Didn't know whether to post these now or wait until after VVC, but figured that the post-VVC innundation was an even worse time to post recs, so, now is good. These are some of the vids posted in the last week that I've just caught up on.
My Angel by
secretlytodream, Supernatural, Dean/Castiel.
The use of colours and lighting effects in this vid is simply hypnotic, and the dreamy musicality to to the swelling sounds of Lamb is gorgeous. I'm usually not a fan of what I call "beat-marking" - using consistent external effects, such as white flashes, to mark the beat in the music - but the constant use of the blur effect in this vid really worked for me because it called to mind the pulsing, insubstantial quality that Castiel and the angels often exhibited when being pulled between this dimension and another.
Let it Take You by
thandie, Supernatural, Dean/Castiel.
A fabulously innovative visual retelling of canon which branches into AU later on. There's some astoundingly lovely use of external footage early on, snatches of sound, flashes of blood and static and confusing, beautiful things that really reminded me of the best of
bradcpu in that regard*. The vid's premise also provokes a lot of thought, and I would recommend reading the vidder's fic rec (linked in the vid post) for a deeper, sadder understanding of where the vid went in the end.
Chaos Theory by
balistik94, multi movies - apocalypse theme.
A kinetic ride through apocalypse movies, of the people amongst the chaos. I'm in love with the musicality of this piece, the fabulous use of back-and-forth movement, of gorgeous, intuitive use of various audio elements for contrast, the dreamy flow. Yet again I'm reminded of another vidder's work - this time that of
bananainpyjamas' tremendous sense of musicality*.
* I seem to be making vidder comparisons a lot in this post. I hope none of the vidders take this as anything but a compliment, because it's certainly meant to be. The feeling of similarity is not meant to suggest that one is derivative of the other, but purely as an indication of how highly I regard both works.