Untamed/MDZS vid recs!
Nov. 25th, 2020 15:32![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
superborbI have to preface this by saying that my vocabulary around vids and general fluency in vid culture is seriously lacking, since I have historically mostly hung out on the fic side of things. As a result, I am less well equipped to appreciate the meta or broader trends in vids, and this recs list is necessarily more biased towards my own idiosyncratic tastes than an already inherently biased recs list of any flavor might be. But I have enough vid recs that I want to talk about them with people!
Bury a Friend by Rhea
I love the use of silence here, and how well timed the cuts and song are. The contrasts between sound / silence and motion / stillness also were really enjoyable. I think because the song choice has multiple layers of action that the vid teases out, I rewatched several times to get more of the clever cuts. I also liked the use of (not sure the technical term?) cutting short scene clips into an unrelated clip to place them in juxtaposition.
double knot by by pingvi
I think by pingvi's sense of timing and repeated motifs are excellent. I find the flashiness of the edit and the rhythmic layering of sound from the source really appealing.
the fault by Pteryx Videos
So there must be schools of vid thought and trends, right? I think Pteryx Videos must belong to the same one as by pingvi, with the emphasis on elaborate cuts and sound layering. There is a sense of -- urgency and motivation through the vid that makes me want to rewatch.
The Black Parade: An Untamed Vid Album by helcinda
First: this is a series of vids to a whole album. As a result of the length, it felt very different to watch, with more space to explore almost? There was much more a sense of storytelling, which -- and this is probably a personal failing on my part -- I am usually too impatient to sit through in a vid format. I guess it just needs to be 45 mins long for me to invoke the sense of falling into a story? I especially enjoyed the WWX one, which gave me more JFM as father feels than I think I've ever had previously.
Fuck this shit I'm out by shati
OK this is only 25 s long, BUT I liked it a lot! Perfectly represents Mianmian's POV lol.
So What. by NKZephyr Edits
Right, so possibly I love this because I love Jiang Cheng, which -- valid crit. But I loved the premise of WWX as uh, the cheating husband, and all the many, many angry JC expressions, interspersed with angsty retrospective scenes of their brotherhood.
Bury a Friend by Rhea
I love the use of silence here, and how well timed the cuts and song are. The contrasts between sound / silence and motion / stillness also were really enjoyable. I think because the song choice has multiple layers of action that the vid teases out, I rewatched several times to get more of the clever cuts. I also liked the use of (not sure the technical term?) cutting short scene clips into an unrelated clip to place them in juxtaposition.
double knot by by pingvi
I think by pingvi's sense of timing and repeated motifs are excellent. I find the flashiness of the edit and the rhythmic layering of sound from the source really appealing.
the fault by Pteryx Videos
So there must be schools of vid thought and trends, right? I think Pteryx Videos must belong to the same one as by pingvi, with the emphasis on elaborate cuts and sound layering. There is a sense of -- urgency and motivation through the vid that makes me want to rewatch.
The Black Parade: An Untamed Vid Album by helcinda
First: this is a series of vids to a whole album. As a result of the length, it felt very different to watch, with more space to explore almost? There was much more a sense of storytelling, which -- and this is probably a personal failing on my part -- I am usually too impatient to sit through in a vid format. I guess it just needs to be 45 mins long for me to invoke the sense of falling into a story? I especially enjoyed the WWX one, which gave me more JFM as father feels than I think I've ever had previously.
Fuck this shit I'm out by shati
OK this is only 25 s long, BUT I liked it a lot! Perfectly represents Mianmian's POV lol.
So What. by NKZephyr Edits
Right, so possibly I love this because I love Jiang Cheng, which -- valid crit. But I loved the premise of WWX as uh, the cheating husband, and all the many, many angry JC expressions, interspersed with angsty retrospective scenes of their brotherhood.
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Date: 2020-11-30 03:37 (UTC)Here's my two favorite:
Star a War by ifshehadwings
I'll just borrow the vidder's summary, because it's accurate: "War is an ugly business, even when you win. Jin Guangyao, Nie Huaisang, and all the destruction left in their wake."
Despicable by ifshehadwings
Same vidder, same good editing. This one centers on Wei Wuxian and his epic self-worth issues.
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Date: 2020-11-30 15:03 (UTC)