Deadwood video - Bloody Mother

[charmax]

Video Title: Bloody Mother
Song Title/Artist: Bloody Mother (Alternative title) - Martha Wainwright
Show: Deadwood
Summary: This video follows Trixie's story through the first two seasons. Al, Sol, Alma and Doc have all been influential but at the end of the day Trixie relies on herself.
Length/Format: 3.14, (Xvid)
Notes: This is quite a simple video with no real bells and whistles because the editing reflects the song on that matter imho. It might also not be as accessible as some of my other videos are. It is character/arc driven and some knowledge of the show is probably needed to really understand it. Also, there is bad language in the song. If you know the show then that shouldn't be a problem for you at all.

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Comments

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

:00-:11 - Great use of the beats to start the vid off and center in on Trixie.
:18 - I still cringe when Al throws her into the wall, especially when you emphasized it with the beat.
And I'm young and I'm strong But I feel old and tired - For me, that lyric is the central point of the beginning of the vid. I'm pretty sure it's in the subtext that Al got Trixie from the same orphanage that he was in, like all of his whores, but I'm not completely sure. Either way, that lyrics works so well for Trixie in many ways, not just how her life started out.
You say my time here has been some sort of joke - That scene always makes me sad in a deep way, when Al makes Sol pay for Trixie. You used the scene well to get across the emotion.
1:32-1:36 - I love the way you have her hitting Al, then use those seconds of stillness.
Oh I wish I wish I wish I was born a man - Great editing in that section and I love the lyric in relation to Trixie partly because I love her: "Fuck every last one of you. I wish I was a fuckin' tree."
To a different beat - It's that right there in the vid when I realized just how far she had come.
2:06-2:12 - Once again, an amazing scene that you got the emotions of across wonderfully.
2:20 - Beautiful shot.
2:55-2:57 - I love that you included that moment of Al's slow smile and recognition of what's she's become and what she can do.

Overall, it's an amazing and inciteful look at Trixie. It has a beautiful glowing warmth to it that radiates. This is the first Deadwood vid I've ever seen, but that doesn't take away from the fact that it's also the best. As with the show itself, there's so much meaning behind it all.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks Kiki for the thorough feedback. I'm really pleased that you think I captured Trixie's character.

You are absolutely right the "different beat" part is the turning point of the vid. The point at which she takes some control over her life. I also love the way Al's relationship with Trixie evolves. What begins as a standard pimp/whore relationship complete with violence and intimidation evolves into a relationship based on a much deeper mutual understanding. I love that arc because they both seem more rounded characters by the end of it.

Thanks again for commenting. I am really pleased that you "got" it because I was worried that people wouldn't.

I haven't seen many Deadwood vids but the ones I have seen have all been really good. I think smaller fandoms are better served in that respect than the huge ones like BtVS etc.

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

What begins as a standard pimp/whore relationship complete with violence and intimidation evolves into a relationship based on a much deeper mutual understanding.
I love that about their relationship too. The way she still goes back to him, but he doesn't always take her back because he knows she can do so much more. Al and Trixie are such different people by the end of season two from the beginning of season one in terms of their relationship with each other and other people in the camp. And they're still evolving and changing more in season three.

I haven't seen many Deadwood vids
Me either, but I just remembered sdwolfpup's Woman King, Killa's Blue on Black, and Gwyneth and Jo's Come to Jesus, which are the only ones for Deadwood I've watched and they're all amazing.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

I agree that the Al and Trixie at the end of season two aren't the same as the Al and Trixie at the beginning of season one. I've only watched a couple of season 3 eps so far but I'm glad their relationship keeps evolving. There is no way that Trixie would stand for Al beating her now and I don't think Al would really consider it.

And yep those are the Deadwood videos I meant. All different and all amazing.

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

There is no way that Trixie would stand for Al beating her now and I don't think Al would really consider it.
Yeah. I think, from what he's said, he wants to push her out, have her be on her own, and realize she's moving up and on. I love how disfunctional their relationship seems, but when you look at it and how it affects them, it's actually one of the more functional relationships in the camp.

I must have spaced when I forgot abuot the other Deadwood vids.