Today's vidlet was requested by
amavel_bel.
Download:
Speculum (10.1 MB DivX)
Characters: Angel/Spike (and William)
Lyrics
Speculum - Adema
The guilt has lasted, you still cry
It was all planned out
Why was I last to know?
Don't you trust in me?
The table's cold, it's too late
To make up for these mistakes
Maybe you can't understand
(How it feels)
If I would have known
I can't say what I would have done
If you could forgive
I'd like to rest with you someday
Some behind-the-scenes
I thought this request was an interesting look at Angel and Spike, focusing on Angel's guilt about making Spike the way he was. I wanted William to sort of haunt Angel throughout the vid, and I tried a couple of new effects to highlight these shots, but they ended up looking jarring, so I took them out. I think I didn't realize I also wanted Spike and William to somehow flow together. I actually had to take time to decide on the overall cutting of the vidlet. The music was pretty hard-sounding, but Angel wanted to be all tender. So I used lots of fades and ponder-y shots - I didn't even use a lot of movement towards the end. I hope they work.
I'm not too happy with this one, but I've gotten used to the feeling by now. ;)
Comments or questions most appreciated.