Vid at AO3: Put It On Me, Under the Skin Vid

I watched Under the Skin quite a while ago, and had vague plans to vid it ever since because it's a beautiful show with interesting themes. The thing that interested me most to put into a vid was Shen Yi's difficult relationship to art -- his desire to control it, to make it a useful tool that he can employ safely for a targeted purpose, and art's continued refusal to comply with his attempts to gain control. The way the show pulls out those themes and emotions of what creativity can feel like, is very compelling to me, and so are the visuals of the show, which are put together with a lot of care and attention to detail.

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Yay Festivids! Thank you for vidding for me! <3

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Is it too late to join the December Posting Meme? I am going to try anyway xD Though I have reduced the days to weekends since I am going to get overwhelmed if I have to write a post every day. The Dec 24/25 may be a few days late. Snagged from various people on the reading list!

I'm soliciting questions for this year's December posting meme - your chance to ask me an interesting (or boring - I don't judge), impertinent, unusual or usual question! Can be about a fannish opinion or headcanon, about me, a top 5, or my thoughts on anything that strikes your fancy. Please pick a day and give me a topic!


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Dec 11 - Say somebody is trying to understand what makes you as a fan tick. What 5 canons or fanworks should they consume to get an understanding of teyla the fan? from makamu
Dec 17 - What tags (beyond relationship ones) will inevitably make you click on a fic? from solo
Dec 18 - Which video game or video game series have you never vidded but would like to, and what would you want to vid about it? brokenmnemonic
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Hi everyone, I just added a bunch of you to my circle, and if you're seeing this, you may have added me back! Anyway, it's late here so I'll keep this short: I am VERY BAD about using this platform; however, I have vague plans to maybe use it more as a personal-real-life-stuff place? Since I don't feel comfortable putting that stuff anywhere I can't lock at all. Sigh, Twitter Circles, you didn't last long ;;

So if you've added me, expect either no posts or mostly personal real life stuff! For fandom stuff, follow me on tumblr at t-eyla.

Here's the recs for the second half (part one is here)! Again, if you have the time, go watch them all, but if you need a place to start:

Kill a Vampire (Save Your Hood) [Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020)]
This vid is very well edited and the song choice is god-tier genius.

You are the Blood [La Reine Margot | Queen Margot (1994)]
This vid goes VERY HARD which is what fascinated me about it, but warning for gore.

New Rules [Baba is You (Video Game)]
I don't know this game, but it was satisfying to watch this and figure out how it worked as I was watching.

Summer in the City [Bombay Rose (2019)]
Love a vid to a classic song, and this source is beautiful.

Another One Bites the Dust [Atomic Blonde (2017)]
The editing in this is on point, great use of tracking shots in action scenes.

Satisfied [The Good Place (TV)]
If you have Tahani feelings, this is for you.

Like It's Dynamite [阴阳师 | Yīn Yáng Shī | The Yin-yang Master (Movies - Guo Jingming)]
This vid uses the movie's aesthetics very pleasingly, also there is SNAKE.

How Fucking Romantic [Much Ado About Nothing (2011)]
Not that I didn't like all the '93 Much Ado vids this year, but this is the production of my heart, and this song choice + editing is great.

try your best [Taskmaster (UK TV) RPF]
Look, I know, it's more Taskmaster, but this one is SAD. Also funny. Also just, you know, Taskmaster.

A Little Bit of Sunshine [Big Trouble in Little China (1986)]
This is delightful and has great action vidding.

Last Laugh [The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)]
Was happy to see three (!) vids for this source this year, it was very hard to pick a favorite but this one worked best for me.

Can't Get Enough [Taskmaster (New Zealand TV)]
More Taskmaster, but this time in New Zealand!

This Fantasy World [Mythic Quest (TV)]
Cute DND lesbians!

Queen [Lil Nas X (Music Video)]
Lil Nas X being shiny!

Gloria [Bandits (1997)]
THIS ONE WAS FOR MEEE it's so good, I loved this movie so much as a kid (teenager), and this captured the vibe so well.

Rich Friends [기생충 | Parasite (2019)]
More Parasite! Showcasing the parts of the movie where the Kim family gets to have fun! (Also showcasing the murder.)

Octopus! [My Octopus Teacher (2020)]
It's an octopus! There's a second one for this source that's also very cute, it's a little sadder than this one, though. This first one is just happy.

Lung [The Company of Wolves]
This vid is WEIRD AF in all the best ways, warning for some creepy shit.

It's Gonna Be Me, Turn the Lights Off, Hell And You [What We Do in the Shadows (TV)]
There were three WWDITS vids and they're all great in different ways!

Amina Hussein and the no good, very bad Muslim punk band [We Are Lady Parts (TV)]
What it says on the tin! This is a song compilation giving insight into the different characters and now I want to watch the show even more.

Too Darn Hot [In The Heights (2021)]
This does a lot with very little footage.

Go High, Go Low [Lil Nas X (Music Video)]
Lil Nas X being snarky on Twitter.

Aerials [Babylon 5]
This vid is very metal and epic. Don't think I've really seen System of a Down vidded before!

Edge of Midnight [Stevie Nicks (Musician) RPF]
Very impressive RPF clip sourcing and editing in this.

Thank you to the vidders, their betas, their cheerleaders, the mods, and everyone who worked on tech on the challenge as well as the watchalong. Festivids! \o/

Are we doing vidding year in review? I'm doing vidding year in review!

Vid Round-up 2021

February
Ain't My Fault [Knives Out] (Festivids)
Chasing Cars [Lost Tomb Reunion] (Sundial Exchange)

March
Vexercises: The Lonely Shepherd/Bury a Friend [Sand Sea]

June
Snakes on a Plane [DMBJ] (VidUKon)

September
Choke [The Rebel] (Guardian Wishlist)

October
Bang! [DMBJ] (Fanworks)
9 to 5 [DMBJ] (Fanworks)

Total: Seven! One more than last, and highest-per-year since I started vidding. Being able to participate in the vidding community more by attending stuff virtually has definitely helped make me vid more.

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Dear Festividder,

Festivids! It's my first time, so I'm nervous -- about making a vid for a challenge, but also about writing prompts for vids! I've never done it before; all the prompting I've done in the past was for fic. I've done my best, but if the stuff under the cut makes no sense to you and doesn't give you any ideas, please ignore it and just make whatever you feel like making. I would much rather watch something that you enjoyed making than something you forced yourself to put together without feeling it. <3

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Good luck with your vid, and thank you for vidding for me! I look forward to watching it. :D

-- teyla

There's a meme going around on Twitter where you post a list of your WIPs (exact title of your document, no fibbing) and people ask about the ones they're curious about.

I have a lot of WIPs, and no titling discipline, so this one was amusing to collate, and also far too long for Twitter. I am adding the fandom to be slightly less cryptic. This goes back at least to 2016; I dug up some stuff I'd completely forgotten about.

Pick any you're interested in, and I'll tell you about them, and post a snippet!

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(Sorry for just dropping a meme in here without interacting on anyone's posts or, well, anything. At some point in 2021 I will remember how interacting on the internet works. Until then, all I got is memes.)

It's 2021! I don't know if it's going to be better or worse than 2020 (or the same), but it's a good opportunity to take a breath and gather some resolve.

Good things that happened in 2020:

* I moved into a house with findmeinthealps and neery, and it's working out really well.
* I'm quite satisfied with my fanworks output this year: six vids, two longfics, and three shorter fics. Total wordcount posted is 108k.
* I am so happy to have discovered c-drama. For the first time in years (pretty much since fandom moved to Tumblr), I feel like I'm actually participating in fandom, rather than circling it like a satellite failing to make connections.
* I watched Nirvana in Fire. That show is so incredible.
* I made a bunch of new friends in the c-drama and vidding community.
* Virtual cons have made it through the proof of concept phase with flying colors! Perhaps there will be more opportunities to attend cons in the future without having to pay for transatlantic flights.

Things I want to do differently in 2021:

* I'm really hoping to be able to get some more exercise. I used to bike to work, but with HO, that's not happening anymore. I have no innate drive to move around, it doesn't bring me any joy or satisfaction, but I'm noticing that the not moving much at all isn't good for me.
* Get my hair cut short. I've been wanting to do it for years, and there's a weird blockage in my brain about it, and it may be tangled up with some sort of gender thing, and I'm tired of dithering around, so as soon as hair dressers are open again, I'll be putting that on my near-future agenda.
* Travel. I miss it so much. They're going to take forever with the vaccine, so I'm not holding out too much hope, but ... I can't help holding out a little bit of hope. I was daydreaming about fucking airports the other day, as in "aw, remember Singapore airport, what a nice and relaxing place". /o\

Year in Fandom Meme, nabbed from tinny

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Dear Creator!

I am so sorry this is late, the pre-holiday times kept getting between me and writing this letter. :(

You've already received my requests, and the info that I put in the form. I hope it was somewhat inspiring! But if you're looking for more details, read below.

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This got so extremely long, I hope I didn't scare you off. Most of all, have fun making whatever you decide to make! <3