Hi, I'm Mithborien. I lurk. A lot. If I have friended you but have never spoken with you it's probably because you are either a vidder, write fanfic that I like or we share fandoms and I am interested in what you are saying about them. Apologies in advance for the fact that I am terrible at commenting and talking to people. Please friend and defriend at will.

My current fandom obsession is Marvel*, specifically the Captain America & Thor movies. Previous fandoms include Teen Wolf, Merlin, Supernatural, Harry Potter & Farscape. But generally I am multi-fannish and I multi-ship.

*However, we are on thin ice and I cannot overstate how much I disliked Endgame.

I primarily make vids which you can find on YouTube and AO3. I also used to make a lot of graphics/edits on my Tumblr but now its more an infrequently updated fandom stream of consciousness.

I also technically run and infrequently update viddingnews.

Title: Next Episode
Vidder: mithborien
Fandom(s): The Murderbot Diaries
Music: "No Choir (Instrumental)" by Florence + the Machine
Share: Dreamwidth | Youtube | AO3 | Tumblr
Download: All my vids can be downloaded from my website

"As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure." A Murderbot vid.


I was super pleased to see the response to this vid and all the lovely comments people have posted. This was my first book!vid and I am really proud of the way it turned out.

If you are interested in some behind the scenes notes as well as the individual images of all the serial covers and profile images that I designed, I added a second chapter to my AO3 post where I ramble on.

HOW ON EARTH DO I HAVE SEVEN FESTIVIDS GIFTS?

I am very excited to see them but it was also hilariously stressful to see the count keep going up while I struggled to get my assignment done 2 weeks after the deadline passed.

So it's Christmas Eve and 11 years ago the Merlin (BBC) finale aired, where absolutely no one died and every one lived happily ever after.

I can't remember what prompted this but I rewatched Merlin this year and it awakened something in me. While I definitely went through a phase years ago (on Live Journal) where Merlin was my primary fandom, I hadn't thought about it much in the years since.

But after watching the series again, I realised how much I still loved it and decided there definitely needed to be a Dreamwidth comm for it. (There are a couple of Merlin comms around but none (as far as I found) that are about the show in general.)

So I created one and I am willing to bet there are probably a bunch of Merlin fans here from back in the day. So if you are interested, come check it out!



Welcome to merlin_bbc, a community for all things related to the TV show Merlin, yes, the one that aired on the BBC over 10 years ago. King Arthur is, after all, foretold to return one day, so why not a dreamwidth comm.

COMM | ABOUT & RULES | FRIENDING MEME | HOST A POST

Title: A & B Song
Vidder: mithborien
Fandom(s): Captain America
Music: "A & B Song" by Tom McRae
Share: Youtube | AO3 | Tumblr
Download: All my vids can be downloaded from my website

"Cause I'm with you, to the end of the line." A Steve/Bucky vid.


( Notes )

Dear Festividder,

As always, thank you for making a vid for me!

I like all sorts of vids whether they be ensemble or character driven vids, vids with dialogue audio, vids with heavy effects, vids that are serious, vids that a funny, etc. So really, go with whatever angle or direction you want.

I also like all genres of music so feel free to choose any song. To be honest, a not so insignificant number of my favourite songs are songs that I love because they were used in vids that I love. So I am very easily won over in terms of music.

As I was writing out my notes for each prompt, I also realised that there is a common themes throughout most of my prompts, which is the use of parallel or mirror worlds and characters, real or metaphorically. I'm not sure if it helps you, vidder, but it was an intriguing little titbit I realised about myself.

But below are a few thoughts about why I like each source and some ideas for types of vids if you are looking for some inspiration.

( Prompts )

Dear Festividder,

As always, thank you for making a vid for me!

( Letter! )

What are people's opinions on embedding vids in a post when making a rec-list?

Technically, you are not reposting the vid since all the views still go to the original video in the way that reposting a piece of fanart does not. But if I was reccing a piece of fanart, I wouldn't embed the image in my post so is it the same for fanvids or is it different because there is actual embed functionality.

I ask because I feel that embedding the videos makes the post more interesting (instead of just being a wall of text) and people are therefore more likely to watch the vids.

I've never seen a discussion about this so I don't know if I'm just worrying about something that no one cares about. But I also live under a rock in fandom and miss many a conversion.

I know I could also individually check with all the vidders first but I'm going to be honest, that just isn't something I have the time for or even want to spend the time doing.

Title: Light It Up
Vidder: mithborien
Fandom(s): Thor: Ragnarok
Music: "Light It Up" by Major Lazer ft. Nyla & Fuse OD
Made for: snickfic for marveltrumpshate (let's not specify which year)
Share: Youtube | DW | AO3 | Tumblr

Download: 67mb (right click, save as)

"Yeah, it's called the Revengers." A Thor: Ragnarok fanvid.

Notes

Another auction vid complete! Shall we speak of how long it has taken me? No, no we shall not. Do I still have auctions vids to go? Yes, and nor shall we speak of that either.

This is for Snickfic, who has waited ever so patiently. Snick, I hope you still enjoy the Revengers and I hope you enjoy this vid!

Recent Vids

Milkshake | Gunpowder Milkshake
Sweet Dreams | The Witcher (Yennefer)
When We're High | Marvel (Steve/Thor)
Baby Outlaw | Multifandom (Charlize Theron movies)
Big God | Annihilation

It's the last day of Femslash February, so let's just say that I deliberately waited until the last day to post this. Here are 23 of my favourite femslash vids, across 23 different fandoms. I was going to add commentary but I don't have the required brain power at the moment, but know that I think these are all awesome vids.

( 23x Fanvid Recs for Femslash February )

Title: Milkshake
Vidder: mithborien
Fandom(s): Gunpowder Milkshake
Music: "Milkshake" by Kelis (Dawin Remix)
Made for: kaydeefalls for festivids
Share: Youtube | DW | AO3 | Tumblr

Download: 57mb (right click, save as)

"Close your eyes, baby girl." A Gunpowder Milkshake vid.

Notes

I fear this vid doesn't quite capture just how fun the fight scenes in this movie are. If you like ridiculous fight scenes and the cast then I highly recommend this movie.

Recent Vids

Sweet Dreams | The Witcher (Yennefer)
When We're High | Marvel (Steve/Thor)
Baby Outlaw | Multifandom (Charlize Theron movies)
Big God | Annihilation
Bones | Crimson Peak

Festivids is live! And I received three (!!!) lovely vids. It was both a pleasure and a curse to see the gifted vids keep popping up in AO3 while I frantically tried to finish my own vid.

wheels revolving, a vid for The Fountain (a lovely film starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz), which features really nice editing of the different parallel scenes in the movie.

Summertime Killer, a vid for Lady Gaga's music videos. Regardless of how much I like the songs, I've always really enjoyed her music videos and the vidder has managed to capture some of my favourite scenes.

Trespasses (better get your gun), a vid for Gunpowder Milkshake, which not only has a lovely, moody feel to it but also a great blend of the action scenes.

I haven't watched any of the other vids yet and honestly by the time that I do, the vidders will probably all be revealed, so I'll save any further recs until then.

Title: Sweet Dreams
Vidder: mithborien
Fandom(s): The Witcher
Music: "Sweet Dreams + Seven Nation Army Mashup" by Pomplamoose ft. Sarah Dugass
Made for: streussal for Fandom 4 Oz
Share: Youtube | DW | AO3 | Tumblr
Download: 60mb (right click, save as)

"My world is cruel. Unpredictable. You enter, you survive, you die." A Yennefer of Vengerberg fanvid.

Notes

The second of the many charity auction vids that I owe. Thank you to streussal for the prompt and the patience.

Recent Vids

When We're High | Marvel (Steve/Thor)
Baby Outlaw | Multifandom (Charlize Theron movies)
Big God | Annihilation
Bones | Crimson Peak
Seven Nation Army | Agent Carter (Peggy Carter)

Hello Creator!

Apologies this letter is late but let's begin with saying thank you for making something for me :)

Below are some general notes about stuff I like, followed by some notes about why I like each relationship and maybe a prompt or two if you are looking for inspiration.

General Likes & Dislikes

I never quite know what to say for these things in terms of general likes and dislikes, as I don't have any triggers and will read just about anything as you make it convincing within the world of the source material.

But I think a good rule of thumb is that you can assume I am okay within anything all ready in the source in terms of themes, violence, sex, etc, plus anything additional that I mention below.

• I'm good with any rating, whether it be G rated piece of fluff or a full-on explicit PWP.


• I'm fine with AUs whether it be a minor canon divergence or a completely different universe. (And granted, for some sources I prefer if we ignore parts of canon.)


• I prefer third person POV. 1st and 2nd POV just doesn't quite work for me when it comes to fanfic.


• I'm good with dark stories and I don't need a happy ending per se but I do need a hopeful one.

In regards to sexual tropes and themes there are also a couple of things I can think of that I like:

• I like intimacy both sexually, emotionally and domestically (if that makes sense, I haven't quite figured out how to explain exactly what I mean yet)


• I like awkward sex


• I like D/s dynamics but not "official" BDSM with "official" dom/sub roles. I also only like this dynamic for sex fun times, I don't like this dynamic extending to roles outside the bedroom


• I like Non-Traditional ABO Dynamics


• I also like it when the women are in more dominant roles and the men in more submissive roles

But as mentioned, I am completely fine with a G rated fic so don't feel like you need to include a sex scene.

In regards to vids, I like all sorts whether they be ensemble or character driven vids, vids with dialogue audio, vids with heavy effects, vids that are serious, vids that a funny, etc. I also like all genres of music so feel free to choose any song but I do appreciate unlikely song choices for vids. And to be honest, a not so insignificant number of my favourite songs are songs that I love because they were used in vids that I love. So I am very easily won over in terms of music.

( Requests )

Dear Festividder,

As always, thank you for making a vid for me!

General Vidding Likes
I like all sorts of vids whether they be ensemble or character driven vids, vids with dialogue audio, vids with heavy effects, vids that are serious, vids that a funny, etc. So really, go with whatever angle or direction you want. However, if you are looking for inspiration, I do have a couple of prompts below.

Music
I also like all genres of music so feel free to choose any song but I do appreciate unlikely song choices for vids. And to be honest, a not so insignificant number of my favourite songs are songs that I love because they were used in vids that I love. So I am very easily won over in terms of music.

( Requests )

Festivids are live, and while I am late to the party, I received three (!!!) vids.

Sacred Geometry - A Monument Valley vid, which if you don't know, Monument Valley is a mobile game that is played exclusively in portrait. I kept requesting it for Festivids but I never thought it would actually get made. But now it has! And it's a lovely vid!

Valhalla - An Old Guard vid set to a cover of Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song. Fantastic song choice and I really love the editing here.

Homegrown Tomatoes - A 李子柒 Liziqi vid about "Homegrown Tomatoes" which just makes me want to grow my own food.

Thank you to all my vidders! It was especially exciting to watch the number of Gifts on my AO3 profile go up and up and up.

Hello fellow vid makers and watchers,

I've been thinking about creating a new vidding community and I am trying to gauge interest.

The previous Equinox Exchange format got me thinking about a Vidding Prompt Meme, like the various Kink Memes you see about, and as far as I am aware none really exist.

The plan would be to use AO3's Prompt Meme function to allow people to leave prompts but it would be super casual, no official claims, no deadlines, and it would also last for like a year. There would also be no minimum length requirement so you could totally just make a vidlet to motivate yourself.

You would need an AO3 account to leave prompts but anyone could come, make a vid, and post to whatever platform they choose.

I may have also start registering the community... viddingprompts

But to gauge interest, I have created a Google Form. So if you like the idea, please fill out the form to let me know!

I also spent the New Year reading through a bunch of Yuletide fics, below are my favourites!

As always, check the tags and warnings on individual posts. Read at your own risk, etc. Although I have my favourites, I do read all sorts of pairings, kinks, ratings, tropes, etc, so sometimes it may be a bit of a lucky dip.

( 10 x Yuletide recs for Cordelia, Jennifer's Body, Knives Out, Ocean's 8, Ready or Not and The Mummy )