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Title: Gemini (download here) Fandom: Jekyll; S1 Music: Darkness by Peter Gabriel Stats: WMV (47.1MB) or DivX (47.1MB), 4:03 Beneath this skin these fragments caught.Crossposted to  jekyll_bbc and vidding. Note: spoilery remarks in the notes under the cut. If you have any intention of watching Jekyll (and right at this moment, I am focusing all the feeble energies my brain can muster to COMPEL you to watch it...does it tickle?), then you should avoid this vid for a bit (but, you know, COME BACK afterward) as there are some excellent twists served up by Steven Moffat and it's a ride best taken unspoiled. The vid progresses thematically in much the same way as the series -- there's internal conflict between two warring personalities (mild-mannered Jackman/Jekyll and menace-monster Hyde), each of whom would ideally like to shut the other one out and be in control; but a greater external threat presents itself and in order to face that, the two must co-exist (and face their respective fears about what it means to become "we"). There are POV shifts throughout the vid and I had considered doing color work to distinguish that...Jackman and Hyde don't look dramatically different (one of the things I *love* about the show, really, because it's all about Nesbitt's performance -- but it did give me something to ponder when planning the vid). Ultimately, I decided against color manipulation and used the extreme closeup "eye" shots as a transitional device. If you haven't seen the show, it's still potentially confusing as there's a lot of the same actor running around in the vid with slightly different hair and chin and eyes...but that was kind of a given no matter what sort of technique I considered employing. As per usual, I did extensive surgery on the song. Well, even more than usual, as Darkness clocks in at almost 7 minutes long. I love Peter Gabriel's Up like mad, but nearly every song on the album is incredibly long. This one was fairly easy to cut without butchering the structure. I also did a tempo adjustment, which shaved off a bit more length. Oh, and this is one of those songs with really LOUD sections and really quiet ones. The worst of this is the quietness of the intro, because if you adjust your volume upward in the first 15 seconds, you're in for a rude surprise when the first loud section kicks in! I boosted the volume of the intro (in addition to the overall normalization I always do) to try to even that out bit...it's still quiet, as it should be, but the volume gap isn't as big now. Lyrics: i'm scared of swimming in the sea
dark shapes moving under me
every fear i swallow makes me small
inconsequential things occur
alarms are triggered
memories stir
it's not the way it has to be
i'm afraid of what i do not know
i hate being undermined
i'm afraid i can be devil man
and i'm scared to be divine
don't mess with me, my fuse is short
beneath this skin these fragments caught
when i allow it to be
there's no control over me
i have my fears
but they do not have me
i'm afraid of being mothered
with my balls shut in the pen
i'm afraid of loving women
and i'm scared of loving men
flashbacks coming in every night
don't tell me everything's alright
when i allow it to be
it has no control over me
i own my fear
so it doesn't own me
walking through the undergrowth, to the house in the woods
the deeper i go, the darker it gets
i peer through the window
knock at the door
and the monster i was
so afraid of
lies curled up on the floor
is curled up on the floor just like a baby boy
i cry until i laughComments are always gorgeous! I know there's probably not a huge audience for this vid, so you can be doubly sure I'll treasure every word of feedback :) Tags: vids, vids [tv]: jekyll
Current Mood:  peaceful
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I knew I'd be completely and utterly blown away, but what I am feeling upon post veiwing, turns that previous notion into a complete understatement. I need to watch this a dozen more times at least to absorb it all...,brilliant is too insignifigant a word to even begin to tell you what I think of this piece of art. I bow to you a thousand times over and over...in complete awe forever and ever. If I could have one vidding wish, it would be to have for one day one 16th of the skills and talent contained inside your amazing heart and brain! This show defines the word stunning on every level, the emotion, humor and fear are an ever constant rollor coaster ride...and the horror sails us into an almost heady state. Your vid manages to take me even beyond these marvels, enhancing them and letting us soar through, experiencing Jekyll as never before. Sighhhhhhhh.
Good Lord, what a superb show this is. I am thrilled to be able to join you in mutual admiration of it. And now that you've knocked me out cold with this creation...I'm gonna try and pick myself up and watch the vid some more.
I so look forward to catching up with you...and now that we're 'friended', that will hopefully aid in keeping us more regularly connected and a good chat night looms in our near future. I'm still happily floating in CE/Nine mode as I am sure you can see by the looks of my LJ :) and am even half way throuh a Doctor vid, but at the moment it feels painfully simple after viewing something as masterful as this. But hopefully my love of the doctor will see me through to a fairly decent completion!
Looking forward to 'seeing' each other soon!!!
xoxox
-ras
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Thank you many times over! I'm so excited that you loved the show (my Jekyll glee still can't be contained) and enjoyed the vid.
And my god, that is the PERFECT song to vid Jekyll to....
I totally can't imagine any other song for this vid now, but interestingly (to me, heh), I started out using a different song. I was still in the planning stages for the vid when I realized that it was really NOT going to work, and I was all emo about it because I loved the song and had invested a lot of time in editing it. I made a pass through my CD collection to see if I had something else that would work, and found Darkness within, oh, 60 seconds or so. And though I had to talk myself into the change initially, as soon as I put the first clip on the timeline (the rushed pan to Hyde in the chair when the first violent section starts at 0:14) I was all, "Girl, you are SO STUPID. This is the only song for this vid. The only song EVER."
I'm completely pleased that you found it easy to follow! I worried a little about that during planning, when I was debating how to switch POVs...but once I accepted that there was no way that it could NOT be confusing without some knowledge of the show, it was easier to just make a decision and run with it.
Thank you again! I really appreciate your comments, as you might be able to tell by my rambling reply ;)
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It's really a shame that Jekyll doesn't have a bigger fandom (although, not sure what we can ask, given it's six eps! ha!) because this deserves to be seen and pimped and marveled over by a lot more people.
The editing is amazing, every bit as frenetic as "Hyde" can be, and then with sudden, unpredictable switches to peaceful bubbles. The song choice and lyrics work great with it for just that reason.
I love the repeating mirror-ing you did, both with actual, literal mirror scenes (awesome!), and then with clips chosen to bring out the similarities and contrasts as to what's going on and who is who. Again, perfect for this show and the whole concept of dual nature and stuff.
You're amazing. I'm always tangentially proud when I see your stuff. "Hey! Look! See that? That's *my* friend! Oh yeah, that's right."
Hee.
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