FAQ and Question post

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General FAQ

Can I sign up as both a podficcer and a writer?
If you have podfic that fills the criteria (min. 3 distinct podfic in min. 3 fandoms), and you're willing to create a remix, then absolutely yes!

Can I make a treat?
Yes! We'll make a list available of podfic from podficcers who are participating in treats after we have finalised the assignments. Treats have no minimums or restrictions on style or format. We ask that all treats include a transcript or descriptive commentary if they're not in a written format.

What does 'regardless of daylight savings' mean?

Time zones are hard, especially when daylight savings comes into effect, so we decided to always use Pacific Standard Time even when it had changed over into Pacific Daylight Time. Daylight savings does not exist to remixapod.

Podficcer FAQ

Should I make podfic specifically for this challenge?
Our intention is for podficcers to submit a minimum of 3 previously recorded podfic that are part of their existing archive/catalog. As we have not included time in the sign-up period for podficcers to record/edit/submit podfic, we would not recommend creating podfic especially for this challenge.

I’m a podficcer but I don’t have many 'experimental' podfics, or any with sound effects etc to submit. Can I participate?
You can! We consider all podfics, regardless of how much audio experimentation you included, to be eligible works. Please submit any podfics you’d like to see a response to. Your remixer may be inspired by your tone, pacing and reading in combination with the plot.

Can I submit podfic that I've made of my own writing?
Yes!

Remixer FAQ

Will there be a tag set?
Yes! Once the podficcer sign-ups close, we’ll make the fandom tag-set available for remixers to use for their sign-ups.

I’m not a writer, can I still participate?
Yes! This year’s remixapod is multiformat, so if you are a creator of any kind then you can sign up as a remixer. Audio remixes, visual art remixes, and any other format you can think of are eligible.

Does that include not!fic?
Yes, it does! Text-based remixes of all kinds are eligible.

My style/voice/art is really distinctive! Do I have to try and disguise it for the anonymous period before authors are revealed?
No, you don’t need to disguise your personal art/podfic/etc style! The tradition of opening a collection anonymously is definitely skewed towards text-based formats (which are pretty easy to change after posting), but don’t let that influence the way you create any non-text remixes. Also, don’t feel like you need to do anything like making different files for pre author-reveal and post author-reveal periods - just make one finished product and let us mods worry about the behind-the-scenes AO3 collection wrangling.

I signed up to make a traditional fanfic remix, but I changed my mind after I got my assignment, what do I do?
Please get in touch with us! We’ll match people based on what kind of remixes they want to get and make, and that will include the kind of remix format they signed up for. We may need to find a pinch-hitter for the podficcer we matched you to.

What if I don’t like any of the podfics I get?
We’re really sorry that happened. If you’ve made a good faith attempt to find inspiration but really can’t get anything going, please let us know as soon as possible. We’ll find a pinch-hitter for your podficcer, so their podfics will still get a remix. We’d really appreciate it if you’d join us in being a pinch-hitter, as maybe you’ll find some inspiration elsewhere, but we’ll ask you about that at the time.

What happens at check-ins?
We will send you an email, and ask you to reply! All you’ll have to do is reply to the email we send you, and tell us whether you’re still participating in the challenge. Also, if you’re having any trouble with your remix, we’d appreciate a heads-up as soon as you can let us know, and the check-ins are an easy point for you to do that.

What if I can’t make the deadline?
Please let us know. You can email us or let us know in one of the check-in points. Please let us know as soon as you can so we can arrange a pinch-hitter! We have some leeway to grant extensions, and will happily give them, but we’d appreciate it if you’d let us know your plan for finishing so we can make plans for opening the collection.

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If you don’t see the answer to our question here or on the Intro & Rules post, then ask your questions in the comments here and a mod will be on hand to answer! You can also contact us on twitter @ remixapod or send us an email: remixapod at gmail.

Useful links: Intro & Rules - Podficcer sign-ups - Remixer sign-ups - Treats & posting instructions

Remixapod 2020 Intro & Rules

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Remixapod is a multi-fandom remix challenge where creators make multiformat fanworks that are remixes of, or inspired by, audio podfics.

Different from last year, Remixapod 2020 is open for multiformat remixes! The minimums are different from last year, too (more detail on those in the Remixer Sign-up Rules).

This challenge is in the fannish tradition of reverse big bangs, and remix challenges, but with a twist. Podficcers will submit a number of works, and writers or other creators sign up with their fandom preferences to create multimedia remixes. Podfic submissions are matched to remixers, who then have two weeks to listen to the podfics they’ve received and find inspiration. They then have a month to create a fanwork inspired by the podfic. We use ‘inspired’ in a general sense - we want writers to consider podfics as complete works, so if there’s music, freetalk, cover art or sound effects that should also be considered. The complete work of a podfic also includes a podder’s tone, pacing, character voices they may or may not use, etc.

We ask that remixers are clearly inspired by the work or that your remix is clearly an heir to the podfic, so things like fandom, or characters, or setting may be similar. We won’t be policing how you’re inspired, or how you take the prompt, and the work a remixer produces may be very similar or radically different from the podfic they received. That’s part of the joy! You can take a look at last year’s Remixapod AO3 collections to see some of the many ways this can take shape!

Remixapod 2019 gift collection // Remixapod 2019 treat collection

Timeline

Questions/Intros
8th March - 22nd March - Podficcer Sign-ups
23rd March - 5th April - Remixer Sign-ups
6th April - 11th April - Matching
12th April - Matches Sent Out
12th April - 26th April - Remixer Listening Time (this is a guideline, you may use more or less time for listening/remixing, as long as you meet the deadline)
26th April - Check-In #1
26th April - 2nd June - Remixer Creating Time (this is a guideline)
10th May - Check-In #2
24th May - Check-In #3
2nd June - Deadline
7th June - Collection Goes Live (anonymously)
14th June - Creators Revealed

Note - all deadlines are by midnight of that day, Pacific Standard Time, regardless of daylight savings.

Podficcer Sign Ups

Rules

• Sign up with a minimum 3 distinct podfic (for our purposes, this means podfic that have been published individually, or which can be listened to as standalone. For example, individual chapters of a longer podfic wouldn’t be eligible. Please use your judgement!)
• These must be from a minimum of 3 different fandoms
• No more than 6 podfic.
• Any format is ok, but please make sure the links are working.
• The podfic doesn’t need to be on the AO3, but we do need a static url where the podfic can be found (i.e. not a tumblr link. Dreamwidth/AO3/your own hosting is fine). A link to an archive which includes a summary, rating information and download/streaming links (such as the AO3, Dreamwidth/other journals, archive.org, etc.) is preferred over a link to an audio file.
• The podfic submitted must be made from either Blanket Permission works, or works specifically permissioned to be remixed.
• If you have a multivoice podfic you’d like to submit, you must have permission from all collaborating podficcers before submitting.
• You will need to be comfortable with your podfic being linked to on the AO3 as a “work inspired by”.

Guidelines

• Remixers will see all the podfics you submit, not just the ones they match on.
• When you’re choosing podfics, please follow your heart. However, you are being matched, and we are limited by the fandom selections of our remixers. If you can or wish to include at least one podfic from a ‘large’ fandom, that will increase your chance of being matched.
• Please bear in mind that not every remixer may be inclined or able to listen to explicit podfic, and including at least one podfic rated below Mature may make matching easier.
• Please, if possible, include a mix of durations. Not every remixer may be inclined or able to listen to a long podfic. Absolutely submit your epic! But also consider submitting something under 20 minutes, too.
• For each of your podfic, include a brief description/summary of why you’re submitting it, why you’d like to see a remix of it, or the parts of that podfic you particularly like or are proud of. This makes it easier for the remixer to engage with your podfic, and might lead to them listening to more of your submitted podfics than they might otherwise!

Remixer Sign Ups

Rules

• Sign up with a list of fandoms from the tag set. Include all the fandoms you could listen to a podfic and create a remix for.
• Include an email address to contact you on. This is how we’ll send you your matched list of podfics.
• You must tell us whether you plan on remixing purely into the traditional fanfic format or making a remix of any format (including traditional). (This might feel like an arbitrary division, but it’s what we’re basing part of our matching on.)
• All non text-based remixes must have a transcript or description (fanmixes may provide links to lyrics pages instead).
• Minimums are as follows:
  • Traditional fic and not!fic: 500 words
  • Poetry: 20 lines
  • Podfic remix/splices: 1 minute
  • Oral not!fic: 3 minutes
  • Fanmix: 10 songs
  • Fanvid: 30 seconds
  • Digital art: 2000 pixels (20x100, 80x250, etc.)
  • For analogue art and other physical creations, the only minimum requirement is that you consider it complete.

Guidelines

• You may include a list of Do Not Wants (DNW)/Vetoes - your DNW list can include tropes (e.g. “mpreg” or “kidfic”), characters (e.g. “Tony Stark” or “David from Animorphs”), ships (e.g. “Harry Potter/anyone”) or ratings, as well as other requests. Anything on this list will preclude matching to podfics containing those elements, as far as we’re able to guarantee without listening to the podfic.
• You may also include a maximum podfic duration. You won’t be matched with podfics over this duration. (The list of podfics you receive may contain podfics longer than this, but will include at least one that matches one of your fandoms and is under this maximum duration.)
• When you receive your match you will be able to see all of the podfic that they submitted, not just the podfic that you were matched on. At least one of these podfic will match your fandom, DNW/veto and maximum duration criteria.

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We’ve changed quite a lot compared to last year, so if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask us! You can comment right here, on the FAQ post, on twitter @ remixapod or send us an email: remixapod at gmail.

Useful links: FAQ post - Podficcer sign-ups - Remixer sign-ups - Treats & posting instructions