Five unusual contrubutions to fandom

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Race!Swap Cast by penny_lane_42
http://penny-lane-42.livejournal.com/177661.html
A picspam. One of the most creative ideas of the year.

The Unpopular Opinions Sanctuary Post by gabrielleabelle
http://gabrielleabelle.livejournal.com/274613.html
1635 comments so far; many interesting (if controversial) opinions - and not a single kerkuffle.

Cirque Du Slay by fenderlove
http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii339/wenxina/Buffy%20related%20stuff/Buffy%20art%20contest/7.jpg
A creative manip made for SlayAlive art contest, according to George Jeanty, "this was hands down the most creative of the bunch"

Spuffy Cinderella by amyxaphania
http://amyxaphania.livejournal.com/236353.html
Buffyverse Christmas Pantomime. Funny, inventive reimagination of familiar faces in different situations. Warning: Lots of large images.

And, last but not least - kinetic typography clips! I discovered this art just a few months ago and was charmed by the vidders' ability to make texts so expressive and photogenic.
Cavemen vs. Astronauts by Nikko1147
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Ek0o8Su9w
Love's Bitch by LetsGoToAndys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyuleKKSgyE

Comments

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Oh! Thanks for reccing my 'spam! I kind of feel like it was the best thing I contributed to fandom this year, so it makes me smile to see that you loved it!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

If this was Spam, you should spam more! :)

Seriously, I think it made a big trace in the fandom. Even fans who don't speak English (like some of my Russian friends) saw your post and discussed it in my presence.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool! That's fantastic to hear! It was such, such fun to do, and the response was just lovely!

[gabrielleabelle.livejournal.com]

Oh, excellent choices all-around. :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Yes, our fandom is so incredibly creative!

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Very unique list, it's good to see something out of the ordinary recommended. Thanks for posting.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I noticed that Buffyverse urges people to be creative in so many ways it's truly amazing !

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

Those kinetic typography clips are great!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

They are, aren't they? I was amazed when I discovered them (saw a link somewhere).

[yourlibrarian]

What a very cool set of items. Doesn't surprise me at all that the most creative contribution came from these parts of the fandom.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like them! Once in a while I stumble at an item I can't categorize -- so I store the link in a separate list...

[louise39.livejournal.com]

Wow, what a diversity of fan-related awesome-ness. Great choices. That last one, kinetic typography, is something I've never seen. Thanks for the recs.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I enjoyed the kinetic typography a lot - it was a discovery of a new genre!

[ceciliaj.livejournal.com]

I recced the raceswap casting too! YAY FANDOM FUN!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Raceswap casting idea amazes me with its "out-of-the-box" mentality. I think that being in fandom makes us a bit stuck in our opinions and views. Posts like that help us to overcome it.

[nwhepcat.livejournal.com]

Very cool set of recs. The race-swap was fascinating. And I'd never seen kinetic typography before. Cool!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I agree about the race-swap: it's really striking. As to kinetic typography I discovered it a couple of months ago too.

[angearia.livejournal.com]

Yay! Such wonderfully creative fandom contributions!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

YES! Our fandom is the best!!!

[amyxaphania.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the rec! The panto manips were some of my favourite things I made last year. :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

You Cinderella is awesome - great idea and neat execution! Now I can't stop thinking about casting one of Shakespeare plays with Buffyverse actors.

It's strange - I don't "dig" AU stories. At all. But when you made it so visual, so "here and now" - stellar job!

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

The race-swap one is really, really awesome! I've seen the Cindrella one before. Great stuff.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I agree about the race-swap - it's such an unusual and inspired idea!

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

Great choices! I'd not seen those particular kinetic typography clips so that made my day.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Yes, kinetic typography clips are fantastic! I hoped to find five clips to make a separate post, but found only three, and the third one was made a couple of years ago...

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, hon!

As I was reading Jeanty's assessment I caught myself on the thought "there is something we can agree upon; that's a good sign" :)

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I suppose there is always hope! It also gives me hope that one day I can make more of a living doing illustration! :D

Also, I'm really glad that people are picking up on the kinetic typography because it really is a wonderful genre of graphic design (and really fun and easy to do!). :D