Vid: I Ran (So Far Away)

[maidensuit]

Song Title/Vid Title: I Ran (So Far Away)
Vidder: Aspen (humanhosepipe@gmail.com)
Artist: Flock of Seagulls
Category: gen, narrative, character study
Characters: the Winchesters, Bela, a bit of Lillith and Ruby
Warnings: Heavy spoilers for all seasons.
Summary: My working summary was "Dean and Bela go to 80s Hell." :D It turned into a layered

Comments

[subterrain]

What a great song choice, I love this. I adore the prominence of Dean and Bela as kids, and how their childhoods lay at the heart of their decisions. Also, some of the shifts in tone and mood are just so precise and stunning. I love what you've done here. This is complex and subtle and gorgeous.

[maidensuit]

Ahhh, thank you so much! :D Such a lovely and thoughtful comment to receive. And you hit the nail on the head with what I was going for with using Dean and Bela's flashbacks much better than I could've described it myself. Thank you!!

[mresundance]

I really enjoyed this. It was rather deftly layered, and I think it's the Dean/Bela vid I've been waiting so see. Meaning: they are not slashed so much as paralleled, in the overt ways that even the writers of the show seemed to miss. I know a lot of fans disliked Bela, but I think she was just not given much of a chance to be regarded honestly - that is - with all the facts about her past on the table to make her motivations as a character apparent. It was a bit underhanded the way development was withheld from her until the end

[maidensuit]

Man, thanks very much -- part of it could be that I don't really post vids or sell them eagerly enough to make people watch them, but I never get such long and thoughtful feedback as this. It is a first, and I'm left nearly taken aback just because someone watched it and had this much to say, klsdjglj. I'm so used to posting vids and having them just float off into the ether because I'm so, you know, not with the cross-posting or graphics-making. So thank you! Your comment is a true delight for me

[mresundance]

Well, the song editing because it will tighten up the timeline and force you as a vidder, to be more selective on the choice of clips, which would tighten the focus of the vid more quickly

[maidensuit]

I certainly agree that in some cases, a long song would probably need to be cut so it's not just an exercise in random filling of space that doesn't say anything. I've made a couple of vids where I've done cuts as such. But for me, personally, it bothers me when I notice that a song has been cut, especially if I know and like the song. For me, it can wind up feeling much more to me like the vidder is forcing the source to fit the song, and just part of it. I think it works in some cases, but not in others. It mightn't have been intrusive here, but I like the creepy feel of the music at the beginning of this song, so I wanted it!

Thank you for all these suggestions, I'll try the Deinterlacing with VDubMod and see how it goes! I'm wondering if it might just actually be my DVD, since it was only the one that was affected at all.

[fizzyblogic]

Oh wow, this is such a well-put-together vid, the kind I'll watch fifteen times and still find things I never noticed before. I love the clip choices, the repetition of Bela on the phone, the parallel between her and Dean. It really brought a weird sort of kinship out of the text, which was always there a little bit, but I love how you showed it here. Definitely one I'll be playing several times to settle in with all the meanings and nuances. Eeee!

[maidensuit]

:D Wow, thank you! Thank you so much. Haha, that's the kind of comment that makes me want to watch my own vid even though I'm sick of looking at it. so that is awesome. Thanks!!

[sweetiejen]

Hey there!
Just popping in to say that I really enjoyed watching this video. It's very captivating and well-edited. You created an excellent narrative of the two characters and I loved the whole mood of it. Your clip choices were very well placed (I loved the Hell shots placed throughout) and the flashback parallels of their childhood. This was very intelligent vidding with a lot of layers, and I think that's why I like it so much. Every clip was selected for a reason and added to the narrative.

And the song? Brilliant. I don't think I can ever hear this song again and not think of your video! You really made it your own.

As for the long intro, I actually really enjoyed it because it sets the mood. The beginning part of the song is so awesome and I'm glad you used it.

I faved this on YouTube and downloaded the file so I can watch it many times over. Thanks for making this video! :))

[maidensuit]

Haha, I've ruined the song for myself, too! And I'm glad the intro worked for you as well. It is kind of long! Thank you so much for watching, and so thoughtfully, and for such a nice comment! I really, truly appreciate it!

[talitha78]

Fantastic musicality here!

[maidensuit]

Hooray, thank you! :D