beccatoria | VVC: Recs?

Hey y'all!

It's that time of year again; that time where I realise a) if I watched more TV I could be a more diverse vidder and RECCER and enjoy the bounty of VVC infinitely more and get sad about this fact (yet apparently not sad enough to actually want to start watching all these new shows) and b) get all depressed about my own vidding abilities because OMG YOU GUYS SO SHIIIIIINY!!!

Ahem.

So, here is a criminally short recs list because apparently I watch almost no TV, and while I'm happy to watch vids for sources I'm not familiar with they rarely grab me in the same way.

I'm Not Dead by

dualbunny.

This is a S4 Kara vid that captures her character extremely well with some beautiful editing. It's also the last in

dualbunny's trilogy of Kara vids to Pink songs, and the other two (linked in the above entry) are also worth checking out. I'd note for anyone who shares my antagonistic relationship to the finale that yes, this vid does explore her character arc right through the end, but, fortunately for me, does so in a way that...almost glosses over the end in a big, visually stunning mess of "Explosions! Creepy jumping to places! Grass!" rather than lingering on any of the parts I hated.

((COMPLETE ASIDE: You know, in isolation I don't even hate the "poof!" in a field all that much, nor do I in any way want to assign a reading of the finale to this vid; it's not mine and it's beautifully done and everyone should watch and draw their own conclusions, but I do find it interesting that the two vids I've seen really delve into Kara in 4.5 - this one, and

threezerotwo's extraordinary Follow Me into the Darkness - which is not a VVC vid, but consider this a rec for it anyway - both choose to end Kara's journey before the "poof!" And in the case of Follow Me into the Darkness does this in a spectacularly creepy and wonderful way.))

Red Cliff by

obsessive24.

This is a movie vid, and if you haven't seen Red Cliff, I wholeheartedly suggest that you do so. It was originally released as two movies in Asia and more recently as one combined movie in the West and is based on the epic novel/historical account "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." Which is just generally an awesome story, so, um, bookmovievid rec! :D

But the vid - even if you haven't seen the movie, I think you can appreciate this vid. There's beautiful use of sweeping scenery and motion here. When watching it I get the sense that this is the age of heroes, and it's a treat to the eyes even if watching such an epic section of the story retold through it is also very rewarding. Also, it has some very pretty people?

obsessive24 also has some interesting comments about the cultural significance of these stories among Chinese people, which makes for some nice context given it was done for the Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations challenge.

Just the One by

keewick.

You guys, this is a Dead Like Me vid, about MASON! And it's awesome. The musicality is brilliant, the song choice is perfect. It's funny, but only so you don't cry and end up, like Mason, dressed as a clown, getting drunk out back of a kid's party.

Seven Nation Army by

charmax.

Well first off, it's

charmax which should be enough! But also, dudes, 1) Robots. 2) the summary is: "Rainbow Coalition Vs fascist robots." IF THAT DOESN'T CONVINCE YOU, YOU ARE BEYOND SAVING. (Multifandom, btw).

We Are by

bananainpyjamas.

This Sarah Connor Chronicles vid is really amazing. It deserves a long metatastic rec but frankly, I'm stuck at "OMG! ROBOTS! PEOPLE! PEOPLE FIGHTING ROBOTS! ROBOTS FIGHTING ROBOTS! PEOPLE FIGHTING PEOPLE! WE MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE YOU GUYS!" Ahem.

So yes.

bananainpyjamas's trademark slick use of motion and action in a really thinky vid. Two robot thumbs up!

And...that's me done?

I'm sure I'm missing many classics and probably some haven't even been posted yet, but there you have it. I'd apologise for the levels of robotic content, but frankly I'm not sorry!