the rambling fanatic

Title: Bones
Artist: MS MR
Vidder: abby82
Source: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Download: Sendspace (56.58 MB, MP4), YouTube (streaming), originally posted here, AO3, Tumblr
Length: 4:14 minutes
Summary: "Good evening, Clarice."
Notes: Created for rhivolution for festivids 2013 vid exchange challenge (official pinch hit). For me, the Silence of the Lambs was a movie that seemed to always be on television. It subconsciously ingrained itself into my memory and quietly settled there. It's probably why I gravitate towards these type of movies and characters like Clarice Starling. The movie is so expertly filmed and performed. It's pretty flawless. I haven't officially participated in the exchange part of festivids since its inaugural year, but I like keeping an eye out for possible pinch hits or treats. I was initially hesitant to claim it because the task of vidding one of cinema's ultimate movie heroines was pretty intimidating. I hope I was able to do Clarice and this amazing movie justice.
( Video & Lyrics )

Title: Hook and Line
Artist: The Kills
Vidder: abby82
Source: Superman cartoons, Fleischer Studios (1941, 1942)
Download: Sendspace (25.21 MB, WMV), YouTube (streaming)
Length: 2:10 minutes
Summary: Just another day at the office.
Notes: Created for KRIM aka chagrined for festivids 2010 vid exchange challenge (official pinch hit). I participated in last year's festivids challenge but I didn't sign up this year's. I checked online around the new year and scanned the 'dear festividder' letters for a possible treats prompt. KRIM's prompt stood out as one that was totally feasible and filled with fun possibilities. Then KRIM's prompts went up as a pinch hit the day vids were due and just two weeks shy of the golive date. Before I knew it, I was claiming it as my own and went from contemplating to actually doing. This vid has the fast turnaround period of any vid I've ever done. It's far from perfect but there's no denying that the source was a lot of fun to play with. The animation is stunning. There were so many clips that I'd earmarked for use in the vid that sadly didn't make it in. Oh, for a different, longer song! Clark with the fedora is sexy and I love that he isn't depicted as bumbling reporter Clark Kent. And Lois! OMG Lois! I adore her in all incarnations and Fleischer!Lois is no exception. She's ballsy, succeeding in a man's world, and all while maintaining her femininity. And Superman...oh Superman you are wonderful and good and soo mysterious. Hopefully the perfect song will some day land on my lap and I can have another go at this gorgeous source because it deserves more attention. Also, is it weird that I want to write/read Fleischer Superman fanfic because I totally do.

The original festivids post is here.

I'm going to try this again but much shorter this time around. It serves me right for not finishing the meme and posting at the end of the year.

Vids I made this year

January
February

March
Burn [Forever Knight, Divia, LaCroix]
La familia [Forever Knight, LaCroix, Nick, Janette]

April
May
June
July

August
Vampire [Forever Knight, Nick Knight, vampire thoughout series]
Nick Knight 20th anniversary vid [Nick Knight TV movie]

September
October
November
December

Total vids: Four vids in oneish fandoms


( 2009 Vidding Meme )

2008 Vidding Meme

TItle: Vampire
Artist: Antsy Pants
Fandom: Forever Knight
Character(s): Nick Knight, vampires throughout the series
Download: Sendspace (15.8MB, WMV), my website, blip (streaming)
Length: 1:30 minutes
Summary: vampires + ukulele music = fannish craziness I have no real explanation for

Notes: I haven't created an actual vid in quite a while even though I have several FK vids as works in progress. That being said, most of them are character study type vids so there isn't much humor in them. To me, that's a major bummer so I decided to dig up this song from my 'to vid' pile and slap this sucker together. It features copious amounts of big, scary vampire fangs.

Lyrics:

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Title: Burn
Artist: Nine Inch Nails
Fandom: Forever Knight
Character(s): Divia, LaCroix
Vidder: abby82 
Download: Sendspace (29MB, WMV) or YouTube.
Length: 2:38
Summary: "This world rejects me...this world gonna have to pay."

Banner credits: ( behind cut )

; screenshot of Kathryn Long as Divia in Forever Knight episode 320 "Ashes to Ashes" (1996) is from Knight Watchman; font by Larabie Fonts.

Lyrics:

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x-posted to: fk_freaks  & vidding 

Title: What You Are
Artist: Audioslave
Fandom: Forever Knight
Character(s): Janette, Janette/Nick
Vidder: abby82
Download: Sendspace (44MB, WMV) or YouTube. ***uploading now...or rather it should be...kicks YouTube***
Length: 3:48
Summary: "It was an act of self-preservation."

Banner credits:
x-posted to fk_freaks  and vidding 

Title: The Rainbow Connection
Artist: Sarah McLachlan
Vidder: abby82
Fandom: The X-Files
Length: 3:26
Download: YouTube and Sendspace (38 MB, WMV), blip (streaming)
Notes: Created for juniperphoenix for The Fall Fandom Free-For-All. Her prompt requested Sarah McLachlan's cover of "The Rainbow Connection" to the UFO/abduction/Samantha theme of The X-Files. I was intrigued by the lullaby nature of the song and its juxtaposition to the imagery of the show's Samantha abduction arc.

Title: Do I Look Good in This? The Lois Lane Edition
Artist: unknown
Vidder: Abby82
Fandom: Smallville
Character: Lois Lane
Length: 38 seconds
Download: YouTube or at Sendspace (28MB)
Notes: Even her sometimes questionable fashion taste cannot stop the awesomeness that is Lois Lane on Smallville. This is a celebration of Lois Lane and all her curious quirks. Created for svgurl's Lois Love Week.