thuviaptarth | Festivid recs

Oh, god, I think I have been watching vids for three and a half hours straight, my eyes are going to fall out. And I haven't commented, not even more than a placeholder for MY VID MINE MINE FOR ME!!, because I can't put reactions together.

But so far, these are my (other) favorites:

Past in Present (Chak De! India)
Mother Mary (China Beach)
Never Be (Criminal Minds)
Me & My 424 (Dark Angel)
Body and Soul (Legend of the Seeker)
You Belong with Me (Lois & Clark)
Feel It (So You Think You Can Dance)
Meddle (The Vampire Diaries)

And I have only seen, hmm, the source for two of these vids. So, you know, canon knowledge not required.

I have been playing mad guessing games about who did which vid in my head, but I am not sharing because I'm not sure everyone would like to play. I will be keeping private score, though! By which I mean that I will remember all the ones I got right and forget all the ones I got wrong and convince myself that I am skilled at identifying vidders purely by style.

ETA: Ahaha. Okay. So as per Yuletide tradition, if you guess which vid I made, I will make you at least a 30-second vidlet for a fandom TBD. Mods and betas are disqualified. No responses before the reveal.

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JUST OH MY GOD WHERE TO START. I LOVE THIS. I LOVE IT SO SO SO MUCH. On an incredibly visceral level where about 30 seconds in there were stars in my eyes, how much I loved this. I've had to watch it three times before I could even THINK about leaving a comment.

I'm a huge fan of the film and this is just EVERYTHING great about the film, like, compounded. I've seen the film about 10 times and I STILL feel like I've gotten something new out of this vid, so that's just wonderful.

Technically-- and I'm a very new, amateur vidder so I don't really know what I'm talking about-- I love your use of movement and rhythm. It suits the music so so well, which in turns suits the source, and particularly Brigitte, terrifically. I love the dark humour you've kept in-- the subversion of the lyrics with "eating little girls' hearts" as Ginger infects Jason.

My favourite part either has to be the juxtaposition of their mother, oblivious, giving Ginger her cake, with the snapping of the tupperware signifying her decision to protect the girls above all else-- SO GOOD-- or Brigitte and Ginger freaked out about feminine products as Sam discovers the werewolf.

HOW IS THIS YOUR FIRST VID?? I am so so envious. I will be rewatching again and again-- please more like this!

I love your use of movement and rhythm. It suits the music so so well, which in turns suits the source, and particularly Brigitte, terrifically.

Thuvia's choice was remarkable, agreed. I could place any clip on the timeline at random and almost always get a match. Not only is the beat strikingly deep and clear, but it has the right feel for the source -- a steady and lulling trickle until it's up to your neck.

My favourite part either has to be the juxtaposition of their mother, oblivious, giving Ginger her cake, with the snapping of the tupperware signifying her decision to protect the girls above all else-- SO GOOD--

You know, I liked how the imagery matched itself, the lyrics and Brigitte's perspective, but what it said about Pamela and her maternal instincts -- "Our little girl is a young woman now" matched with "You've done a terrible thing... but you're my tiny babies", feeding one's young versus watching them fend for themselves -- had not occurred to me. I like having my vid explained to me -- gives a nice ring of truth to it.

or Brigitte and Ginger freaked out about feminine products as Sam discovers the werewolf.

I was surprised by what this vid taught me about the cinematography of the film, and especially surprised by how easy and entertaining it was to showcase the parallels and doubling-back. This is one of my favourite edits too -- Sam's wavering step, especially, feels pithy and in tune.

I will be rewatching again and again-- please more like this!

There may yet be another vid. I had a song and an idea before I tried Thuvia's, so we shall see if I like that end result as much as I like this one.

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