Fannish Goodness

[przed]

After fighting wicked writer's block and general fannish ennui for the last few months, I've finally had a rather good week when it comes to fannish endeavours. I have:

1. Started and finished a new TT story. And not just finished it, but finished it well. It's one of the few times that I've felt the story does exactly what I wanted it to do, though it did take a couple of runs at a key scene to get it there. (Thanks draycevixen for noting the "loss of voice" square on my hc_bingo card. It was apparently just the prompt I needed.)

2. Started a new Pros vid with an eye to finishing it in time for BistoCon. I'm currently in the Clip Organizing Death March portion of the creative process, but it's definitely satisfying to be vidding again. And especially satisfying to be vidding the lads. It's made me remember how much I love them all over again.

3. Started to consider going to SHareCon. I hadn't even considered it because I didn't think it was fair to the Sweetie to take off on him for three cons this year. But he was poking around on my LJ (he does that occasionally) and noticed I'd mentioned I wasn't going to the con, he said "why not?" So I've started pricing flights to Baltimore.

Also, looking at footage of Doyle and considering my very favourite picture of Mark Owen has set me wondering if perhaps my affection for Mark isn't quite the anomaly I thought it was.


Hmmmm.

Comments

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

I'm so pleased you're producing (and enjoying) more Pros vidding and that you'll be going to all the Cons.

lso, looking at footage of Doyle and considering my very favourite picture of Mark Owen has set me wondering if perhaps my affection for Mark isn't quite the anomaly I thought it was.

I see what you mean....there's something very similar in their appeal.

[przed.livejournal.com]

It's definitely nice getting back to vidding and to Pros. It's brought all those warm and fuzzy feelings back!

Mark doesn't always, or even usually, look like that, but that is very much my favourite pic of him, and looking at the footage from The Rack I had a sudden revelation as to why.

[przed.livejournal.com]

I have a request for you. And do feel free to say no.

I've finished a first draft of the Pros vid, and am looking for someone to beta it. (My previous betas are mostly out of the fandom.) You've got a very good visual eye, and I was wondering if you'd take a look. (I'm looking for anything from a general sense if it works to comments on any specific clips do or don't work.)

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

Well that's a lovely thing to say, thank you, I'm really flattered. I'll take a look for you but I'd better warn you that I have no technical sense whatsoever and know very little about vidding, so it would be a very general observation! (assuming I can open it in the first place, I've never had much success with opening some vids..)

[przed.livejournal.com]

I'm less interested in the technical side than if you think there's a character/narrative arc that holds together, and if there are any shots where you think "why the heck did she put that one there?"

I'll send my beta site to your LJ email. If there's another address you'd rather I use, you can send it to paulinezed at gmail dot com.

Thanks so much!