Vid: Weapon, Janelle Monáe Works

Title: Weapon
Fandom: Janelle Monáe - Works (Cindi Mayweather universe)
Song: Weapon by Bastille vs. Angel Haze vs. F-U-G-Z vs. Braque (But I cut a lot of it, including the whole coda. I love the coda but I couldn't make it work. The full 4:30 minute version is amazing.)
Length: 2:57
Outside Source: Metropolis, Blade Runner, Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams, The Matrix, Pumzi, Strange Days, St Beauty - Caught, Big Boi - Be Still, Jidenna - Knickers, Jeezy - Sweet Life, Fun - We Are Young, Goodie Mob - Special Education, Covergirl commercials, Pepsi commercials, Welcome to Wondaland, Sonos Wondaland West
Contains: Some quick cuts between two clips. A scene in this vid could be read as character death.
Summary: Throw all your hell towards the heavens, cause your voice is a weapon.

Notes: thingswithwings did truly heroic beta work on this, including proposing the credits aesthetic, bridging some sections I was despairing about, and (bless her) discouraging me from trying to solve those problems by going searching for more outside footage. Thanks so much, friend.

Download: Download Weapon, 71 MB, 1280 x 730
Sutitles: up soon!

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Vid: Monstars Hype Mix, Space Jam

Title: Monstars Hype Mix
Fandom: Space Jam
Song: 300 Violin Orchestra by Jorge Quintero (instrumental)
Other Audio: Below the Rim: Little Big Men of the NBA, ESPN First Take, ESPN The Jump, Detroit Pistons Becoming the Bad Boys and Unforgettable Moments, Grant Napear play by play, and Kevin Harlan play by play.
Outside Source: Blake Griffin's foot locker commercial
Length: 1:30
Contains: Some light leaks and flashes; these are spaced out and most last through several frames.
Summary: You heard of the dream team? Well, we're the mean team.

Notes: Thanks to thingswithwings and chagrined for betaing. Also, special thanks to Muggsy Bogues, Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, and all of the Detroit Pistons Bad Boys for inspiring this commentary, and to Stephen A and Skip for being amazingly, hyperbolically wrong all the time.

Download: Monstars Hype Mix, 86 MB, 1920 x 1090
Sutitles: up soon!

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Vid: ESPN First Take November 15, 1996, Space Jam

Title: ESPN First Take November 15, 1996
Fandom: Space Jam
Audio: Stephen A Smith on ESPN First Take, 11/13/2015, on Steph Curry
Length: 0:30
Contains: No standard notes apply.
Summary: He is the greatest shooter I have ever seen in my life.

Download: Download ESPN First Take, 25 MB, 1920 x 1080
Subtitles: Coming soon!

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Vid: Wondaland, Wondaland Arts Society RPF

Title: Wondaland
Fandom: Wondaland Arts Society RPF
Song: Wondaland by Janelle Monáe
Length: 2:46
Contains: Reference to "Hell You Talmbout" and police violence; police violence is not pictured in the vid.
Summary: Take me back to Wondaland.

Download: Wondaland, 72 MB, 1280x720
Subtitles: Coming soon!

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Festivids commentary!

My assignment: Weapon, Janelle Monáe - Works

( Commentary on Weapon )

My treats: I made two Space Jam treats and one Wondaland Arts Society RPF treat! The Space Jam vids are Monstars Hype Mix and ESPN First Take November 15, 1996, and the Wondaland Arts Society treat is Wondaland.

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( Commentary on Wondaland, Wondaland Arts Society RPF treat )

My gifts:
I also received two amazing gift vids, both of which I'm going to download excitedly as soon as I can:
Mighty Real by metatxt, an amazing dancy vid about building communities and being seen as yourself, for the documentary Kiki.

This Love by aurumcalendula, a lovely vid for Randy and Evie, about the sweet relationship that they build (and about having that relationship and ignoring the people who want them to change) in Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love!