That's how I vid too. I have an epic Googledoc where I plonk all my vid ideas, (there's about 100 there at this point) and they sit there - sometimes for years - and then one will rise to the surface and demand to be made. 100! *shudders* Ok, I feel slightly better about myself now *g*
I really hate vidding open canon for this reason - things need to have definite boundaries! *nods so much* I don't know if I'm more dreading the end of Moff Who or desperate for it to be over so I don't have to constantly re-adjust to shifting ground!
Also, 'strummy angst' (The Gilmore-type things). LMAO. Yes, that is solidly a thing. I guess I was thinking more of angry angst.
I often find with vidsongs that the *feel* of the music can be even more important than the lyrics. Especially if the lyrics are sufficiently vague/meaningless/easy to re-interpret, then the sound has to *sound* like the show. Absolutely.
It's why I made things like 'Devil's Spoke' (my Wash/Zoe Firefly vid) and 'Idiotheque' (Iron Man) and 'Feather Moon' (Only Lovers Left Alive). No idea what any of those songs are actually about, but they sounded like the show/films. I don't think I've watched any of those. I'll have to go back through your back-catalogue a bit.
ALSO, I've been thinking more about this vid over the past week, trying to crystallise what it is I really want to express with it. And I've realised, it's this: The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart. Oh, that's lovely. Yes, that makes perfect sense. I don't think I've read anything by that author, no.
*ponders* I'd been trying to think of a song that could fit 'rage,' but if you'd like to go more Gilmore-y, there's always Rhiannon. Mournful, and plenty dark. Very usefully vague. And birds! I've thought of it in connection with Clara before.
ETA: there is quite an unfortunate amount of aimless instrumental dithering towards the end, granted. You'd been a really strong meta framework to sustain it, but somehow I'm guessing you'd not be lacking for ideas.
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100! *shudders* Ok, I feel slightly better about myself now *g*
I really hate vidding open canon for this reason - things need to have definite boundaries!
*nods so much* I don't know if I'm more dreading the end of Moff Who or desperate for it to be over so I don't have to constantly re-adjust to shifting ground!
Also, 'strummy angst' (The Gilmore-type things).
LMAO. Yes, that is solidly a thing. I guess I was thinking more of angry angst.
I often find with vidsongs that the *feel* of the music can be even more important than the lyrics. Especially if the lyrics are sufficiently vague/meaningless/easy to re-interpret, then the sound has to *sound* like the show.
Absolutely.
It's why I made things like 'Devil's Spoke' (my Wash/Zoe Firefly vid) and 'Idiotheque' (Iron Man) and 'Feather Moon' (Only Lovers Left Alive). No idea what any of those songs are actually about, but they sounded like the show/films.
I don't think I've watched any of those. I'll have to go back through your back-catalogue a bit.
ALSO, I've been thinking more about this vid over the past week, trying to crystallise what it is I really want to express with it. And I've realised, it's this: The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.
Oh, that's lovely. Yes, that makes perfect sense. I don't think I've read anything by that author, no.
*ponders* I'd been trying to think of a song that could fit 'rage,' but if you'd like to go more Gilmore-y, there's always Rhiannon. Mournful, and plenty dark. Very usefully vague. And birds! I've thought of it in connection with Clara before.
ETA: there is quite an unfortunate amount of aimless instrumental dithering towards the end, granted. You'd been a really strong meta framework to sustain it, but somehow I'm guessing you'd not be lacking for ideas.