div><br />+Oh No! by AbsoluteDestiny | Purple Rain<br />Cool vid for the movie.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Persistence of Memory: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/268/</div><br />+King and Lionheart by violace | Pacific Rim<br />Lovely and moving.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Fandom Life: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/272/</div><br />+Happy by RealTDragon | Cosplay<br />So much fun!<br /><br />+Wrong in All The Right Ways by Little Heaven | Duran Duran<br />This one made one of the ladies smile!<br /><br />+Pressure by California Crew | Meta and Vidding<br />A vid about old school VCR vidding. It was really cool to see what the process used to be like.<br /><br />/True Love by Molly & Sim | Sherlock BBC<br />I love this JohnLock vid! It’s so cute that they filmed themselves as John and Sherlock, and the vid was entertaining.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Challenge: Descent: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/261/</div><br />+Taiga by hollywoodgrrl | Interstellar<br />Beautiful editing, very emotional.<br /><br />The Edge of Glory by jmtorres | Leverage<br />Fun!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Spoken Audio In Vids: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/262/</div><br />Dean “daddy’s blunt little instrument” [to Virginia] by Alina0405video | Supernatural<br />The Dean feels! Oh man, punch to the gut.<br /><br />*Filmography 2013 by Gen Ip | Multi<br />Amazing editing of many of the movies of 2013.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Premiers: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/259/</div><br />+Blue Ridge Mountains by Trelkez | Star Wars<br /><br />+Free by Butterfly | White Collar<br />OT3! I still don’t like how the show ended, but this makes it a little sweeter.<br /><br />+Never Wake Me Up by Kitty/Winterevanesce | Multi<br />Kids and their dreams. <3<br /><br />+Cool for the Summer by kiki_miserychic | Spy<br />Fun!<br /><br />*+Pompeii by Milly | The Martian<br />Great epic song choice for the movie, a great vid.<br /><br />Aphrodesiac by hollywoodgrrl | Star Wars: The Force Awakens<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Nearly New: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/258/</div><br />Epic Loki is Epic by mranderson71 | Thor<br />Great choreography and song choice.<br /><br />+Wasp Nest by Gwyneth | Marvel Cinematic Universe<br />Natasha and her strengths.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lord King Bad: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/12/</div>Somehow I watched this whole show even though it was shown in 2006? They must have had it streaming for ‘history’ or something.<br /><br />All My Myself by T. Jonesy | Star Trek TOS<br />Surprisingly touching and sad. Also, it’s sad there is no download link to it.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Club Vivid: http://vividcon.info/vidshows/257/</div><br />*+Star Work by Grammarwoman | Star Wars<br />Great vid for the ladies of Star Wars. Also a great dance vid.<br /><br />+Raspberry Swirl by ohvienna | Outlander<br /><br />+Ex’s and Oh’s by Roarkshop | Supernatural<br />All of Dean’s exes, including Sam lol. A fun vid.<br /><br />+Pep Rally by Hollywoodgrrl | Game of Thrones<br />Unusual song choice, but it was a great Club Vivid vid.<br /><br />+Say Hey (I Love You) by SDWolfpup | The Obamas<br />This has always been a favorite of mine.<br /><br />+Wild One by sisabet | Channing Tatum<br />A fun look at his movies.<br /><br />+Timber by bessyboo | Star Wars<br /><br />+You Dropped a Bomb on Me by GhostTownExit | Dr. Strangelove/The Atomic Café<br />Picked randomly because my husband loves this song. He thought the choice of movies was interesting.<br /><br />+Shatner of the Mount by Fall on Your Sword | Star Trek: William Shatner<br />Silly little vid that always makes me smile. <br /><br />+Larger Than Life by Deejay and Mister Anderson | Pacific Rim<br />A fun song choice for the movie.<br /><br />+It’s Tricky by bradcpu & milly | DC’s Legends of Tomorrow<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=pslasher&ditemid=65247" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-07-11:530844:611552015 Vividcon Vid Recs2015-10-09T21:33:12Z2015-10-09T22:09:37Zpublic0I had a Vividcon viewing party at my house again this year and I thought it would be cool to make a list of all the vids I showed at the party, and the others that I really liked but didn't have time to show. It grew into a monster rec list - I don't know if I'll ever do a list this comprehensive again! But I think most of you may find at least a couple of interesting things to watch. If you love vids it’s worth the $40 yearly fee so you can stream everything (including some stuff that isn’t up online!) and get a DVD of some of the new vids.<br /><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://pslasher.dreamwidth.org/61155.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=pslasher&ditemid=61155" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-07-11:530844:56603Book Club and Fanfic Recs2014-07-18T18:46:24Z2014-07-18T20:08:59Zpublic0A while back I <a href="http://pslasher.livejournal.com/73764.html">requested fanfic recs for my bookclub book choice</a>. I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to update y'all on the event, but in case you're still interested here it is. Thank you <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://fleete.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://fleete.livejournal.com/'><b>fleete</b></a></span> and <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://lazlet.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://lazlet.livejournal.com/'><b>lazlet</b></a></span> for the recs!<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://pslasher.dreamwidth.org/56603.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Fanfic comes from an impulse to expand upon the original work that inspired the fic writer.<span> </span>It can be written to fill in a gap in 'canon' (this is how fans refer to the original work that inspired the fanfic), to correct what the fan sees as an error in canon, to ask ‘what if?’ and take that new scenario anywhere the fic author wants to go with it.<span> </span>Fanfic authors also love exploring the mundane details of regular life that you don’t always get to see in canon - ex. what is daily life like for an Avenger? Also, pairing anyone together in romances that weren’t in the canon.<span> </span>Fanfic is what you get when someone explores their ideas in a publication that is not restricted by traditional publishing.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Reading fanfic differs from reading original works of fiction because it is based so heavily on the canon.<span> </span>Most fanfic won’t include quite the same level of detail you’ll get from original fic because the writer presumes that almost everyone reading already knows what X character looks and sounds like, or the details about Y event that was so important to the story or character.<span> Therefore</span>, I’ve tried to pick fandoms (what we call the communities that build up around a particular canon) that most of you have at least some passing knowledge of, or can watch relatively easily.<span> </span>The exception to that ‘rule’ is the Alternate Universe genre, which is where the fic author puts the characters into a brand new situation completely unrelated to the one in the original work.<span> </span>Taking the characters from "Lord of the Rings" and writing about them in outer space is an example.<span> </span>This makes almost any fandom accessible to someone who has never seen or read the canon, and I’ve included one in my selection - "A Place Where We Only Say Goodbye".</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri">As a whole, there are no censuring limits on what can be written in a fic.<span> </span>Fanfic writers often include explicit violence or sex, or content which can be disturbing in any number of ways.<span> </span>To the best of my knowledge none of the stories I’ve picked are explicitly erotic, but some contain other mature content.<span> </span>This content is often communicated to readers through the 'Tags' or in the 'Notes' at the top of the story and is usually thorough. I've included relevant tags in the story headers below.<span> </span>If you have any questions about any given story please ask me about it. I've included some notes about each fic selection (including the length of time it would take you to watch the source material for each story), and indicated them with asterisks. Reviews by other Fanfic readers are italicized and have been gently edited to remove 'spoilers'.</font></div><font face="Calibri"><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b>My Fanfic Bookclub Submission List</b></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><h3 style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/457359/chapters/787198"><font face="Times New Roman">Freezer Burn by Domenika Marzione</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> | The Avengers all fandoms | 194,178 Words, ~746 pages | Action/Adventure</font></span></h3><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">The adventures of Steve Rogers, defrosted soldier, who is missing time but not really all that lost. He's got a surprisingly broad knowledge of lettuces, a working grasp of modern technology, and may or may not be using both to mess with his teammates and save the world.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";" class="yiv1176807129ms__id3571">**Set directly after <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/">The Avengers</a> movie, run time 143 minutes. It also includes stuff from the comics, but I don't think you need knowledge of the comics to enjoy the story.<br /><br /><i>“This is possibly the most articulately adult, mature, rational, and believable fic I have ever read. <br /> I am so intrigued by the slow build of crime/thriller elements, the artful way you threw in the politics of agencies and made steve NOT. DUMB. but in a rational way without being bound by hyperbole emotions. <br /> Also the perfect balance of the avengers being a decent team but also having their own lives- as a group of people in their 30's-40's is wont to do. LOVE. IT.I feel like i'm reading a sydney sheldon novel with how believable your male leads are in action and thought, and how matter-of-fact your female leads are. <br /> The military life details and understandings are EXCELLENT. I am engaged to an airforce engineer and I truly appreciate that you have given this facet of steve's life depth, insight, and details!” – Elemenohp<br /><br />“Breathtakingly done. Thank you for writing such a fantastic, immersive, engrossing story with a layer of realism you rarely find in the canon works, nevermind the fanfiction. I've been enthralled with this since I started it, and have been reading as voraciously as my schedule would allow. You do good work.” – PrimaryFeather<br /><br />“Wow, that was seriously epic. Loved all the day-to-day details of Steve situating himself in the "now," with the food details (OMG, totally drooling over all the food descriptions) and picking up art again. You write great characters - loved all the team interaction, the insight into Natasha and Bruce, Tony and the way different people react to him - all very believable and honest. Loved your OCs as well (um, I think they're OC's; I'm not well versed on the comics), and all the bureaucratic/ military hierarchy details came though very well. Thank you for sharing this!” – joyouslee<br /><br />“I am really enjoying the MCU but have never read any of the comics (don't get on with the media), so I suspect there are lots of references I'm missing, but conversely there is undoubtedly benefit in being able to be surprised by what happens next more so than I might otherwise be. <br /> Your writing is always like catnip to me, I always end up more invested in your characters(/characterisations) and universes than the source materiel. As always, I am in love with your characterisation, your long and wonderfully plotty story arc, the funny, the accuracy and realism you bring; you have this knack for lots of detail without unnecessary exposition, and, particularly in the more person centred scenes, leaving just the right amount up to the reader's imagination, and that brevity always seem to pack a more powerful punch.” – vonknibble<br /><br />“Wow, this was without a doubt the most ambitious, amazing, detailed and awesome story I have ever read in Avengers fandom. It took me ages to get through (which is a good thing!!) and I don't even know what to flail most about. The whole thing is simple awe-inspiring. Thanks so much for writing and sharing it.” – pulangaraw</i></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/919507/chapters/1785424">A Place Where We Only Say Goodbye by weezly14</a> | Dr. Who | 59,486 words, ~245 pages | Angst, Romance</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">""And I knew that you were a truth I would rather lose than to have never have lain beside at all." <span> </span>He's served Rose Tyler coffee almost every day for a year, but he's never worked up the courage to really talk to her. Then he finds himself stuck repeating the same day a year in the past. Is this a chance at a different ending?" <br /><br /> **Fanfic can take the characters from the show and place them in a completely different setting so you can see how they stand up to entirely new circumstances. This is called an Alternate Universe - in this case it's a Coffee Shop AU, which is a common fanfic trope.<span> </span>It's a great way to get into a new fandom if you haven't watched the show because you don’t need any knowledge of the show to understand the plot of the story, as is the case for this fic. The 'Angst' tag is often used for situations of emotional difficulty. If you're interested in checking out the characters you can watch Dr. Who 2006 (Season/Series2) on Amazon Prime, iTunes, or Netflix - a good one to start with might be School Reunion. Runtime for each episode is about 45 minutes.<br /><br /><i>"God, I am so in love with this verse. And I'm going to be that person who'll suggest you just go right ahead and sell this to publishers. Get an editor, an agent, anyone. Because if something like Twilight or 50 Shades or Mortal Instruments got published, I don't see why the hell this can't. Because the premise, the pacing, the characterizations... as a fellow writer and storyteller, I am just so, so in love with this. <br /> At one point, I was reminded of Audrey Niffenegger's book, The Time Traveler's Wife. I know that the plots are quite different, but this story has encouraged a similar level of emotional attachment to the protagonists as with that book. I do not doubt for a moment that if you let someone who has not even heard of Doctor Who or the term 'fanfiction' read this, it would still be much appreciated. I could go on and on, but let me just end it with a thank you. Thank you for giving us this absolutely wonderful story. I look forward to the day you'll get to treat us to a brand new literary journey with The Doctor and Rose." – rarelycanon</i></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7638156/1/Dudley-Dursley-and-the-New-Normal">Dudly Dursley and the New Normal by alikat522</a> | Harry Potter | 53,167 words, ~226 pages | Drama/Tragedy</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">Bad things happen. Life gets strange. Dudley tries to carve out a little bit of normality in a world that has gone mad around him. </span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">**Fanfic can redeem characters that are portrayed as bad or difficult in the book by putting them through events that give them the opportunity for growth.<span> </span>This one is not offered as a download at Fanfiction.net.<span> </span>If it is chosen you can either read it on the web, or I will make sure an ebook copy is available to anyone who wants it. There are 7 books and 8 movies in the series - obviously a lot to watch if you're starting fresh. I know the club read most of the books together and I think most of you have seen all the movies so I thought I'd take a chance and include it. We'll see if it gets picked :)<br /><br /><i>“Thanks for this unusual story! I think what I liked most is how you stayed in character for Dudley AND combined that with the important after war themes. Great original characters too.” – Mari83<br /><br />“An excellent tale, well told. I thought you did a good job of providing a realistic journey for Dudley to choose to step up instead of passively fading away. I like that you ended with hope and that you didn't brush away the aftershocks of the war and the cultural divides as if everything would go back to just fine after Voldemort was dead. All in all, thank you for writing!” – Phoenix Flight<br /><br />“Great story. Dudley's journey just fits - no hurried redemption, no overdose of angst, a good, logical mix of drama and evolving characters.” – Starfox5<br /><br />“Great story! I loved the format you used with news articles at the end of each chapter. And the final one - Molly's article was a perfect ending to the story, put the message of the whole fic into perspective. You are so right about Dudley's "side character" status, which is not only limited to canon. Even in the HP fanfic community, his story is rarely explored and his character seldom a protagonist. So bravo! Great fic all-around!” – Inexplicably Waiting<br /><br />“I have not read such fanfiction in a very long time. Incredible portrayal of characters. Dudley's transformation from Big D was the in-depth reveal that I always wanted from jkr. And making him a werewolf? Clever. I also loved how you let readers learn what happened to other characters though Dudley did not realize the significance. Very well done. I will be keeping my eyes open for new posts!” – bloombaby26<br /><br />“I was lucky enough to stumble across your story today and got to read it all at once. It was heartbreaking and warming all at once. <br /> Your characters didn't pull a deus ex machina and make everything perfect at the end or "magically" make everything better by getting involved, but they did make a difference by moving past apathy and taking action.<br /> You showed Percy finding the cause he was looking for. Loose ends that bothered me in the books were neatly wrapped up or proved to not be loose ends at all. And, quite importantly, Dudley found a new normal. That's not an insignificant achievement.” – Code Aster</i></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/340976">An Avalanche Of Detour Signs by gyzym</a> | Sherlock (TV) | 56,053 Words, ~267 pages | Romance, Sexual Trauma</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">In which Molly Hooper gets a job, gets a degree, breaks a heart, has her heart broken, falls in love, keeps a secret, saves a life, runs a morgue, falls apart, pulls it together, and finds exactly what she didn't know she was looking for--not necessarily in that order.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";" class="yiv1176807129ms__id3674"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">**Fanfic gives minor characters, particularly women in this case, a lot more life than they are given onscreen.<span> </span>An audiobook version of this story is <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/574090"><font>available</font> here</a>, recorded by magicranberries. This story comes after the season finale of Season/Series 2 of BBC Sherlock. Each season consists of 3 1.5 hour episodes, totaling almost 9 hours for both seasons. You can stream/buy them on Amazon Prime, iTunes, and Netflix, or you can borrow my copies if needed.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";" class="yiv1176807129ms__id3682"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">"How do you take these characters that we know relatively little about, and breathe life into them, and make us care about them, and put them in relationships that are loving and wonderful and amazing and fully complement the characters?" - Wex<br /><br /> "What an utterly gorgeous piece of work--the story and the art. Love and adoration to you both! I wasn't intending to read all of this in one go, but there wasn't any way to stop. The whole arc unveiled itself so smoothly, so effortlessly--just spot on, from start to finish." – sheffiesharp</span></i></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/619346/chapters/1117558">Kista by Jane Land</a> | Star Trek Original Series | 94,060 Words, ~365 pages | Romance, Drama</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">Spock and Christine are stranded on a planet with a paleolithic technology level, they have to adapt to the local culture and a relationship develops between them.</font></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">Kista is "...an attempt to rescue one of Star Trek's female characters from an artificially imposed case of foolishness. Try to think objectively for a minute about what we know of Christine Chapel's background, education, accomplishments... and you will come up with a far more interesting character than she was ever allowed to be...I like her. I hope you do too."</font></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">**Kista was originally published in 1986 by Jane Land in a <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://fanlore.org/wiki/Zine">Zine</a> she put together herself and mailed out to those who wrote to request it.<span> </span>This was the way fanfiction was widely dispersed before the internet came about, and the way fans kept in touch with each other.<span> </span>The story has since been put up on the web, where you can download your own copy.<span> It</span> does contain romance with at least a couple of sex scenes, but best I can tell they aren’t explicit. You can read about <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Chapel">Chapel here</a><span> (including some of the most significant episodes for the Chapel/Spock relationship) and y</span>ou can stream/buy original episodes from Amazon Prime, Netflix, or iTunes, or stream the episodes for free <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/show/startrek">on YouTube</a>. Each episode runs 50 minutes.</span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">“So good to see this wonderful piece of writing published here, and now easy to read!” – Jackie</span></i></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"> </span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/462930/chapters/798459">We Two Alone by Shoreleave</a> | Star Trek 2009 | 101,877 Words, ~350 pages | Angst, Slavery, Major Character Illness/Injury, Hurt/Comfort, Dark, Drama, Action/Adventure, Friendship</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";">"Academy fic. Dr. Leonard McCoy thinks he has nothing in common with command-track cadet Jim Kirk, until a series of events forces them together. When a simple training mission is derailed into a seemingly hopeless situation, both have to learn to trust one another, and they’ll need all their wits and survival skills to stay alive. <br /> Author's Note: I love plot holes, and here’s a biggie:<br /><br /> Pike: “And if all else fails, fall back and rendezvous with the fleet in the Laurentian system. Kirk, I’m promoting you to first officer.”<br /><br />Huh? I mean, that doesn’t make any sense! Jim’s just an untried cadet, and surely there are more seasoned officers on the Enterprise who should be first officer. Unless… does Pike know something about Kirk that we don’t? If he does, it must be pretty compelling…<br /><br />That got me thinking, and it was the inspiration for this story."<br /><br /> **Fanfic of reboots re-imagines the cannon, just like the reboot itself does. In this case, Jim Kirk's time in Starfleet Academy and on Tarsus IV. 'Hurt/Comfort' is a tag that indicates one of the characters has gotten sick or injured, often significantly, and is cared for by another character. This is a prequel to the 2009 movie, which runs 126 minutes.<br /><br /><i>"Hello new head canon. This was absolutely fantastic! One of the best survival stories I've ever had the pleasure of reading!" – dentalfloss<br /><br /> "Superb characterization, clinically tidy, excellent work with the storyline, I'm definitely coming back to this one later. Also, I would totally watch this movie. Even if it wasn't Star Trek." - casicastiel</i></span></div></font><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=pslasher&ditemid=56603" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-07-11:530844:39818Ralph Fiennes reads fanfic2012-02-17T16:48:13Z2012-02-17T16:48:13Zpublic0I don't know if I should laugh or cry or what. So much for being underground. *facepalm*<br />Via <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://xela-fic.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://xela-fic.dreamwidth.org/'><b>xela_fic</b></a></span> <br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MWF79jm0xas" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=pslasher&ditemid=39818" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments