This multifandom vid by British vidder Lim is self-referential to the vidding process and community. The metavid integrates iconic fandoms such as “Star Trek” and “V for Vendetta”, along with fans, including Henry Jenkins, to the song “Us” by Regina Spektor. With tight editing and a depth of references, the vid comments on how vidders interact with texts, fandoms, and media, comparing the compulsory “under-the-radar” work of fans and vidders to the insider and exclusive works of academics. The collective power of the vid’s imagery seems to be a metaphor for the history and dynamics of vidding whereby groups of fans collaborate to share technology and access to source materials, taking back ownership of and commenting on popular culture.

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Lim’s not only articulate through her videos but through her comments on the media as well.

“The media seems to think they own the things they’ve pumped into my brain in 27 years. It seems to me ludicrous that television spends so much time and so much money carefully colonizing my mind. But it is my mind.” 

Category: vidding
Topic Tags: hollywood, television, vidding