BSG Vid: Dolled-up in Straps (Baltar/HeadSix)

[beccatoria]

I'm not entirely sure whether this one counts as a 'shipper vid... o_O

Title: Dolled-up in Straps
Video: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Audio: All dolled-up in straps // The National
Summary: Gaius Baltar is a love letter to no one. (Baltar/HeadSix, Sixes)
Editor's Notes: As usual, my thanks to my beta cyborganize.

Direct download available here. RightClickSaveAs. 50 megs approx.

Password: vidses

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Cross-posted to galactica_vids and vidding

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(In case you were wondering, yes, this does mark the beginning of my vidding obsession with The National; expect another vid and a vidlet hopefully before 4.5 starts. You know; it'll be nice to have my life back, BSG. :/ Maybe one day I'll even learn to vid things that aren't you...)

Comments

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's so good to hear when a vid worked for other people; thank you for taking the time to say so.

The two images that stuck in my head immediately when I was storyboarding this song were the "I thought I heard you singing," clip and the image of Gina on "all coloured in". To the point I almost tried to start with her rather than be chronological because I was worried that Shelley first might steal away the power of the lyric. But...I think I'm glad I stuck with it this way.

[emmiere.livejournal.com]

For me, that was the first gut-punch moment in the vid so I really thought it worked. And the roll call of all the Sixes there is a really nice contrast to HeadSix.

What I really came back to say was how well after rewatching (um, maybe a few times...) the separation between Baltar and reality seems to come through. Especially at about the 2:00 mark, with the switch from "my head plays it over, and over" to him literally using HeadSix as his escape. There's that dichotomy throughout the vid, but it really struck me there. So, I think I enjoy this even more now, picking up on some of the moments that I missed earlier.

And I'm definitely going to snag that glowy effect, so I'm glad you posted the link to that.