Even though this Brand New album is my favorite and I have heard the song a zillion times, your video was still so very very moving. I'm surprised at how lonely it made me feel that Dean is. I'm actually quite choked up right now.
You reminded me of what we learned in movie class, about how often to use close ups (like the shot glasses) and the scenery. I adored the shot of the bloody girl sliding down the wall, and I loved the ending with the boys sitting at the pew. The disapearing shot is gorgeous and all of the victim clips (bodies, killings) are not something I've seen in many videos, which is awesome because I thought I had seen it all.
I miss the instrumentals of the song but know that sometimes without the lyrics, it is hard to keep the video interesting. Maybe I just like the song too much. ^_^ But I wouldn't have minded credits rolling so I could hear the end of the song.
From your lengthy explanation I can see that you thought hard about why you used the clips that you did. I recently finished a video of my own with the only intent being that I wanted to use clips I liked with a song that I liked (and reminded me of Dean). I am now inspired by you and (many others) to make my next video with much deeper thought. Many kudos to you for not dropping this video. The result is stunning.
Thank you so much for this insightful feedback and all the thoughts you put in it. I think it is easy to lose your audience focus, if you just show one painful face close-up after another instead of zooming back a bit and show the bigger picture. Especially when you have a PoV and the character isn’t staring constantly into mirrors. Heh. You need to put him into context and close-ups of things that hold his focus is a nice and beautiful way to do that. There are so many gorgeous shots in every ep that tell their own story and give you room to construct your own interpretation, if you don’t lose focus of the story you want to tell, so why not use them in vids?
It builds up a deeper emotional impact for me personally, when I see in vids why I should care about a characters feelings, what inflicted the hurt or happiness and how does s/he handle them.
I’m happy that you cherished the video and felt I did the song justice, especially since you are clearly in love with it and thank you again for your wonderful words.
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thank you for putting up a download so I can have it on my player!
You reminded me of what we learned in movie class, about how often to use close ups (like the shot glasses) and the scenery. I adored the shot of the bloody girl sliding down the wall, and I loved the ending with the boys sitting at the pew. The disapearing shot is gorgeous and all of the victim clips (bodies, killings) are not something I've seen in many videos, which is awesome because I thought I had seen it all.
I miss the instrumentals of the song but know that sometimes without the lyrics, it is hard to keep the video interesting. Maybe I just like the song too much. ^_^ But I wouldn't have minded credits rolling so I could hear the end of the song.
From your lengthy explanation I can see that you thought hard about why you used the clips that you did. I recently finished a video of my own with the only intent being that I wanted to use clips I liked with a song that I liked (and reminded me of Dean). I am now inspired by you and (many others) to make my next video with much deeper thought. Many kudos to you for not dropping this video. The result is stunning.
Re: thank you for putting up a download so I can have it on my player!
It builds up a deeper emotional impact for me personally, when I see in vids why I should care about a characters feelings, what inflicted the hurt or happiness and how does s/he handle them.
I’m happy that you cherished the video and felt I did the song justice, especially since you are clearly in love with it and thank you again for your wonderful words.