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Festivids joy
Jan. 24th, 2012 05:11 pmYou know you're having a crazy-busy weekend when your first-ever Festivids entry is posted in the Festivids masterlist and you don't realize it until practically the next day.
I have no idea what happened - indulging the n00b? inspired by my requests? - but I got TWO vids made for me. Two amazing, delightful, I-can't-believe-these-are-mine vids:
All is Not Lost, a Babylon 5 vid. The music starts with crashing noises in a minor key, all dramatic, and then resolves into a perfect upbeat, driving force. It is such a fantastic match for the subject. Considering the show went for five seasons, the vidder must have had a long process of drawing out so many great clips, and building in short but completely comprehensibly arcs: Ivanova and the Rangers against the Shadows, Londo conflicted and G'Kar and the Narns finally triumphant over the Centauri, the whole Babylon 5 crew against wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey shenanigans. Plus, we get vignettes of the crew hugging, drinking, dining, and generally being awesome around and to each other. In short, it's a wonderful treatment of one of my favorite shows. I've watched the vid several times, and I can't wait for a download so I can put it in my permanent collection.
A Meditation on Genius and Scientific Discovery; Containing Elucidations of the Most Trying Aspects of Learning and Experimentation, with Full Explanations Given of the various Types of Genius be they Careful, Reckless, or Evil; Together with Numerous Illustrations of Successful Demonstrations of Applied Brilliance, a Real Genius vid. This is a total romp through a movie I remember quite fondly from my childhood. Geeks having fun! Geeks being handsome and silly and not the target of jock jokes! Geeks being romantic! Geeks being triumphant! The opening title sets off with a pompous air, and I couldn't help but seal-clap in delight as the vid unspooled. I haven't seen the movie in a long while, and this offering brought it all back to me.
My vid garnered some lovely comments as well, and the recipient proclaimed herself to be delighted with the result, so I'd call it a success. *grin*
Thank you so much to all the vidders (and especially mine!) for the wonderful vids, and many thanks to the mods of this exchange. My only regret is that I only did one entry. Next year, I hope to plan better and spread out the love.
I have no idea what happened - indulging the n00b? inspired by my requests? - but I got TWO vids made for me. Two amazing, delightful, I-can't-believe-these-are-mine vids:
All is Not Lost, a Babylon 5 vid. The music starts with crashing noises in a minor key, all dramatic, and then resolves into a perfect upbeat, driving force. It is such a fantastic match for the subject. Considering the show went for five seasons, the vidder must have had a long process of drawing out so many great clips, and building in short but completely comprehensibly arcs: Ivanova and the Rangers against the Shadows, Londo conflicted and G'Kar and the Narns finally triumphant over the Centauri, the whole Babylon 5 crew against wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey shenanigans. Plus, we get vignettes of the crew hugging, drinking, dining, and generally being awesome around and to each other. In short, it's a wonderful treatment of one of my favorite shows. I've watched the vid several times, and I can't wait for a download so I can put it in my permanent collection.
A Meditation on Genius and Scientific Discovery; Containing Elucidations of the Most Trying Aspects of Learning and Experimentation, with Full Explanations Given of the various Types of Genius be they Careful, Reckless, or Evil; Together with Numerous Illustrations of Successful Demonstrations of Applied Brilliance, a Real Genius vid. This is a total romp through a movie I remember quite fondly from my childhood. Geeks having fun! Geeks being handsome and silly and not the target of jock jokes! Geeks being romantic! Geeks being triumphant! The opening title sets off with a pompous air, and I couldn't help but seal-clap in delight as the vid unspooled. I haven't seen the movie in a long while, and this offering brought it all back to me.
My vid garnered some lovely comments as well, and the recipient proclaimed herself to be delighted with the result, so I'd call it a success. *grin*
Thank you so much to all the vidders (and especially mine!) for the wonderful vids, and many thanks to the mods of this exchange. My only regret is that I only did one entry. Next year, I hope to plan better and spread out the love.
