Spinning on that dizzy edge

The older I get, the more I come to appreciate how valuable time is, so the fact that you, my wonderful vidder, will spend some of your precious resources to make a gift vid for me is amazing. I thank you most gratefully in advance, because whatever you come up with will thrill me, I promise.

To borrow from Prince, there ain't no particular vid I'm more compatible with, but I do enjoy ones that hit all my FEELS and/or make me dance in my seat. You can never be too literal with lyrics matching or movement that hits on the beat, either. I especially enjoy people with expressive faces, awesome women doing awesome things, characters who take and show joy in being around each other, and people who are phenomenally good at what they do, whatever that might be. Extreme competence FTW! (Yes, I stole that from last year's letter. Recycling will be a recurring theme.)

As for music, I have some suggestions below, but please feel free to use whatever delights and inspires you. I love a wide range of music, so I'm looking forward to the surprise of your choice.

I could try to make some weak claim of being environmentally friendly by recycling past choices, but the truth is that I can't come up with anything better than my former requests, and I am all out of creative braining. Plus, I still love these sources to pieces; I hope you do, too.

( American Gothic )


( Auntie Mame )


( Grease 2 )


( Heathers )


( Hudson Hawk )


( The Pirate Movie )


( Wolf Lake )

Dear Festividder,

If you matched on one or more of my requests, I think we would be fantastic friends, because you clearly have amazing taste and a generosity of spirit. :) Thank you so much for indulging me by making a vid.

It was so hard this year to pare down my list, but I guarantee that you will make me squeefully happy with any of these fandoms. You may have noticed it's kind of heavy on the nostalgia; I am what I am, that being a child of the 80s who spent way too much watching movies on cable and the cheesiest of sci-fi/fantasy.

When it comes to music to go along with these requests, I am wide open. Anything from opera to Broadway musical soundtracks to bluegrass to techno to industrial to whatever song your delightful brain hits upon, I will love. Feel free to ignore any suggestions I may make below if you find something that better tickles your fancy.

Vidding-wise, things that I love include character movement to the beat, literal (or liberal) interpretation of the lyrics, people with expressive faces, awesome women doing awesome things, characters who take and express joy in being around each other, and people who are phenomenally good at what they do, whatever that might be.

If you want a further feel for what floats my vidding boat, have a look at some of my vids here.

I can't wait to see whatever you make, vidder! It's going to be an utter delight.

Here's my sign-up info. (Please forgive me for recycling some past descriptions.)


( American Gothic )


( Animaniacs Pinky & The Brain )


( Anne of Green Gables series )


( Eureka )


( Footloose )


( Heathers )


( The Pirate Movie )


( Wolf Lake )


Thank you again, dear vidder, for fulfilling any of these wishes. To those about to create, I salute you!

I want a pony, and a Tardis, and a return of SGA but written by fangirls...

Wait, no, Festivids!

To my most esteemed Festividder:

I am already tickled pink and excited about anything you might bestow on me. This is my first time participating in Festivids, and I am still a bit nervous about offering up my services, as n00b as they are. So really, the fact that someone would create a vid for me? Awesomesauce on a frabjous cake.

To put it simply, I love vids in almost all shapes and sizes. I love ones that make me laugh, and ones that make cry. Ones that make me bop in my seat, and ones that suck me in, *chinhanding* until the end. Ones with shiny effects and ones with simple but effective clipping - both will leave me wondering "How did they do that?"

I must admit, sometimes I will twitch at aspect ration incongruities, but feh. Glass houses throwing black kettles at pots...or something.

As to my specific requests, let me repost my original choices, but now with more babbling! (Please don't be scared, or scarred, or run away screaming. I'm harmless!)

( The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension )

( American Gothic )

( Animaniacs Pinky & The Brain )

( Babylon 5 )

( Real Genius - 1985 )

( Chuck )

( Eureka )

( A Dog's Breakfast )


I hope I haven't scared you off entirely, my dear Festividder, because I look forward to seeing the end result. Good luck, and may it bring you joy in the work.