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Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers  

This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.


Dana - May 24, 2004 4:05:06 pm PDT #8149 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Have you seen any of P.R. Roach's stuff? She likes vids with women fighting.


§ ita § - May 24, 2004 4:07:26 pm PDT #8150 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

No, please give me links!

Also, I was wondering, because I never see the bad vids -- what are the standard beginner's mistakes? What makes a vidder hack?


Deena - May 24, 2004 4:16:05 pm PDT #8151 of 10000
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

I'd like to know the answer to the hack question myself. I want to actually become a decent vidder someday.

(ita, I could find a link to my first vid, if you want a baddish one.)


Katie M - May 24, 2004 5:00:51 pm PDT #8152 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Minnow's started a series of post-eps for Not Fade Away; I liked the first one, but with the second and third I am in love.


sumi - May 24, 2004 5:35:51 pm PDT #8153 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!

Katie -- those are lovely -- 7 more. Be sure to direct us to those too!


Caterpillar Drive - May 24, 2004 5:41:35 pm PDT #8154 of 10000
Tonight, I am the Law.

I am writing a Buffy fanfic I can only best describe as a multiverse techno-thriller inspired piece, where I bring together elements of many of my own favorite pop culture franchises. It's in the very early stages. If I wanted y'all to read parts of it, would I just post here? Or would I email it to someone?

By the way, really liked the livejournal entries.


Dana - May 24, 2004 5:46:03 pm PDT #8155 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Here, ita.


Dana - May 24, 2004 5:47:22 pm PDT #8156 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Caterpillar, this thread is really only for discussion of fic. All fic posting goes in the Buffista Fic thread.


§ ita § - May 24, 2004 7:11:05 pm PDT #8157 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Thanks a bunch, Dana. Will immerse.


Consuela - May 24, 2004 7:12:34 pm PDT #8158 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

What I understand to be the bad vidding choices usually involve:

  • lots of shots of people talking
  • not fast enough cuts
  • over-reliance on lyrics to get your meaning across (particularly for romantic songs)
  • showing precisely the visual image that matches the lyric, but the context of the image from the show is wrong, so the emotions don't match
  • over-reliance on flashy editing techniques that don't fit with the song or the show
  • picking a song that doesn't match the show, like AC/DC for a LoTR vid

Those are a few that come to mind