Festivid #1: "Long Night's Journey into Day," 28 Days Later

Title: Long Night's Journey into Day
Fandom: 28 Days Later
Rating: R
Music: "Cemeteries of London" by Coldplay
Length: 3:22
Summary: Jim, into the darkness and out again. We hope.
Contains: Graphic zombie violence (blood, severed limbs, hacking, etc.), dead bodies, implications of sexual assault, lightning/flashing lights, some quick cuts.
Dedication: Made for Heather, for Festivids 2011. Originally posted here on LJ and here on DW.

A/N: I really like how this turned out - the changes in pace to build and relax with the music and the narrative flow; the relentless onslaught of the zombie attacks; Jim's journey from fearful/fleeing to fighter to zombie-like himself as he attacked and killed to survive; the beauty of the song, which I tried to live up to with the editing. The only thing I wish I could have figured out how to do better is the opening. Still don't know if it's engaging enough to convince people to stay for the rest of the vid.

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Festivid #2 (treat): "4th of July," Independence Day

Title: 4th of July
Fandom: Independence Day
Rating: PG
Music: "4th of July" by Aimee Mann (edited)
Length: 2:11
Summary: "May our children forgive us." Marriage, parenthood, alien attack, and the scarred world left behind.
Contains: Explosions, grief/depression. A bit of static at 1:45.
Dedication: Made as a treat for fan_eunice, for Festivids 2011, and probably not at all what she had in mind. Originally posted here on LJ and here on DW.

A/N: Most depressing vid of a non-depressing movie? I don't know; I couldn't get the idea out of my head of setting ID4 to this song, even if the lyrics don't always apply. I'm glad to have had a chance to give this a try. It's been interesting to see what commenters got out of it - some appreciating the focus on the characters rather than the action, others honing in on the themes of parenthood and what we leave to our children. Others only laughing at it a little. :)

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