Random thoughts

Title: Fell on black Days
Fandom : Willow - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Music : 'Fell on Black Day's by Soundgarden
Length: 3mins 44 secs
Description "Whatsoever I've feared has come to life, whatsoever I've fought off, became my life"
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Vidders notes & stream below the cut.
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- Bold all of the following TV shows of which you've seen 3 or more episodes.
- Italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode.
- Asterisk * if you have at least one full season on tape or DVD
- If you want, add up to 3 additional shows (keep the list in alphabetical order).

( List here )

Title : Born To Kill
Fandoms: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel the Series
Music: Born To Kill by the Matthew Good Band
Length : 5.25mins (I know and that's after an edit!)
Description: Born to buy into something, Born to kill. Faith Lehane, the rogue slayer
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Vidder Notes: So, hello once again slayerverse , it's been a year since I last made a vid from these two fandoms. And as I started, it all came back to me, mixed aspect ratios, horrible quality source for S1-3 and some interlacing issues that defied attempts at blending or whatever. The ripping alone was epic - the result probably not so much.  And if that wasn't enough the song was loooonnng and I tried to cut it down without destroying it totally.

Way back in my early vidding years I made a pretty literal and scrappy Faith vid on WMV with *shudders* some effects that are best forgotten. I always wanted to make something dark and disturbed that really showed Faith at her most destructive. In the end I pulled short at the redemptive arc and chose to close with that alley fight.

ETA: This is dedicated to whiskyinmind   My co-conspirator at AvA, Faith fan and a great friend.

Art made for a whedonland Challenge MultiMedia Bingo   - Each prompt needed at least two icons or wallpaper. I didn't go for the picspam, drabble,mix or vid options.



Favourite Episode


Guest star



Ship


Family


Your choice


Favourite Moment


Crack


Out of Character


Villain

Wallpaper

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So I currently have two more ways to suck huge chunks of time out of my day.

Mark the reviewer  'Mark Watches' (currently reviewing BtVS S4 & just starting on AtS S1) and now  'Mark Reads' - A Song of Ice and Fire(I'll probably go onto his other book reviews for those I have read myself)

I love Mark's capslock enthusiam for the show  and general flailing, he'd not seen any of it before now,  so it is wonderful reading the predictions and his reactions to those 'huge' moments. Sometimes he has great love for overlooked episodes and it makes me reassess my own opinion of them. It's a little like discovering the slayerverse  all over again and I never fail to want to rewatch the episode he has just reviewed.   Can't  wait to see what he makes of AtS.  Then I spotted he also wrote book reviews, I am now reading those. 

The other time -suck is Tumblr.  There are some insanely pretty Avengers art/gifs being posted I find totally irresistable, plus a few hilarious banners. One this morning had us both rolling around the office in hysterics almost forgetting to breathe. Plus cat gifs.  I don't feel very creative on tumblr though, just part of a huge machine that clicks and reblogs everyone else's pretty.  I have put up select pieces of original art and the odd con photo every now and then.

I guess it's something to do while I rip source and wait for Book Five of ASOIAF to turn up.

 Attempt  to post #2

Starks all around at the moment. Starks of Winterfell and Tony Stark.   Up to book 4 of A Song of Fire and Ice, this one is a bit slower than the others but still good. Easy to read too.

Rewatching GoT season 1 - along with BtVS Season 4 and AtS S1 alongside each other. Can't wait for GoT to start in April.

Totally underwhelmed by the new shows I started watching and hanging onto SPN by the skin of my teeth - has it been renewed for Season 8 yet? Gah the last two eps have been really bleugh.

There, that's about it for now.  Attempt to post #1 was longer - perhaps I'll come back later and expand.

I had hoped to do more and icons so perhaps if I get a bit of free time tomorrow...



And a 'Sleigh Ride one to go with the latest vidlet
( here )

And a Buffy wall with that touching scene from The Body



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Hope all of you who celebrate enjoy your holiday.

I love the episode 'Pangs' even though I don't celebrate Thanksgiving. One highlight of my entire convention going experiences was listening to Jane Espenson give a live commentary of Pangs back in 2004 at the James & David Halloween Con in London. Afterwards I then had a brief chat with her about ricers etc when she signed a copy of the script for me. Sorry I couldn't think of anything deep or meaningful to ask her, but I remember managing to tell her how much I love her work.   The episode has some of my favourite quotes in the entire slayerverse, a snarky and insightful Spike, broody mopy Angel and Buffy kicking butt. Plus 'A bear!'  Jane is still one of my favourite writers ever,   I love catching her work on TV these days. 

Anyhow way back in 2008 I made a Pangs vidlet  - just a silly bit of fun. I inflict it upon now.  Have a great yam sham.

The Usual Suspects - Phina Oruche was only there Sunday so she is not in the group shot.

Finally typed up the brief notes from Saturday's Q&A (I didn't bother for Sunday) and tweeked the photos.

Here are a couple of teaser photos.


Charisma (really that pose is  so Cordy)  and Amber


Adam and Tony.

All the photos are on my website  - you'll find links in each Q& A text.

Bit of an disappointing preamble to this event. Over extended organizers had not announced any new guests since February after Amber, Adam and Charisma were on board. Sean Maher was confirmed as late as 7th October and then by 27th he had cancelled.  Late replacements were the awesome Anthony Head (but just one day) and Phina Oruche on the Sunday only too.  Considering a year in the making this was a very light guest list and didn't hold up to promises made at the earlier two events. But that's not to distract from the guests who were there, because they were great - I just felt we should have had a couple more at least. I cannot understand how those who had paid at least £895 for the VIP pass ever felt that they had value for money.

Radisson Edwardian Hotel in Heathrow is far more upmarket than the usual venue - The Thistle,  however the main Hall is far narrower making the rows smaller and the views more restricted/distant even when you had low number Gold tickets like myself. I think the Renaissance across the road had better rooms for the events.

 For some strange reason Massive Events had decided to put intense stage lights straight onto the guests and drop the rest of the hall in darkness. No-one could see the audience and in the Q&A's who was actually asking the questions despite many comments from the guests especially Charisma that the lights were awful and needed to be lowered. Reference to gestapo and torture were also made, but to no real effect. If you seen some pained expressions in the photos some of that is as result of the lighting.

Held up in traffic on the M4,  Tony was not part of the 'Opening Ceremony' and we just had Amber and Charisma so that was very low key. Personally I would have hoped they would have held on until Tony arrived and just start late. Other organizers have done this to no real impact on the rest of the evening.  The meet and greet was a washout and the worst at Hallowhedon to date.  Held in the pretentious and pretty useless Atrium in the Radission (a series of illuminated bridges and large decorative pools which take all the space) large groups of ticket holders huddled round tiny glass tables and struggled to hear/see the guests for the very brief time they spent trying to talk to us. Just two guests mind you so there needed to be plenty of free wine which thankful, there was so I spent most of that evening drowning the disappointment. Apparently Tony arrived just after the Meet and Greet was declared over. I don't know why they just don't sit the attendees around proper tables in well lit rooms so we can all at least get to know each other before the guests get to the table.

Charisma Q & A Here  ( Gorgeous Charisma gets younger not older )
Tony Heads Q & A here( Much Ado about Nothing?  )
Amber Benson Q & A( Is there anything Amber can't do?  )
Adam Busch Q & A( Would have been great to have Common Rotation play at the event... )


Group Q & A photos here

Title: Sing
Source:  Buffy Episode Once More, With Feeling (including the previously teaser at the beginning) 
Music: Sing by Travis  Lyrics
Length: 3mins 56sec
Description: For the love you bring, won't mean a thing, unless you sing, sing, sing, sing. Episodic of Once More, With Feeling.
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Notes: I used clips from the episode and the 'previously on BtVS scenes' shown just before the titles roll. This musical episode really is a tour de force. A strong reminder of why I love this show so much.  The song was earmarked for vidding for over three or four years. Yes I know from the title it's the bleedin' obvious, but the lyrics seemed to reflect the sorrow that runs throughout.   I was always wary (until now ) of vidding this episode,  when there is such strong tie to other (fantastic) music - but I gave it a shot anyway because I am foolish.   Pleased with the outcome  and I hope you ejoy it too. Feedback loved.