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potted_music at 02:49am on 22/07/2010 under rec:vid
potted_music at 02:49am on 22/07/2010 under rec:vidDay 2 - A male character study vid you love
"Deus Ibi Est" by charmax (SPN: John Winchester)
I'm very protective of John, especially in the light of fandom's prevalent negative interpretations. He's fucked-up, but in SPN, that's a prerequisite; otherwise, he's a good, honest person, worn out, frayed around the edges and terrified of fucking up even more (hence his suicidal decision in 2.01). I think that this vid emphasizes that side of him.
Also, these lyrics, with their emphasis on the tradition rather than on individual accomplishments (Against my will to these sad shores//An unknown force has drawn me//Bound unto a future shaped by ancestors before me), help create the version of SPN I would have been far happier with than with the actual canon. Give me Samuel Colt, and a pentagram made up of abandoned railroad tracks - and you can keep the Winchester brothers :)
Day 3 - A female character study vid you love
"Devil Said" by kiki_miserychic (Merlin: Morgana)
I started watching Merlin expecting to love Morgana. I didn't. This vid allowed me to look past her inability to consider the consequences of her actions; I think her canonical relationship with Uther already was a convoluted metaphor for the "violence begetting violence" maxim, but this vid makes a more compelling argument of that. Or something. Anyway, it's plotty, visually gorgeous, and utterly heart-breaking.
Day 4 - An ensemble vid you love
"Tanglewood Tree" by charmax (Fingersmith)
As far as I can tell, this vid is a literal summary of the source movie (which is likely to squicky for me: even the vid made me cringe several times:( ); it's a very complicated story & a very complicated relationship, so packing all that in just 4 minutes must take a lot of storytelling mastery.
Also, I adore it on a technical level: I never before realized that such play with colors as motifs could be done in a vid without extensive use of filters. Watch for the red (the playing cards, the cover of the book, the crimson streak on a painting, all foreshadowing the knife which comes later; also, succulent green in the idyllic sequences at the beginning and as a promise of a happily-ever-after in the finale).
Day 1 - A vid that made you start watching a brand new show
Day 2 - A male character study vid you love
Day 3 - A female character study vid you love
Day 4 - An ensemble vid you love
Day 5 - A vid everyone should see at least once
Day 7 - A constructed reality/crossover vid you love
Day 8 - A vid you had to watch multiple times to understand
Day 9 - A vid that makes you cry
Day 10 - A vid that makes you laugh
Day 11 - An anime/animated vid you love
Day 12 - A relationship vid you love
Day 13 - Your "pick me up" vid of choice
Day 14 - A mood vid you love
Day 15 - A vid (by someone else) that has defined a con or period of time for you
Day 16 - A vid that told you something new about a show/movie you already loved
Day 17 - A vid you wish you had made
Day 18 - A vid that made you investigate that vidder's other work further
Day 19 - A movie vid you love
Day 20 - A narrative vid you love
[Day 21 - Make up your own question!]
[Day 22 - Make up your own question!]
"Deus Ibi Est" by charmax (SPN: John Winchester)
I'm very protective of John, especially in the light of fandom's prevalent negative interpretations. He's fucked-up, but in SPN, that's a prerequisite; otherwise, he's a good, honest person, worn out, frayed around the edges and terrified of fucking up even more (hence his suicidal decision in 2.01). I think that this vid emphasizes that side of him.
Also, these lyrics, with their emphasis on the tradition rather than on individual accomplishments (Against my will to these sad shores//An unknown force has drawn me//Bound unto a future shaped by ancestors before me), help create the version of SPN I would have been far happier with than with the actual canon. Give me Samuel Colt, and a pentagram made up of abandoned railroad tracks - and you can keep the Winchester brothers :)
Day 3 - A female character study vid you love
"Devil Said" by kiki_miserychic (Merlin: Morgana)
I started watching Merlin expecting to love Morgana. I didn't. This vid allowed me to look past her inability to consider the consequences of her actions; I think her canonical relationship with Uther already was a convoluted metaphor for the "violence begetting violence" maxim, but this vid makes a more compelling argument of that. Or something. Anyway, it's plotty, visually gorgeous, and utterly heart-breaking.
Day 4 - An ensemble vid you love
"Tanglewood Tree" by charmax (Fingersmith)
As far as I can tell, this vid is a literal summary of the source movie (which is likely to squicky for me: even the vid made me cringe several times:( ); it's a very complicated story & a very complicated relationship, so packing all that in just 4 minutes must take a lot of storytelling mastery.
Also, I adore it on a technical level: I never before realized that such play with colors as motifs could be done in a vid without extensive use of filters. Watch for the red (the playing cards, the cover of the book, the crimson streak on a painting, all foreshadowing the knife which comes later; also, succulent green in the idyllic sequences at the beginning and as a promise of a happily-ever-after in the finale).
Day 1 - A vid that made you start watching a brand new show
Day 2 - A male character study vid you love
Day 3 - A female character study vid you love
Day 4 - An ensemble vid you love
Day 5 - A vid everyone should see at least once
Day 7 - A constructed reality/crossover vid you love
Day 8 - A vid you had to watch multiple times to understand
Day 9 - A vid that makes you cry
Day 10 - A vid that makes you laugh
Day 11 - An anime/animated vid you love
Day 12 - A relationship vid you love
Day 13 - Your "pick me up" vid of choice
Day 14 - A mood vid you love
Day 15 - A vid (by someone else) that has defined a con or period of time for you
Day 16 - A vid that told you something new about a show/movie you already loved
Day 17 - A vid you wish you had made
Day 18 - A vid that made you investigate that vidder's other work further
Day 19 - A movie vid you love
Day 20 - A narrative vid you love
[Day 21 - Make up your own question!]
[Day 22 - Make up your own question!]