Unfortunately, charity fund raising seems to be the simplest way to get a vid commissioned. Because lord knows I want someone good to set Sail by AWOLNATION to a D/C or Misfits vid, but I don't want there to be a disaster for me to get it.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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Maybe a charity fundraiser for, say, Planned Parenthood or an assault counselling service? I'm sure Laura Shapiro on LJ would have ideas about that.
Sweet Charity may be your best bet. I think it runs twice a year and they pick different charities for each year: [link]
The main site appears to be hacked now so I'm not sure what'll happen with the next cycle, but some fantastic vidders have offered their services for sale in the past (the main organizer, Lithiumdoll, is an excellent vidder herself.)
ETA: And of course, there is Vividcon auction that happens annually. But that cycle won't come around until the beginning of next year. You don't have to be an attendee to bid on a vidder.
I believe Sweet Charity has ended.
Really? Oh, that's a shame.
Oh, the joys of fanfiction.net; where one gets comments like, "Lucy was given a dagger by Father Christmas, not a knife!"
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God, Consuela, how could you make such a mistake? I'm ashamed for you.
I know. I should really just delete the whole story.
Don't stop there, erase them all and delete your user name. It's the only way to remove the shame.
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