Comments | bironic: Festivid #2 (treat): "4th of July," Independence Day

bironic

Festivid #2 (treat): "4th of July," Independence Day

Feb 04, 2012 11:57

Title: 4th of July
Fandom: Independence Day
Rating: PG
Music: "4th of July" by Aimee Mann (edited)
Length: 2:11
Summary: "May our children forgive us." Marriage, parenthood, alien attack, and the scarred world left behind.
Contains: Explosions, grief/depression. A bit of static at 1:45.
Dedication: Made as a treat for fan_eunice, for Festivids 2011, and ( Read more... )

festivids, vid

Comments 15

obsessive24 February 4 2012, 18:20:25 UTC

I really loved this. For both this vid and the 28 Days Later one I was trying so hard to figure out who had this very specific mixture of new-school and old-school editing sensibilities, so I'm absolutely thrilled to find they were both made by the same person! :D

bironic February 4 2012, 21:56:39 UTC

Oh, cool! I don't know that I can even identify my own editing style, so it's neat to hear this. Thank you so much again.

obsessive24 February 4 2012, 22:07:45 UTC

I was discussing it with a friend, both of us were very keen to find out who made both vids and not having ANY clue, which made the reveal even more exciting. We were mostly talking about the 28 Days Later vid, but I think the same aesthetic notes would apply to this vid as well. We specifically thought that your style is really sensitive to the mood and tone of the music - you go beyond "musicality" in the traditional sense of syncing up music/visuals, and instead really drive at the emotional impact of putting certain visuals to certain tonal moments, and not being afraid to not cut on a musical cue if that meant you could wring more emotion out of it. I felt that particularly intensely in that long shot of [Cillian Murphy] in the car, extending his hand out the window. For the 4th of July, I just loved how you kept it low-key until the first explosion, and it was a real punch to the gut ( ... )

alpheratz February 4 2012, 18:44:39 UTC

Others only laughing at it a little. :)

/o\ /o\ /o\ I'M SORRY. EXPLOSIONS ARE FUNNY.

bironic February 4 2012, 22:00:42 UTC

♥

fan_eunice February 4 2012, 21:13:03 UTC

*downloads SO HARD*

Dude, this vid. The more I watched it (and I watched it a lot) the more impressed I was with what you managed to do here. I just love it so much. And you owe me several boxes of tissues.

bironic February 4 2012, 21:55:09 UTC

As many tissues as you want! Um, sorry about that. I'm so glad you liked the vid, though, and that you came back for re-watches. \o/

spankulert February 5 2012, 23:29:57 UTC

Really unexpected song choice but you make it work very well indeed. <3

bironic February 6 2012, 01:23:02 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad to hear it. It was definitely a risk!

shinealightonme April 30 2012, 06:51:13 UTC

This is lovely and sad and perfect.

(I would love to download it and keep it forever, but the link doesn't seem to be working?)

bironic April 30 2012, 11:33:47 UTC

Oh, yes, because Megaupload is no longer providing upload/download service. Let me see about reuploading somewhere else.

I'm glad you enjoyed the vid! Stay tuned for a link.

bironic May 5 2012, 00:06:13 UTC

Hi there - try http://www.mediafire.com/?xf9fe8dd4v75ox1 and let me know if that doesn't work. Thanks again!

shinealightonme May 7 2012, 08:25:40 UTC

Awesome, thanks so much! Quite happy to have this on my harddrive :D