New Vid - 'Oh My God' Buffy Season Six overview

[thedothatgirl]

Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Title : Oh My God
Music : Oh My God by the Kaiser Chiefs
Characters : Ensemble with heavy focus on Buffy, Willow and Spike.
Warning/Rating : This is Season Six so there's violence and sex.
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Description: BtVS S6 Overview - Oh My God I can't believe it, I've never been this far away from home. Everyone has lost their way.

Notes : I was only really familiar with the Kaiser Chief version of this song until recently, and feel that the harsh piano cords  at the introduction and mood throughout this recording suits Season Six perfectly, Lily Allen would be too chipper.   Anyhow this focuses on  how, after Buffy's return, things just go from bad to worse.  I had made half of this vid already when I stopped to make the SPN vidlet 'Happy Together' - something I have never done before,  so I was concerned about picking up the timeline again. However the change of mood helped no end  as  by the time I got to the last stages of this vid I felt very emotionally disturbed by the events from Episode 6.18 onward  I don't hate season Six but damn, those were dark, dark times.  Well I hope you enjoy the vid but you know, not 'enjoy' it. Comments welcome.   Now off to cuddle some kittens. 

 

Comments

[stultiloquentia.livejournal.com]

Oh, awesome! I've had that song on my Buffy playlists for years. You nailed the season, there. Excellent structure, perfect clip choices, and I love the clever merges, such as Willow pulling energy from Giles turning into the demon pushing a soul into Spike. Such interesting connections you make.

[me-llamo-nic.livejournal.com]

Neat! Really great job of telling the story and the song fits very nicely.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Amazing vid. Perfect synchronization of sound and visuals. I particularly love the parallel between Willow and Spike at 3.19 - 3.21. The crescendo at 2.50-3.00 is incredibly powerful, too.

[lilly-the-kid.livejournal.com]

Great vid!!! Just amazing!
Recently rewatched season six and this captures it perfectly!

[littleheaven70.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that was cool. I really liked the song choice, and the visual parallels at the end were genius.

[whiskyinmind.livejournal.com]

This is awesome - great job hon!

[racheltng.livejournal.com]

Wow. I've never seen any of your vids before, so I ran off to your website to watch more. You're a great vidder.

[endeni]

Oh wow, that was awesome. It keep watching the vid again and again... It's so clever and organic. :)
I find this version of the song really fitting. Loved those passage bits, at 02:11, 02:51, 03:19...

Also, since I'm here...... I've enjoyed very much your other vids too:
"In Noctem" is set to such a wonderful music and it merges different footage from the movies so effortlessly - like that bit with the hands at 1:33... Amazing. And the final part is just epic.
"Carol of the Bells" is so tender and fun to watch. Also, the circular moment circa 00:54, wow.
"If It Gives You Joy" makes me grin madly!
And... I'll stop now. ;)

[gwtwscarlett.livejournal.com]

Perfect video of my favorite tv season ever :) Congratulations!

[raspberry-splat.livejournal.com]

Didn't see this til just now..and am sooo excited to watch it. One of the things that always makes me happy, is seeing a 'holiday' vid by you..and what could be a more wonderful .. than a Buffy Halloween treat..by thedothatgirl!! xooxoxoxoxox Downloading now...Can't wait to see!!!

[leviathan101.livejournal.com]

That was really awesome. Great song choice, as others have said. Great choice of clips to highlight the season, especially there at the end. Loved this! Your vid really makes me miss Spike.

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Brilliant - I love some of the dissolves particularly (Giles into Spike, for example) and the way you cut the images to match the rising crescendo. I feel like I'm reliving the season all over again.

Yes, it was a dark season and I loved it despite itself. This is terrific.