I decided to write up a list of vids I never get tired of, trying to limit myself to one per fandom except SPN, which means a large number got excluded. It’s also interesting to see which from my old recs post have become “rewatch a lot” vids. I’m definitely trending to faster cuts, but I still love my emo porn.
Angel, Jesus Walks, mimisere: Gunn! That is all.
BSG, Southside,![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
bop_radar : Before it ended so badly, there was all this: I pick up my friends and we go for a ride. The editing, the connections to the lyrics—everything I loved about BSG. (Ensemble.)
Chuck, Creator,talitha78 : Sarah is awesome at what she does, and she knows it. So does this vid.
Dark Angel, One War (We Do What We're Told),giandujakiss : Actually convinced me to buy the DVDs, when the presence of Jensen Ackles couldn’t. (Ensemble.)
Doctor Who, Handlebars, Seah and Margie: I start to get shivers at “I can make anybody go to prison just because I don’t like ‘em.” Though really all the lyric matches are excellent, from the platypus to “my tower secure/my cause is noble.”
Farscape, The Masochism Tango, KOBA-TV: It’s Aeryn and John’s song!
Firefly, Play Dead, littleheaven70: The effects really work well with River’s POV.
Heroes, Desert Rose, Beth/CG: Beautiful and evocative, like the first season. (Peter-centric with a dash of Mohinder)
Highlander, Raven in the Storm, killa and Carol S. (password protected, contact the vidders): Uses dissolves to create a narrative that sweeps you through the vid—I’ve actually watched this enough to find the few cuts in there, though as with Rope you won’t notice them unless you’re watching for them. I love the lyric matches as well, especially “my foot will be there in your door/though I can walk through walls and windows.” (Methos)
Iron Man, Handlebars,deejay : Yeah, it’s a good song about the seductions and abuses of power, and it works really well for Tony too. The visual pun of “no resistance” is of particular note.
Legend of the Seeker, Bedtime Story,hollywoodgrrl : Successful recruiter vid for me! The girl who looks like the damsel in distress at first? Really, really isn’t, as you will see. Beautifully shot series—I think it’s filmed in New Zealand—with characters, props and costumes as gorgeous as the setting. No promises on dialogue, sadly, but that’s what vids are for.
Multi (Buffy TV/movie, Bring It On movies, Heroes), CanDelight, jescaflowne: Be a cheerleader, save the world. Physicality and cameraderie: what I love about cheerleading.
Multi (SCC, BSG), Unnatural Selection,charmax : Excellent use of text to enhance the images and music. And the devil is Six!
Multi (lots), The Reckoning, Astandra Lay: A cinematic survey of shows that mostly pass the Bechdel test, kiss or kill edition.
QaFUS, Battleflag/The Dangers of Over-Shipping, sisabet: Okay, hot.
RPV (Britney Spears), Piece of Me,obsessive24 : You’re implicated too. (I could actually do a whole reading of how this vid critiques the official vid and transforms the song’s aggressive “piece of me” into a horrific offering of self for dissection.)
Smallville, Winning Sometimes, bipolypesca: Lex has a cunning plan. I like the way the mythology enters into the interpersonal game, with all SV’s lovely Kryptonian artifacts deployed.
Bonus Smallville: I Want Your Sex, byeisakay : Ah, first season and the Gayest Looks of the Episode, plus some naked torsos inserted. (Clark/Lex)
Star Trek, You’re So Vain, T’Jonesy: Perfectly edited and therefore hilarious, but also manages to tap into the emotional power of the song: Kirk gives away the things he loves! And one of them is Spock! (not online, sadly)
SGA, Hello,merry : Great “meet Atlantis” vid, with the music really evoking both deep space and the sea, as well as the mysteries of exploration.
SPN is my current obsession so I couldn’t pick just one.
Castiel: A Charming Man,giandujakiss : Castiel should be scary, and in this vid, he is—no matter what he might feel for Dean, he has his own agenda. The vid also manages to say great stuff about Sam and Dean just on the way.
Dean: Sea Lion,lithiumdoll : So painful an analysis of all Dean has surrendered I have to be in the right mood to watch it; sometimes it hurts too much.
Sam: Prelude 12:21, wolfpup: all Sam’s losses.
Sam/Dean: If we keep living this fast, no one will have time to die, Melissa: Excellent serious use of the musical equivalent of the Kuleshov effect—the right music/soundscape, plus I think slowing down the clips on occasion, produces a highly sexualized (not just romantic) meaning for the visuals; that move is common enough in humor vids but less common in serious ones.
The Road So Far: An Eye for an Eye,thandie : S4—run, but you sure can’t hide. Really ominous music that fits the angels and demons narrative.
XF, Clear the Area, astartexx: Scully! You are Mulder’s human credential. And I still love you beyond reason (even if Olivia Dunham has built on your model into something I kind of like more). (Mulder/Scully)
Angel, Jesus Walks, mimisere: Gunn! That is all.
BSG, Southside,
bop_radar : Before it ended so badly, there was all this: I pick up my friends and we go for a ride. The editing, the connections to the lyrics—everything I loved about BSG. (Ensemble.) Chuck, Creator,
talitha78 : Sarah is awesome at what she does, and she knows it. So does this vid. Dark Angel, One War (We Do What We're Told),
giandujakiss : Actually convinced me to buy the DVDs, when the presence of Jensen Ackles couldn’t. (Ensemble.) Doctor Who, Handlebars, Seah and Margie: I start to get shivers at “I can make anybody go to prison just because I don’t like ‘em.” Though really all the lyric matches are excellent, from the platypus to “my tower secure/my cause is noble.”
Farscape, The Masochism Tango, KOBA-TV: It’s Aeryn and John’s song!
Firefly, Play Dead, littleheaven70: The effects really work well with River’s POV.
Heroes, Desert Rose, Beth/CG: Beautiful and evocative, like the first season. (Peter-centric with a dash of Mohinder)
Highlander, Raven in the Storm, killa and Carol S. (password protected, contact the vidders): Uses dissolves to create a narrative that sweeps you through the vid—I’ve actually watched this enough to find the few cuts in there, though as with Rope you won’t notice them unless you’re watching for them. I love the lyric matches as well, especially “my foot will be there in your door/though I can walk through walls and windows.” (Methos)
Iron Man, Handlebars,
deejay : Yeah, it’s a good song about the seductions and abuses of power, and it works really well for Tony too. The visual pun of “no resistance” is of particular note. Legend of the Seeker, Bedtime Story,
hollywoodgrrl : Successful recruiter vid for me! The girl who looks like the damsel in distress at first? Really, really isn’t, as you will see. Beautifully shot series—I think it’s filmed in New Zealand—with characters, props and costumes as gorgeous as the setting. No promises on dialogue, sadly, but that’s what vids are for. Multi (Buffy TV/movie, Bring It On movies, Heroes), CanDelight, jescaflowne: Be a cheerleader, save the world. Physicality and cameraderie: what I love about cheerleading.
Multi (SCC, BSG), Unnatural Selection,
charmax : Excellent use of text to enhance the images and music. And the devil is Six! Multi (lots), The Reckoning, Astandra Lay: A cinematic survey of shows that mostly pass the Bechdel test, kiss or kill edition.
QaFUS, Battleflag/The Dangers of Over-Shipping, sisabet: Okay, hot.
RPV (Britney Spears), Piece of Me,
obsessive24 : You’re implicated too. (I could actually do a whole reading of how this vid critiques the official vid and transforms the song’s aggressive “piece of me” into a horrific offering of self for dissection.) Smallville, Winning Sometimes, bipolypesca: Lex has a cunning plan. I like the way the mythology enters into the interpersonal game, with all SV’s lovely Kryptonian artifacts deployed.
Bonus Smallville: I Want Your Sex, by
eisakay : Ah, first season and the Gayest Looks of the Episode, plus some naked torsos inserted. (Clark/Lex) Star Trek, You’re So Vain, T’Jonesy: Perfectly edited and therefore hilarious, but also manages to tap into the emotional power of the song: Kirk gives away the things he loves! And one of them is Spock! (not online, sadly)
SGA, Hello,
merry : Great “meet Atlantis” vid, with the music really evoking both deep space and the sea, as well as the mysteries of exploration. SPN is my current obsession so I couldn’t pick just one.
Castiel: A Charming Man,
giandujakiss : Castiel should be scary, and in this vid, he is—no matter what he might feel for Dean, he has his own agenda. The vid also manages to say great stuff about Sam and Dean just on the way. Dean: Sea Lion,
lithiumdoll : So painful an analysis of all Dean has surrendered I have to be in the right mood to watch it; sometimes it hurts too much. Sam: Prelude 12:21, wolfpup: all Sam’s losses.
Sam/Dean: If we keep living this fast, no one will have time to die, Melissa: Excellent serious use of the musical equivalent of the Kuleshov effect—the right music/soundscape, plus I think slowing down the clips on occasion, produces a highly sexualized (not just romantic) meaning for the visuals; that move is common enough in humor vids but less common in serious ones.
The Road So Far: An Eye for an Eye,
thandie : S4—run, but you sure can’t hide. Really ominous music that fits the angels and demons narrative. XF, Clear the Area, astartexx: Scully! You are Mulder’s human credential. And I still love you beyond reason (even if Olivia Dunham has built on your model into something I kind of like more). (Mulder/Scully)
