SPN-Vid: Dean PoV - Soldiering (Remastered)

[astarte]

Artist/Song Title: David Usher - Soldiering
Subject: Supernatural, Dean PoV
Original Date: November 2006
Remastered 2008-09-03
Summary: 'Took you in so far, inhaled till I could not exhale.' Dean always knew his Dad would die for him – he just hoped he didn't have to make that decision.
Format: 720 x 400, 20.5 MB DIVX megaupload, mediafire, sendspace, permanent download link or watch on imeem
or watch the original on imeem

I went into the remastering process thinking, ‚Hey, I already used the DVDs with avisynth and so I only need to replace the season 2 footage.‘ I was wrong on all accounts that count – like my ability to open the old project file. I also didn’t have the edited wav saved separately and well, then I was bummed, but already eager to – you know – remaster this specific vid.

So I started it from scratch and uhm, it took around a week to finish. I didn’t use any eps beyond ‘2x05 Simon Said’ with a tiny exception. If you catch it, I’ll give you a cyber cookie. And the new fun thing I learned is Rotoscoping, xandra_ptv doesn’t care.

Comments

[xandra-ptv.livejournal.com]

I don't care and I dont understand. I also don't truely understand the video but the load of Freudian daddy issues have kept me warm to it. Nice job, Lovey.

gehört hier zwar nicht hin

[passionphoepe.livejournal.com]

kann es sein das du bei der nummerierung von Parts Unknown durcheinander gekommen bist? Irgendwie fehlt Teil 3 bzw. Teil 4 schließt glaub ich an Teil 2 an.

[knittedshadow.livejournal.com]

I left a comment on the imeem page for the original when I first watched but I want to leave more detailed feedback because I don't think the one line I wrote then really sums up just how much I adore this video.

I know Jesus Christ is probably your most famous vid and rightly so, it's awesome. But Soldiering On has always been my favourite. The emotional punch when I first saw it was just intense and even now, when I watch it for like the fifty-hundreth time, it still makes my chest ache.

I love that first image of Dean's body arching out of the hospital bed. I love the transition at 0:35 from Dean watching John's corpse burn to him as a child smiling at his father. I love every single image in the clips around 0:38. I love we would walk until we could not crawl. I love how you show Dean's breaking down after John's death at 1:06ish. I love Dean's deep breath around the flames. I love Dean nodding. I love how you show what John left behind.

[yesj.livejournal.com]

This is just so, so gorgeous. I love how quiet it is, such a beautiful character note. *chinhands*