When there's no lyrics or very general lyrics I try to create my own line. Instead of using the lyrics as a framework, I make a cohesive theme or thought to follow. It could be something as simple as showing the progression of something. I'm thinking of an example from a vid haven't released yet. There was an instrumental section in one of my vids that I used to show how the four Cylon were activated, then Anders went out in a viper, came face to face with a Cylon raider that recognized him, and ran back to the base star. All the raiders refused to fight the fleet, so their free will was taken away by half of the Cylon. Then the other half argued for them to be returned to their previous state, which caused a bigger split within the Cylon until they separated and attacked each other. The sixes, eights, and Leobens went to the fleet to form an alliance that would not have been possible without the four Cylon having been activated.
I lean towards the witty lyric interpretations. I'm also partial to the ones that bring in enlightening highlights to the vid. I like the juxaposition of lyrics and images that contridict each other. The largest examples of these come from all the Handlebars vids.
Literalism can become extremely boring if not handled well. I'd usually suggest using literalism sparingly. My main issue with extreme literalism is that there's nothing new there. Sometimes it just looks stupid instead of funny. I've used literalism in my own vidding, but I try to keep it to a minimum so it doesn't get annoying. I do feel my vids are too obscure a lot of the time. It isn't always lyrically alone. I make my lyric interpretations either to vague or too obvious.
A few of my favorite uses of lyrics come from giandujakiss's Hell of a Place (http://giandujakiss.livejournal.com/494820.html), cherryice's Mayday! (http://cherryice.livejournal.com/215806.html), bop_radar's Paranoid Andriod (http://bop-radar.livejournal.com/157518.html), lcsbanana's La Resistance (http://lcsbanana.livejournal.com/1771482.html), and astartexx's Jesus Christ (http://astartexx.livejournal.com/62675.html).
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Date: 2008-10-26 12:32 am (UTC)I lean towards the witty lyric interpretations. I'm also partial to the ones that bring in enlightening highlights to the vid. I like the juxaposition of lyrics and images that contridict each other. The largest examples of these come from all the Handlebars vids.
Literalism can become extremely boring if not handled well. I'd usually suggest using literalism sparingly. My main issue with extreme literalism is that there's nothing new there. Sometimes it just looks stupid instead of funny. I've used literalism in my own vidding, but I try to keep it to a minimum so it doesn't get annoying. I do feel my vids are too obscure a lot of the time. It isn't always lyrically alone. I make my lyric interpretations either to vague or too obvious.
A few of my favorite uses of lyrics come from