Last-minute Festivids recs
Whew, sliding in just under the wire with some Festivids recs the night before reveals. In my own defense, there were a lot of vids this year. A LOT. Something like 200. This is not to say that I watched all of the vids; I never do. There are a variety of reasons: if a source looks too aggravating/scary/gory, I'll skip. If I don't want to spoil myself, or if the vid uses a song that I might someday want to use myself, I'll skip. Etc. Anyway, even skipping a bunch, there are some amazing vids to be seen; the overall quality of the fest is fantastic, as always. As far as trends go, this was a good year for sources featuring women--so many kickass women characters featured! Have we designated the patron saint of Festivids already? If not, may I nominate Lucy Liu? Or what about Gina Torres? A general style trend I noticed was a lot of straight cutting and only very minimal use of special effects. As far as song choice, there were a lot of medleys. I'm not usually a fan of medleys, but I have to say, there were some well utilized ones in this year's fest.
At any rate, I encourage you to check out the masterlist to see if there is a vid to that rare source that you never thought you'd see vidded (hey,
garryowen, there's a Wallander vid!). Masterlist on Livejournal and Masterlist on Dreamwidth
Now on to the reccage! First of all, I must point out my favorite of all of this year's Festivids, my giftvids. They are the BEST. Once you've watched those, here are some others that I greatly admired, presented in the order in which I viewed them as I meandered through the masterlist.
Charlie's Angels Movies
"Circus of Heartbreakin' Divas" and "Pound the Alarm". Both of the vids for this movie are fun, fun, fun and feature spot-on action editing.
Gormenghast
"Devils". You know that vid that makes you want to immediately go out and buy the song? This is that vid for me. The song/source match-up here is just so exquisitely perfect that in my heart of hearts, I believe that Florence wrote "Seven Devils" while watching Gormenghast and weeping into her sleeve. Every time I hear the song, I think of Jonathan Rhys Meyer's angry little face.
Zoolander
"Sexyback". I loved the humor and the beatwork on this one.
Parks & Recreation
"Give Me Everything". An uplifting vid focusing on all of the awesome ladies of Parks and Rec. The Leslie/Ann slashers out there will not be disappointed.
The City of Lost Children (1995)
"Miette Pour La Vie". I have long longed for a City of Lost Children vid, and now there is one, and it perfectly captures everything that is wonderful and weird about the film.
Magic Mike
"Less Plot, More Stripping". I support this vidder's agenda 100%.
Miami Vice
"Too Soon". Oh, lordy. What can I say about this vid? This is the vid that made me laugh the most out of all of the Festivids of 2012. Imagine the cheesiest, most ridiculously earnest slash vid you ever saw and multiply that by a factor of ten. Then you will have an idea of what this vid is about. It's Tubbs/Crocket with Ricardo belting out his unrequited love for Sonny to Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You." All four and a half minutes of it. There are tears and lipsynching and a KITTEN. It's a modern masterpiece, I tellya. LOLOLOL.
Mirror's Edge
"Raise Your Weapon". I know nothing about game vidding, but I found this very cool with impressive editing.
Whale Rider
"Sons and Daughters". There is such a beautiful feeling of family to this vid. It made me cry.
Chak De! India
"Hadippa!". A great character study vid with a super-catchy song.
Charlie's Angels (1976)
"The Angelic Look". Come for the femmeslash, stay for the fantastic editing.
Cleopatra 2525
"Lady Marmalade". I've watched a few episodes of Cleopatra 2525, and it is one part cheese, two parts cheap special effects, and one part kickass hot ladies. In their wisdom, the vidder chose to emphasize the last part, and as a result we get a great vid full of female action heroes and Gina Torres owning everything in sight.
Colombiana (2011)
"Not Afraid". I've not seen this movie, but a brilliant song choice and fantastic editing really brings it to life for me here.
Sense & Sensibility (1995)
"Rondo". Phenomenal use of the music in this vid--this is how you work an instrumental. Who needs lyrics when you can build a narrative around the "voices" of the instruments? And such lovely editing: precise, feather-light cutting that will leave you sighing in satisfaction.
The Hollow Crown
"Somewhere a Clock is Ticking". I don't know this source beyond having read the Shakespeare plays and recognizing the divine Hiddleston's face (for the uninitiated, he's the actor who plays Loki in the Marvel movies), but it looks gorgeous. Or at least the vidder makes it look gorgeous. Whoever made this vid knows their craft, knows how to build a narrative and make the most out of movement and framing. This is a beautifully executed, masterful vid.
At any rate, I encourage you to check out the masterlist to see if there is a vid to that rare source that you never thought you'd see vidded (hey,
garryowen, there's a Wallander vid!). Masterlist on Livejournal and Masterlist on Dreamwidth
Now on to the reccage! First of all, I must point out my favorite of all of this year's Festivids, my giftvids. They are the BEST. Once you've watched those, here are some others that I greatly admired, presented in the order in which I viewed them as I meandered through the masterlist.
Charlie's Angels Movies
"Circus of Heartbreakin' Divas" and "Pound the Alarm". Both of the vids for this movie are fun, fun, fun and feature spot-on action editing.
Gormenghast
"Devils". You know that vid that makes you want to immediately go out and buy the song? This is that vid for me. The song/source match-up here is just so exquisitely perfect that in my heart of hearts, I believe that Florence wrote "Seven Devils" while watching Gormenghast and weeping into her sleeve. Every time I hear the song, I think of Jonathan Rhys Meyer's angry little face.
Zoolander
"Sexyback". I loved the humor and the beatwork on this one.
Parks & Recreation
"Give Me Everything". An uplifting vid focusing on all of the awesome ladies of Parks and Rec. The Leslie/Ann slashers out there will not be disappointed.
The City of Lost Children (1995)
"Miette Pour La Vie". I have long longed for a City of Lost Children vid, and now there is one, and it perfectly captures everything that is wonderful and weird about the film.
Magic Mike
"Less Plot, More Stripping". I support this vidder's agenda 100%.
Miami Vice
"Too Soon". Oh, lordy. What can I say about this vid? This is the vid that made me laugh the most out of all of the Festivids of 2012. Imagine the cheesiest, most ridiculously earnest slash vid you ever saw and multiply that by a factor of ten. Then you will have an idea of what this vid is about. It's Tubbs/Crocket with Ricardo belting out his unrequited love for Sonny to Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You." All four and a half minutes of it. There are tears and lipsynching and a KITTEN. It's a modern masterpiece, I tellya. LOLOLOL.
Mirror's Edge
"Raise Your Weapon". I know nothing about game vidding, but I found this very cool with impressive editing.
Whale Rider
"Sons and Daughters". There is such a beautiful feeling of family to this vid. It made me cry.
Chak De! India
"Hadippa!". A great character study vid with a super-catchy song.
Charlie's Angels (1976)
"The Angelic Look". Come for the femmeslash, stay for the fantastic editing.
Cleopatra 2525
"Lady Marmalade". I've watched a few episodes of Cleopatra 2525, and it is one part cheese, two parts cheap special effects, and one part kickass hot ladies. In their wisdom, the vidder chose to emphasize the last part, and as a result we get a great vid full of female action heroes and Gina Torres owning everything in sight.
Colombiana (2011)
"Not Afraid". I've not seen this movie, but a brilliant song choice and fantastic editing really brings it to life for me here.
Sense & Sensibility (1995)
"Rondo". Phenomenal use of the music in this vid--this is how you work an instrumental. Who needs lyrics when you can build a narrative around the "voices" of the instruments? And such lovely editing: precise, feather-light cutting that will leave you sighing in satisfaction.
The Hollow Crown
"Somewhere a Clock is Ticking". I don't know this source beyond having read the Shakespeare plays and recognizing the divine Hiddleston's face (for the uninitiated, he's the actor who plays Loki in the Marvel movies), but it looks gorgeous. Or at least the vidder makes it look gorgeous. Whoever made this vid knows their craft, knows how to build a narrative and make the most out of movement and framing. This is a beautifully executed, masterful vid.