Comments | summer_of_giles: Vid: Say Something

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Vid: Say Something - Giles & Willow (FRC)

Jun 20, 2015 07:18

It's time to proudly let my ship flag fly! You knew I had to make a Giles/Willow vid for this year. Although, the ending may be in the eye of the beholder. Here it is and hope you enjoy.

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Say Something ~ Giles & Willow ( Read more... )

art: vid, giles & willow, rating: g/frc, giles/willow, z_creator: gilescandy

Comments 13

protoneoromanic June 20 2015, 13:52:09 UTC

You *would* give this a happy ending. Good for you! I love your vids. Also, this is so the opposite of how I've been reading this song. I've also ways taken it as "We've been together all these years but I can't reach you emotionally so we have to end this established relationship if you can't actually try to be here for me." But, "Say something instead of pretending we are 'just friends' until we both litterally die from laspe of time and never get to have Relationship in the first place." Is an equally valid and beautiful reading that I honestly never saw until you showed it to me. Wow, seriously, thanky you. It's like a whole new song for me now. Richer, deeper and more inclusive of the whole experince of sruggling with the in-out of loveness of life.

gilescandy June 22 2015, 06:58:58 UTC

I feel like the ending could be interpreted two ways, depending on what the viewer hopes to see. Either they finally admit to each other their love and decide to try to be together. Or they acknowledge their feelings and agree that they are good as friends. Either way is a happy ending. But, this is the video I was asking for help to find that shot for. For a long time it ended with Giles shutting the door after finding Willow and Kennedy... And it was the most depressing thing I had ever made! I never did find the scene I imagined and had to make due, but I think it worked out. I need to do hopeful, if not happy, endings. Otherwise I see no point in making my own stories ( ... )

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gilescandy June 22 2015, 06:59:35 UTC

Thank you. Very happy you liked it.

double_dutchess June 21 2015, 01:10:06 UTC

I'm not at all a Giles/Willow shipper (I really can't ship Giles with any of the core Scoobies, tbh) but your vid definitely made a convincing case for them loving each other. Good job!

gilescandy June 22 2015, 07:03:11 UTC

Well... whether you ship them or not, no one can say they didn't love each other. They were so much alike in so many ways.

Glad you enjoyed the vid. Thank you.

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gilescandy June 22 2015, 07:07:53 UTC

Thank you. The most difficult part was finding enough S7 footage of Giles and Willow together, which was surprising. I'm so glad you thought everything fit. The two of them were always so much alike, no matter what kind of relationship you see them having, there's love there.

sparrow2000 June 21 2015, 09:59:08 UTC

That was a lovely and believable portrayal of these two unable to bridge that gap between friend/mentor/student affection and something deeper and more dangerous. Seeing Giles watch as Willow goes through her various relationships as a terrific interpretation of this song.

Great job!

gilescandy June 22 2015, 07:11:02 UTC

Thank you! I'm so happy you liked it. And it would be very Giles to just keep watching and never reveal his feelings. Wouldn't be proper, you know...