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Recs definitely welcome. There are plenty of other fanvids I love and that mean a lot to me, and I'm always keen on seeing more. This was prompted by seeing Gwyn's Dream, the first on the list, and watching it half a dozen times or so before deciding to track down some of my other favourites again.
Multifandom:
Dream (Angela McCluskey), by Gwyn. I don't think I can do better than Gwyn's own summary - "It's basically my love letter to the con, to vidding, and to fandom" - and it's a great mix of fandoms, old and new, unfamiliar and well-loved. It reminded me how much I loved Pacific Rim, something the sequel had muddied somewhat; it's about the miracle of that moment when the dream becomes real. Creator's post.
Starships! by bironic. (Nicki Minaj) I feel everyone should know this already, but if not, starships and the beings that love them, audience included. Bironic's post. Monochromatic remix by Jetpack Monkey.
Old Movie Stars Dance to Uptown Funk, (Mark Ronson, feat. Bruno Mars) by Nerd Fest UK. Exactly what it says, using 80-odd pre-1953 movies (and one later). Fabulous. I have no idea how the creator did this.
Fandom specific:
Miracle and Wonder (Paul Simon) by jm torres. Star Wars.The original trilogy. Just lovely. I can only assume Paul Simon had this in mind all along with his lyrics. Downloadable.
Haunted, (Poe) by Seah and Margie. Odyssey 5. I have never seen canon and this makes me want to and not want to at the same time; there's so much story here, so much to find out, and yet it's all there in this vid. Downloadable from here (scroll down. Way down.)
(and, if you want more great Poe vids to fandoms I haven't watched, Merryish's Hello for Stargate Atlantis is great. I totally would have watched more than bits of half a dozen episodes if it had been more like this, instead of just reading a ridiculous amount of fic. And buying Poe albums).
Invincible (Pat Benetar). Gundam Wing. I am not sure who did this. Possibly this does not make me all that happy given that it does a good job of reflecting the bleakness of canon, but I do like seeing all the Gundam boys again and the song choice is perfect ("And with the power of conviction/There is no sacrifice." Yeah, Heero, you just keep telling yourself that).
Multifandom:
Dream (Angela McCluskey), by Gwyn. I don't think I can do better than Gwyn's own summary - "It's basically my love letter to the con, to vidding, and to fandom" - and it's a great mix of fandoms, old and new, unfamiliar and well-loved. It reminded me how much I loved Pacific Rim, something the sequel had muddied somewhat; it's about the miracle of that moment when the dream becomes real. Creator's post.
Starships! by bironic. (Nicki Minaj) I feel everyone should know this already, but if not, starships and the beings that love them, audience included. Bironic's post. Monochromatic remix by Jetpack Monkey.
Old Movie Stars Dance to Uptown Funk, (Mark Ronson, feat. Bruno Mars) by Nerd Fest UK. Exactly what it says, using 80-odd pre-1953 movies (and one later). Fabulous. I have no idea how the creator did this.
Fandom specific:
Miracle and Wonder (Paul Simon) by jm torres. Star Wars.The original trilogy. Just lovely. I can only assume Paul Simon had this in mind all along with his lyrics. Downloadable.
Haunted, (Poe) by Seah and Margie. Odyssey 5. I have never seen canon and this makes me want to and not want to at the same time; there's so much story here, so much to find out, and yet it's all there in this vid. Downloadable from here (scroll down. Way down.)
(and, if you want more great Poe vids to fandoms I haven't watched, Merryish's Hello for Stargate Atlantis is great. I totally would have watched more than bits of half a dozen episodes if it had been more like this, instead of just reading a ridiculous amount of fic. And buying Poe albums).
Invincible (Pat Benetar). Gundam Wing. I am not sure who did this. Possibly this does not make me all that happy given that it does a good job of reflecting the bleakness of canon, but I do like seeing all the Gundam boys again and the song choice is perfect ("And with the power of conviction/There is no sacrifice." Yeah, Heero, you just keep telling yourself that).
