Song/Artist: "Are You Out There," Dar Williams Fandom:China Beach, McMurphy-centric gen with appearances by basically everyone Length: 3:03 Summary: "And though the static pulsed around me / you were out there, and you found me." Or, we get by with a little help from our friends.
Sometimes you just have to dance. Or sometimes, if you're me, you get tired of dancing around in your head/in your room to this song and have to vid some dancing to it.
Song/Artist: "No Cheap Thrill," Suzanne Vega Fandom: Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movies Length: 3:07
Song/Artist: "Don't You Give Up On Me," Milo Greene Fandom:The Cutting Edge Length: 3:28 Summary: Kate and Doug take the two steps forward, one step back approach to the Olympics—and each other. Somehow, it still works for them.
Happy Valentine's Day! This is a vid about love, albeit not necessarily the kind usually associated with February 14th...
Title: Made White As Snow Song/Artist: "Five Hebrew Love Songs: Éyze Shéleg! (What Snow!)", composed by Eric Whitacre Fandom/Characters:Fringe, Walter&Peter-centric Spoilers: Through 4.20 Length: 2:08 Summary: Every Walter Bishop bears a powerful and terrifying love for every version of his son. Now he must let Peter go. Notes: Title comes from Isaiah 1:18: "And then come, and accuse me, saith the Lord; if your sins be as scarlet, they shall be made as white as snow." Thanks to tarzanic for the excellent beta!
Title: Ordinary Day Song/Artist: "Ordinary Day," Great Big Sea Fandom:Fringe Spoilers: Through the end of season three. Characters/Pairings: Gen, everybody Length: 3:13 Summary: Monsters? Mad scientists? Alternate universes? Extremely high doses of mind-altering drugs? It's just another ordinary day in Fringe Division... Content Note: This makes use of the fact that Fringe has a pretty high grossness quotient.
Title: [Tilting at] Windmills Song/Artist: "Windmills," Toad the Wet Sprocket Characters/Pairings: John-centric, some John/Aeryn Length: 3:18 Summary:I spend too much time / raiding windmills.
Title: Two Sleepy People Artist: Originally written by Hoagy Carmichael, performed by Seth MacFarlane and Norah Jones Fandom:The Thin Man series of movies (aka the Nick and Nora movies), with a bit of additional footage from a few other William Powell/Myrna Loy flicks, namely Double Wedding, I Love You Again, Libeled Lady, and Love Crazy. Length: 4:28 Summary:Here we are, out of cigarettes Holding hands and yawning, look how late it gets Two sleepy people, by dawn's early light And too much in love to say goodnight.
(Or, as my most excellent beta spatz, to whom I owe many thanks, said, "THEIR SWEET SAPPY FACES OMG.")
Or, as I was originally going to call it, "Crouching Dunham, Hidden Badass." Because Olivia might look like a plain and unassuming government worker in her relentless neutrals, but if you're a bad guy, she will kick your ass.
Title: The Places You'll Go Song/Artist: "North American Field Song," The Innocence Mission Length: 3:24 Spoilers: Through the end of season three. Summary: Working for Fringe Division thrusts Olivia into situations she never would've imagined. But she's not going to let any mad scientists, fedora-wearing time travelers, shapeshifters, or doppelgangers get her down.
Title: Identical Snowflakes Artist: Hem Length: 2:46 Summary:We were cut from the same paper / that was folded long ago / so let all the other snowflakes turn to snow.
Because this song cried out to be made into a vid about Jaye. :D
Title: And the Birds of All Your Teacups Sing Song/Artist: "Brave," The Innocence Mission Length: 3:51 Fandom:Wonderfalls Summary: Jaye surrenders to destiny. It just takes her a while. A long while. Note: Contains brief strobing light effects.
Have I mentioned lately how happy I am that there exists a show where the epic romance is key to the very sci-fi story arc? Because I love that. And I love Olivia, and Peter, and Olivia/Peter. Thus, this vid.
Title: In a Barrel at Sea Artist: Hem Pairing: Olivia, Olivia/Peter Length: 1:48 Summary: "Let the storms keep rising wherever I go / As long as you're here with me."
aka "My FEEEEEEEEELINGS about this series, let me show you them!" :D
Title: These Are Days Artist: 10,000 Maniacs Length: 3:37 Characters: Everyone. And I do mean everyone. Summary: Cicely, Alaska: wild, weird, and full of magic.
As promised, the cuteness-drenched vid! Yes, it is pretty much exactly as sugary as the song title indicates, so brace yourselves. ;)
Song: "Be My Honeypie" Artist: The Weepies Fandom/Pairing:Caroline in the City, Caroline/Richard Length: 2:10 Summary: Purest, goofiest spun-sugar fluff.
Title: Build Your Own Cathedrals Song/Artist: "We're All Leaving," by Karine Polwart, from the Darwin Song Project Character: Fraser-centric, gen Summary: "Nothing's permanent, son." Note: Many thanks to wintercreek for constructive suggestions and for helping me clarify my own thinking about what I was trying to say in this vid.
Title: Sea-Changed Song/Artist: "Full Fathom Five," by Hem, feat. Audra McDonald and Anne Hathaway Length: 1:30 Summary: The theater is where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Notes: For raven's fandom_stocking. With thanks to gamesiplay.
Fandom stockings have been revealed! Yay! I received some lovely graphics and recs for poetry and books which look interesting indeed.
I volunteered as a pinch-hitter (pinch-stuffer?) and thus ended up doing more than I thought I would for this fest; specifically, I wrote twelve fics and made one vid. Here's everything I wrote/vidded, with links to the AO3 because it's simpler than chasing down comment threads, especially for those that are broken into multiple comments. (Unless otherwise stated, these are 1,000ish words or fewer. All are, at most, PG.)
Corner Gas Baby, Baby for livii – Someone leaves a baby on the steps of the Dog River Police Station. Chaos ensues. Everyone appears, but it's Karen- and Davis-centric. (3,000 words; also at LJ.)
Follow the Fleet Side by Side for idharao – Sherry and Bake are having a trying Christmas, but they make the most of it.
Fringe Soldiers for bessemerprocess – In which Susan Ivanova and Olivia Dunham meet in a bar. Angsty and apocalyptic. Crossover with Babylon 5.
Northern Exposure I Feel the Sky Tumbling Down for oxoniensis – An alternate explanation for Maggie's vertigo in "I Feel the Earth Move." Joel/Maggie, Ruth-Anne.
Sea-Changed (vid) for loneraven – A vid about Geoffrey, the theater, and even Oliver. Set to "Full Fathom Five," by Hem, feat. Audra McDonald and Anne Hathaway. 1:30 long, 19 MB Quicktime file.
X-Files The Heart of Saturday Night for ruuger – "John Doggett requires a cautious, quiet approach, like sneaking up on a bird or squirrel to take its picture." Doggett/Reyes UST.
The big ensemble vid I've been working on forever is finally done!
Title: Apocalypse Lullaby Artist: The Wailin' Jennys Characters: Sheridan, Ivanova, Delenn, Garibaldi, Franklin, G'Kar, Lennier, Lyta, Marcus, Kosh (kinda), and, well, the station itself. Summary: "In the end, it would hold--because what is built endures. And what is loved endures. And Babylon 5...Babylon 5 endures." Length: 4:05 Thanks to tarzanic and kungfuwaynewho for betaing!
One day I'm going to finish fiddling with my big B5 ensemble vid. For now, a shorter, sadder one that walked up to me and demanded to be made.
Title: West of the Moon and East of the Sun Song/Artist: "A Good Day (Morning Song)," Priscilla Ahn Summary: John Sheridan was an optimist to the very end. Based largely around "Sleeping in Light." Length: 2:37 Note: Given how many similarities B5 bears to LOTR, I felt it only right that I get the title from Return of the King. The full quotation is, "A day will come at last when I / Shall take the hidden paths that run / West of the Moon, East of the Sun."
Title: A House Divided Vidder: icepixie Song/Artist: "Scream," Antje Duvekot Fandom: Babylon 5, Talia-centric, Talia/Susan...kinda Length: 2:22 Summary: The alternate personality has a few things to say. Thanks to my mylittleredgirl for encouragement and helpful comments!
Title: In Our Own Time, With Our Own Hands Song/Artist: "Red Rover," Rosie Thomas Vidder:icepixie Fandom:Northern Exposure Length: 3:16 Summary: "Grow wild according to thy nature," writes Thoreau in Walden. Maggie and Joel make their own ways in Alaska. Thanks to wintercreek, who gave this the best, most tireless beta any vid could ask for.
I always think I've made a great find when there is a show that is fun, relaxing (even if it is fast paced) and has people I enjoy seeing and well, visiting with.
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