TXF-vid: Scully PoV - Matches to Paper Dolls

[astarte]

Artist/Song Title: Dessa - Matches to Paper Dolls
Subject: The X Files, Scully PoV, Scully/Mulder
Summary: ’Built like a moth you see - I still get chills when you talk to me.‘ Truth is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
Length: 03:31 | Size: 59 MB | Format: 720x400 - AVI - zip
Links: megaupload, mediafire, permanent link

So uhm, I think I broke my speed record on vidding TXF - under a week. Not bad. Perhaps one day xandra_ptv will stop making fun of me. The song was a gift, I discovered Dessa through giandujakiss amazing Nikita video Seamstress, because vids are the way to go to discover unknown artists, fandoms and shows. After listening to the album on repeat for four days, 'Matches to Paper Dolls' suddenly hit me as perfect Scully song. One week later I have a finished vid. I love when creativity strikes.

Comments

[tree]

this is a fantastic song choice and gorgeous vid. as someone else said, i love when vidders choose less familiar scenes to vid with. i really like how you used some scenes to highlight certain lyrics, too, especially 'between love and cholera', 'tried dynamite' and then 'back to the battle site', 'you flash some fang and i bat my lashes'. oh and the funny little change of expression from bad blood for 'uh'. i'm sure if i watched it several more times i'd pick up others, but i didn't want to spam you too much. :) thanks for sharing this.

[astartexx.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback, I'm glad you loved the vid and enjoyed it so much. It's funny that you mention lyrics I either had on the first try or the ones I had what felt like twenty choices. The 'between love and cholera' line was too easy, I was tempted to change it, just because it was too literal. 'You flash some fang' one edit, done. But the 'and I bat my lashes'? I had so many choices, playful, angry, flirty and every mood in between. I settled on unintentional sensual. So I really had a blast playing with this song and I hope it shows.