gnine: (SGA Rodney guilt)
gnine ([personal profile] gnine) wrote2008-04-06 05:23 am
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"The years and the hours, the seconds and minutes..."

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, [livejournal.com profile] 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
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!

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-14 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Hehe, I very much want to do more, just gotta find a song that jumps out at me! ^_^

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-14 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much! So glad you liked it, whee! Thanks for commenting!

...btw, um, *little fangirl squee of joy* cause, um, several of your fics have quite possibly made my laugh harder than just about anything, ever. I LOVE your John...and Rodney...and just, everyone! Yeah...so, so awesome!^_^

[identity profile] elenlilta.livejournal.com 2008-04-15 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my God, that's amazing.

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-15 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
Hee, thanks so much! Glad you liked! ^_^

[identity profile] myhelix.livejournal.com 2008-04-15 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course! Thank you for letting me link it, and let me tell you, your artwork is not bad either! :)

[identity profile] myhelix.livejournal.com 2008-04-15 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
What kind of music you like, maybe I can help with some recommendation? :)

[identity profile] eleveninches.livejournal.com 2008-04-17 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Hee, thanks!
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[personal profile] starwatcher 2008-04-19 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
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[livejournal.com profile] bluebrocade recced this vid. All I can say is, WOW! I've only just "discovered" SGA within the past month. I don't yet know the eps or characters well; didn't recognize all of the clips, and have never heard the music. But what an incredible combination you've created. Thank you for sharing your talent.

Do you know the comm [livejournal.com profile] vidding? You might like to announce this there, to get more exposure. (Although, with four pages of comments, it seems word is spreading quite nicely.)

Anyway, well done.
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[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-19 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Heee, thanks so much! ...Meep, haven't seen much yet...err...sorry for spoilers? So glad you liked it, though!

Hmm, I think I'm actually a member of that comm, just never got around to posting...

Thanks for the comments, always makes my day! ^_^
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[personal profile] starwatcher 2008-04-19 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
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sorry for spoilers?

No worries! [a] You warned about spoilers, and [b] without context, I'm not sure clips can be 'spoilers', and [c] I'm one of those weirdos who prefers to know what will happen later; I want to know the destination will be worth the journey.

Anyway, I've rec'ed in my LJ, too, so you may get even more hits.
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[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-19 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, thanks for the rec!

...And, er, yeah, I totally go for the spoilers as well, much to my sister's chagrin...she keeps trying to remain unspoiled and I keep squeeking and meeping and then she's like "what? what?...fine, just tell me"

Oh, fifth season spoilers, why much you be to tantalizing and yet so far away! Is it July yet? ^_-

[identity profile] roving-rez.livejournal.com 2008-04-26 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
I really loved it. Well done!

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-26 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

[identity profile] moriapolonius.livejournal.com 2008-05-04 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I stopped watching SGA after the second season but this makes me want to go back to watching it. But really, this little clip gives a word "fan vid" a whole new meaning.

I love the song. If I don't like the song, the vid usually doesn't do anything for me, but this song was incredible (not your run-of-the-mill rock/pop), and the clips fit beautifully. The pace kept up with the music very well; I usually find a huge majority of fan vids too slow as compared to music they use. As I started getting into vidding myself, I can see how much effort this vid must have taken. All I can do is time the clips well with the music, but yours was a whole new level! The transitions you used were perfect, the overlays and the keying... (I guess there were some). I got spoiled by the quality of the anime music videos, which usually are so amazingly creative, innovative and professionally done that I haven't seen anything comparable in western fandoms, but yours is the first that goes up their level. Great, great job. Keep up!

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-05-04 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
*blushes* Wow, thank you!

Third and fourth season truly do have a lot of stuff worth watching...well, at least if you're a Rodney and/or McShep fan ^_^

It's funny, I got into vids (at least the watching of them) thru anime..., go to enough cons and the vid competitions and it's hard not to! But I've only ever *made* vids for western fandoms...*shrug* I know what you mean, though, so many AMVs are just SO high quality. Though I think working with animated footage versus live-action does make for very different vids and effects.

Thank you so much for commenting, glad you liked it!

[identity profile] moriapolonius.livejournal.com 2008-05-04 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
at least if you're a Rodney and/or McShep fan

I certainly don't mind! I guess I'll watch it during the holidays... Hm, SGA or Lost... Or the ton of new anime...

I think working with animated footage versus live-action does make for very different vids and effects

You're probably right. I'll see for myself (I did try to make an AMV but got discouraged when just preparing clips was taking me months) when I get to the point of doing more than just overlays/transitions. I think I'll go and watch your vid again now, just to learn how it should be done. XD

[identity profile] pocky_slash.livejournal.com 2008-05-07 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Someone just recced this to me and... oh gosh. It was totally worth all of your work and exhaustion because it's probably one of the best (if not THE best) Rodney vids I've ever seen. Fantastic. Truly. ♥


(Also, the fact that it's only your second vid ever kind of makes me want to die of jealousy XD)

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-05-08 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
*blushes* Thanks so much! Mmm, Rodney makes me more happy than I can rightly say, so it was just too much fun doing a vid all abou t him! ^_-

Also, err, it's my second *SGA* vid...fourth vid total. Smallville was my first foray into vidding and verrry much learning experiences :-p thanks for commenting! ^_^
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[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com 2008-05-08 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Loved it! Wow! The song is perfect for McKay, and the vid is so much fun to watch, so fast-paced and exciting... gotta go and re-watch right away!

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-05-09 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much! Doesn't the song just *scream* Rodney. It's bad, I actually can picture vids for the like half the musical :-p

Glad you liked it, thanks for commenting! ^_^

(Anonymous) 2008-05-24 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
You are a Goddess!!! You are wonderful, amazing, and glorious. This vid may have eaten your soul, but it stirs mine. Wonderful, tortuous goodness. This is eternal. Love you so much. Hugs. C

[identity profile] lilyfarfalla.livejournal.com 2008-05-27 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Just saw this from a rec, and WOW, it's so fantastic. Rodney really deserves the kind of high drama that this song creates, and oh, this is so utterly heartbreaking. The fades from occupied-Atlantis to dead in the desert Atlantis killed me, and from friends to their deaths....yes, there might have been some tears. Oh Rodney!!

[identity profile] sammymc.livejournal.com 2008-05-27 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
You made me cry. Enough said. This is a truly great vid. I've, since downloading it two days ago, made every sga fan and family member sit down to ooh and ahh over it. It's definitely a keeper for me. Well done!!

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-05-27 01:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, thank you so much! Glad you liked it! I'll admit those fades are my favorite part as well. Thanks for commenting! ^_^

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-05-27 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
err, *hands you tissue* Thank you! So glad you liked it. *blushes* hee, thanks for sharing it! Wow! That means a lot! heee, you made my day, truly!! ^_^

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