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So, here we are again, with another music vid (SGA again) to offer. One that ATE MY SOUL. Nomnomnomnommmm. Mmm, apparently quite tasty! Who knew? Well, other than almost every fandom I've been in…ah well.
Vid info, download links and an extensive, rambling vidder's note
Title: What is Eternal?
Song: from Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Beethoven's Last Night
Character: Rodney…oh, OOohhh Rodney
Category: episode-related (Last Man), angst, and does Rodney McKay count as its own category?
Spoilers: Yes, yes and very much YES. All of the show, particularly "The Last Man". Will probably make very little sense if you *haven't* seen season four, so don't watch if you have yet to be shown it, this means YOU,
utopiantrunks! *cough* ^_-
Size: ~56 MB
Format: .avi
Notes: Vidder's note on just what addled thoughts were passing through my brain as this vid sucked hours, days, WEEKS from my life, can be found after the download links.
Links:
Youtube
Sendspace
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Song lyrics can be found here.
Or just watch it here:
Vidder's Notes:
So, I first got obsessed with Beethoven's Last Night several weeks before "The Last Man" aired, and at the time, I recall thinking, hmm, "What Is Eternal" could make a fun SGA vid. Maybe a Rodney piece, maybe the whole team, whatever. With no clear ideas jumping out at me, I put it on the back burner to stew for a bit. Then they gave us the season finale and it was OMG must do this vid NOW. Rodney, oh Rodney, so, SO perfect.
And thus began several weeks of semi-permanent exhaustion. Because, beyond eating my soul, this vid also devoured most of the hours I should have been doing useful things, like say, oh, SLEEPING. But, totally worth it. 'Cause…well, Rodney!
Still being kinda new to this whole vidding 'thang, I used this opportunity to test some new techniques. Like the image matte keying feature, which opens all kinds of new doors. (Coincidentally, I also discovered my computer reeealllly doesn't like having both Photoshop and Premiere open at the same time :-p) I hope what I was trying to accomplish comes through in the end…and that I didn't clutter up the video too much. :-p
As always, I'd very much like to know what people think (truthfully, with all the hours, and amount of SOUL this has eaten up, it's more like 'incredibly anxious to know" :-p), C & C is tremendously welcome!
Vid info, download links and an extensive, rambling vidder's note
Title: What is Eternal?
Song: from Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Beethoven's Last Night
Character: Rodney…oh, OOohhh Rodney
Category: episode-related (Last Man), angst, and does Rodney McKay count as its own category?
Spoilers: Yes, yes and very much YES. All of the show, particularly "The Last Man". Will probably make very little sense if you *haven't* seen season four, so don't watch if you have yet to be shown it, this means YOU,
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Size: ~56 MB
Format: .avi
Notes: Vidder's note on just what addled thoughts were passing through my brain as this vid sucked hours, days, WEEKS from my life, can be found after the download links.
Links:
Youtube
Sendspace
Megaupload
Song lyrics can be found here.
Or just watch it here:
Vidder's Notes:
So, I first got obsessed with Beethoven's Last Night several weeks before "The Last Man" aired, and at the time, I recall thinking, hmm, "What Is Eternal" could make a fun SGA vid. Maybe a Rodney piece, maybe the whole team, whatever. With no clear ideas jumping out at me, I put it on the back burner to stew for a bit. Then they gave us the season finale and it was OMG must do this vid NOW. Rodney, oh Rodney, so, SO perfect.
And thus began several weeks of semi-permanent exhaustion. Because, beyond eating my soul, this vid also devoured most of the hours I should have been doing useful things, like say, oh, SLEEPING. But, totally worth it. 'Cause…well, Rodney!
Still being kinda new to this whole vidding 'thang, I used this opportunity to test some new techniques. Like the image matte keying feature, which opens all kinds of new doors. (Coincidentally, I also discovered my computer reeealllly doesn't like having both Photoshop and Premiere open at the same time :-p) I hope what I was trying to accomplish comes through in the end…and that I didn't clutter up the video too much. :-p
As always, I'd very much like to know what people think (truthfully, with all the hours, and amount of SOUL this has eaten up, it's more like 'incredibly anxious to know" :-p), C & C is tremendously welcome!
Re: Great!
Date: 2008-04-07 11:47 am (UTC)Thank you so much for commenting, means a lot! ^_^
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Date: 2008-04-07 01:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 02:21 pm (UTC)'The man or the moment, the act or the reason...' was my favourite part, I love the shots you chose, and then how you focused on Rodney at his moment of realisation. The sudden burst of colour in the 'Ode to Joy' section was also really cool. I could just keep rambling, but that would be embarrassing, so I'll just repeat that I really enjoyed watching this and am so impressed with your editing skills!
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Date: 2008-04-07 02:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 03:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 03:47 pm (UTC)Don't worry, not embarrassing, just making me really happy to know what people liked. ^_^ Thank you so much for commenting!
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Date: 2008-04-07 03:55 pm (UTC)Hee, I did my share of flailing over Miller's Crossing. There's dying for the team, there's giving your whole life (like Rodney), then there's giving up your very humanity. Oh, John.
However, I find your blinky-John icon deeply unnerving. :) And yeah, d20 = old school geek! I actually just started my first D&D campaign recently (finally!) and I'm loving it!
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Date: 2008-04-07 04:38 pm (UTC)Hehehe, it is a bit unnerving...but John is just so HOT...and creepy, and smexy and yeah...Okay, so I might just have a bit of a thing for dark!Sheppard ^_-
And D&D, aaahh, that brings back such happy memories. I had a regular group that met weekly all thru high school, and then played a bit when I did study abroad, but haven't played at all since college, miss it terribly!
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Date: 2008-04-07 04:40 pm (UTC)And have I mentioned how much I love the song? You can add this musical to my wish list of CDs next time you're looking for something to send my way. And anything else by TSO that you think I'd like.
Love you. Love your work!
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Date: 2008-04-07 04:57 pm (UTC)Hmmm, gift ideas, always a plus...not that we ever have trouble with you. Also, if you're still watching the rough draft I sent you, you might wanna d/l the full version above, I made some minor adjustments and its MUCH MUCH higher quality than the drafts.
love you *huggles*
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Date: 2008-04-07 05:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 05:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 06:52 pm (UTC)Also, your icon, so cute and of course must answer with question with a very emphatic YES! ^_^ Oh Rodney, whee!
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Date: 2008-04-07 06:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 06:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 07:05 pm (UTC)Glad you liked it, thanks for commenting! Also, your icon, no matte how many times I see it, never fails to make me grin!
^^
Date: 2008-04-07 07:42 pm (UTC)Re: ^^
Date: 2008-04-07 07:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 08:06 pm (UTC)It's a beautifully made vid...and I've seen lots and made a few. I can tell by the way its made, that you sunk lots of yourself into it. Your choice of clips fit the lyrics like they were made for them.
Wonderful job.
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Date: 2008-04-07 08:26 pm (UTC)So glad you liked it!
Yeah, a lot of my sleep-deprived self ^_- All for the sake of Rodney...totally worth it ^_- Thanks for your comments!
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Date: 2008-04-08 01:45 am (UTC)Amazing!
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Date: 2008-04-08 05:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-08 07:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-08 10:16 am (UTC)Savatage is awesomely SGA, and the whole last sequence was just a gut-punch. Oh, Rodney!
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Date: 2008-04-08 12:57 pm (UTC)**FLAIL**
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