fan edit

American

[fan ed-it] / ˈfæn ˈɛd ɪt /

noun

an edit made of a piece of media by a fan of that media, often done in order to change, develop, or highlight certain elements.

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fan edits

plural

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fan edit

One fan edit turned the image of Ariana and co-star Cynthia Erivo in-character into an animation of the two fighting.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024

One fan edit of the moment set to music, created by a 16-year-old fan, raked in over 8 million views on TikTok.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024

But I wasn’t trying to do a fan edit.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2021

Can we please have a fan edit of “Titanic” solely featuring Leonardo “I Am Definitely Wearing Lipstick” DiCaprio’s pal Fabrizio?

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2020

Rogue One’s score was a place where the film really fell short, something that a fan edit of the film aptly demonstrated when it replaced Giacchino’s score with that of Williams’.

From The Verge ● Jul. 26, 2017

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