TXF-vid: Scully PoV - Matches to Paper Dolls

[astartexx]

Comments

[miriad]

This vid is amazing! We're doing a full series re-watch right now, so everything was fresh for me and boy, did this hit hard.

And the song choice was just DEAD ON. Thanks for introducing me to a new artist.

[astartexx]

You're welcome, Dessa is so marvelous. I love her style.

And I'm happy you loved the vid. The X Files was never shy of pulling punches, Mulder and Scully were put through the wringer so many times, it's hard to believe that they walked away at all in one piece.

[counteragent]

Very cool--sharp but shiny and great use of Jillian's lovliness and strength.

[astartexx]

Thank you, I really love how easy Gillian makes it to fall in love with Scully. She is just too cool and growing up with her left a great impression.

[tree]

this is a fantastic song choice and gorgeous vid. as someone else said, i love when vidders choose less familiar scenes to vid with. i really like how you used some scenes to highlight certain lyrics, too, especially 'between love and cholera', 'tried dynamite' and then 'back to the battle site', 'you flash some fang and i bat my lashes'. oh and the funny little change of expression from bad blood for 'uh'. i'm sure if i watched it several more times i'd pick up others, but i didn't want to spam you too much. :) thanks for sharing this.

[astartexx]

Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback, I'm glad you loved the vid and enjoyed it so much. It's funny that you mention lyrics I either had on the first try or the ones I had what felt like twenty choices. The 'between love and cholera' line was too easy, I was tempted to change it, just because it was too literal. 'You flash some fang' one edit, done. But the 'and I bat my lashes'? I had so many choices, playful, angry, flirty and every mood in between. I settled on unintentional sensual. So I really had a blast playing with this song and I hope it shows.

[thingswithwings]

This was fabulous. Your Scully POV is amazing . . . her intelligence and self-knowledge and need all come across so beautifully. And it's such a great portrait of the realities of the Mulder/Scully relationship, where it's powerful and enthralling but also destructive as hell and full of stops and starts. I love this vid.

[astartexx]

Wow, thank you so much, your review made me flail a bit, because whatever I say next, won't come close to the way you described the vid. Especially the self-knowledge, because that is a really big part of Scully's character for me. The song was remarkable on that front and I'm thrilled that you loved the vid, I had such a fantastic time vidding it.

[tearful_eye]

oh my god, this is so gorgeous <33

[astartexx]

Merci beaucoup, happy you enjoyed the vid. Heh.