how quickly the illusion fades…

[starlady]

This makes me so happy:

Via sasha_feather, I also really enjoyed beccatoria's NaViMaMo vidlets. I particularly liked the ones for The Dark Knight and for the Star Wars saga, though I also thought the BSG/"Cold War" vidlet was interesting. I continue to have strong reservations about vids to Janelle Monáe's music, but I think this vid deals with concerns that are similar enough that it's not blatantly appropriative but rather creates an interesting commentary on both source and song--though the song is still far ahead of the source, I think, in terms of complexity. Though I haven't finished BSG yet; maybe when I do I will change my mind. Anyway.

Comments

[amalnahurriyeh]

Oh, my God. That Harry Potter video. I love it.

I similarly think Monae must be hard to vid, though I'm not a vidder (more a passive storyboarder who may eventually get around to it). The narrative in her work is so sharp, so present--it would be like vidding to musical numbers from plays, you know? Though I'm sure people do that. But that vidlet's beautiful.

[seekingferret]

My suggestion is that you avoid finishing BSG. It's just not worth the pain and suffering.

I like that "Cold War" vid a lot, but I think it definitely requires knowing BSG. And knowing how broken the source material is, how artless the ending is, which is something the vid doesn't try to change or mess with.

[sasha_feather]

I agree with you re feeling ambivalent about vids to Janelle Monae songs. Monae does her own vids and they are so powerful! Not that I think it can't be done, but I have yet to see a fanvid that lives up to one of her songs. And I have deep, strong feelings of sadness and betrayal about BSG, so maybe as the above commenter said, you should not finish it.

[csg-dear4life.livejournal.com]

Darn. Now that song is going to be stuck in my head all day.

[starlady38.livejournal.com]

*cackles* My evil plan is working!