Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by CrystalSC

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Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by CrystalSC

Postby VideoMod on Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:25 pm

Vidder: crystalsc
Title: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
Song:Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
Artist: John Mayer
Warnings: none
Category: 100% angst
Genre: het
Characters: Buffy, Angel
Pairing(s): Buffy/Angel
Summary: they both know it's coming but it's Angel that makes the first move
Length: 4:08
File Size: 84.1mb
Links: Link 1- http://youtube.com/watch?v=7TXr-GniktQ (streaming) lowest quality
Link 2 - http://www.sendspace.com/file/pze0b1 (download) best quality
Type of feedback preferred: any and all constructive criticism

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Re: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by CrystalSC

Postby winterevanesce on Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:37 am

Very impressive! Your vids keep getting better and better! Not even I was as good as you are when I was a newbie at vidding. Soon you'll grow into an excellent vidder - I can see it!

Great song choice and clip selections! I really liked the extra effects you added. This video is really powerful and I love it! I might just call it one of my new favorite Bangel vid!

I think the one thing that I thought you could have changed was the gray part @ 1:12 and a few other parts that suddenly change gray. It would look really nice with a slow fade (crossover) transition :).

Excellent work!
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Re: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by CrystalSC

Postby CrystalSC on Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:45 am

Oh Kitty. :sigh:
Powerful? What a lovely thing to say! That means a whole lot to me because I didn't want to ruin this song which is one of the most beautifully angsty songs ever to me.
Lyrically, John Mayer touches me in a way that no other songwriter does. And with lines like "this is the deep and dying breath of this love we've been working on" and "You try to hit me just to hurt me cause you can't understand" - the song deserves a good match. I would love to see one of the "pro" vidders (like yourself!) tackle this song in a vid because I know I could be blown away by it.
I'm always scared too that I lose focus of the storyline because you know when you get to the end of the vid and you've got just a few gaps here and there you need to find clips for but your brain is coming up with nothing?

I wondered about those quick cuts to b&w. I had seen a vid where it looked really good but wasn't sure if it would work or not for this one. I guess the tempo of the song would have worked better with a fade, you're right.
Thanks so much for the feedback! I'll take it all into account on my next vid. I'll be starting a Supernatural vid next (I'm trying to alternate between them).
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Re: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by CrystalSC

Postby winterevanesce on Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:42 am

Your very welcome! I really like the song you chose. I don't listen to John Mayer too much. I hear a few songs here and there, but I do really enjoy his music.

I can't wait to see your next spn vid!
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Re: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by CrystalSC

Postby Sariti on Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:03 pm

Wow, you were right! The coloring of the vid does look better when I download it! Not that I had any complaints about the YouTube version, which was of a better quality than most vids out there! What can I say, I loved your song choice, the flames, the B&W flashes, they all worked perfectly in this vid. You portrayed the angst really well!!!
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Re: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by CrystalSC

Postby avenuepotter on Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:24 pm

Very nice, sweet Buffy-Angel goodness. I loved it! :) Great choice of song to portray Buffy & Angel's relationship. I especially liked how you opened it with the kisses in black & white.
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Re: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by CrystalSC

Postby CrystalSC on Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:31 pm

Thank you. I played with textures over the black & white scenes but I have a real hard time adding textures -even on my fan art. I just always prefer the "clean" look.

I tried to quickly recap their relationship up till "Prom" in the b&w beginning sequence but I think it's too fast to really be able to tell.
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Re: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by CrystalSC

Postby SpikesPet on Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:05 am

WOW!!! That's an amazing Bangel video!! I loved it!!! Great job!!!
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Re: Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by CrystalSC

Postby CrystalSC on Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:34 pm

Aw, thank you!! :D
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