SPN-vid: Jo PoV - God's Country

[astarte]

Artist/Song Title: Ani DiFranco - God's Country
Subject: SPN, Jo PoV
Release Date: 2010-02-11
Summary: ’Move over Mr. Holiness and let the little people through.‘ Jo is growing up in interesting times.
Format: 720x400 - 24 MB AVI mediafire, 720x400 - 24 MB AVI or watch on BAM

Not really much to say about this vid, it was done fast and dirty. I heard the song while my mp3-player was on shuffle and it seemed like an interesting take on Jo’s journey and how meeting the Winchesters had an impact in her life. I tried to stay away from being overly melodramatic and so the whole thing came out rather straight forward.

Comments

[giandujakiss.livejournal.com]

That's really gorgeous. It's just sort of quietly heartbreaking, such a gret character study of Jo that focuses on more than just the action moments, and I love your attention to the figures within the frame, just how everyone's placed relative to everyone else.

[xandra-ptv.livejournal.com]

Fast and dirty, i love you like that. The vid isn't bad either even though I have no idea what's going on in context.

Good job, love.

[gigglemonster.livejournal.com]

Oh this is perfect and heartbreaking! Such a great song choice and your editing is so flowy and amazing. A wonderful representation of Jo. I particularly love the line at 0:12 "i've seen it in my mirror" . Very awesome.

[rhoboat.livejournal.com]

Here via giandujakiss's rec. That was lovely and heartbreaking. Jo!

[serrico.livejournal.com]

Oh, *Jo*. Straightforward suits her.

Really well-done character vid.

[cofax7]

Oh, that was excellent. Jo deserved so much better.

[cee-m.livejournal.com]

This was... just wow. I'm still having word forming problems but it was just insanely good. I like how you layered the new and the old, the sad and the badass... this...

Oh how I missed you.

[gelasius.livejournal.com]

This is heartbreaking and fantastic and so very Jo and her journey. The song choice is perfect, ("I'm gonna put in three 'cause history owes me one" -- YES) and the pacing and content capture who Jo is just wonderfully. Thank you for putting this out in the world. :)

[johnnypurple.livejournal.com]

This is awesome. Well done. I'm all for straightforward over melodramatic, and I'm happy that you ended with something other than Jo's death. I didn't feel like crying over that one again. I prefer denial. (Well, it worked with Ash!)

(here via gelasius)

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Great vid, Astarte, glad to see you back on form. Missed you.

This would fit nicely in halfamoon. Not sure if you've heard about it? It runs until the 14th of this month and it's a comm that shines focus on female characters. It's for vids, fic, art etc.

[secretlytodream.livejournal.com]

wow, it's actually funny, just yesterday I was like, "I wish astarte would make a new vid..." oO

I really loved the line "thank you for the ticket now can I leave?" somehow it was so...right? You really did a great job choosing that clip from 5x10 - it was so heartbreaking.

[labseraph.livejournal.com]

I like how you summarise Jo here with all her bravado and vulnerability.

So achy and lovely.

[jessibot.livejournal.com]

Here via giandujakiss's rec. This really floored me. Fantastic job, fast and dirty worked brilliantly.

[amonitrate.livejournal.com]

Great look at Jo, and great song choice!

[yourlibrarian]

I just wanted to let you know, the second link is going to a 404 message and the BAM video link requires a sign-in.

[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

WOW. This was amazing. What a wonderful character study of Jo, a vid remarkably full of hope for how sadly I know it ends for her. Gorgeous. I'll be saving this one to rewatch.

[bofoddity.livejournal.com]

This got me all teary-eyed! Straight-forward and sincere, just like Jo herself was, and really captures the unfairness of her story.

[lady-eilthana.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, nice!
I liked how you put the scenes together. May the Harvelles rest in peace. :|

How are you?

[astartexx.livejournal.com]

The song really sets the mood for a quiet heartbreak. I vigorously picked a few moments in between to remind the viewer how young Jo was and how protected she grew up compared to the Winchesters. And yeah, there is no sense in too many close ups, so shaking it up was a lot fun, too.

[astartexx.livejournal.com]

Not too bad for someone who hasn’t touched Premiere in over half a year. It started to slightly bug me when I had to look up shit I once knew – But I like my new solutions to some script problems more. I think I now found the true frame change to PAL and not just the shabby fix to spread the frames out. I know, you are not interested in this fuckery when it doesn’t apply to your problems.

[astartexx.livejournal.com]

I wanted to have her looking at Ellen there and silently admitting that her mom is indeed her mirror in many ways. The song was so perfect after I cut the first few lyrics and I’m flattered you thought my editing was flowy, because it felt very clunky and out of shape in a few places to me.

[astartexx.livejournal.com]

I’m delighted you enjoyed it and thanks for your comment.

[astartexx.livejournal.com]

It really does – and I was not in the mood for false sentimentality, so I’m glad you think it’s an honest representation of Jo.

[astartexx.livejournal.com]

She did – but that’s what fanfics/vids/arts are for and kick-ass AUs. On the other hand I’m so happy for the glimpses of the more mature Jo we got.

[astartexx.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you so much, Mary, this is an awesome feedback and exactly what I was going for. And I’m so grateful that I still have the power to turn your brain into mush – It’s an awesome power to have. *tackle hug*