Title: Pretty Fly (for a douchebag)
Characters: Ghostfacers! Also a few shots of those useless Winchesters.
Song: 'Pretty Fly (for a Whiteguy)', by The Offspring
Length: 02:05
Spoilers/Warnings: Very mild spoilers for 3 episodes of Seasons 1-4.
Thanks to: My beta,
pkitten.
Disclaimer: Supernatural belong to Kripke and the CW, not to me.
Feedback: Pretty please? I'd love some, including concrit. If public concrit makes you uncomfortable, email me at keerawa@yahoo.com.
Author's Notes: 2nd place winner in the recent
spnland fanvid competition.
Summary: The world loves wannabes.
Right-click and Save As to download the 27 MB Xvid from my website or watch the streaming version. People unable to access slashcity can download from rapidshare.
Vidder's Commentary:
About the opening: The Offspring snagged that fake German countdown from Def Leppard's 'Rock of Ages'. 'Rock of Ages' was used at the start of the cemetary scene in 'Swan Song'. So I just HAD to use the clip of Dean sticking the Def Leppard casette in! The Offspring as wannabes of Def Leppard, the Ghostfacers as wannabes of the Winchesters, and lil old me? I'm just a fan of remix culture.
(Since I used a single clip from the last episode of SPN, I also felt compelled to use one clip from the first - hey there Impala trunk at 1:26!)
Ed and Harry are always performing for an audience. In the first sequence, that audience is Dean Smith and Sam Wesson, innocent office workers trying to deal with a deadly ghost. As goofy as they are, the Ghostfacers do some good, and these'instructional videos' are a part of that. I wanted to start with them in that position of authority, of power. Because if I'm mocking Ed and Harry, I'm mocking from a place of love. Eventually they'll be performing for Maggie, Corbett and Kenny, for the Internet, and for Hollywood.
Throughout the vid I tried to play with POV, tossing back and forth who is speaking, who is the real thing, and who the wannabe. But one thing's for sure - the Ghostfacers NEVER perform for the Winchesters.
Characters: Ghostfacers! Also a few shots of those useless Winchesters.
Song: 'Pretty Fly (for a Whiteguy)', by The Offspring
Length: 02:05
Spoilers/Warnings: Very mild spoilers for 3 episodes of Seasons 1-4.
Thanks to: My beta,
pkitten.Disclaimer: Supernatural belong to Kripke and the CW, not to me.
Feedback: Pretty please? I'd love some, including concrit. If public concrit makes you uncomfortable, email me at keerawa@yahoo.com.
Author's Notes: 2nd place winner in the recent
spnland fanvid competition.Summary: The world loves wannabes.
Right-click and Save As to download the 27 MB Xvid from my website or watch the streaming version. People unable to access slashcity can download from rapidshare.
Vidder's Commentary:
About the opening: The Offspring snagged that fake German countdown from Def Leppard's 'Rock of Ages'. 'Rock of Ages' was used at the start of the cemetary scene in 'Swan Song'. So I just HAD to use the clip of Dean sticking the Def Leppard casette in! The Offspring as wannabes of Def Leppard, the Ghostfacers as wannabes of the Winchesters, and lil old me? I'm just a fan of remix culture.
(Since I used a single clip from the last episode of SPN, I also felt compelled to use one clip from the first - hey there Impala trunk at 1:26!)
Ed and Harry are always performing for an audience. In the first sequence, that audience is Dean Smith and Sam Wesson, innocent office workers trying to deal with a deadly ghost. As goofy as they are, the Ghostfacers do some good, and these'instructional videos' are a part of that. I wanted to start with them in that position of authority, of power. Because if I'm mocking Ed and Harry, I'm mocking from a place of love. Eventually they'll be performing for Maggie, Corbett and Kenny, for the Internet, and for Hollywood.
Throughout the vid I tried to play with POV, tossing back and forth who is speaking, who is the real thing, and who the wannabe. But one thing's for sure - the Ghostfacers NEVER perform for the Winchesters.
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Comments
"...just over compensate.." hahaha.
Thanks for brightening up my morning. :)
Excellent!
Ed and Harry really grew on me while I was working on the project. I actually got a bit pissed off with Dean along the way, though.
Thanks for the comment, labseraph!
As for concrit, I think placing all the credits at the beginning slowed down the pacing of the vid. The intro is fast-moving and fun and then you basically have a static frame for 10 seconds. Also, I don't know if it was due to the upload or not, but the ending seems cut off. I actually like how it ends on a door slam, but adding a teeny bit of black to the very end or a fast fade out would've gone a long way to make the cut seem intentional rather than a technical mistake.
I really appreciate the concrit! I'm always a bit stuck on credits - I know some people read text slower than others, so I try to keep it pretty slow and stable. Of course, I've never had credits in the MIDDLE of a vid before, so that does screw with the pacing. And that's a brilliant idea about a fast fade at the end, especially since the upload does seem to be cutting it shorter than my original. Thanks so much!