DS9 Vid: Good in my Head
I think it's official that DS9 is one of the fandoms for which I have a creative output now.
Title: Good in my Head
Vidder: meddow
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Music: 'Good in my Head' by Anika Moa
Spoilers: All of DS9
Summary: Faith and anger, things that keep Kira on her way.
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Vidder's Notes: Kira Nerys pretty much became my favourite character in the whole of Trek in the pilot episode of DS9, in which she took on three Cardassian ships with only six torpedoes and a bloody good poker face. I initially wanted to do a Kira-kicks-ass vid, but decided that would almost be a disservice to the character and the show. I don't feel you can take her a character with her kind of background and go with an essentially 'she's awesome cos she's short-tempered and violent' message (In case you're not familiar with DS9, Kira's background is that she was a terrorist, and she did kill people, and sometimes they were civilians).
So the vid ended up being about Kira's conviction. She has so much faith and also anger, and while recent world history clearly shows that faith and grievance-induced anger in combination can be a very destructive combination, in her case it's what allows her to overcome and occasionally triumph, and it's what makes her such an interesting character (and also why Kira would not be the same if the show was made today).
In terms of the actual making of the vid, the vid is quite long. But I figure, I've got seven seasons of canon and a fantastic character arc to work with, so breaking the four minute mark is not that big a deal in this case. And, well, I can't resist vidding space battles. This was the most ambitious vid I've completed in terms of the amount of source material that went into it, and the music's a departure from the fast beats I usually pick.
I've finally figured out my aspect ratio problems I have to export it from Premiere with a wonky aspect ratio that looks terrible, and then run it through AutoGK and that will fix it (what was happening and what did happen with my last vid was that I'd export if from Premiere with the correct aspect ratio and AutoGK would ruin it). Also, damned pre-HD 90s source. I would give limbs for DS9 to look like and have been shot like BSG. I found the way was shot was actually quite restraining with what I could do.
Oh, and constructive criticism is appreciated.
And lyrics:
Sometimes sad times
Surrender my soul
Fly away through the sky
Abandoned proposal
I don't know you
Cover the full view
I'll say goodbye with no reason why
I'm colder than life and it's hurting inside
No one can say that I went away without a confrontment
Be safer to say
I'm heading on my way
I remember a time
When nothing was beautiful
Separated confused mind
My life is still beautiful
With good in my head to help me on my way
I know if I tried I could stand up and say
I'll say goodbye with no reason why
I'm colder than life and it's hurting inside
No one can say that I went away without a confrontment
Be safer to say
I'm heading on my way
I opened my eyes that exposed to me
Believed I could fly far away
With good in my head to help me on my way
I know if I tried I could stand up and say
It's just another ordinary day
With good in my head
With good in my head
With good in my head
With good in my head
Title: Good in my Head
Vidder: meddow
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Music: 'Good in my Head' by Anika Moa
Spoilers: All of DS9
Summary: Faith and anger, things that keep Kira on her way.
Download Links: Large: 50Mb Avi (Xvid) Small: 21Mb Avi (Xvid)
Find more videos like this on BAM Vid Vault
Vidder's Notes: Kira Nerys pretty much became my favourite character in the whole of Trek in the pilot episode of DS9, in which she took on three Cardassian ships with only six torpedoes and a bloody good poker face. I initially wanted to do a Kira-kicks-ass vid, but decided that would almost be a disservice to the character and the show. I don't feel you can take her a character with her kind of background and go with an essentially 'she's awesome cos she's short-tempered and violent' message (In case you're not familiar with DS9, Kira's background is that she was a terrorist, and she did kill people, and sometimes they were civilians).
So the vid ended up being about Kira's conviction. She has so much faith and also anger, and while recent world history clearly shows that faith and grievance-induced anger in combination can be a very destructive combination, in her case it's what allows her to overcome and occasionally triumph, and it's what makes her such an interesting character (and also why Kira would not be the same if the show was made today).
In terms of the actual making of the vid, the vid is quite long. But I figure, I've got seven seasons of canon and a fantastic character arc to work with, so breaking the four minute mark is not that big a deal in this case. And, well, I can't resist vidding space battles. This was the most ambitious vid I've completed in terms of the amount of source material that went into it, and the music's a departure from the fast beats I usually pick.
I've finally figured out my aspect ratio problems I have to export it from Premiere with a wonky aspect ratio that looks terrible, and then run it through AutoGK and that will fix it (what was happening and what did happen with my last vid was that I'd export if from Premiere with the correct aspect ratio and AutoGK would ruin it). Also, damned pre-HD 90s source. I would give limbs for DS9 to look like and have been shot like BSG. I found the way was shot was actually quite restraining with what I could do.
Oh, and constructive criticism is appreciated.
And lyrics:
Sometimes sad times
Surrender my soul
Fly away through the sky
Abandoned proposal
I don't know you
Cover the full view
I'll say goodbye with no reason why
I'm colder than life and it's hurting inside
No one can say that I went away without a confrontment
Be safer to say
I'm heading on my way
I remember a time
When nothing was beautiful
Separated confused mind
My life is still beautiful
With good in my head to help me on my way
I know if I tried I could stand up and say
I'll say goodbye with no reason why
I'm colder than life and it's hurting inside
No one can say that I went away without a confrontment
Be safer to say
I'm heading on my way
I opened my eyes that exposed to me
Believed I could fly far away
With good in my head to help me on my way
I know if I tried I could stand up and say
It's just another ordinary day
With good in my head
With good in my head
With good in my head
With good in my head