#glhf!

Hi Festividder! I'm new to Festivids (and, tbh, to vidding) and excited to participate. I'll be thrilled with whatever you do! But guidelines are usually inspiring, so here are some:

I love vids about characters and/or relationships between characters, romantic or otherwise. I love vids with humor. I love vids that tell a story. I love creative or out-of-context reinterpretations of source material, if they're respectful. I love queer and feminist perspectives. I love people being badass, especially ladies. I love complicated feelings that don't fit into boxes. I don't usually enjoy things that are emotionally serious or sappy.

Re: music, I love almost anything that has both a melody and a beat. If it's pop or sounds like pop I'm probably into it, and bonus points for being upbeat. I do have a special fondness for just about anything from the 1960s, and if you manage to use a Dessa song I'm going to die for you. That said, this is just for inspiration - it's way more important that YOU like the song (or other audio) enough to vid!

I'm been into some popular, non-Festivids-eligible fandoms lately, so most of my Festivids fandom picks are nostalgia for me. I'll write a few words for what I love most about each of them. I hope you enjoy (re)visiting one of them!

Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Complex diverse found family feelings; adventure; linguistics! I love Kida's character design, just, so much. Helga isn't my personal favorite character but she has the most incredible moments in this movie and I think a vid focused on her and/or her journey could be amazing. I do hear there's a sequel but I never dared to sully my love of the original by watching it; I'm down should you use footage from it though - could be a nice surprise.

Ghostbusters (2016) - Ladies kicking ass and being funny doing it! Amazing. I adore Holtzmann's wild style in particular, but would also appreciate a tribute to the whole team and/or Kevin.

Magic School Bus (1994) - I have a deeply held love for every one of these kids (and Ms. Frizzle, and Liz, and the bus) and their adventures. They're all my favorite episodes, but the sound museum and the dinosaurs are my most favorite episodes. There are so many different settings it would be fun to play with in a themed vid (space! animals! weather!), or even a parody (set the dinosaur episode to the Jurassic Park theme! set the asteroid episode where the bus turns into the Enterprise to a Star Trek song! set the episode where the bus breaks down and they take refuge in a spooky house to Rocky Horror!). Or just take footage wildly out of context for a song that encourages that! This is one of the rare cases where I'd also be into a more serious tribute to the characters or show (the class! The Frizzle family! Arnold and Ms Frizzle specifically! SCIENCE!). I didn't vibe with the rebooted Netflix series, but if you have an idea for it (or a crossover) you can't ignore, go wild!

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2019) - My favorite Shakespeare play! (I've only seen the trailer for this production, enough to go "ooh, Gwendoline Christie" and "ooh, they flipped at least some of the Titania/Oberon roles".) Helena is my best girl; I've got a weakness for her unrequited feelings for Demetrius (and, arguably, Hermia), and that crazy knot of lovers. The course of true love never did run smooth and I'd love to see what that looks like in a vid.

My Next Life as a Villainess - This is a recent, one-season (so far) anime about a girl who gets transmigrated into a dating sim - as the villainess, who has an unhappy ending in the game. She starts plotting to avoid that fate, obliviously capturing the hearts of all the other characters along the way in a very bi harem. I'm not personally into any one pairing above the others, but would especially love to see a tribute specifically focusing on the bi-ness!