Sarah ([info]ringwench) wrote,
2006-10-19 23:01:00
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Wincon premiere vid!



"Born to Kill" (right click/save as)

Artist: Matthew Good Band
Fandom: "Supernatural"
Vidder: [info]ringwench
Format: wmv (zipped)
Length: 4:58
Size: 31 MB
Category: Action, season overview.
Summary: The Winchesters, the Demon, and the family business. Premiered at [info]winchestercon.

Thanks so much to [info]exsequar for betaing!

Vid Notes:

I don't want to type up a novel on this, because it's just not that kind of vid. This vid was made largely because I love Matthew Good and was DYING to use one of his songs in a SPN vid, and also because I was absolutely in love with a lot of shots in "Salvation" and "Devil's Trap" and wanted an excuse to showcase them (so the vid is pretty heavy on scenes from those two episodes).

I was a bit pressed for time with this video because it absolutely HAD to be done before [info]winchestercon, but I'm pretty much happy with how it turned out. This was also my first video made using Sony Vegas (which is by far the best editing program I've EVER used! No way am I going back to Adobe Premiere!).

Feeback would rock :-)




ETA: Awards! Thanks, guys!
Tags: [spn], [spnvid], vidding

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[info]tallisen

October 20 2006, 03:21:04 UTC 5 years ago

OMG I LOVE YOU. *gobbles you up and builds a shrine* This video killed me, and I am SO DOWNLOADING IT. *abuses capslock*

Your syncing and music choice and the utter hotness of Dean makes this video fanfuckingtastic. Again you prove that you PWN ALL with your videos. And you make me abuse the capslock leik WOAH. :)

Miss ya hun! I hope you're feeling better. Take care, and don't forget to upload that vid program! *luffs*

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 00:20:17 UTC 5 years ago

Aww, thanks, honey!

*smishes*

I miss you too! :-(

Why does the con have to be all over and stuff?

I will definitely be uploading the program for you, probably tomorrow :-)

[info]such_jaunt

October 20 2006, 03:25:49 UTC 5 years ago

Welcome back from the con :D I can't wait to hear about what you got up to!!! ;) (if it can be told that is lol)
I shall definitley download this too btw :)

[info]such_jaunt

October 20 2006, 04:06:16 UTC 5 years ago

WOW it was totally awesome i am so going to have to check out the rest of your vid's :)

[info]ringwench

5 years ago

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[info]anashi

October 20 2006, 03:54:50 UTC 5 years ago

I really like it, until I get to the end. Long instrumentals without lyrics usually tend to kill my interest pretty quickly, unless they're really powerful...Other than that, I thought the storytelling in this was very nicely done. Great vid.

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 00:24:26 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you for the feedback. Sorry you didn't like the instrumental part, as, personally, I think that's the best part of the song.

[info]dualbunny

October 20 2006, 05:36:04 UTC 5 years ago

Excellent vid--swept me up and wouldn't let go until the end. :D

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 00:25:06 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much!

[info]brokenbacktango

October 20 2006, 06:11:47 UTC 5 years ago

That left me speechless! Just... wow. It felt like I was seeing the clips for the first time. The editing was so sweeping and dramatic, and the use of zooms in succession like toward the end with Sam deciding whether or not to pull the trigger (making it feel as if everything is in motion, out of control) is something I've always been a big fan of in vids. This looked so polished and profession, I'm just seriously blown away by it.

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 00:27:59 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you for the wonderful feedback!

I'm glad the whole out-of-control thing came across, as that was exactly the effect I was going for.

[info]autumn_opal

October 20 2006, 07:08:45 UTC 5 years ago

Wow. Words cannot describe how much I love this vid. Loved the editing and the transitions. You had nice quick cuts around the :45 mark, I loved how they synched with the beats. And the overlays in the car at the end were just beautiful.

The whole feel of the vid is just amazing -- thanks for sharing with us!

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 00:53:01 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you! I'm so happy you enjoyed the vid :-)

[info]nonsenseprocess

October 20 2006, 07:14:14 UTC 5 years ago

So I'm with him.

..Jesus Christ.

Born To Kill has always been on my Supernatural playlist, albeit a different version of the song, and I think I did something of a dance of glee when I saw this, especially after the episode when I was in full-on 'yay, Supernatural' mode.

And. From the very beginning, with the use of those very untraditional shots (the hand turning the dial, the gun on the map, the waiting), I was totally in love. I love so much what you've done here, and how you've used the footage - Mary's death segued into Jess's, the slow-motion gunshot at 1:58 kicking off with that slide of the music and impacting on the beat, the parallels and overlays and flashes that actually really work, that horrible tension ratcheting up and up and this entire life of guns and searching and hunting and violence, those shots of the real respective beginnings for them, and that awful almost-crescendo like the end of Day in the Life, and just - stillness.

Oh, man. Oh, man. This is staggeringly awesome, and there is so, so much there in the footage chosen and the narrative that builds up - the section with Dean shooting the demon on Sam, I was surprised at how much it read, specifically, as Dean having shot a human (if I was unfamiliar with the source I absolutely would have read it that way), and then was startled at myself for being surprised, since really, that is the narrative. Underneath that was a human, and that was the choice Dean made. And John into the Demon reads nearly as John having been the Demon all along, and how gut-wrenching that is - and really, that reveal is the gut-punch of that. That the Demon is in him at all, and was there, since they found him. I kept getting pulled back and forced to reexamine the way I read things - and, I totally fail at coming up with another term for this, but - it worked for me something like an outsider perspective fic. Just, being really pulled to look at things differently, and - man.

This wasn't exactly an easy vid to watch for me (on first viewing I was a little thrown by it being a different version of the song than I was used to, but, you know, Matthew Good works that way, so I adapted), and also just the insane amount of tension and horror and energy that builds up, along with the long instrumental section, but everything really worked. I'm amazed by this, I love it, I'm always so excited when I get to see awesome new juxtapositions (really, the back-to-back of the Mary/Jess murders with the Jess dream spun backwards and tied in, yes), and the very awesome research/clippings/waiting section at the beginning, and just everything. Your amazing, amazing use of the song, especially.

This felt new and unsettling and refreshing and is very, very awesome, and I am just in awe, and. I mean, wow, thank you.

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 01:00:23 UTC 5 years ago

Re: So I'm with him.

*blushes*

OMG, thank you SO MUCH! Wow, this is like the greatest feedback ever ;-)

You got exactly what I was hoping people would get out of this vid, and I'm so pleased that it worked for you as well as it did.

I have the other version of "Born to Kill" as well, and it took me WEEKS to decide which version to use for the vid. I ultimately figured the orchestral one was a little bit more dramatic.

I can't even put into words how much your comments mean to me, but thank you again!

[info]brighette

October 20 2006, 11:28:28 UTC 5 years ago

Wow. That was beautifully done! I'm not familiar with the song, but I loved it. The editing was fantastic, it flowed perfectly. How did you get the DVD downloaded? I gotta figure that out, the quality of the clips is SOOO much better!

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 01:03:49 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it :-)

As for the clips, I ripped the footage from the DVDs using DVD Shrink and then converted the resulting vob files into avi's using VirtualDubMod (both of which are free programs, btw).

[info]zephyruscrowe

October 20 2006, 11:42:55 UTC 5 years ago

Wow.
Great vid!

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 01:04:30 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

[info]jb_slasher

October 20 2006, 17:50:59 UTC 5 years ago

Okay, wow. So usually I get all scratchy when someone uses the last scene from The Finale, but you made it work without it ending with me cringing and scratching my eyes out. Ow, owowOW. Kudos to you. (Also, I have a soft spot for Matthew Good.)

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 01:06:54 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you! Glad the finale scenes worked for you, I know they are a little hard to watch.

Seriously, Matt Good? Is a total musical god, IMHO ;-)

[info]thepurpleswitch

October 20 2006, 18:49:35 UTC 5 years ago

The vid is really good, I enjoyed it thoroughly. You're very talented. "Born to Kill" is one of my favourite songs too, as is "The House of Smoke and Mirrors"!

The wee-est little thing that bothered me is the way you've got it credited--the song is by Matthew Good Band. There were three other guys, and they did contribute.

Thanks for sharing your skill with the fandom--this vid is going to get saved and re-watched many a time :)

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 01:09:27 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much!

I know I credited it as Matthew Good and not Matthew Good Band. I think in the actual vid itself I didn't have room for the word "Band" (and I figured it was OK since Matt was the one who actually wrote the song), but since you brought it to my attention I am going to edit my post so the word band is in there.

Thanks again!

[info]la_bond_girl

October 21 2006, 00:58:01 UTC 5 years ago

This is beautiful. Oh my. So intense, and so smooth. You can be proud of it *fangirls* I lovelovelove the end, and what you put my favorite scene during the instrumental... *puts it on the loop*

[info]ringwench

October 21 2006, 01:10:41 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks! So glad you liked it!

[info]la_bond_girl

5 years ago

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[info]amphetamine_47

October 21 2006, 01:31:50 UTC 5 years ago

OH MY GOD. That was BEAUTIFUL. I loved the way the beats matched up with what was going on onscreen, and...guh. Everything. Beautiful. Great work.

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:07:52 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much :-)

[info]slodwick

October 21 2006, 03:22:03 UTC 5 years ago

I saw this at the con, and OMG, I fell MADLY in love... it sincerely gave me chills. It's so intense and slick and dark and I simply could not love it more if I tried. Thank you so much for sharing it!

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:09:57 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you SO much for the feedback. I'm really glad you liked the vid ;-)

[info]amberlynne

October 21 2006, 04:01:25 UTC 5 years ago

Wow. That was simply stunning. The music was perfect and the timing was spot on. None of it felt forced or overdone. Seriously one of the best vids I've *ever* seen. Amazing, amazing job!

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:11:19 UTC 5 years ago

Aww, thank you so much! *blushes*

[info]motorwill

October 21 2006, 05:33:50 UTC 5 years ago

Your vids are always quality, because you get the rhythm down pat. This shit looks professional, dude! Keep up the great work. How was it recieved at Winchestercon?

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:13:49 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much!

It was recieved very well at Wincon, which was a huge relief, because I was feeling really insecure about this one for some reason.

[info]no_detective

October 21 2006, 05:45:18 UTC 5 years ago

Wow. Great flow and pacing, masterfully done. Excellent work!

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:14:18 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much!

[info]broken_bees

October 21 2006, 06:16:53 UTC 5 years ago

WOW that's such an incredible video.

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:15:02 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

[info]glitterdemon

October 21 2006, 06:55:09 UTC 5 years ago

wow. i have to say that i think this is the best vid i've seen in this fandom. i especially love what you do with the instrumental bits; i've often noticed that they tend to make for filler images, but you really keep the story going, making connections, wresting emotions. it's just a really beautiful vid, and i'm glad you shared it. i've recced here.

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:19:21 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you SO much for the feedback and the rec (and apologies for the lateness of my response!).

I'm really glad you liked the instrumental parts. I've gone from dreading instrumental parts of songs to absolutely LOVING them because they give you such freedom to play around with the beats and just tell the story.

[info]angstslashhope

October 21 2006, 07:30:14 UTC 5 years ago

That was extremely awesome. Timing and narrative and everything, oh my!! :D

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:20:21 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much!

[info]allpurposegirl

October 21 2006, 14:44:20 UTC 5 years ago

This was my absolute favorite video at the con.

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:21:10 UTC 5 years ago

Really?

*blushes*

Thank you so much!

[info]antheia

October 21 2006, 16:10:13 UTC 5 years ago

Yay! This was awesome! As are you - I still can't believe how much the vid show rocked out, all because of your work. ♥

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:22:41 UTC 5 years ago

Aww, thank you so much!

[info]_rejectreality_

October 21 2006, 17:26:49 UTC 5 years ago

O.M.G.!!!! I absolutely love this vid. You're my favourite vidder ever... everything was so well clipped and everything... i'm speechless

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:24:39 UTC 5 years ago

Aww, thank you SO much! *feels loved*

[info]leighm

October 21 2006, 17:59:16 UTC 5 years ago

I was directed here from someone on my flist and this is, by far, the best one I have ever seen. Very well done.

Hope you don't mind I pimped it in my journal:)

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:26:11 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much! And it's totally cool that you pimped it, I really appreciate it :-)

[info]daughtershade

October 21 2006, 18:22:45 UTC 5 years ago

Hi! I was sitting next to you at the vid show up front. I don't know what you were worried about because the vid is fabulous! I couldn't wait to download it. Great job!

[info]ringwench

November 14 2006, 21:27:22 UTC 5 years ago

Hey! Thank you so so much! I'm really glad you liked the vid ;-)
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