Video: Your Woman - REMASTERED

[charmax]

Video Title: Your Woman (REMASTERED)
Song Title/Artist: Your Woman – White Town
Show: BtVs/AtS
Genre: AU, Slash
Summary: My original description for this back in 03 was

Spike kidnaps Angel to find out why he never loved him. This vid is like the bastard son of “The picture of Dorian Gray” and “Reservoir dogs”

This remastered version still remains true to that as a concept...
Length/Format: 4.11, (Xvid)

Please do not upload to Youtube or MySpace Thanks!

Download Xvid (640x480 – 34.3MB.)

Notes: This was one of my most popular videos when I made it back in 2003. Even when I took it down I would still get the occasional request for it and so I decided it would be one of a few of my early vids that I would remaster. astartexx you were my main drive on this. You own me, you know that.

I have been able to use some of the things I have learned since making the original. I have therefore tightened up the timing and played more with the colours. I have also been able to use footage that wasn’t available then. I realised quite quickly that most of the last season of AtS would be unusable because as it turns out vampires might not age but actors do. I did use the historical scenes from the later episodes because I figured that people would be so distracted by the dead weasels on Spike and Angel’s heads that they wouldn’t notice.

This remastered version has a number of new clips and the ending has been completely reworked. The main difference between this and the original is in the output quality. It is now much prettier.

Feedback much appreciated.

Comments

[frogfarm]

Hah, at first I thought this was the Andrew video that used this song (which I still love). Can't wait to see this shiny new and different one :)

[littleheaven70.livejournal.com]

I never saw the original, but I loved this! Liked the noise effect - I've never been able to get that to work very well. Also really enjoyed how you managed to scene-match so many instances where Spike and Angel weren't really together without it looking contrived. Really nice job.

[martoufmarty.livejournal.com]

OOoh, I don't think I ever saw the originally, but I just loved this.

Too awesome.

Loved how you put the scene together.

Now don't you dare try to tell me they were never a couple. I won't believe you :P

[zeronephilim.livejournal.com]

hee I really like this vid Charmax :)
I haven't seen the original, so I can't comment on how much you have improved it, but it was really well done.

I love noise filter ^_^ And you used it well to get that nostalgic thing going.

The scenes were nicely matched together, like the after-sex scene, Spike in the alley/being bitten, and the Angel/Faith and Spike/Buffy comparisons.

I like the nifty blips at 3.11 :)
And the morphing at the end looks very cool.

[killabeez.livejournal.com]

I hadn't seen this one before, either! Very hot stuff. I like the grainy look a lot, and there were some moments in this where the "created reality" was absolutely convincing, and I caught myself holding my breath. The bit where they're both shirtless was particularly-- yum.

You know, it's funny, but the aging of the actors doesn't bother me. I think I'd blip right over that -- unless you tried to use them for scene matching, or something. But I do know what you mean. I find it very hard to vid with first season Duncan in Highlander, because of the hair extensions. It's funny that such a small thing should throw me off, but it really bugs me.

Just funny what pings us visually, I guess.

[grey-bard.livejournal.com]

I'd like to download it, but it asks for a password.

[sol-se.livejournal.com]

I love this new version! So pretty! I loved the original too. You do a great job at creating scenes, especially in the flashbacks. Wonderful!

[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I have no time to feed back properly as this so deserves, but just had to pop in and say I loved it, the AU scenes are carried off so convincingly and I too just love the noise filter. And it's so glowy! How did you make it so glowy? Oh, and the clip of William on the couch going to Joyce and Spike on the couch. Brilliant! Oh, and LOVED the stills on those bleeps, and the very end with the closing in on the eye! Awesome stuff.

[eliah.livejournal.com]

Aww man, you got rid of the sex scene!
But this one is more subtle and more coherent, which makes it better. A lovely and hilarious look at one of the most entertaining pairings.

[bunnythenavia.livejournal.com]

You remastered it! It looks wonderful and prettier indeed. This is the only Angel/Spike vid that doesn't make giggle about how silly it is - it's actually very sad. hmm anyway, always been a good video ;).

(the dead weasels are distracting. oh dear)

Z

[cala-jane.livejournal.com]

Oh my pretty! I love this new version!

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

Personally, I feel the weasels did a good job, you can't really notice how the 'boys' have matured and filled out a little. *g*

Loved the noise filter and the colourisation on the back in the day scenes. A very convincing AU vid Charmax, and really quite sad too.

[lysachan.livejournal.com]

That video never gets old. Brilliant! ♥

[evil-trisha.livejournal.com]

oh adorable! I always loved the firsat version.. the new one is even better :D graet work, hon!

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

:00-03 - Right off the tone is set with the font and titles. I like that it's a slightly creepier, darker, and harder take on the song in a vid than usual.
:03-:16 - Nice "aged" effect on the flashback source.
:48-:56 - Excellent interplay of clips and great matching.
1:20-1:30 - Great interplay of clips again.
1:30 - Beautiful transition and use of Joyce.
2:28-3:05 - Amazing reimagination of Spike's siring.
3:14-3:22 - Very cool having Angel in white beat a black bag and Spike in black beat a white bag.
3:20's - Lovely orangish Angel and Faith clip.
3:32-4:08 - Once again, very awesome use of source we've seen a thousand times in a new and amazing way to tell a story.

[spookysen.livejournal.com]

Excellent vid, Charmax! You did a really good job, as you've already been told, but hey, feedback shan't be picky. :P

[heliodor-a.livejournal.com]

Love this vid! I never saw the original, so I can't compare. Loved your combination of clips, esp. the Joyce part. Sorry I'm not that good with feedback!

[thatotherperv.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed this vid immensely. you used clips here I've rarely seen in spangel vids, and it was refreshing. I don't really know anything about what goes into vid-making, but this was a pleasure to watch.

thanks.

[kuwdora.livejournal.com]

Hello. I've tried downloading this particular vid of your's twice and each time I tried to unzip it, it doesn't unzip all the way and it's making me very curious if it's my Mac or something that gone wrong with the file (though that can't be since other people must've downloaded it fine since you posted it).

Just scratching my head over here...

[pellamerethiel.livejournal.com]

The best Angel vid I've ever seen, thank you so much for uploadin!!! Love it :)

[madame-meretrix.livejournal.com]

hey there! thatotherperv sent me over here when i asked her what the best spangel vid of all time was. and dude, she's right, this is awesome. thank you so much for sharing this with us. ahhh, spangel.