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?

God's Country

[yourlibrarian]

How I loved those lines about him having a gun and history owing her one. Particularly apt given the context of this show. Great Jo vid, I really enjoyed it.

[dualbunny.livejournal.com]

Really nicely done. I very much like Jo through your eyes. :} She's full of life, beautiful, and tough right to the end.

[sol-se.livejournal.com]

Aw, that was wonderful!! Jo!! <3

[jjtaylor.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous and wonderful portrayal of Jo. I really, really loved this.

[passionphoepe.livejournal.com]

vermiss deine storys und natürlich dich :)
ach und super video (wie eigentlich immer alles was du machst ;)

[flyingcarpet.livejournal.com]

I loved this -- great job.