Okay, so first off, favorite moments. Um, my favorite parts of this vid are almost entirely the choruses, but I want to try to give a few other specifics as well:
- Over the lyric "world is round", everything from Scully scanning old newspapers to Scully in the woods during the pilot, holding her gun on the sheriff.
- The clip of Scully and Mulder giving each other wary, intense looks during 'Ice'.
- The entire second repeat of the chorus, especially Scully squinting and looking closer at [whatever Mulder is showing her], and the arial shot of Mulder and Scully standing in the crop circle at the end of 'Gender Bender'. I wish you'd held on that a little longer. I don't know, it just feels so right the way the tempo of the song kind of slows at the exact moment we get that arial shot. I would have loved another second to really feel the impact of that shot.
- I also like the way the crop circle and the stop watches play literally on the word "round" in the chorus.
- Scully looking at Mulder in the hospital during 'Beyond the Sea', over the lyric "for I think I'm done". Good emotion.
- Scully in her bright red suit giving Mulder a coy look as they walk along. I can't remember which episode that's from - 'Shadows'?
I think this is a pretty sophisiticated vid, and a fairly challenging one for the viewer as well. Conceptually it's very rich and complex. It's rapid and relentless, and it doesn't seem to have a clear, simple narrative or any key emotions, which makes it feel quite murky - but in a deliberate, moody sort of way. I think you captured Dana Scully's character in S1, and her experience of S1 incredibly well. You're like the Scully-whisperer where vids are concerned. Plus the song is a truly excellent Scully track (and there are very few Scully tracks I really like).
I'm surprised that you took such a serious, somber look at S1, because in contrast to the later seasons it's easy to see S1 as the "light" season. But I'm really glad you took a darker approach, because really, there was a lot of frightening and foreboding things that happened in S1. I think this vid captures Scully's youthful innocence and vulnerability, while also illustrating the beginning of her transformation as a character, and the ominous events that sank the hook in her, ensuring that she would be drawn relentlessly forwards into the darkness.
And I love how much conspiracy and paranormal material you used. That's another sophisticated thing: focusing on what the characters are focusing on, and creating a sense of the characters through their work, rather than always focusing on the characters themselves. I love that.
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- Over the lyric "world is round", everything from Scully scanning old newspapers to Scully in the woods during the pilot, holding her gun on the sheriff.
- The clip of Scully and Mulder giving each other wary, intense looks during 'Ice'.
- The entire second repeat of the chorus, especially Scully squinting and looking closer at [whatever Mulder is showing her], and the arial shot of Mulder and Scully standing in the crop circle at the end of 'Gender Bender'. I wish you'd held on that a little longer. I don't know, it just feels so right the way the tempo of the song kind of slows at the exact moment we get that arial shot. I would have loved another second to really feel the impact of that shot.
- I also like the way the crop circle and the stop watches play literally on the word "round" in the chorus.
- Scully looking at Mulder in the hospital during 'Beyond the Sea', over the lyric "for I think I'm done". Good emotion.
- Scully in her bright red suit giving Mulder a coy look as they walk along. I can't remember which episode that's from - 'Shadows'?
I think this is a pretty sophisiticated vid, and a fairly challenging one for the viewer as well. Conceptually it's very rich and complex. It's rapid and relentless, and it doesn't seem to have a clear, simple narrative or any key emotions, which makes it feel quite murky - but in a deliberate, moody sort of way. I think you captured Dana Scully's character in S1, and her experience of S1 incredibly well. You're like the Scully-whisperer where vids are concerned. Plus the song is a truly excellent Scully track (and there are very few Scully tracks I really like).
I'm surprised that you took such a serious, somber look at S1, because in contrast to the later seasons it's easy to see S1 as the "light" season. But I'm really glad you took a darker approach, because really, there was a lot of frightening and foreboding things that happened in S1. I think this vid captures Scully's youthful innocence and vulnerability, while also illustrating the beginning of her transformation as a character, and the ominous events that sank the hook in her, ensuring that she would be drawn relentlessly forwards into the darkness.
And I love how much conspiracy and paranormal material you used. That's another sophisticated thing: focusing on what the characters are focusing on, and creating a sense of the characters through their work, rather than always focusing on the characters themselves. I love that.