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beccatoriaTitle: About Today
Video: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Audio: About Today - The National
Spoilers: Through 4x11 Sometimes a Great Notion.
Summary: "Nobody's going anywhere." Except they are, and they do, and Bill Adama either doesn't or won't understand how to make it stop. (Kara, Lee, Laura, Saul.)
Editor's Notes: With thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
chaila43 and grrl_unscripted for the beta and the wonderful pro- and anti-Adama perspectives.
I don't usually do this; usually I want the vid to stand alone, and if it can't, that's my failing. In this instance, since everyone and their dog and their mum knows that I strongly dislike Bill Adama and his stupid face, and now I'm suddenly popping up with a vid about him, I ought to do some amount of explanation.
This vid did not change my opinion of him one bit. But I'm not actually setting out to change your opinion of him one bit either.
If this vid rails against anything, it's not against the people who like Adama, it's against the image of a flawless, heroic Adama, that I too often feel the show and perhaps some sections of fandom, succumb to.
To say that this is "just the facts, ma'am," would be arrogant in the extreme. I don't presume to be unobjective in this. But what I am at least trying to do here is take a step back from my own anger toward him, and present him in the most unbiased way I can.
I see this man, inflexible, passive, watching as all the people he loves get hurt again and again and again, unwilling or unable to really understand why or how to help - I see him and I want to smack him in the mouth.
Some of you may see him and feel sympathy. Some might see him and feel indifference. And that's okay. I'm trying, with this vid, to make a statement about who I think he is, not how I think people should feel about him.
At least, I hope. And I hope you enjoy the video too.
Direct download available here. RightClickSaveAs. 50 megs approx.
Password: vidses
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galactica_vids and vidding
Other vids available here.
Video: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Audio: About Today - The National
Spoilers: Through 4x11 Sometimes a Great Notion.
Summary: "Nobody's going anywhere." Except they are, and they do, and Bill Adama either doesn't or won't understand how to make it stop. (Kara, Lee, Laura, Saul.)
Editor's Notes: With thanks to
chaila43 and grrl_unscripted for the beta and the wonderful pro- and anti-Adama perspectives. I don't usually do this; usually I want the vid to stand alone, and if it can't, that's my failing. In this instance, since everyone and their dog and their mum knows that I strongly dislike Bill Adama and his stupid face, and now I'm suddenly popping up with a vid about him, I ought to do some amount of explanation.
This vid did not change my opinion of him one bit. But I'm not actually setting out to change your opinion of him one bit either.
If this vid rails against anything, it's not against the people who like Adama, it's against the image of a flawless, heroic Adama, that I too often feel the show and perhaps some sections of fandom, succumb to.
To say that this is "just the facts, ma'am," would be arrogant in the extreme. I don't presume to be unobjective in this. But what I am at least trying to do here is take a step back from my own anger toward him, and present him in the most unbiased way I can.
I see this man, inflexible, passive, watching as all the people he loves get hurt again and again and again, unwilling or unable to really understand why or how to help - I see him and I want to smack him in the mouth.
Some of you may see him and feel sympathy. Some might see him and feel indifference. And that's okay. I'm trying, with this vid, to make a statement about who I think he is, not how I think people should feel about him.
At least, I hope. And I hope you enjoy the video too.
Direct download available here. RightClickSaveAs. 50 megs approx.
Password: vidses
Cross-posted to
galactica_vids and viddingOther vids available here.
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Re: uhm I said some of this in previous messages, but I wanted some flail in a public comment too...
Date: 2009-02-03 09:01 am (UTC)If it helps, I still cannot believe that I made an Adama vid, and am totally thrilled/amazed that you think it warrants rewatching.
I also basically connected to this vid via the secondary characters, which is probably why, for an Adama vid, he appears remarkably little. I think I did it for the same reason I had to vid Baltar through his twisted relationships with the Sixes; because that's my only "in" with Adama. But yes, it does create an interesting and somewhat surreal experience in terms of watching/making the vid. Especially since the vid actually is from Adama's perspective in terms of the lyrics. So it's not even a vid about a character from another character's point of view (which I have also done before).
And accidental or purposeful, I continue to be impressed by how well the rhythmic editing and splintered scenes work as a cypher for Bill Adama's perception. He always sees the moment, but misses so many nuances within the social dynamics.
And I am totally in love with this reading. As I said I can't claim credit for that as my original idea, but I really wish it was! I went for the quick cuts because I felt that the vid needed more "movement" because it was so slow and Adama was so passive, and thought the cuts were better than in-clip movement because for some reason the jerky, jumping feel seemed right but I didn't think through my choice as clearly as this.
HOORAY FOR TEAM ANTI-ADAMA!