Signups for Take 6 of reel_merlin close tomorrow (Sunday 21st April). If you're thinking about signing up go here and give in to the urge.

If you've already signed up - go here and accept/reject your invite to reelsupport

reelsupport is up and running again this year. Everyone who has signed up (so far!) has been sent an invitation.

Please click here and respond to it. reelsupport is completely optional, all of the necessary information will come through here as well. However, if you don't want to join, can you please decline the invite so I know who isn't interested rather than who hasn't got it!

Sixty signups and counting. :)

Something slightly different to try, it's happened before at reel_merlin and I don't see why it can't happen again. :D

Each film prompt can be claimed once for each of fic/art/vid/any other fanwork. If you want to colloborate with someone then that would be awesome. The same idea as a bigbang artist/author pairing but working together from the beginning.

Comment if you're interested with what fanwork you intend to create, what type of fanwork you'd like to match with, and prompts you're thinking of. Could be fun. :)

Then you can sign up together here

There's enough people on board so welcome to the sixth year of reel_merlin! This is the post for artists, authors and vidders to claim their prompts. Before signing up please read the FAQ.

Important Dates: Signups will close on Sunday April 21st, and drafts will be due Saturday September September 21st. Posting will be begin Tuesday October 1st and continue until we have no more fanworks! Drafts do not have to be 100% complete but you do need to have finished completely by your posting date (which may October 1st). If you submitted a draft last year and failed to post (either on your assigned day, or at all) then you need to submit a completed fanwork to be eligible this year.

How to Signup
Comment to this post with an eligible film prompt and what medium you're claiming for! Please check five previous master posts to make sure your prompt has not been posted before. (Films can be used once for each of fic, art, vid). I'm not tracking comments to this post, so please make sure your signup is in a new comment thread! Prompts are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

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Note: I'm out today so if I don't get to your prompts straight away don't panic!

Hope everyone's excited. :D

I know that Merlin is over but reel_merlin will continue running as long as there are people still interested in joining in!

So I'm putting out feelers for take 6. This round would have to have posting in either October or November for me to organise.

If you're interested, drop a comment and give your opinions! I can have signups open as soon as the weekend if you like.

Take 5 of reel_merlin is over. Thanks to everyone who took part, artists, authors, vidders and readers alike. Hope to see you next year!

Art

A Single Man, A Single Man by sallyna_smile (Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Morgana implied) G rated.

Somewhere in Time, On The Beach by alby_mangroves (Arthur/Merlin) PG rated.

Titanic, Ocean of Secrets by amphigoury Now you know there was a man named Merlin Emrys and that he saved me... in every way that a person can be saved. (Arthur/Merlin) Explicit rated.

Fic

Anne of Green Gables, A New Life by drarryxlover Orphan Merlin Shepherd is taken in by two loving people, and made a part of their lives. He also encounters a blond prat. (Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lancelot) PG-13 rated. 4,100 words.

Antique Bakey, Albion Tea Rooms by scribblemoose A different take on Antique Bakery with Merlin characters and a plot that took on a life of its own. (Arthur/Merlin) Explicit rated. 41,800 words.

Black Swan, Le Fay by afterandalasia Morgana DuBois has dreamed of becoming the Prima Ballerina of Camelot ballet company for as long as she can remember. She lives to dance, dances to live. When she receives her chance and is cast in one of the lead roles of the newly-created 'Camelot' ballet, however, she does not expect how it will change her life - or change her. Forced to confront herself and the world, Morgana is pushed to the edge. But suddenly, and unexpectedly, she feels as if she might just be able to fly. (Morgana/Nimueh) Explicit rated. 11,675 words.

Diehard 4, Time For Heroes by tygermine Someone has started the end of the world. Can Detective Inspector Pendragon and hacker Merlin stop them before we're back in the dark ages? (Arthur/Merlin) PG-13 rated. 8,000 words.

Funny Face, Never Meet Your Heroes by cathedralcity Arthur Pendragon had taken photos of the most beautiful models in the world. He never expected to fall for the clumsy student who was quite vocal about his dislike of the fashion world. (Arthur/Merlin, Cen/Morgause) PG-13 rated. 20,000 words.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Coincidence Core by xthursdaynextx When his best friend Merlin tells him that contrary to what he has always claimed, he's actually from a small planet in the vicinity of a star named Ascetir, Arthur takes it surprisingly well. But then his planet explodes, he's plagued by coincidences and he can't get a decent cup of coffee anywhere in the galaxy. (Arthur/Merlin). PG-13 rated. 5,642 words.

I Capture the Castle, You and the night and the music by xthursdaynextx Merlin struggles with his feelings for Gwen's fiancé, Arthur. (Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Gwen, Gwen/Lancelot, Merlin/Will) PG-13 rated. 8,500 words.

Peter Pan, An Awfully Big Adventure by hms_seth To his knowledge, Merlin is the only person in the entire world who has magic (he's Googled it enough, after all), which is good reason to keep it to himself and make sure he doesn’t draw too much attention. So when a strange man named Arthur offers to take him to a world with magic, well, how can Merlin resist? And Camelot is beautiful, right up until Merlin learns a tyrant king is waging a war against magic, and Merlin is supposed be the one to save everyone. Maybe he should have just stayed home. (Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lancelot) NC-17 rated. 59,000 words.

Sixteen Candles, Sixteen Candles by thecheekydragon Merlin could forgive his family for forgetting his sixteenth birthday so long as he could get his one true wish – that the boy of his fantasies, Arthur Pendragon, fall deeply and madly in love with him. The only problem was: Arthur didn’t know Merlin even existed. (Arthur/Merlin, Leon/Morgana, Elena/Gwaine, hints of Gwen/Lancelot) PG rated. 13,000 words.

Somewhere in Time, Somewhere in Time by magnolia822 On the last leg of his American book tour, successful author Arthur Pendragon is instantly smitten by a portrait of a gorgeous young actor who’d once performed in his hotel. The only problem is the picture is sixty-five years old. Arthur doesn’t believe in magic, but nothing else can explain what happens next . . . when he wakes up in 1947. (Arthur/Merlin) NC-17 rated. 17,000 words.

Thor, Thor by faithharkness Gwaine may be the heir apparent, but he has a lot to learn about not being a swaggering braggart. And the lessons taught by those who love us are often the most painful. (Gwaine/Merlin, Elena/Gwaine unrequited) PG-13 rated. 19,000 words.

Vid

Dragonheart 2, Dragonheart - A New Beginning by valika56 When a stableboy - whose dream is to become a knight - and the last dragon become friends, everything is possible. Made for the soundtrack of the movie trailer. G rated.

The Notebook, The Notebook Trailer by mia_dcwut_09 Society couldn't keep them apart. (Gwen/Lancelot, Arthur/Gwen, Alive/Gaius, Agravaine/Katrina) PG-13 rated.

Title: The Coincidence Core
Author: xthursdaynextx
Prompt: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: PG/PG-13
Warnings: Crack, minor character death due to planetary destruction
Word Count: 5642
Summary: When his best friend Merlin tells him that contrary to what he has always claimed, he's actually from a small planet in the vicinity of a star named Ascetir, Arthur takes it surprisingly well. But then his planet explodes, he's plagued by coincidences and he can't get a decent cup of coffee anywhere in the galaxy.
A/N: Mind the crack. One small scene taken from this kmm prompt

Here on AO3

Title: For Want of a Hammer
Author: faithharkness
Film prompt: Thor
Pairing: Merlin/Gwaine, with unrequited Elena/Gwaine, a completely out-of-nowhere Mordred/Elena/Gwaine triangle rife with unrequitedness, hints of Percival/Arthur (and by hints I mean, they started writing their own bloody backstory)
Characters: Merlin, Gwaine, Gaius, Gwen, Mordred, Arthur, Percival, Elena, Gareth, Elyan, Morgause, Bedivere, Taliesin, Lot, Freya, the Green Knight. Mentions of Uther, Morgana, Will and Leon.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~19,000
Warnings/spoilers: Bastardization of mythologies to create a Druid/Norse hybrid, violence
Summary: Gwaine may be the heir apparent, but he has a lot to learn about not being a swaggering braggart. And the lessons taught by those who love us are often the most painful.
Beta: bookwrm89, who again suffered through drunken texts, completely sober story spitballing and really made this fic so much better than it has any right to be. And as I was still retweaking up until the last minute, any mistakes are mine.
Author’s Note: I spent a weekend when I was ill flipping between Thor and Series 4 of Merlin. I could blame the cold medication, but then I’d just be lying to all of us. There are also random references to Battlestar Galactica and Torchwood because I couldn’t help myself.
Author’s Note: A special thank you to our mod, who gave me a later posting date due to my computer going tits up just before the submission deadline.
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of these people, but Colin Morgan did hi-five me once…

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Here on LJ (in 3 parts--link goes to the first and each part linked to each other)

Here on DW

Title: An Awfully Big Adventure
Author: hms_seth
Film Prompt: Peter Pan (2003)
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Lancelot
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~59K
Spoilers/Warnings: Some S4 characters/references. Character death (both temporary and permanent), violence/war, brief mention of torture
Summary: To his knowledge, Merlin is the only person in the entire world who has magic (he's Googled it enough, after all), which is good reason to keep it to himself and make sure he doesn’t draw too much attention. So when a strange man named Arthur offers to take him to a world with magic, well, how can Merlin resist? And Camelot is beautiful, right up until Merlin learns a tyrant king is waging a war against magic, and Merlin is supposed be the one to save everyone. Maybe he should have just stayed home.
A/N: This is a very, very loose interpretation of the film. There are no fairies, mermaids, or pirates here, and for that, I apologise. There is, however, magic, a dragon, and a tyrant king. Peter Pan is one of my favourite stories and will always and forever be the inspiration behind this, but I wanted to do something different with it than the usual re-telling. I cannot thank loaded_march enough for beta’ing this, and to all my lovely friends for cheering me on and helping me out whenever I got stuck. I’d also like to thank colacube for organising this fest, because I’d never have found the motivation to write this otherwise. Title inspired by the quote “to die will be an awfully big adventure” from Peter Pan (obviously).
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of this. I also don’t profit from it.

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Title: A Single Man
Artist: sallyna_smile
Original Movie Prompt: "A Single Man"
Rating: G
Artist's notes: I usually use very bright colors (most of you are aware of my style), but with this movie it's pretty much about greys and colors that can never be bright again... so I had to stick with the feeling and make very minimal "sad" posters. Hope you like them :)
Credit & Disclaimer: "Merlin BBC" and "A Single Man" are not mine.

Title: Dragonheart - A New Beginning: Merlin style
Artist/Vidder: valika56
Movie prompt: Dragonheart 2
Rating: G
Spoilers/Warnings: No spoilers
Summary: When a stableboy - whose dream is to become a knight - and the last dragon become friends, everything is possible. Made for the soundtrack of the movie trailer.

Notes: I found so obvious to mash up this movie trailer with Merlin, because of the fantastic Dragons!:)

Further notes and the video can be found at my journal.

Link to my journal

Title: Le Fay
Author: afterandalasia
Film Prompt: Black Swan (2010)
Pairings: Morgana/Nimueh
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 11,675
Spoilers/Warnings: No spoilers beyond Merlin Season Two. Possible spoilers for Black Swan. Warnings for minor character death (offscreen), unspecified mental illness (Morgana), unspecified eating disorder (Morgana), violent thoughts and imagery, sex whilst both participants are intoxicated but consenting, powerplay aspects during sex.
Summary:

Morgana DuBois has dreamed of becoming the Prima Ballerina of Camelot ballet company for as long as she can remember. She lives to dance, dances to live. When she receives her chance and is cast in one of the lead roles of the newly-created 'Camelot' ballet, however, she does not expect how it will change her life - or change her.

Forced to confront herself and the world, Morgana is pushed to the edge. But suddenly, and unexpectedly, she feels as if she might just be able to fly.

A fusion of BBC's Merlin with the 2010 movie Black Swan. Or, Merlin: the kinky lesbian ballerina remix.

A/N: My utmost thanks to colacube for running reel_merlin, to darkstar1991 for cheerleading and listening to my incessant worrying, and to Sammy for helping with the ballet aspects of this. All remaining mistakes are entirely my own.
Disclaimer: I make no claim to, and no profit from, the work contained herein. All recognisable characters and settings from Merlin or Black Swan belong to their respective owners.

Link: Le Fay

Title: On The Beach, drawn to complement magnolia822's reel_merlin story, "Somewhere In Time"
Artist: alby_mangroves
Fandom: Merlin
Original Movie Prompt: "Somewhere In Time"
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Rating: PG
Media: Conte Crayon and charcoal on Riegel Natura
Warnings: None



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Title: Somewhere In Time
Author: magnolia822
Film Prompt: Somewhere in Time (1979)
Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 17 K
Warnings: Some film spoilers
Summary: On the last leg of his American book tour, successful author Arthur Pendragon is instantly smitten by a portrait of a gorgeous young actor who’d once performed in his hotel. The only problem is the picture is sixty-five years old. Arthur doesn’t believe in magic, but nothing else can explain what happens next . . . when he wakes up in 1947.
A/N: While this story shares the general premise of the film, I fiddled with it quite a bit. Many thanks to my beta asya_ana and to my prereaders mab_di and mssdare. 40_miles Britpicked for me because she is a dear. The lovely and talented alby_mangroves made a gorgeous drawing for the fic as well (because I'm such a lucky h00r and she is amazing), which can be found on her LJ here, and also within the text. Make sure to go leave her some love!
Disclaimer: None of this is mine.
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Title: A New Life
Author: drarryxlover
Film Prompt: Anne of Geen Gables
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur, Gwen/Lancelot
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 4100
Spoliers/Warnings: Spoliers for the film, warning for a bit of angst and a sick character.
Disclaimer: Neither the characters nor the plot belong to me... I'm just putting two and two together.
Summary: Orphan Merlin Shepherd is taken in by two loving people, and made a part of their lives. He also encounters a blond prat.
AN: Beta’d by xthursdaynextx. Any remaining mistakes are my own.

A New Life

Title: Albion Tea Rooms
Prompt: Antique Bakery (Korean movie from Fumi Yoshinaga's manga)
Rating: Explicit
Pairings include: Merlin/Arthur, Merlin/various, Arthur/various, Merlin/Will
Spoilers/Warnings: References to characters from all four series of Merlin. Some spoilers for Antique Bakery although plot differs significantly. Contains cake.
Word count: 41,800 words

Author's note: Extreme gratitude for excellent beta by kispexi2. Many thanks to colacube for organising this challenge. I had SO much fun. :)

Available on: Ao3 ~ Dreamwidth ~ Livejournal

Title: Never meet your Heroes

Author: cathedralcity
Movie Prompt: Funny Face: 1957 musical comedy with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire
Pairings/characters: Arthur/Merlin, Morgause/Cen, Freya, Leon, C. Cavallieri (OC)
Rating: PG-13 (purely because I suck at porn)
Word Count: approx. 20.000
Spoilers/Warnings: none for the show
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, sadly. No profit being made from this

Author’s Note: Above all my thanks go to my wonderful friend Donna for the beta, cheerleading and for not falling out with me when I drove her nuts over the story. Thank you to colacube for running this great community. This is my first time participating but I have been reading all the wonderful stories from the start.
Finally I would like to apologise to all Italian Merlin fans for butchering their beautiful language.

Summary: Arthur Pendragon had taken photos of the most beautiful models in the world. He never expected to fall for the clumsy student who was quite vocal about his dislike of the fashion world.

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TITLE: Sixteen Candles
AUTHOR: thecheekydragon
PAIRINGS: Merlin/Arthur, Morgana/Leon, Gwaine/Elena, hints of Gwen/Lancelot
GENRE: High School AU
RATING: PG
FILM PROMPT: Sixteen Candles
WORD COUNT: ~13k
SUMMARY: Merlin could forgive his family for forgetting his sixteenth birthday so long as he could get his one true wish – that the boy of his fantasies, Arthur Pendragon, fall deeply and madly in love with him. The only problem was: Arthur didn’t know Merlin even existed.
NOTES: This fic follows the 1984 John Hughes film of the same name, done Merlin-style with a few twists! Thanks to maraglen for the awesome beta and to colacube for once again organizing the Reel Fest!

HERE at Cheeky's LJ!