NaViMaMo Vidlets: It's Not (Before). // It's Not (After). [Fringe]

[beccatoria]

Aaah, and deadlines continue to slip. It's "on time" in the sense I haven't gone to bed yet? Even if it's tomorrow? ;)

For coffeejunkii. With apologies that I basically vidded the bit before and the bit after the bit you specifically mentioned and not that bit at all *facepalm*. In recompense, I offer you a pair of vidlets, each to a different verse.

Title: It's Not (Before).
Video: Fringe
Audio: It's Not // Aimee Mann
Summary: Olivia, before.

Direct download available here. 8 megs approx. RightClickSaveAs.

Password: vidses

Watch on Vimeo

AND!

Title: It's Not (After).
Video: Fringe
Audio: It's Not // Aimee Mann
Summary: Olivia, after.

Direct download available here. 9 megs approx. RightClickSaveAs.

Password: vidses

Watch on Vimeo

I will index and crosspost all vidlets at the end of November or when I've done all the prompts, whichever comes soonest.

Comments

[coffeejunkii.livejournal.com]

OMG! thank you! i actually really love the chorus as well, but i couldn't imagine at all what kinds of moments from fringe might go with it. and here you go and find such perfect olivia moments to go with the lyrics. i love the idea of olivia before/after. i've always found olivia's strange childhood so fascinating. it says so much about her and who she is. she's come a long way since then, and yet, those experiences still define her. likewise with her new self on the other side. the past is still surfacing. my favorite alignments of lyrics to images was "dreams of an astronaut" and "space that goes on forever." gah, now i'm all excited about next week's ep :D

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

I'm so relieved! Yes, the chorus is very interesting, but I was struggling to think what I could put to it; I think if I'd vidded the whole song, something would have risen organically, but the interesting thing about vidletting again (which I haven't done in a while, and certainly never this fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants!) is how...much blunter I think I am with my lyrical interpretations? Like, I always want to cut to the chase? And I think the chorus would have required more buildup and context to pull off in emotional terms? Whereas the verses were easier to use to hammer home some points with the subtlety of anvils. ;)

Either way, I'm very relieved you like what I did with your prompt. The entire song is fascinating.

I completely agree that Olivia's childhood is a source of endless conflict and interest - it's essentially the biggest difference between her and Altlivia, and it definitely defines huge portions of her personality.

You also picked out two of my favourite moments. :)

[chaila.livejournal.com]

I know I already told you, but these are just gorgeous. The first one *breaks my heart*. I love that the editing is a bit slower in these than your usual, but still rhythmic. And the lyrics matches are fantastic, especially "frozen here on the same old spot" with Walter *watching*, and then her angry, shoulders-heaving look at Walter, and then how she *doesn't* rage at him. She just...gets up and walks away while he cries. That's so Olivia.

If I knew the context for the second one better, I know it would break my heart too. Just the loooong shot of her on the phone to Ella does that. OLIVIA'S FACE.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm really relieved that the editing works. You know I'm usually all jumpcut obsessed and quite fast, so doing this, especially with the compressed time limit, I was concerned it'd look like laziness, but something about the song made it feel like I needed to linger and wait on things.

And omgs, yes, the way she remains so tightly controlled under all circumstances breaks my heart, especially with regard to Walter, especially because she doesn't do it to save face for him, she does it for herself. She manages to be obviously angry with him while refusing to lose control and rage at him in a way that would "clear the air".

I LOVE HER SO MUCH.

[ghanimasun]

I love these both so much. The first one especially, with all the significance the Cortexiphan has had on Olivia's life. Poor woobie Olivia.

These are making me wish I had requested a vidlet myself!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Olivia is totally a woobie. I think the way she seamlessly slots into that male stereotype (and how in the first season before it becomes obvious quite how woobified she is, she's basically an overworked cop - another male stereotype) is part of why I LOVE HER SO MUCH.

It's not too late to request a vidlet if you want to! :) I'm not closing the prompts until the end of November, but I'm also just planning to keep trundling on making them until the end of November and then if I haven't completed them all at that point, I'll make a decision about whether to finish them off at the start of December.

[hollywoodgrrl.livejournal.com]

WOW this was amazing! I also love the Before and After and such great lyrical interpretation from you. Really great job!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D I'm really glad you enjoyed it. The lyrics are so haunting here, it was a joy to edit to them.

[oboros.livejournal.com]

over here from coffeejunkii. very well done! Thanks for sharing.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And thanks for taking the time to comment too. :)

[emmiere.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. It's so heartbreaking to get to the end of the second with Walternate right after watching the first. The lyrical matches are killing me and I adore how slow and isolated these feel, even though they kind of break my heart. OLIVIA, ILU! *sniffs*

Dude, how did you get so far ahead of my watching on these, I'm being buried in awesome vidlets!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! The turnaround with Walternate was exactly what I was going for - I'm so glad I struck that chord with you. HE DID IT TO HER AGAIN. <\/3 <-- broken heart.

I'm not entirely sure, I think it may be some sort of compulsion...

[grimorie.livejournal.com]

The Before and After! OMG! And how the lyrics line up to the images! And, just. OLIVIA and Walter in its dysfunctional glory.

I love you for this project!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

\o/ Thank you! I'm really glad you're enjoying the project, and yes, the song is just so brilliant for her, the lyrics are a real gift. They let me just...let the clips themselves play out - Fringe really is an astoundingly beautifully shot show.