Wow, I'm a bit speechless here about all that awesome feedback you gave me. It was really fascinating to read your thoughts on 'Metal Heart' and how you connected with the visuals in the vid. Because you are right, the song isn't very emotional, not in mood and tone, even when the lyrics are poignant. I loved that the singer kept her cool and control over her voice, even when the lyrics go to very distressing places. It has this deliberate distance I instantly associated with Scully. Adding the moody industrial sound with Shirley Manson detached voice was wonderful for S1 Scully. The chorus was the thing that hooked me on the song, it was so season 1 and it paralleled Scully's journey perfectly for me.
The thing is it didn't even cross my mind to do a lighthearted vid, probably because Xandra already had it covered with 'Teenagers', but mostly, because I felt Season 1 was a very gloomy season for Scully. Hence the reason why the first clear shot we see of her in 'Metal Heart' is the one in which the lights go out for Mulder's presentation. The darkness engulfs her. All these connections to her former FBI life, dating and friends are getting severed - sometimes painfully and other times with much deliberation on her part. She chose the darkness, because she was so curious what was lurking in it and Mulder offered her to show her things that would blow her mind. I mean that is part of why I love her, she could have walked away after the pilot or any other ep and nobody could have blamed her. Not Skinner, not her other superiors. But she didn't, instead she formed a bond with Mulder within two cases and trusted him completely on his sincerity. That he seriously believed that the truth was out there and given the right tools it was ready for discovery and answering the right questions would set it free.
I talked with Xandra about this and I honestly think that Scully instantly fell in love with Mulder's mind, the way it worked and how it approached cases from a unique and slightly crazy angle. Because it was completely different from her position and she just has this delighted 'I can't believe he is saying what he is saying'-expression on her face all the time in S1. He entertained her immensely and her own scientific curiosity was equally challenged and satisfied while working on the x files. I mean watching her bored out of her mind teaching in the beginning of S2 in Quantico did settle this point for me.
Okay, to touch on some of the points you mentioned. I had the longer version of the arial shot for the longest time in the vid and I agree it did look awesome. The way it grinded the vid to an halt. But as always with vidding, I get to the end of my time line and I really want to use some shots in the vid, even without the open room for them. So often the shots that are purposeful long will have to yield some of their magic. This was the case here, I agree it's hard to say, if it was the right decision to cut, but I liked it better this way otherwise I would have undone it. But I absolutely get what you're going at. I just loved cinematic atmosphere of the crash site and stop watches, too. Sometimes Vidding is hard - Heh.
I adored her expression on 'I'm done' - it's one of my favourites in the vid. She looks so utterly tired and defeated. And her smile in Shadow was so cool, it was a scene I had to keep. 'Ice' is so intense, one of my favorite eps. And yes, there were really awesome shots in S1, that I couldn't resist. It just gives this wider scope on their world and if they are beautiful I love to use them. I agree, I don't think they are visual fillers and instead wield the viewers attention to what the characters are doing, seeing, working on. It just adds in my opinion and it's something that really did work great with the season overview theme Xandra and I had going.
Uhm, thank you again, for this feedback love letter, I feel like snuggling up with it and it was wonderful to read your thoughts. Thank you for taking the time.
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The thing is it didn't even cross my mind to do a lighthearted vid, probably because Xandra already had it covered with 'Teenagers', but mostly, because I felt Season 1 was a very gloomy season for Scully. Hence the reason why the first clear shot we see of her in 'Metal Heart' is the one in which the lights go out for Mulder's presentation. The darkness engulfs her. All these connections to her former FBI life, dating and friends are getting severed - sometimes painfully and other times with much deliberation on her part. She chose the darkness, because she was so curious what was lurking in it and Mulder offered her to show her things that would blow her mind. I mean that is part of why I love her, she could have walked away after the pilot or any other ep and nobody could have blamed her. Not Skinner, not her other superiors. But she didn't, instead she formed a bond with Mulder within two cases and trusted him completely on his sincerity. That he seriously believed that the truth was out there and given the right tools it was ready for discovery and answering the right questions would set it free.
I talked with Xandra about this and I honestly think that Scully instantly fell in love with Mulder's mind, the way it worked and how it approached cases from a unique and slightly crazy angle. Because it was completely different from her position and she just has this delighted 'I can't believe he is saying what he is saying'-expression on her face all the time in S1. He entertained her immensely and her own scientific curiosity was equally challenged and satisfied while working on the x files. I mean watching her bored out of her mind teaching in the beginning of S2 in Quantico did settle this point for me.
Okay, to touch on some of the points you mentioned. I had the longer version of the arial shot for the longest time in the vid and I agree it did look awesome. The way it grinded the vid to an halt. But as always with vidding, I get to the end of my time line and I really want to use some shots in the vid, even without the open room for them. So often the shots that are purposeful long will have to yield some of their magic. This was the case here, I agree it's hard to say, if it was the right decision to cut, but I liked it better this way otherwise I would have undone it. But I absolutely get what you're going at. I just loved cinematic atmosphere of the crash site and stop watches, too. Sometimes Vidding is hard - Heh.
I adored her expression on 'I'm done' - it's one of my favourites in the vid. She looks so utterly tired and defeated. And her smile in Shadow was so cool, it was a scene I had to keep. 'Ice' is so intense, one of my favorite eps. And yes, there were really awesome shots in S1, that I couldn't resist. It just gives this wider scope on their world and if they are beautiful I love to use them. I agree, I don't think they are visual fillers and instead wield the viewers attention to what the characters are doing, seeing, working on. It just adds in my opinion and it's something that really did work great with the season overview theme Xandra and I had going.
Uhm, thank you again, for this feedback love letter, I feel like snuggling up with it and it was wonderful to read your thoughts. Thank you for taking the time.