5 Moving/Moody fanvids

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm not exactly sure what to call this category but they're not chipper, that's for sure.
These are all worksafe.

1. Brave New World by Kaydee Falls asks if we are sure that the real world actually is better than the Wish!verse.

2. Quinara's in the dark / sometimes / i hear you gives a great feel of Spike's insane in the high-school basement PoV.

3. Losing Your Memory by Tay Marie has me in tears each time I watch.

4. Aycheb's Scarlet Ribbons: Yeah, I apologize for inflicing this on you right after Losing Your Memory. Also, I think it's awesome she quoted Alice Sheldon (aka James Tiptree Jr.).

5. Laura Shapiro's Transparent: Eeeeee! Amazing Willow character study.

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Always a good thing to see videos here, they tend to vanish after posting so often.

Thanks for posting.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Ouch, that's too bad that fanvids vanish. They can be so amazing!

[yourlibrarian]

So true. We seem to have few mood themes or layouts as we go on as well.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

I'm not up on mood themes or layouts, but I do have more vids to rec. ;-)

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

I watched Brave New World and it was absolutely brilliant! I will earmark the others. Thanks for the post!

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. They're all great but definitely check out Transparent. It's super awesome.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Brave New World is one of my favorite vids.
Thanks for sharing.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

I know! Brave New World is so amazing. I couldn't not rec that one.

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Brave New World cannot be rec'd too often.

It's somewhat Cordy-centric but fascinating in how it shows that the Wish basically foreshadows so much of what is to come, but also emphasizes the fact that it's a story about storytelling - the episode doesn't end when the protagonist of the episode, a supporting character - Cordy - dies, but when the protagonist of the Buffyverse (Buffy) dies. A story ('verse) cannot continue without it's protagonists. One of the most "meta" fanvids I've seen.

Thank you for this list! I've seen most of these before, including BNW and Scarlet Ribbons; I'm not sure if I'd seen Losing Your Memory before but it had me in tears by the time it got to Tara's death. I've seen a lot of vids that mean to make me feel deeply but this one actually guts me - the song is a perfect choice, and not many vidders pull off a video that length and make it truly compelling the entire time.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

the episode doesn't end when the protagonist of the episode, a supporting character - Cordy - dies, but when the protagonist of the Buffyverse (Buffy) dies. Ooooh, interesting point, but the episode doesn't end because Buffy dies but ends because Giles destroys the amulet. I don't know how that affects the meta though.

Yeah, Losing Your Memory. I can't help but cry when I watch that one.

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

You're right, I misspoke slightly - but I think the point holds and the two things happen at essentially the same moment. Perhaps it's more accurate to say it backwards: the Wishverse can survive the death of Cordy (supporting character) perfectly well, but it cannot survive the death of Buffy (protagonist).

Which is actually another piece of evidence for the "there are multiple protagonists / it's an ensemble / there is no one protagonist" crowd. (Ok, maybe it's only one person who actually believes that but still.)

I can't help but cry when I watch that one.

I've seen so many btvs fanvids, many tragic ones but few that make me cry. I think this vid is an excellent example of the importance of the right piece of music.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

I think it does boil down to the same thing. Huh, except it's a Giles saves the day story, which is sort of interesting. Without the Slayer to depend on, he's had to step up his game. It didn't save that world but it was enough to get them back to the "real" world.

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Oh right!

I know Dopplegangland is on just about EVERY top ten episode list I see and it's cute and fun and foreshadowy for Willow but I much prefer The Wish. It's got so many layers (down to Giles' sartorial style - foreshadowing his regular garb in S4), VampWillow and VampXander in all their fucked up sadistic glory, the introduction of Anya, foreshadowing Cordy's stupid, senseless death, our first glimpse of a hardened, emotionally dead "General Buffy" (more of a rogue soldier at this point)....

And I guess I prefer angst.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, they all are amazing!

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

*grin* Thanks. I tried to pick good ones. I'm not even done. I have more that I can't help but rec. ;-)

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the rec! ;)

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

I was glad to. It's a wonderful vid.