Escapade 2022 Vid Show!

[impala_chick]

I had a blast at Escapade con. I attended mostly in-person panels, plus a couple virtual panels. Welcome to my new friends! *waves* I have other posts in the works about panels that were thought-provoking for me, but this post is all about the vids. I was not familiar with the Escapade Vid Show before the con, but I was certainly familiar with several of the vidders who had vids in the show. You can watch all the vids here. And here are my reccs!

Too Darn Hot (In the Heights) by sandalwoodbox: A fandom I know nothing about, but I'm pretty sure that's Lin-Manuel Miranda? Anyway, this song was perfect and as far as I'm concerned this is now a show/movie about enemies to lovers, lol.

Biloxi Parish (Starsky & Hutch) by Garrideb: Again, not my fandom, but the fanon history of Starsky & Hutch deserves props, and this song kicks ass. The strength of their partnership was really evident to me, and the juxtaposition of similar scenes ramped up the tension. The vid transitions in and out of action/fast moments and soft moments so well. Plus the mirroring of the beginning and the ending!!

Trouble (Word of Honor) by aurumcalendula: This is a fandom I have never heard of and knew nothing about, but the vid is so engaging! I loved how the stage was set with the establishing shots, and then the costumes and the use of the color red were really breathtaking. I ship them! I immediately added the song to a playlist.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot (The Old Guard, Andy/Nile): also by aurumcalendula: I had never heard this version of the song, but it works SO WELL. The pacing is just incredible considering The Old Guard is very much an action film, and this became such an evocative look at violence and power. I felt like Andy and Nile were very lived-in by the end, if that makes sense.

I went to Francesca Coppa's virtual panel on her book Vidding: A History, which you can read for free online. I was humbled to learn about the rich fandom history of vidding, and how difficult it was to make vids at first! Vids/vidding seem to be a lot more mainstream these days on youtube - although I see mostly compilations and action-based remixes. I'm glad there was a "state of vidding" panel too. There were some interesting notes that came out of that session, including how we might define "vidding" differently than we used to. I think creating different categories might help, like crack or scene compilations/comparisons across different fandoms, versus things like vid essays/meta or ship-based vids.

We also started putting together a playlist on youtube of fanvids that have really stuck out to people here.

P.S. I can't wait to check out the Roswell NM Vids once I watch more of the show. Hello new fandom! <3