Dear Festividder 2021
Oct. 23rd, 2021 02:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sandalwoodboxHello Festividder! Thank you so much for your gift! :-) I have enclosed some notes about my preferences, such as they are, and I hope that they are useful to you and align with your interests!
General interests: I particularly enjoy ensemble vids and vids that are focused on non-primary characters or relationships, or vids about the backdrop / aesthetic / broad arc of the show. I also enjoy vids that have a wide variety of types of shots - face close-ups, wide scenery shots, detail shots, etc. I generally prefer not to have lip syncing or intercut dialogue.
Music tastes: I enjoy a wide variety of types of music, and being introduced to great new songs & artists I've never heard before. Some of my favorite genres & musicians include (in no particular order):
Heavy metal & Punk (System of a Down, REM, Nirvana…)
Irish / Scottish Folk (Malinky, Kate Rusby, John Doyle, Great Big Sea, Halali...)
Appalachian folk / bluegrass (Lady Maisery, Wailin’ Jennys, Carolina Chocolate Drops...)
Indie folk (Grace Petrie, Indigo Girls, Dar Williams...)
Thoughtful country (Dolly Parton, Dixie Chicks, Kacey Musgraves...)
Blues / “Fusion” dance music (Emilíana Torrini, Keb Mo, Tracy Chapman...)
Pop music (Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Little Mix...)
Musicals
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Baba is You: This is a cute puzzle solving game with a rabbit. To be honest I have no idea what a vid for this might look like, but the game is adorable and it would be really cool to see what you might come up with!
Babylon 5: I really appreciate Babylon 5 as a less utopian view of the future than TNG; it would be great to have better vids for it, especially now that we have high-quality footage available! I would really love to have a fixit vid for Talia/Ivanova, since that relationship got treated so badly by the showrunners. I’d also really enjoy a G’Kar / Molari vid, because their dynamic and progression over the course of the series is one of my favorite parts of the whole thing. A general “space politics and things exploding” vid would also be enjoyable, or a Lyta Alexander Fucks Shit Up vid, or a vid about any of the less focal characters. DNW: Strong focus on Sinclair, Sheridan, Garibaldi.
Critical Role - The Nordverse: I really love what Sam Riegal has done here - it leans so hard into the unrealistic / ridiculous portrayals of hackers in media, and has an extremely 80s vibe to me. I would love to receive a vid that takes this content extremely seriously, or a vid that takes it exactly as seriously as it takes itself.
Cutthroat Kitchen: Alton Brown is one kinky dude in this show; something celebrating that would be fun! Alternately, food-porn could be fun, or wacky kitchen hijinks.
Dark Matter: Something anti-capitalist would be neat - maybe a labor song cover? An action-y vid or SPAAAACE vid would also be fun! Or something about Android (shipped with Portia or character study). DNW: focus on Five or shipping Five with anyone.
Keep your hands off Eizoken!: This is a charming anime about a group of friends making anime together. I would love a vid celebrating creativity & creation, or one that really gets into the meta aspect of examining the creation process that was used to create the thing you’re watching, or one about friendship, or one about Kanamori ruthlessly seizing control of the entire school. DNW: Shipping.
Legend of Fei: My top wish for this fandom would probably be for an OT3 vid: Zhou Fei/Xie Yun/Wu Chuchu, Li Zheng/Ji Yunchen/Lady Nishang, and/or Li Yan/Ying Hecong/Yang Jin. Personally I ship Zhou Fei/Wu Chuchu even without Xie Yun being involved and that would be a lot of fun to see. I would also really enjoy a “Chuchu becomes a bard” vid celebrating her journey from child of a noble family to most sought-after documenter of sect martial arts. This show also has some of the most interesting fight choreography I’ve seen and I think a vid celebrating that could be really fun. DNW: Zhou Fei/Xie Yun.
Wotakoi: This show had so many points where I recognized myself and my friends and acquaintances - the way that they each have their separate niche interests and connect with each other around that. A vid celebrating that could be really fun. I would also totally love an extremely shippy / thirsty OT4 vid! Or a vid focused on Naoya Nifuji and/or Kō Sakuragi (shippy or not.) DNW: Narumi Momose/Hirotaka Nifuji.
Thank you!!!
General interests: I particularly enjoy ensemble vids and vids that are focused on non-primary characters or relationships, or vids about the backdrop / aesthetic / broad arc of the show. I also enjoy vids that have a wide variety of types of shots - face close-ups, wide scenery shots, detail shots, etc. I generally prefer not to have lip syncing or intercut dialogue.
Music tastes: I enjoy a wide variety of types of music, and being introduced to great new songs & artists I've never heard before. Some of my favorite genres & musicians include (in no particular order):
Heavy metal & Punk (System of a Down, REM, Nirvana…)
Irish / Scottish Folk (Malinky, Kate Rusby, John Doyle, Great Big Sea, Halali...)
Appalachian folk / bluegrass (Lady Maisery, Wailin’ Jennys, Carolina Chocolate Drops...)
Indie folk (Grace Petrie, Indigo Girls, Dar Williams...)
Thoughtful country (Dolly Parton, Dixie Chicks, Kacey Musgraves...)
Blues / “Fusion” dance music (Emilíana Torrini, Keb Mo, Tracy Chapman...)
Pop music (Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Little Mix...)
Musicals
---
Baba is You: This is a cute puzzle solving game with a rabbit. To be honest I have no idea what a vid for this might look like, but the game is adorable and it would be really cool to see what you might come up with!
Babylon 5: I really appreciate Babylon 5 as a less utopian view of the future than TNG; it would be great to have better vids for it, especially now that we have high-quality footage available! I would really love to have a fixit vid for Talia/Ivanova, since that relationship got treated so badly by the showrunners. I’d also really enjoy a G’Kar / Molari vid, because their dynamic and progression over the course of the series is one of my favorite parts of the whole thing. A general “space politics and things exploding” vid would also be enjoyable, or a Lyta Alexander Fucks Shit Up vid, or a vid about any of the less focal characters. DNW: Strong focus on Sinclair, Sheridan, Garibaldi.
Critical Role - The Nordverse: I really love what Sam Riegal has done here - it leans so hard into the unrealistic / ridiculous portrayals of hackers in media, and has an extremely 80s vibe to me. I would love to receive a vid that takes this content extremely seriously, or a vid that takes it exactly as seriously as it takes itself.
Cutthroat Kitchen: Alton Brown is one kinky dude in this show; something celebrating that would be fun! Alternately, food-porn could be fun, or wacky kitchen hijinks.
Dark Matter: Something anti-capitalist would be neat - maybe a labor song cover? An action-y vid or SPAAAACE vid would also be fun! Or something about Android (shipped with Portia or character study). DNW: focus on Five or shipping Five with anyone.
Keep your hands off Eizoken!: This is a charming anime about a group of friends making anime together. I would love a vid celebrating creativity & creation, or one that really gets into the meta aspect of examining the creation process that was used to create the thing you’re watching, or one about friendship, or one about Kanamori ruthlessly seizing control of the entire school. DNW: Shipping.
Legend of Fei: My top wish for this fandom would probably be for an OT3 vid: Zhou Fei/Xie Yun/Wu Chuchu, Li Zheng/Ji Yunchen/Lady Nishang, and/or Li Yan/Ying Hecong/Yang Jin. Personally I ship Zhou Fei/Wu Chuchu even without Xie Yun being involved and that would be a lot of fun to see. I would also really enjoy a “Chuchu becomes a bard” vid celebrating her journey from child of a noble family to most sought-after documenter of sect martial arts. This show also has some of the most interesting fight choreography I’ve seen and I think a vid celebrating that could be really fun. DNW: Zhou Fei/Xie Yun.
Wotakoi: This show had so many points where I recognized myself and my friends and acquaintances - the way that they each have their separate niche interests and connect with each other around that. A vid celebrating that could be really fun. I would also totally love an extremely shippy / thirsty OT4 vid! Or a vid focused on Naoya Nifuji and/or Kō Sakuragi (shippy or not.) DNW: Narumi Momose/Hirotaka Nifuji.
Thank you!!!
