Clip Tape
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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