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gwynI suppose that in the pre-Vividcon frenzy and the fact that it's summer and that this is the fastest vid I've ever made (basically, almost all of it in one day), I should not post this vid, but I have. The vid, A Time of Her Own, is for Sharpe, the series of movies starring Sean Bean, and it's 19 MB in the QT Divx codec. The beautiful song is by Oysterband.
I've never made a vid so quickly, but I think that I felt so passionate about it, about the characters and the song and the story, that it just flowed out of me. It helps that it's a very short song, and uses only the first four movies. Usually I do nothing with a vid until![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
feochadn has viewed it and given me a thumbs up or thumbs down, but I felt that this was just how I wanted it, and if she has suggestions for changes, I will make them later. (You know how sometimes you are a lucky vidder and you find that perfect person to critique your vids and tell you what's the what? Jo is that person for me, plus I think we make some pretty damn great vids together as collaborators.)
But. I ended up putting this up so soon because it is the natal day ofsherrold, and even though I'm sure she won't see this and she never DLs vids anyway, this is a present for Snady (yes, Snady -- it's a joke from long before I knew her). It's her discs I made this from, because she loaned me her boxed set (in an ammo crate!) and she will probably never see them again, since I take them out regularly because they make me feel better. And Sandy is another person I think I make pretty damn great vids with.
Sandy is the person who taught me to vid, taught me how to appreciate vids and what to look for and how to handle timing and just... everything. Without her, I would never have been making these things. So here is a happy birthday to you (even though it's a sad story, so I guess maybe that's not much of a pressie!), and a thank you.
Once again, I really recommend DLing the VLC media player if you haven't, which is linked at the site. I can't believe the quality difference between QT and VLC -- light years!
If anyone likes the vid and you want to rec it, that would be fantastic -- I'm afraid the quanitity of Sharpe's fans on my list is probably low, and so getting word out to other fans might be helpful. Let's face it, this is a fandom that does not have a lot of vids! Please don't feel obligated to rec; I just want to try to reach people I might not otherwise, but I don't want to guilt anyone into it.
I've never made a vid so quickly, but I think that I felt so passionate about it, about the characters and the song and the story, that it just flowed out of me. It helps that it's a very short song, and uses only the first four movies. Usually I do nothing with a vid until
feochadn has viewed it and given me a thumbs up or thumbs down, but I felt that this was just how I wanted it, and if she has suggestions for changes, I will make them later. (You know how sometimes you are a lucky vidder and you find that perfect person to critique your vids and tell you what's the what? Jo is that person for me, plus I think we make some pretty damn great vids together as collaborators.)But. I ended up putting this up so soon because it is the natal day of
sherrold, and even though I'm sure she won't see this and she never DLs vids anyway, this is a present for Snady (yes, Snady -- it's a joke from long before I knew her). It's her discs I made this from, because she loaned me her boxed set (in an ammo crate!) and she will probably never see them again, since I take them out regularly because they make me feel better. And Sandy is another person I think I make pretty damn great vids with. Sandy is the person who taught me to vid, taught me how to appreciate vids and what to look for and how to handle timing and just... everything. Without her, I would never have been making these things. So here is a happy birthday to you (even though it's a sad story, so I guess maybe that's not much of a pressie!), and a thank you.
Once again, I really recommend DLing the VLC media player if you haven't, which is linked at the site. I can't believe the quality difference between QT and VLC -- light years!
If anyone likes the vid and you want to rec it, that would be fantastic -- I'm afraid the quanitity of Sharpe's fans on my list is probably low, and so getting word out to other fans might be helpful. Let's face it, this is a fandom that does not have a lot of vids! Please don't feel obligated to rec; I just want to try to reach people I might not otherwise, but I don't want to guilt anyone into it.
This is *beautiful*!
Date: 2005-08-18 03:32 pm (UTC)Thanks so much for the kind words. I agree; I think we make pretty damn great vids together, too. (So, what song are you thinking for the big funny Angel vid?)
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