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Oct. 23rd, 2018 09:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
seekingferretDear Festividder,
Thank you for making a vid for me! I don't know what to say in this letter. As I say every year, my taste in music is almost comically broad, and I have vidded everything from speed metal to atonal opera, so please feel free to use whatever music makes the most sense to you.
A few notes about the fandoms I have requested (mostly stolen from past years' requests... Nailed It! is the only fandom I haven't previously requested):
A Serious Man (2009) [SAFETY]
Favorite parts of the movie are basically everything, but particularly the folktale elements- the Yiddish drama at the start, the Three Rabbis. I'd love a mood piece, a character study, a Jefferson Airplane groove, a klezmer kick... Whatever strikes you.
Only Connect (TV)
No idea how to vid this show, but curious what emerges. The Board Gamers of Series 8 are my favorite team, but I was also very fond of Series 11's Wayfarers and Series 13's Escapologists. Needless to say, "Why Aren't There Dolphins on Only Connect" seems the natural vidsong, but I'm open to other ideas, lateral thinking.
Alphaville [Safety]
This is my favorite SF film of all time. Godard makes Paris seem like another planet, the noir blends perfectly with the surrealism, and the sense of dislocation and the tension between individuality and community is so powerful. I've vidded Skynet and would love a character study of Alpha-60- robot intelligence and transhumanism is totally my thing. Shippy vids, of any sort, would also be welcome. Also, while I haven't seen any of the other Eddie Constantine as Lemmy Caution films myself, I've been meaning to and I think it'd be interesting to play those off against Alphaville if you're familiar with them.
Ghostwriter (TV)
I was a religious watcher of this show growing up. I'm a lover of wordplay and punning and language games and Ghostwriter does a great job of taking these things and making them visual, and I'd like a vid that focuses on the word stuff and Ghostwriter as much as I'd like a character-centric vid. That said, Lenni and Jamal are my favorite characters- gloriously creative, unrepentant nerds!
Nailed It! (TV)
I love the way this show throws its contestants straight at failure in a fearless, supportive way. Failure is a normal, essential element of the show, and I'd love a vid that celebrates the show's most glorious failures.
HaSodot | The Secrets (2007) [SAFETY]
I love the central love triangle and would appreciate anything that works with any of them in any combination. Naomi is my favorite, and her romance with sacred Jewish text is honestly my favorite part of the movie.
Whodunnit (US 2013 TV)
As always when talking about this fandom, my interest is in ignoring the metagame and treating this as if the murders were actually real. I think this gets easier as the show goes on and the players get deeper into the fantasy, and particularly after Don's death the players seem to really take the deaths seriously. I'm particularly interested in the social dynamics of the final foursome. And I'm interested in the murderer as a cipher who never really reveals their motivation for the murders.
Danger 5
It's a totally bonkers fandom, so I encourage going totally bonkers in any direction imaginable. Maybe a vid without any sound! Maybe a vid without any visuals! Maybe a vid that just consists of full episodes of the show set to elevator music. Maybe a vid about Kilroy.
My favorite ship is Ilsa/Jackson, but I'm open to any crack pairings and anything that celebrates how awesome this show is.
Thank you for making a vid for me! I don't know what to say in this letter. As I say every year, my taste in music is almost comically broad, and I have vidded everything from speed metal to atonal opera, so please feel free to use whatever music makes the most sense to you.
A few notes about the fandoms I have requested (mostly stolen from past years' requests... Nailed It! is the only fandom I haven't previously requested):
A Serious Man (2009) [SAFETY]
Favorite parts of the movie are basically everything, but particularly the folktale elements- the Yiddish drama at the start, the Three Rabbis. I'd love a mood piece, a character study, a Jefferson Airplane groove, a klezmer kick... Whatever strikes you.
Only Connect (TV)
No idea how to vid this show, but curious what emerges. The Board Gamers of Series 8 are my favorite team, but I was also very fond of Series 11's Wayfarers and Series 13's Escapologists. Needless to say, "Why Aren't There Dolphins on Only Connect" seems the natural vidsong, but I'm open to other ideas, lateral thinking.
Alphaville [Safety]
This is my favorite SF film of all time. Godard makes Paris seem like another planet, the noir blends perfectly with the surrealism, and the sense of dislocation and the tension between individuality and community is so powerful. I've vidded Skynet and would love a character study of Alpha-60- robot intelligence and transhumanism is totally my thing. Shippy vids, of any sort, would also be welcome. Also, while I haven't seen any of the other Eddie Constantine as Lemmy Caution films myself, I've been meaning to and I think it'd be interesting to play those off against Alphaville if you're familiar with them.
Ghostwriter (TV)
I was a religious watcher of this show growing up. I'm a lover of wordplay and punning and language games and Ghostwriter does a great job of taking these things and making them visual, and I'd like a vid that focuses on the word stuff and Ghostwriter as much as I'd like a character-centric vid. That said, Lenni and Jamal are my favorite characters- gloriously creative, unrepentant nerds!
Nailed It! (TV)
I love the way this show throws its contestants straight at failure in a fearless, supportive way. Failure is a normal, essential element of the show, and I'd love a vid that celebrates the show's most glorious failures.
HaSodot | The Secrets (2007) [SAFETY]
I love the central love triangle and would appreciate anything that works with any of them in any combination. Naomi is my favorite, and her romance with sacred Jewish text is honestly my favorite part of the movie.
Whodunnit (US 2013 TV)
As always when talking about this fandom, my interest is in ignoring the metagame and treating this as if the murders were actually real. I think this gets easier as the show goes on and the players get deeper into the fantasy, and particularly after Don's death the players seem to really take the deaths seriously. I'm particularly interested in the social dynamics of the final foursome. And I'm interested in the murderer as a cipher who never really reveals their motivation for the murders.
Danger 5
It's a totally bonkers fandom, so I encourage going totally bonkers in any direction imaginable. Maybe a vid without any sound! Maybe a vid without any visuals! Maybe a vid that just consists of full episodes of the show set to elevator music. Maybe a vid about Kilroy.
My favorite ship is Ilsa/Jackson, but I'm open to any crack pairings and anything that celebrates how awesome this show is.