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!
naye: A cartoon of a woman with red hair and glasses in front of a progressive pride flag. (atlantis - wheeee)

[personal profile] naye 2008-04-05 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Eeeeeeeeeee~! It's DONE!! So excited! Download faster, computer, download faster! *bounces*
naye: A cartoon of a woman with red hair and glasses in front of a progressive pride flag. (atlantis - yay!)

[personal profile] naye 2008-04-05 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~! Watched it, and love it so, so much! I just want to go back and watch it again, because it makes me make funny little noises and smile and smile and then it gives me goosebumps, and it's all SO beautiful and SO heartbreaking and SO fantastically done! You truly are a genius at this, hon. ♥

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
Thank YOU, hon, for all your encouragement! Means a LOT! *huggles*
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[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! The music just seemed to match Rodney so very well! ^_^

[identity profile] teh-bug.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh wow. Very...wow. I love how everything thing matched up beautifully; lyrics, the beat, the tone, wow.

Transiberian Orchestra + SGA = FTW!


...Personally, my favorite song on that CD is Fate. :-)

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:39 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

Yeah, TSO is just faaar too much fun! And it just fits SGA so nicely!

I love Fate, I also love Mephistopheles Return.

[identity profile] ceteramisto.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
Wonderful vid. After watching the embedded version, I had to download it. A wonderful view of why I love Rodney so much.

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yay, thanks! The alternate title of this vid was "Oh Rodney!!" because, yeah, watching clips from Last Man over and over again, how could you NOT love Rodney! *squishes him*

[identity profile] mahaliem.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
I loved this! You did a brilliant job!

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it! And thank you very very much for the rec!

[identity profile] sinaida.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Oh wow, this is beautiful and heartbreaking. And this song is perfect for a Rodney-Vid.

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, thank you so much! yeah, this song just called out to me as very very Rodney! ^_^

[identity profile] rinkufan.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
This was amazing - so well done!~

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much, glad you liked!

You rock

[identity profile] wolfdancer.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
This was so great. THanks.

Re: You rock

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:49 am (UTC)(link)
*blushes* Thank you!

[identity profile] hawkwings.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
That is gorgeous! Excellent storytelling, I loved the mix of older footage too, the transitions, the gradual shifting and two scenes in side by side - the whole vid has a lush epic feel.

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I was trying hard to show how much he had lost, how much old!Rodney was working to reclaim by using all the older footage, glad it worked ^_^

[identity profile] jx-walker.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
This is sooo well done. Thank you for making it available to us.

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
Glad you liked it! Thank *you* for commenting! ^_^

[identity profile] tringasolitaria.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
*is stunned* Wow. That's one of the best vids I've ever seen. Amazingly well done, and very beautiful. :)

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
*blushes* Thank you so much! With all the hours this ate of my life, that really does mean a lot! ^_-

Wow,

[identity profile] belladonnaf66.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
That was seriously one of the best vids that I've seen. The smoothness of the music interfacing with the snippets of the episodes told such a heartbreaking story.

Lovely, and very well done technically as well.

Re: Wow,

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

...Also, your icon=happiness! Mmm, canonical boy kisses...^_^

[identity profile] shinigrace.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
very smooth and well put together. And just so sad. :hugs rodney plushie:

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!...ohh, Rodney plushie, now that's an idea! ^_-

[identity profile] jadesfire.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
Oh wow. This is just brilliant. I feel I should be able to say something more constructive (or at least intelligent) than 'guh', but nope, I'm pretty much stuck there. This pushed all the right emotional and plotty buttons, and it really felt like a trip through Rodney's head.

Wonderful.

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
*blushes* Thank you so much! 'guh' works, it's the thought that counts ^_^ Poor Rodney, his head just so isn't a very happy place, at least not in Last Man *huggles him*

[identity profile] trystings.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
Great vid! Excellent job, the editing is brilliant.

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 09:04 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[identity profile] watcher652.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
This is utterly amazing! And you say that you're new to vidding? Do you do something similiar in real life? You have such an eye for matching lyrics to video. Kudos that you can even remember just the right moment to use after 4 years of episodes, wow!

And you have a definite ending moment. So many videos I see are great but then the last moment just doesn't feel like an ending or it feels like the vid just stops because the music ended.

Do you know that David Hewlett is having a little contest in cross promoting SG1's "Ark of Truth" with his own movie, "A Dog's Breakfast"? You really should enter. Check it out here (http://www.adogsbreakfastmovie.com/content/view/157/35/) and here. (http://www.adogsbreakfastmovie.com/content/view/158/) His fans have set up a YouTube Group (http://www.youtube.com/group/barkoftruth) where the entries can be posted. He didn't post a deadline, though, so I don't know when he'll pick a winner.

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! So glad you like it!

Well, fairly new, started last year, this is my fourth vid. Haven't had much experience with vidding (I'm an English teacher in Japan, so, nah, not much related :-p) but I've been using Photoshop and such for years, so have some familiarity with the programs and such. And have been fanning on vids for years and been wanting to try it, just never had the computer that could handle it :-p

...As for remembering clips for four years...*cough* well, um, I only got into SGA six months ago, and have since watched the entire show thru...er...several times...in the interest of sharing it with other...really! ^_- So, how shall we say, it's a bit fresh ^_-

And thanks for the links! I'll definitely have to check that out! DH's blog is just ever so fun, ain't it. Damn, but he's just so awesome! ^_-

LOVE IT

(Anonymous) 2008-04-06 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
Hi thank you for this. I simply love it and the song does illustrate Rodney, a soft core with a backbone which cannot be denied. I loved the way in which you illustrate Rodney's life.I haven't seen much of the fourth season but this does make me curious to see it very soon!

Re: LOVE IT

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much! Fourth season is a romp, a lot of great eps, especially for Rodney lovers! And if you haven't seen Last Man...oh, oh OH RODNEY!!! *squishes him*
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[identity profile] kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
This vid works very, very well! I love the journey from where Rodney started to where he ended up because (as I always tell people) the Rodney McKay we all met on SG1 is not who he is now. He's grown and changed and the journey has affected him greatly. This vid shows that amazingly well. Great job!

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay, glad you like it! And yeah, I say it too, Rodney of 48 hours is SO different. Wonderfully so! Hell, even Rodney of first season is quite a different man. It's really striking to go back and watch the early SGA stuff....when he wore blue. Why oh why do we never get the blue shirts anymore? He looks so good in them! *sigh* ^_-
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[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
oh! *hands tissue* thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

[identity profile] ayiana.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow. Just ... wow. Vidding is so far out of the realm of my capabilities that I'm always stunned by them, but this took my breath away. Incredible work. All those sleepless hours paid of in a big way. Congratulations.

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
*blushes* thank you so much! Vidding was something I'd admired for years but was to overwhelmed/nervous/lacking in hardware to try for the longest time. It's amazingly fun once you get going though! And glad to know the skimping on sleep paid off in the end! ^_^
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[personal profile] catwalksalone 2008-04-06 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Meep. That made me shiver all over. Fantastic. Just a marvellous piece of work, you told the story incredibly well. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for commenting! ^_^

[identity profile] taiteilija.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my god this is incredible. I watched the vid before reading your notes - you write you're new to vidding, which I can't believe since you not only tell this story so beautifully, the vid is also technically awesome. And the music. Ingenious. ♥

Well done!

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
So glad you enjoyed it!

Well, fairly new to vidding, this makes my fourth one, though for much of the stuff I wanted to do, it called on learning new techniques beyond the simple clip and fade, so...

And yeah, doesn't the song just fit Rodney SO WELL! Every time I heard it after "The Last Man" my mind just kept going "Rodney! Rodney!!" Couldn't help it! ^_^...well, okay, my mind might spend more time going "Rodney" at various intervals, with no external prompting than is healthy..but...well, RODNEY! ^_-

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[identity profile] elissahra.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
This was amazing and the whole scenery and the music all together made me cry for poor, poor Rodney. This was brilliant, and I have saved it, because I am so going to watch it again.

[identity profile] artemis-prime.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
What a beautiful video. You've done wonderful things with those clips and given us a great retrospective of Rodney throughout his SG time. Well done and be proud of your work!

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[identity profile] patk.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
One word: breathtaking!

[identity profile] gnine.livejournal.com 2008-04-06 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Glad you liked!

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