Vid: Don't U Eva

[bop_radar]

If anyone's been wondering why I've been a little quiet of late, it's partly because Final Cut Pro ate my life. Although its ways are still 99 per cent mysterious to me, I've somehow managed to dredge something out... though it's not what you might expect. I must say that in all my daydreaming about being able to vid one day, I never pictured myself making a claustrophobic, oppressive Kara/Leoben vid. However, with limited footage on my harddrive at the time, I started working on this as a learning exercise and then it kind of grew and grew... and I also realised that there was at least ONE person on my f'list who would like it, if only because it contains CKR! That's right--I'm looking at you, little k! ;-)

So, as a very very early Christmas present for the lovely kristiinthedark:

Title: Don't U Eva
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica
Pairing: Kara/Leoben
Spoilers: up to 3.04
Rating: NC-17 (violence, adult content--duh!)
File format: .avi, 23MB
Download: direct download
Feedback: yes, please! :-)
Disclaimer: BSG is Ron Moore's, the song Sarah Blasko's
Beta thanks: A million trillion thanks and credits to supacat, without whom this vid would not have progressed past the (completely reworked) first chorus. Her three-stage beta kept me going and she prodded me to work on alternating cutting to the beat and cutting to the lyric, which was scary but I do think the final version is better. ::hugs::

If you have trouble with the files or links, please let me know and I'll try and help. Also, I should warn you that if you didn't like the Kara/Leoben plot in early Season 3, you probably won't like this vid... Oh, and I'm sorry it's so dark--blame my lack of skillz as well as that drab BSG cinematography.


Don't U Eva
By Sarah Blasko

You've got a way with words
You've got a way that makes me feel so complicated
Your message meets the floor
The horizon meets your horse and you're deliberating
I'm only clearing my throat

Don't u eva wish for
Just one thing that you might never see
Don't u eva wish for
Just one thing that you might never know
You might never know

You've got a way with words
You've got a way that makes me feel so complicated
A wall keeps you from me
You'd raze the doors down just so you could find the key
The wolves are waiting

Don't u eva wish for
Just one thing that you might never see
Don't u eva wish for
Just one thing that you might never know
You might never know

I'm underground
As the world's just spinnning around
And you hunt them down
Try to pin them to the ground
There'll be no sound as the words just tumble out
And you won't be found by the time you've hit the ground

You've got a way with words
You've got a way with words
You've got a way with words

Don't u eva wish for
Just one thing that you might never see
Don't u eva wish for
Just one thing that you might never know
Oh you might never know...
Don't you eva wish for...
You might never know...

Sarah Blasko is an Australian singer/songwriter who I am greatly enjoying at the moment. I chose this track for its musical qualities as much as for its lyrics--there's an underlying tension and sense of frustration in the music that is almost at odds with the wistful lyrics. I thought that tension would play well with Kara/Leoben.

Now that that's over with, I can get on to vidding the Pretty Shiny Show, aka Smallville! ;-)

Comments

[nehellania.livejournal.com]

Of course Jen did! It took Jen hours and hours to download it on her dialup but she got it! *beams*

Kara/Leoben is very dysfunctional and dark. Truth be told, I really haven't seen enough of the series to actually form an opinion about them (other than that they are hot like a very hot thing, but anyone with eyes can see that)

YAY to more vids! For your first foray, this was really impressive. I luffed it muchly!

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

Oh, your dedication to dling my vid makes me very very happy! :-)

Dysfunctional and dark nails Kara/Leoben very nicely. :-) Whereas Kara/Lee (my personal BSG OTP) is just dysfunctional... in the EXTREME. One day I'll vid them... one day...

Meanwhile, on to Smallville!

I made a very small vidlet before this--Situations--a Smallville thingy. It's only a minute long but I loved how pretty that show is to vid.

[nehellania.livejournal.com]

Huh. I just keep watching it, over and over. I'm not sure if it's the song or CKR or my love for Kara or what. Possibly a combo.

I cannot get over the fact that other than the small wee vidlet this was your first vid. I'm very impressed! (and kudos to supacat for the helping!) You two make quite the team!

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

You watches it over and over!! Wow! *treasures the feedback* That's very exciting! I found it mesmerising while I was making it but have got overkill with it now, so I'm glad that someone else is still enjoying it!

And yes, supacat helped SO MUCH. I couldn't have done it without her. She taught me the basics of FCP and she gave all manner of advice and moral support. As you know, I'm nervy around technical things, but she's helped me along a lot--apart from anything else, she told me what gear I needed to get!

[nehellania.livejournal.com]

...I just figured out how to make it play as my wallpaper. Continously. Over and over. Because yes, I am that pathetic.

I think it's all the stabbing and the killing and Kara's badassery. *nods* I love her.

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

It's playing as your wallpaper?!! *dies* WOW.

There is lots of stabbing and killing and badassery, yes! *nods* I love that Kara is the least victim-like victim EVER. I actually had to work hard to balance her out with at least SOME badassery from Leoben! Of course, Kara's is all physical and his is all mental--so his is a lot harder to show in a vid.

Kara is wonderful! I love her ever so! (My Lee-colonated soul is mourning her constantly... I miss them! *sniff*) Me = Lee-pining-for-Kara-in-this-icon

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

PS. Oh, if you like the song, did you see further up in the comments that I uploaded the album? Of course, I guess it will take you many hours to dl... but if you want it, I could mail it to you for Xmas! :-)

[nehellania.livejournal.com]

I saw that yes! And I was ohso tempted to download it but it took me over 3 hours just to download the vid.

..Oh K. If you mailed it to me for Xmas I would love you forever! Like a whole gigantic lifetime! Like you'll be in your 80s and I'll be emailing you valentines! *nods* That would be the awesomest thing to be awesome! *jumps and twirls*

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

DONE! *beams* Impending exciting international mail on its way!