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

[bironic]

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

Comments

[obsessive24]

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.

Also, guessing miscellany:

1. I thought "Cemeteries of London" would be a fairly appropriate vid title in itself, but the fact that you chose to name the vid something else felt telling, because not everybody would do that. ;)

2. You don't shy away from a bit of talky, which narrowed the field a bit, especially among the "new school" vidders.

3. The 4th of July had really neat titles work and we were trying to decide whether that was something we should rely on as a clue, or whether it was intended to throw us off because titles are easiest to pull fake-outs on. :D