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FESTIVIIIIDS
Jan. 23rd, 2012 09:10 pmFestivids are up (and have been for a few days, yes yes). There's a recs post coming later, but first let's talk about two awesome and currently anonymous people who made me VIDS! FOR ME! VIDS FOR ME!
The first is a Martin (1977 George Romero vampire(?) movie) vid, Devils Haircut, set to the Beck song of the same name. Holy crap, this mother is stylish. It's a movie I'd never expect a vid for, even when requesting it. And it's there. And it's amazing. It completely captures that loving ambiguity that is the main character, who is either a fucked up teenage serial killer or a fucked up immortal vampire. The movie toys with the ambiguity, this vid becomes it. It totally centers you in the mind of sad, forlorn world of Martin and uses the black and white sequences that Romero inserts throughout (are they flashbacks? delusions?) to great effect. Whoever made this vid just *gets* this movie and they used some pretty amazing editing -- especially cross-cutting -- to bring that understanding across in vid form. They make me gleeful. This is such a wonderful, underrated movie and such a lovely, thoughtful present.
The second is a Eureka vid centered around Fargo, (Fargo) for the First Time set to the Barenaked Ladies' "Falling for the First Time." I requested the epic dorkiness of Fargo and I got it... more than I could have possibly hoped for. I mean, he's just such a lovable dork! Sure, you know, he nearly causes the destruction of his friends, the town, the world on occasion, but he's just eager! And still somehow not fired. I cut my teeth on humorous lyrical matches but whoever made this vid just schooled me in how it's done. So many of the clips take on additional meaning in tandem with the lyrics and knowledge of canon. Oh and the framing device is done in such a way that the entire vid could actually be a canon occurrence. As far as I'm concerned, it is (even if many of the events in the vid take place after the framing device in canon -- this is Eureka, it could totally be pulling memories from the future accidentally). Also, bonus points for use of Warehouse 13 footage! And the moments of unexpected sadness!
I myself made four vids for Festivids. If you can guess two of them, I'll make you a little something something, details to be worked out upon the winning. I say two because I feel like there's probably one that's completely obvious. My roommates and anyone else who already knows are disqualified for obvious reasons.
The first is a Martin (1977 George Romero vampire(?) movie) vid, Devils Haircut, set to the Beck song of the same name. Holy crap, this mother is stylish. It's a movie I'd never expect a vid for, even when requesting it. And it's there. And it's amazing. It completely captures that loving ambiguity that is the main character, who is either a fucked up teenage serial killer or a fucked up immortal vampire. The movie toys with the ambiguity, this vid becomes it. It totally centers you in the mind of sad, forlorn world of Martin and uses the black and white sequences that Romero inserts throughout (are they flashbacks? delusions?) to great effect. Whoever made this vid just *gets* this movie and they used some pretty amazing editing -- especially cross-cutting -- to bring that understanding across in vid form. They make me gleeful. This is such a wonderful, underrated movie and such a lovely, thoughtful present.
The second is a Eureka vid centered around Fargo, (Fargo) for the First Time set to the Barenaked Ladies' "Falling for the First Time." I requested the epic dorkiness of Fargo and I got it... more than I could have possibly hoped for. I mean, he's just such a lovable dork! Sure, you know, he nearly causes the destruction of his friends, the town, the world on occasion, but he's just eager! And still somehow not fired. I cut my teeth on humorous lyrical matches but whoever made this vid just schooled me in how it's done. So many of the clips take on additional meaning in tandem with the lyrics and knowledge of canon. Oh and the framing device is done in such a way that the entire vid could actually be a canon occurrence. As far as I'm concerned, it is (even if many of the events in the vid take place after the framing device in canon -- this is Eureka, it could totally be pulling memories from the future accidentally). Also, bonus points for use of Warehouse 13 footage! And the moments of unexpected sadness!
I myself made four vids for Festivids. If you can guess two of them, I'll make you a little something something, details to be worked out upon the winning. I say two because I feel like there's probably one that's completely obvious. My roommates and anyone else who already knows are disqualified for obvious reasons.
