Fall Equinox 2019 will be a costume party!
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equinox_exchangeThe theme voted in for Fall Equinox 2019 is Costume Party!
The theme poll defined Costume Party as:
Nominations open in one week, so start thinking about sources you want to be included!
Dates for Fall Equinox 2019 are:
July 14 - 20: Nominations
July 21 - 28: Sign ups
September 1: Mandatory check in for vidders
September 29: Assignment vids due
October 12: Vids go live
October 19: Reveals
The theme poll defined Costume Party as:
Fictional sources in any format that are set in earlier eras than they were produced/released in -- e.g., costume / period / historical dramas and comedies.
For the purposes of this theme, the earlier era the source is set in must be at least 20 years prior to the period in which the source was made; for example, a source released in 2019 could be set in 1999 or earlier.
Magical realism sources or other kinds of genres that blend "real world" settings with purely fantasy settings/alternate realities/etc. are allowed so long as the source is a) primarily set or grounded in the "real world," and b) the source fits all other rules for the theme.
Sources do not have to be strictly historical; sources based on Homeric epics, Arthurian legend, Shakespearean plays, Bronte novels etc. are fine. Sources that seem to be set in specific eras but have fictional kingdoms/rulers are probably also fine, so long as they are not overtly different fantasy worlds (e.g., Galavant is probably fine as it is vaguely medieval Europe, Lord of the Rings is not fine as Middle Earth is distinctly another world).
Sources with a mix of eras that include the present day (or the present day as it was when the source was released) are allowed, so long as a significant majority of the material is set in earlier eras. Examples include Interview with the Vampire, where the characters have lived through to the current day, and Saving Private Ryan, which is told in flashback.
Includes sources such as Spartacus, Rome, Queen Seondeok, Nirvana in Fire, Vikings, Robin Hood, The Tudors, Reign, Outlander, Hornblower, Gentleman Jack, Underground, Downton Abbey, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Agent Carter, Mad Men, and Stranger Things.
For the purposes of this theme, the earlier era the source is set in must be at least 20 years prior to the period in which the source was made; for example, a source released in 2019 could be set in 1999 or earlier.
Magical realism sources or other kinds of genres that blend "real world" settings with purely fantasy settings/alternate realities/etc. are allowed so long as the source is a) primarily set or grounded in the "real world," and b) the source fits all other rules for the theme.
Sources do not have to be strictly historical; sources based on Homeric epics, Arthurian legend, Shakespearean plays, Bronte novels etc. are fine. Sources that seem to be set in specific eras but have fictional kingdoms/rulers are probably also fine, so long as they are not overtly different fantasy worlds (e.g., Galavant is probably fine as it is vaguely medieval Europe, Lord of the Rings is not fine as Middle Earth is distinctly another world).
Sources with a mix of eras that include the present day (or the present day as it was when the source was released) are allowed, so long as a significant majority of the material is set in earlier eras. Examples include Interview with the Vampire, where the characters have lived through to the current day, and Saving Private Ryan, which is told in flashback.
Includes sources such as Spartacus, Rome, Queen Seondeok, Nirvana in Fire, Vikings, Robin Hood, The Tudors, Reign, Outlander, Hornblower, Gentleman Jack, Underground, Downton Abbey, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Agent Carter, Mad Men, and Stranger Things.
Nominations open in one week, so start thinking about sources you want to be included!
Dates for Fall Equinox 2019 are:
July 14 - 20: Nominations
July 21 - 28: Sign ups
September 1: Mandatory check in for vidders
September 29: Assignment vids due
October 12: Vids go live
October 19: Reveals
