Vid: Unnatural Selection - Battlestar Galactica/Terminator: Sarah Connor

[charmax]

kiki_miserychic & zombiep0rn were the inspiration behind the vid.


Video Title: Unnatural Selection
Song Title/Artist: Pussycats Gone To Heaven (Pixies vs Pussycat Dolls) - DJ Lobsterdust
Shows/Source: Battlestar Galactica, Terminator: Sarah Connor, Terminator movies.
Summary: That body was made to look like a person. We were made in God's image.
***Images of apocalypse and violence that some may find disturbing.***
Length/Format: 3.36, (Xvid, Stream)
Notes:
OK so first off this is so far outside my comfort zone as to be in another continent. This vid is one big experiment designed to help me evolve (geddit?) as a Vidder. Everything from the song (first time using a mashup) to the physical editing process (storyboarded in Premiere but mostly edited in AE) to the tone and themes (my dark side, let me show you it.)

The inspiration for the vid came from the fact that this year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of "The Origin of Species" and the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth. I've always been struck by the similarities between T:SCC and BSG and I tried to show some of that here. As humanity teeters on the edge of extinction they slide down the evolutionary tree of life whilst the machines evolve into better beings.

kiki_miserychic has written an insightful commentary for this vid over at vid_commentary. A little more of my choices is discussed in the comments.

Unnatural Selection - Battlestar Galactica/Terminator: Sarah Connor - Charmax

Links: Download Xvid (720x400 - 40MB) | Download Xvid (416x240 - 20MB) | Stream@Imeem | Stream@Youtube

Comments

[mranderson71.livejournal.com]

Pure unadulterated awsm.

Its always a joy to watch an idea come to life because of the editors masterful execution & obvious knowledge of their source material. And I love the idea, especially the way you've included some nature footage in amoungst the carnage, to further support it. Its one of those vids which demand multiple viewings & I will definately be subscribing to that newsletter.

Im on a bit of a Terminator high (new T4 trailer has me in a tizzy) & I'm right into BSG at the moment, so this vid has hit the sweet spot. Like when a batter hits a home run, and this one is out of the park.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Hey there, didn't recognise you for a sec without a Neo icon!

It's great to find that this vid caught you at exactly the right moment and that you plan on rewatching it, that's always a good sign.

I'd be more excited about the latest film if Christian Bale wasn't but I shouldn't let personal prejudice get in the way of some cyborg mayhem. I'm very interested to see how BSG wraps up.