Festivids assignments

Every year I'm surprised by the disconnect between the Festivids nominations list and people's requests, i.e. how many sources on the list aren't requested by anybody, suggesting that people nominate a non-trivial number of things they want to vid rather than want to receive.

I get it, probably because several of you have explained it to me in the past. Someone might be inspired when they see a source on the nominations list and end up requesting it when they wouldn't have otherwise, providing an opportunity for the nominator to make the vid they want. Maybe the nominator is more likely to make the vid when it's a gift for someone and/or comes with a prompt attached and/or has a deadline and/or has a built-in audience.

It's just not how I tend to operate. I nominate sources I want to receive vids for, and I offer sources from the list of what other people have nominated. So it feels odd, even though it has happened several years running, to see such a small percentage of my offers show up in people's Dear Festividder letters.

Anyway. The AO3 roundup after signups closed revealed that only two of the sources I offered were actual possibilities, and it was easy to gauge how much more likely one was than the other. So the assignment, when it arrived today, was not a surprise.

I like the source, obviously, and I spent some time last night poking around for music ideas just in case, so I think it will be fine. At least I shouldn't have to default like I was worried about!

And I hope whomever got me as their match is excited by at least one of the prompts. I am definitely excited to receive a vid for any of those movies or for the book.

Sending supportive vibes out to all of you participating in exchanges, fests, NaNoWriMo, etc. in the next couple of months. <3