Clip Tape

Synonyms:	Recruiter Tape
See also:	Recruiter Vid, Picspam, Clip, Clip Theft
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A Clip Tape is a video-based recruiting tool, where a collection of scenes are carefully chosen to show the appeal of a character or show, or to highlight a pairing -- similar to modern picspams, but using video.

Examples of cliptapes

One well-known example is from the Sentinel fandom. The Lofttape is composed of clips of Jim and Blair being domestic in the loft.

In 1996, fen on Virgule-L made tapes of slash recruiter scenes for all of the major and minor fandoms of the time:

TAPE 1:

• Blake's 7: Blake/Avon
• Due South: Ray/Fraser
• The Equalizer: McCall/Control
• ER: Doug/Mark
• Harry & Johnny: H/J
• Highlander: Duncan/Methos
• MUNCLE: Napoleon/Illya
• Pros: Bodie/Doyle
• Quantum Leap: Sam/Al
• Starsky & Hutch: S/H

TAPE 2:

• The Sentinel: Jim/Blair
• Space: Above & Beyond: McQueen/Hawkes
• Star Trek: Kirk/Spock
• Star Trek: Deep Space 9: Garak/Bashir
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Nelson/Crane
• Wiseguy: Roger/Vinnie; Frank/Vinnie
• Professional Wrestling: "Big Daddy" Diesel/"Boy Toy" Shawn