New Vid - Play Dead (River) by LittleHeaven

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New Vid - Play Dead (River)

POSTED BY: LITTLEHEAVEN
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 7, 2006 08:37
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Saturday, January 7, 2006 11:36 AM

Hello everyone, I'm new here so I hope I'm doing this correctly.

I've been vidding for a couple of years now - mainly Angel and BTVS, with a little Stargate thrown in on the side. Recently I have become a fan of Firefly and my first thought was "wow, I have to vid this show." Play Dead is the first in a trilogy of Firefly vids, and is from River's POV as she attempts to block out the horror of what she has gone through.

Please go to http://www.littleheaven70.com/fireflyvids and follow the instructions to download.

If you enjoy the vid, I'd love to know

Little Heaven

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Saturday, January 7, 2006 12:12 PM

SHEWCHUK

LittleHeaven that was really cool, i liked it and how it described so many things with river in a relativly short vid, including how frightened and tortured she is with also how incredibly brilliant she is. I also like the choice of music. Overall good job i liked it :smile

Thought and action when harmonized free each from the other.

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Saturday, January 7, 2006 12:38 PM

LOOTZEE

Very good in fact execellent. it work so well together

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Saturday, January 7, 2006 6:47 PM

RIVERGODDESS

Wow, impressive vid work. That was very beautiful and really, really emotional.

*~*~
Summer's response to Nathan getting his very own action figure:
"I tried to pull his head off."

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Saturday, January 7, 2006 7:53 PM

LITTLEHEAVEN

Thank you for the lovely feedback

The song feels like River's anthem, to me. I just had to vid it.

Little Heaven

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Saturday, January 7, 2006 9:57 PM

GYPSYLIFE

Wow! I too am impressed. The editing on that was spot on! You've totally got a fan in me now. I'm going to go check out your others right now. Can't wait to see more.

"See this is another sign of your tragic space dementia, all paranoid and crochety. Breaks the heart." -Mal

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Saturday, January 7, 2006 10:27 PM

GYPSYLIFE

Ok..ps I just watched fallen and now I'm all teary eyed. I've never cried at a vid before, but wow!

"See this is another sign of your tragic space dementia, all paranoid and crochety. Breaks the heart." -Mal

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Saturday, January 7, 2006 11:31 PM

TINFOIL

Just watched 'Play Dead' and I'll have to say that was some really professional video editing you had going on there! Most impressive! Would love to know what software you are using.

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Saturday, January 7, 2006 11:32 PM

LITTLEHEAVEN

Wow, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed them. Fallen is one of my personal favourites

Little Heaven

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Saturday, January 7, 2006 11:35 PM

LITTLEHEAVEN

Quote:
Originally posted by TinFoil:
Just watched 'Play Dead' and I'll have to say that was some really professional video editing you had going on there! Most impressive! Would love to know what software you are using.

Thank you very much!

I use Sony Vegas Movie Studio for my editing. It's an excellent programme and not that expensive. User-friendly, too. You can pretty much work out what you're doing without too much reference to the tutorials. Requires quite a bit of grunt on behalf of your computer if you're using uncompressed files though (I vid with raw vob files to get the best quality finished product).

Little Heaven

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Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:26 AM

THECRAZYIVAN

i think this is my fav river one...
i play it at least like once a day

~~~~~~~~~~
"There is a sense that this is still not over. It's hard to put a finger on what's so special about this project and about this group of people, but it's just one of those things you have to trust in, and relish. I am very, very proud."
---Jewel Staite on "Firefly" and "Serenity" in "Finding Serenity" (essay collection by Jane Espenson)

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Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:48 AM

LITTLEHEAVEN

Thank you so much! That means a lot.

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Friday, January 27, 2006 1:16 AM

MOUNTAINBOY

very cool - i like some of the double takes.

The Kilted Browncoat

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Friday, January 27, 2006 1:38 AM

CBY

I think this is about as good as it can get, especially on the technical side of things.

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http://www.byond-trax.com - my selfmade ambient/lounge/chillout music

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Friday, January 27, 2006 2:19 AM

HAEKELDRACHE

Hey, this one is good ^^

Usually I hate Björk, but this Song really fits. More!

---

"Burn the land and boil the Sea, you can´t take the Sky from me..."

Haekeldrache is german for Crochetdragon

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Friday, January 27, 2006 10:53 AM

LITTLEHEAVEN

Thank you! I have another one planned which I hope to start today.

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Friday, January 27, 2006 12:11 PM

AKALIGHTNINGBUG

Amazing... this will sound cheesy, but it's like you gave a voice to the depths of river's soul... Superb, can't wait for you're next one

I'm a leaf on the wind

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Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:49 PM

ASARIAN

There's good people in the 'verse. Not many, Lord knows, but you only need a few.

.. You're one of them.

/me *cries*

Just when you think nobody will ever be able to top the River vid you've just seen, you come along and prove me wrong. I bow in awe.

"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam.

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Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:56 PM

LITTLEHEAVEN

Wow, I'm so flattered! THANK YOU

If you liked my vid, try this one: Wires by Obsessive24, located here: http://www.obsessive24.net/ It's just amazing.

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Sunday, February 5, 2006 11:10 PM

ASARIAN

Now I dun it! I used up all the good words. :) And just when I need them most!

I just saw "Wires".

Timing! confluence, everything! And those lyrics! "running down corridors", "seeing Christmas lights", "I see it in your eyes", all exactly match the scenes!

And how classy of you to open with just the words of the River Tam Sessions! And then the subtle manner in which you also just use Simon's words in 'reply' to the River Tam sessions track!

Pray-tell, what manner of genius are you, that you can work such wonders?

And the sequences, "I can see it in your eyes", switching between young River and River in a space-suit. Have you any idea of the level of gratitude I wish to convey to you? And any idea how miserably I'm failing? :) This is not normal. You are not normal; you are astounding!

This is more than getting my 'fix'. I just downright OD-ed on this! :)

You, classy lady, are sooo bookmarked!

/me, *tears running track*

P.S. Now, isn't this ironic? I realize I am exactly 20 years older than you; and about 200 years behind in talent. :)

"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam.

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Monday, February 6, 2006 12:32 AM

LITTLEHEAVEN

Oh, no, no, no! Wires is not my work. Sorry, I didn't mean to give that impression

I recced it because it's done by a new acquaintance of mine. Her work is fantastic and it's one of my all-time favourite vids. You should check out all her work, she's streets ahead of me. I don't have any other Firefly vids completed, just Angel and BTVS and one Stargate, and they can be found at http://www.littleheaven70.com.

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Monday, February 6, 2006 1:03 AM

ASARIAN

Quote:
Originally posted by LittleHeaven:
Oh, no, no, no! Wires is not my work. Sorry, I didn't mean to give that impression I recced it because it's done by a new acquaintance of mine. Her work is fantastic and it's one of my all-time favourite vids. You should check out all her work, she's streets ahead of me. I don't have any other Firefly vids completed, just Angel and BTVS and one Stargate, and they can be found at http://www.littleheaven70.com.

Could I possibly embarrass myself any further, I wonder? ... I'd have to go with "No" for now. I'll probably find new ways, later, though. :)

Well, you made my day, regardless. You, and the company you keep, are in a class apart. Whereas I, on Day 1 of my River Tam obsession -- up and running now for a good ten days -- briefly toyed with the idea of doing a River Tam compilation myself one day, I am now, more than ever, convinced that I must never, ever, undertake such an ill-begotten endeavour, lest I run into one of them aforementioned ways to embarrass myself further. There is extraordinary talent here; and I don't have it; period. You, however, do; and I will continue to revel in your work.

What is it about our endearing young psychic that brings large, semi-muscular men down to their knees, weeping like helpless infants? That story would take too much of your space to tell. I'm just glad I'm one of them. :)

"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam.

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Monday, February 6, 2006 8:28 AM

LITTLEHEAVEN

LOL! Hey, if you want to start vidding, you should! It took me a couple of years to get to where I am now. And I still find I'm not nearly as good as I want to be. You've just gotta keep at it. And having a pretty grunty computer doesn't hurt

I'm glad you enjoyed the vids! I'm hoping to have another completed... oh, some time before the middle of the year

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Monday, February 6, 2006 2:18 PM

ASARIAN

Nah, I'm done vidding. :) I'm done making River wallpapers, too. There's just too much talent in here, ya know? Eh, yes, of course, you would know. :)

I'm just gonna lean back and watch the show. Like reading Jane Austen. You can feel sad for not being as gifted as her; or you can just enjoy the read. I tend to do the former, but I should probably do the latter. :)

If you ever do make a new fanvid though, starring my darling River, be sure to let me know, though; and I will come over, and give you a virtual hug that you will assuredly feel for days!

It was really nice to meet you, though. Talent is such a precious commodity; and you possess it in such abundance.

--
"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam.

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Monday, February 6, 2006 7:01 PM

LITTLEHEAVEN

Thank you for the lovely comments. Makes all those months of hard work and carpel tunnel syndrome worthwhile!

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Monday, February 6, 2006 7:44 PM

SQUID

1. I'm a huge Bjork fan.
2. Play Dead is one of my favorite songs ever (not just by Bjork).
3. I'm very picky with fan videos.
4. And River is my favorite female charachter.

And saying that... I must say this video was most excellent. Play Dead is a very powerful and emotional song that could be easily misused in fanvids for charachters or stories/movies/tvshows etc that do not match the songs resenece. But for River, it fits perfectly for her charachter, her emotions, and what she's been through. She's complicated and I think no other songs I can think of does better for her.

And thank you for not putting long clips in of her where she has some sort of dialogue. I don't like seeing a music video/fan video that shows a long cut of a scene in which a charachter has dialogue but the music is playing over it (so you don't hear what they're saying) and so you get these shots... of their lips moving. Its like listening to the radio while watching your TV on mute - annoying.

So I very much liked how you focused on small moments, her emotions, her movement, to perfectly express her charachter. I would of liked to see some of her moments in Serenity sprinkled in there but still you did great with what footage there was of her from the series without resorting to the usual cuts to her dialogue scenes. You utilized the music, the images, and the editing to create a great portrait of River. Nicely done.

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Monday, February 6, 2006 8:58 PM

LITTLEHEAVEN

Thank you Squid! I also dislike "talky heads" in music vids. It makes it obvious that the footage was not intended for the music vid, and I want it to look like the clips were made for the vid.

I did not have Serenity at the time I made this vid, but I have since bought it, so my next vid will have both show and movie clips in it (though it's not going to be a River vid).

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Monday, February 6, 2006 9:24 PM

ASARIAN

Quote:

... (though it's not going to be a River vid).

Should a Doctor ever ask you when my heart stopped beating, then you can safely tell him that full cardiac arrest occured at the precise moment of reading those words.

Just kidding. :) Besides, my heart already stopped, or certainly skipped a fair amount of beats, when I saw your beautiful work today. It can hold. :)

--
"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2006 8:37 AM

LITTLEHEAVEN

Don't worry, she'll be in it, it just won't focus on her alone

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