Festivids reveals! Two "What We Do in the Shadows" vids

[bironic]

FOR THE RECORD, four of the five sources I offered for Festivids this year were NOT about vampires or outer space.

I loved What We Do in the Shadows when it came out in the U.S. and have seen it a few too many times since then. That said, I've talked with friends about how it would be tough to vid the movie well because of its specific, oddball humor. So of course that is what the Festivids algorithm fate matched us on.

I couldn't decide which of two song candidates to use--the more unconventional choice of "Hey Ya!", which had been on the to-vid list for years and would provide opportunities to include Katherine and Jackie, or an "I'm Too Sexy" mashup I found on YouTube, which would allow a dual focus on how these guys are terrible at being sexy and terrible at being vampires--so I started working on both, and figured I'd submit whichever one got done first. Except when "Too Sexy for My Fangs" wrapped up, I still wanted to work on "Hey Ya" because it was fun. The pace of the song and the need to fit the (pared-down) lyrics to the story made me work harder, and as a result I think the editing turned out better. Still nothing fancy, but a little peppier.

Both vids seem to have gone over well. So that is nice.

tl;dr TAIKA WAITITI'S FACE
AND ALSO JEMAINE CLEMENT'S


Hey Ya

Music: by Outkast (chopped to pieces)
Length: 2:30
Summary: "They say that vampires' hearts are cold and dead. But I don't know. I think I still feel things inside it." - Viago
Content notes: Brief character death, bad dancing
Physical notes: Flashing lights ~1:28-1:30; shaky cam
For: blithesea (a treat)

Favorite moment: the whole sequence from "We get together" (band practice) to "Then what makes / then what makes" (RIP Petyr); also the werewolves transforming to "Shake it"

"Hey Ya" (Watch on Vimeo)

LYRICS (edited)

1, 2, 3, uh!

My baby don't mess around
Because she loves me so
And this I know for sho'
Don't try to fight the feeling
'Cause the thought alone
Is killing me right now

Hey ya! Hey ya!
Hey ya! Hey ya!

You think you've got it
Oh, you think you've got it
But "got it" just don't get it
'Til there's nothing at all

We get together
Oh, we get together
But separate's always better
When there's feelings involved

If what they say is
"Nothing is forever"
Then what makes
Then what makes
Then what makes
Then what makes
What makes
Love the exception?

So why oh why oh
Why oh why oh why oh
Are we so in denial
When we know we're not happy here?

(Y'all don't want to hear me
You just wanna dance)

Hey ya! Hey ya!
Hey ya! Hey ya!

Here we go!
Oh, shake it, sh-shake it
Shake it, sh-shake it
Shake it, shake, shake it
Shake it, shake it
Shake it
Shake it like a Polaroid picture

Hey ya
Shake it, sh-shake it
Shake it, sh-shake it
Shake it, shake it
Shake it, sugar
Shake it like a Polaroid picture

Now all Beyoncés
And Lucy Lius
And babydolls
Get on the floor
Get on the floor
You know what to do
You know what to do
Shake it, sh-shake it
You know what to do

Hey ya! Hey ya!
Hey ya! Hey ya!
(repeat)



Too Sexy for My Fangs

Song: "I'm Too Sexy / Look What You Made Me Do Live Mash-Up" by Right Said Fred
Length: 2:12
Summary: "When you are a vampire, you become very sexy." - Deacon
Content notes: Blood spraying, vampire biting, zombie impaling, misc. comic horror. Also Vlad is briefly a cat.
Physical notes: Shaky cam
For: turquoisetumult (the official assignment)

Favorite moment: Cut to the oil painting of Vlad after "too sexy by far"; transition from Petyr & old!film!Deacon glamming it up in "Japan" to "Oh" with the werewolves howling

"Too Sexy for my Fangs" (Watch on Vimeo)

LYRICS

I'm too sexy for my love
Too sexy for my love
Love's going to leave me

[chorus]
Oh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me
(x2)

I'm too sexy for my shirt
Too sexy for my shirt
So sexy it hurts
And I'm too sexy for Milan
Too sexy for Milan, New York and Japan

[chorus]

And I'm too sexy for your party
Too sexy for your party
The way I'm disco dancing

I'm a model, you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk

[chorus]

I'm too sexy for my car
Too sexy for my car
Too sexy by far

And I'm too sexy for my hat
Too sexy for my hat
Whatchoo think about that?

I'm a model, you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk

[chorus]

Look what you made me
Look what you made me
Look what you made me do

[chorus]

I'm too sexy for my love
Too sexy for my love
Love's going to leave me
Oh, look what you made me do

Comments

[minoanmiss]

Those were GLORIOUS.

[bironic]

\o/

[leanwellback]

Both of these were such a joy to watch! I love them both :D Do you have any plans to put downloads up? I'd love to have copies to watch whenever.

[ffutures]

Those are hilarious - I've never seen the film but I think I need to seek it out.

[dolorosa_12]

Oh wow, those were both yours? Those two vids were probably my favourites in the collection!

[seekingferret]

I've not yet seen this movie, but I really enjoyed "Hey Ya" anyway.

[pwcorgigirl]

I have also not seen the movie but now need to. Vampires being goofy was just delightful!

[cinco]

I'm so glad you made both, they are hilarious! I have to see this movie so I can properly appreciate them (also because it sounds right up my alley!).

[grammarwoman]

Your two (!) delightful offerings re-ignited my desire to see this film. :)

[seekingferret]

I have now watched the movie, and having rewatched the vids, I still enjoy them!

But I also see them as more interestingly fraught than I did before. Wow, our heroes are such shitbags. Especially "I'm Too Sexy" is aware of how terrible they are, and it's really neat how you managed that while still making the vid funny and charming.