Fanwork Friday: One Man Les Miserables

Is it any surprise I’m featuring a Les Miserables oriented fanwork? No! I love Les Mis, and I cannot wait for the movie to be released on Christmas Day.

I found this excellent video on YouTube. The ultra talented Nick Pitera sings nine songs from Les Mis – male AND female parts – and he does them all wonderfully. The video is 13 minutes long, but it’s definitely worth a listen.

Fanwork Friday: Smuggler’s Gambit

Art by Paul Bateman.

Okay, so I realize that “Smuggler’s Gambit” was written and performed by professionals (I was there!), but I still wanted to present it for Fanwork Friday. Why? Well, the radio drama was written by Star Wars fans—Kyle Newman and F.J. DeSanto—and it was performed live, in front of an audience of about 2,000 Star Wars fans at Celebration VI, without any rehearsals. It’s not an officially sanctioned work, just fans (with a lot of skill and resources) having fun at a convention. Also, it’s awesome. David Collins does an absolutely fantastic Han Solo, second only to Harrison Ford. He’s joined by many other voice actors from The Clone Wars, including Dee Bradley Baker and Ashley Eckstein.

You can download the full audio and see a video clip in Newman’s blog post at the official site.

 

Fanwork Friday: “Marchin On”

Do you like fanvids? Do you like Harry Potter? If so, then this is the fanwork you’ve been looking for! “Marchin’ On” was uploaded to YouTube in November 2010 by Hanna (dazzleme7), and since then has had over 1.2 million hits. It’s one of the best fanvids I’ve ever seen from any fandom, and captured the spirit of the Harry Potter franchise so incredibly well. I loved the video so much that, after watching it, I downloaded the song to my iPod.

Enjoy!