vid notes: eppur si muove
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pearwaldorfThis is mostly an exercise in self-indulgence, because nobody asks me about my vids and I want to talk about them. It is also my hope that talking about it demystifies the process and experience for people who want to learn how to vid and are intimidated, or are new to the thing and want some alternate perspectives.
It was never my intention to vid a Katy Perry anything. But this particular cover had a really lovely, chill vibe that I think works for what I was trying to get across.
"Eppur si muove" is, of course, Galileo's famous phrase supposedly spoken after he was forced to recant his theory the earth revolves around the sun. I thought it was an apt phrase to apply to Tony: not because he is necessarily the same sort of visionary, but because he does keep moving, no matter what. (I probably could have made this vid to Tubthumping too. I'm sure somebody has.) There's a lot I dislike about Tony Stark, but I have always admired his resiliency and drive.
I started with The Avengers because IM3 was all about dealing with his PTSD from his experiences in the Battle of New York. I might be misremembering because it was three years ago, but I do not recall seeing any superheroes or men of that particular stature in pop culture dealing with anything close to that. And it made him relatable in a way that was more accessible to me. (And then it turned out upon watching a bunch of other Tony Stark vids everybody uses that footage. Oh well. It's nicely cinematic.)
The next minute or so is basically... supporting my thesis I guess? Here are some of the things he's been through, here's how he picked himself up, and I admire that. Also, flying and falling sorta match cuts (there's some close-up eye trauma; look away when you see the razor), because that's what fireworks do.
Sometimes instrumental breaks are a bitch because you're like "Fuck what do I do to fill up this time" and other times, they work really well for montage-type scenes that allow you to expand upon or underscore an idea: Tony's endless drive to create and make and how it relates to his resiliency.
The second instrumental break is difficult for me looking back, because I see the thematic cracks where I stopped working on the vid for a long time and went back to it. I feel like the last third just pivots, the way it makes Tony the POV character admiring his boyfriend and girlfriend. Which is valid and great, but not quite what I was going for when I started? I don't know that I'm unhappy with how it turned out, but I just wish I could remember what I wanted to do for the last third. But all creations have a life of their own, and they don't end up how you expected. That's part of the fun.
It was never my intention to vid a Katy Perry anything. But this particular cover had a really lovely, chill vibe that I think works for what I was trying to get across.
"Eppur si muove" is, of course, Galileo's famous phrase supposedly spoken after he was forced to recant his theory the earth revolves around the sun. I thought it was an apt phrase to apply to Tony: not because he is necessarily the same sort of visionary, but because he does keep moving, no matter what. (I probably could have made this vid to Tubthumping too. I'm sure somebody has.) There's a lot I dislike about Tony Stark, but I have always admired his resiliency and drive.
I started with The Avengers because IM3 was all about dealing with his PTSD from his experiences in the Battle of New York. I might be misremembering because it was three years ago, but I do not recall seeing any superheroes or men of that particular stature in pop culture dealing with anything close to that. And it made him relatable in a way that was more accessible to me. (And then it turned out upon watching a bunch of other Tony Stark vids everybody uses that footage. Oh well. It's nicely cinematic.)
The next minute or so is basically... supporting my thesis I guess? Here are some of the things he's been through, here's how he picked himself up, and I admire that. Also, flying and falling sorta match cuts (there's some close-up eye trauma; look away when you see the razor), because that's what fireworks do.
Sometimes instrumental breaks are a bitch because you're like "Fuck what do I do to fill up this time" and other times, they work really well for montage-type scenes that allow you to expand upon or underscore an idea: Tony's endless drive to create and make and how it relates to his resiliency.
The second instrumental break is difficult for me looking back, because I see the thematic cracks where I stopped working on the vid for a long time and went back to it. I feel like the last third just pivots, the way it makes Tony the POV character admiring his boyfriend and girlfriend. Which is valid and great, but not quite what I was going for when I started? I don't know that I'm unhappy with how it turned out, but I just wish I could remember what I wanted to do for the last third. But all creations have a life of their own, and they don't end up how you expected. That's part of the fun.
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Date: 2018-12-21 07:25 am (UTC)2. I know nothing about vidding, but I think your notes on what you were doing and why were neat!
3. I'd look forward to you doing more of these if you wanna. : )
4. I'm apparently going through a major Tony Stark phase.
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Date: 2018-12-21 02:03 pm (UTC)I really love the 1.57 to 2.23 sequence with the piano. The slower pace of it works so well and I love how it shows Tony being Tony at that fundamental level, the drive and creation that you mentioned.