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rhivolution) wrote2018-10-29 11:03 pm
rhivolution) wrote2018-10-29 11:03 pm
Festivids letter! (now updated!)
Dear Gentlevidder,
Thanks so much for putting up with me and my executive dysfunction while I got it together to actually write this letter. I actually missed the signups last year but otherwise I've done Festivids for a number of years, and I'm chuffed to be back this year. I'm sure whatever you make will be awesome, to be honest.
I mainly picked these fandoms because I enjoy them so damn much, so here are some really general guidelines:
- I'm a big SF geek and love queering (both gender and sexuality!) narratives. I don't have a ton of squicks that will really come into play with any of these fandoms, so don't worry too much there.
- Having an academic background in cultural studies and media, I enjoy critical views and sardonic commentary on fandom canon, history, and basically everything...but I also am more than okay with fun stuff and celebrations of a text.
- Music-wise, I have a sorta eclectic taste, but it's dominated by 60-something white guy x queer lady folk and 'world music' x 90s alternative. Fleetwood Mac and members are my ride-or-die, as is Bruce Springsteen, but I'm more interested in you picking a song that works for you.
- Basically, subvert the wider cultural status quo, or make me have feels, and I'll be happy!
For individual fandoms, as and where I have any ideas at all:
- Hopkins Lecter films: If you can, would you please avoid some of the visibly gruesome shit in Scott's Hannibal*? Otherwise...I would actually love a Clarice-centric vid. I do ship Hannibal/Clarice in a 'this is so fucked up, self' way, if you want.
- For Parts Unknown, I'd go with anything, though I feel like Tony would want both you and I to deconstruct the hell out of things and raise cain.
- Make The Craft queer(er), really.
- I feel like Moulin Rouge is in need of a critical eye revisit. It's such a spectacle of a film, and I didn't watch it particularly critically when I saw itcough five times in the cinema cough at the time. I guess I would love to be made to see it in a different way.
- Hidden Figures needs more love. Part of me thinks that a meta could be cool by using 'Space Girl' by The Imagined Village to cross-reference Charmax's amazing vid from several years ago, but don't feel limited.
- So I bought the Practical Magic soundtrack for the Stevie Nicks tracks, obvs, but it got a lot of play for me in the late 90s overall. It's probably hopelessly doofy for me to want a non-soundtrack Stevie track for this? Either way, sisterhood and family would be themes I'd love.
- I saw some commentary on The Breakfast Club recently, musing that Hughes' films having girls ending up with the bad boy characters perpetuates a particular toxic masculinity. In light of that...I would love to see something focused on Allison.
- If you want to ship, OT4 for The Good Place! Otherwise I am so super happy with wtfever.
Thank you so much!
xx Rhi
PS: To the rest of my DW folks--hi. Still here, for those of you who don't have me on social media, just failing to post due to brainweasels. Love to all, as ever.
Thanks so much for putting up with me and my executive dysfunction while I got it together to actually write this letter. I actually missed the signups last year but otherwise I've done Festivids for a number of years, and I'm chuffed to be back this year. I'm sure whatever you make will be awesome, to be honest.
I mainly picked these fandoms because I enjoy them so damn much, so here are some really general guidelines:
- I'm a big SF geek and love queering (both gender and sexuality!) narratives. I don't have a ton of squicks that will really come into play with any of these fandoms, so don't worry too much there.
- Having an academic background in cultural studies and media, I enjoy critical views and sardonic commentary on fandom canon, history, and basically everything...but I also am more than okay with fun stuff and celebrations of a text.
- Music-wise, I have a sorta eclectic taste, but it's dominated by 60-something white guy x queer lady folk and 'world music' x 90s alternative. Fleetwood Mac and members are my ride-or-die, as is Bruce Springsteen, but I'm more interested in you picking a song that works for you.
- Basically, subvert the wider cultural status quo, or make me have feels, and I'll be happy!
For individual fandoms, as and where I have any ideas at all:
- Hopkins Lecter films: If you can, would you please avoid some of the visibly gruesome shit in Scott's Hannibal*? Otherwise...I would actually love a Clarice-centric vid. I do ship Hannibal/Clarice in a 'this is so fucked up, self' way, if you want.
- For Parts Unknown, I'd go with anything, though I feel like Tony would want both you and I to deconstruct the hell out of things and raise cain.
- Make The Craft queer(er), really.
- I feel like Moulin Rouge is in need of a critical eye revisit. It's such a spectacle of a film, and I didn't watch it particularly critically when I saw it
- Hidden Figures needs more love. Part of me thinks that a meta could be cool by using 'Space Girl' by The Imagined Village to cross-reference Charmax's amazing vid from several years ago, but don't feel limited.
- So I bought the Practical Magic soundtrack for the Stevie Nicks tracks, obvs, but it got a lot of play for me in the late 90s overall. It's probably hopelessly doofy for me to want a non-soundtrack Stevie track for this? Either way, sisterhood and family would be themes I'd love.
- I saw some commentary on The Breakfast Club recently, musing that Hughes' films having girls ending up with the bad boy characters perpetuates a particular toxic masculinity. In light of that...I would love to see something focused on Allison.
- If you want to ship, OT4 for The Good Place! Otherwise I am so super happy with wtfever.
Thank you so much!
xx Rhi
PS: To the rest of my DW folks--hi. Still here, for those of you who don't have me on social media, just failing to post due to brainweasels. Love to all, as ever.