Boppy's Journal

Title: No Light, No Light
Artist: Florence and the Machine
Source: Battlestar Galactica
Summary: "Tell me what you want me to say!" - Kara
Acknowledgments: Without m_a_r_i_k_s this vid would not exist. The work she did on it goes far beyond 'regular' beta-ing and audiencing. While it is my vision, it is m_a_r_i_k_s who gave me the space to create it and held that space for me when I faltered. Thank you, dearest!
Download: 76 MB mp4 (zipped)



Notes: These notes get lengthy, and I'd prefer if you didn't read them until you've watched the vid (and no need then either if not so inclined!. They're really a personal record of what it took to be able to make this. ( vidding Kara )

APOLOGY: Sorry to everyone that watched and downloaded the first version with the shitty aspect ratio! It is corrected now.

Title: This Is The Last Time
Artist: Keane
Source: The Good Wife
Summary: Alicia and Will kid themselves that it's the last time.
Thanks to: m_a_r_i_k_s for betaing and cheerleading
Download: 44 MB mp4 (zipped)
( YouTube beneath cut )
Notes:
( shippy chatty chat )

Song: Every Goliath Has Its David
Artist: The Boy Least Likely To
Fandom: 매리는 외박중, horribly translated as either 'Marry Me, Mary!' or 'Mary Stayed Out All Night'
Summary: Indie musician and big-time music producer face off for the love of a girl (Mary). Arranged marriage versus long-term dating relationship... which will be the ultimate winner?
For: alexandral--thanks for pimping me this show!
Notes: I am head over heals for this couple, and particularly the guy, Jang Geun-Suk, who plays the charming Mu-Gyul in this drama. The drama itself is pretty low-key but the chemistry between the couple is so stellar it's no wonder they rapidly became the biggest couple of the year in Korea.

You absolutely do not need to have watched the drama to watch this--it's straightforward romance (with some quirkiness).

( some notes on its creation )

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Download
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Song: Threnody
Artist: Sophie Koh
Fandom: Nikita
Summary: Nikita's quest--and Alex's by extension--is one of hope, but the journey is a difficult and tragic one.
For: Made for thuviaptarth for festivids

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Song: Some Time Around Midnight
Artist: The Airborne Toxic Event
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica
Summary: Lee knows that Kara will break him in two.
Thanks: To m_a_r_i_k_s for betaing and for sharing the difficult emotional journey with this vid and engaging with it more than I could ever hope anyone would, to supacat for not getting it at first... but then getting goosebumps, and to kuwdora for enthusiastic support and keeping me sane when I drifted from reality on occasion.

This one broke ME in two.

Download
75.3 MB .mp4 (available shortly)

Streaming
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Vidders

( embed beneath cut )

Title: Shove It
Fandom: The Good Wife
Artist: Santogold
Description: Kalinda > everyone
For: m_a_r_i_k_s. I hope you feel better soon, sweetie! It's not quite Kalinda v. Eli (you know I suck at AU) but I did my best to show her PWNing everyone else. It was soooo hard. :p
Access vid: download mp4 (44 MB) or watch at YouTube
Thanks: to brokenmnemonicfor cheerleading, and supacat for last-minute checks
Notes: I couldn't find ANY gen vids for Kalinda on YouTube. That is a TRAVESTY and needed remedied. I ship Kalinda/Kalinda, which is hopefully what comes through in this vid. She is a blast to vid. I made this swiftly and without too much overthinking, which made it massively good fun for me. :)
Lyrics: ( beneath cut )

Title: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Fandom: Smallville, Oliver Queen (Green Arrow)
Artist: U2
Spoilers: to mid season 9
Access vid: via direct download (90MB) or streaming at YouTube, vidders.net (once cleared) or Blip
Credits: With heartfelt thanks to supacat, who has wanted an Oliver vid to this song for years: I finally made it for her. She also betaed it more times than I can remember, so it's kind of her baby as much as mine. I'd also like to thank the Vividcon audience for being so receptive to the vid and to clarify that Oliver is BOTH the guy with the dark, angsty redemption plot and the guy who can't find his pants. And therein lies his appeal! *nod nod* talitha78 gets a special mention for being the only person to mention Batman to me so far.
Lyrics: ( Babe, it must be art! )

Title: Meddle
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries, Vicky
Artist: Little Boots
Warnings: Violence, sexual themes, adult content including non-consensual sex
Access vid: via direct download or streaming at YouTube or BAM
Notes: Made for festivids and finally posted to my own LJ. ;) Yeah, I'm a bit slow...

Vid: Hooker
Artist: P!nk
Source: Gossip Girl
Warnings: spoilers for first season and half of season 2, warnings for language, snark and suggestive bitchiness
Description: Jenny Humphrey through my Agnes's eyes
View at: YouTube BAM or Blip (sendspace download link)
Notes: Unbetaed, because it didn't warrant that, and includes downloaded footage so quality not fab. I also tried a new exporting process and can't work out if the result is better or not. Ah well! This one's been lingering on my harddrive a long time but I needed some zen so finally finished it off.

( embedded streaming within )

Special note: This vid exists thanks to the amazing generosity of counteragent and her donation to the Red Cross appeal for the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires. The Victorian government has pledged to rebuild the affected communities and a Royal Commission is underway to investigate the fires. The bush is recovering speedily with new growth rising from the ashes thanks in part to recent (very welcome) rain. On the personal front, I recently saw a car driving through Melbourne with posters stuck to the windows that read 'Thank you from the survivors of the Marysville fires'. I would also like to thank all the other people who donated even if they didn't bid on the vid or win.

Vid: DLZ
Artist: TV on the Radio
Source: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Warnings: spoilers for entire two seasons, violence, disturbing imagery and themes
Description: We are the Resistance. (ensemble)
Download: direct download (79MB), or small version (37MB); streaming at YouTube, BAM or Blip
Credits: Thanks to the incomparable supacat for three rounds of amazing and intense beta-ing.
Notes: I will make a longer notes post about my journey with this vid, as it was complex to say the least. I hoped it, like the show, would reach an intelligent, reflective audience--no matter how small. And it already has, so thank you!

( lyrics beneath the cut )

ETA: Aspect ratio issues should be fixed now--new versions uploaded, apologies to those that got the first dodgy batch.