New Starbuck video - Mainstream

[charmax]

Video Title: Mainstream
Song Title/Artist: Mainstream - Thea Gilmore
Fandom: BSG
Summary: This covers Starbuck from the mini series through to "Lay your burdens down". It's a pilot's life.
Length/Format: 3.13 (Xvid)

Download Xvid (720x400 - 39.9MB)
Med stream at imeem

Comments

[martoufmarty.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I really liked that.

I loved the switching back and forth like at 1:11 - 1:25, and 2:36 'till the end.

And I love the matching of Sam being 'young James Dean'. Hehehe.

Great vid.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks Steph - you are always first! lol

[par-avion.livejournal.com]

OMG!!! I am *so* excited for this. I can't wait to get home so I can watch it :)

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Hopefully you're not going to be disappointed. ;)

[bunnythenavia.livejournal.com]

Well, I am not familiar with BSG, but I think that the clips fit to the mood of the song, thus creating a great feeling to the video. That I like.


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[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks for watching Zohar, I'm glad you was able to get something from it even with not knowing the show. Cheers!

[little-sparks.livejournal.com]

I reviewed it at my journal XD

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Awesome. :D

[fahrbotdrusilla]

I loved how every clip related/lead to the next. AND Sam as 'a young James Dean!' And his little head thing for 'raging in your blood stream.' best. vid. ever. I’m reccing it later when I am less tired, and probably have feedback in greater detail at that point.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

best. vid. ever. is some compliment! And a rec would be fantastic too. *g*

[glitterdemon.livejournal.com]

brilliant.

favourite part was during 'when we grow up we're all going to be famous.'

lordy, i heart starbuck.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks for commenting.

That line was so important to me I'm glad you singled it out for a mention.

[hollywoodgrrl.livejournal.com]

Sweet! This was really fun as usual. I love all your vids. :)

Favorite part was already mentioned. It's making Sam be James Dean. I literally squeeped out loud. Hee!

Ecellent work! :D

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Sam was always going to be on the James Dean line but when I found that clip where he does that thing with his eyebrows that settled it. lol

[euterpeslullaby.livejournal.com]

This is so awesome, I love it!

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks for commenting. It's always a pleasure to see the word "awesome" heading my way.

[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, woman! Just... holy crap!

What absolutely fantastic editing. I watched the entire vid with my mouth hanging open. You have got audio syncing down and I am so jealous of your eye for pace and connection and how these images fit together. My favourite bit was the shitload of parallels around the 2:20s, and then the 2:30s hit, then the twangy bridge, and my brain just completely melted from the awesome.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Nicky.

I'm really pleased with the parallels and the connections I think I managed to get the gist of it across in some fairly short clips.

It was a lot of fun to edit, nothing too fiddly or hideously angst ridden. The only real problem I have is that I'd got a ton of cool clips I couldn't squeeze in. I guess I'll just have to make another Starbuck centric vid.

[the-keeper-12.livejournal.com]

That was fantastic! Gotta luv the buck!

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Indeed! Thanks! *g*

[messyjessie58.livejournal.com]

charmax, i like this video a lot :D forgive me for not watching it thoroughly though since i dont want to spoil myself. i cant wait to go back and watch it more attentively once ive caught up :)

im not dloading, but im curious what the m2v file format is? or its purpose?

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Oh don't spoil yourself! Come back when you're ready. :D
the .m2v version is the encoding for dvd. This vid is (hopefully) going to a convention so I uploaded it for that purpose.

[txlsplash.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh! I LOVE YOU! There are far too few good BSG vids out there, and this one was FANTASTIC! I love it so much. Great editing. And you captured Starbuck so well. Thank you! Going to go watch again.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Ah cheers it's great to hear you enjoyed it! I totally agree with you about the lack of good BSG vids, I know of maybe a dozen? give or take a few that I *really* like, your latest one included. Sorry I'm very slack at leaving you a comment but thank you for dropping by here.

[tallulah71.livejournal.com]

Love it, love everything about it and the best part, almost no Lee. Seriously though, I really do love the way you edit. The vid flows so effortlessly. The overlays are beautiful. The clips you used really fit well with the lyrics. I think my favorite was, "...catch you in the nick of time", as Starbuck gets the order not to terminate Cain. Overall another great vid and YAY for Starbuck.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

I am seriously, seriously thrilled you like it. Thank you!! :D I deliberately tried to have as little Lee as possible Lee/Kara - nononononono *shudder* Gah if it weren't for him...

[millylicious.livejournal.com]

I love Thea Gilmore :D

This was so awesome. I'd leave more coherent feedback, which I most undoubtly will when my head won't feel like imploding from the pressure of the sinus cold, but I'll just say for now that I adored it :D It was very simple, but ever so effective.

I like Lee though, I like how very fucked up their relationship is (if you haven't seen season 3 yet, you'll see how).

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Milly. *Ouch* sinus pain! You have my sympathies.

I've watched season 3 and fucked up is certainly one way of describing it. Annoying and juvenile would be my preferred description. I've not enjoyed season 3 so much, virtually no Starbuck, plenty of Kara though. Why couldn't Lee stay fat and married to Dee! Though I wouldn't inflict him on her either out of preference. lol

Again, thank you.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

I'm grabbing the big file, and looking forward to watching it. Yay vid!

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Great! I hope you like it. :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_abulafia/]

I'm going to have a look at the big file. Thanks for offering it!

[charmax.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. :)

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

I really want to watch this but I am starting to watch BSG soon so I don't want to get spoiled. Like Arnie though "I'll be back"

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thats ok Andrea. :D Enjoy the show.

[luridmuse.livejournal.com]

I'm horrible at commenting because I'm never sure what to say. this video makes me want to string incoherent words together with the occasional Flail, Squishy, and OMG.
As usual you have made a superb video which I will shall drool over. you have such a knack for timing.
I'm going to go watch it again, and Flail!

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Flailing is very, very good. Just the thought of that makes me happy. It's a sign I did good. *g* Thank you so much for commenting.

[dualbunny.livejournal.com]

Awesome! :D I love it!

It's downright unrelenting--just like her. :} Some of my fave sections:
--How the intro moves so seamlessly from the museum ransacking into the deck crew helping to prep her Viper and her taking off. Set the mood perfectly.
--Red lights! The empire! The tin shack! (Love the interpretations through the whole vid though really. ;D)
--How she goes back to flying after almost landing. Just one example of the awesome timing and movement you have going throughout.)
--The fades with the ships flying low over the tyllium mine asteroid.
--The happier moments on the bridge.
--Her and Six smacking the ground!
--James Dean oh my. :}
--The overlays of her deciphering the transmission and the Resurrection Ship.
--The section of her around the locker (and just before) that goes through the entire breadth of the show.

And did I mention *awesome*? :D

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

It was a lot of fun to go back and revisit the less angsty aspects of Kara's character. I really do enjoy her best when she's being a rather screwed up action hero.

[mranderson71.livejournal.com]

Im only just currently catching up on BSG season 3 now & I really enjoyed watching your Starbuck vid Charmax! Never heard the song before & it really suited her to a T.

I especially loved the couple of clip associations to the Cylons - the line about the "tin army" & "red lights"...those sorts of parts really bring a smile to my face!

Nice job.

You should really pop in to Reverie once in while Char, we miss you!

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I have to admit I've got a bit behind on BSG but I still had all the footage I needed for this vid so I can start catching up now.

As for Reverie I keep meaning to drop by I'm just not very chatty these days.

[bananainpyjamas.livejournal.com]

Here via the rec by obsessive24

What I love most about this vid is how you showcased the fantastic action sequences in BSG without losing sight of your focus on Starbuck and how said sequences relate to that kickass action hero aspect of her character. Season three thus far has not been kind to Kara IMO, but this vid helped remind me of why I fell in love with the character in the first place.

The pacing in this is fantastic, moving along at breakneck speed without letting up (just like Kara, heh). I also just love how you carried out the parallels towards the end. I remember enjoying a Wondefalls video you had plugged at Reverie but this really just floored me. Awesome, awesome work. :)

PS: I've added you as a friend since I'd love to keep an eye out for future vids. I've read your post on this and don't worry, I'm not the type to be offended if you don't friend me back. :)

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Hi! Thanks to Nicky for pointing you here.

Season 3 has definitely disappointed in regards to Kara. I'm not remotely interested in soapy love triangles squares.

I'm glad you enjoyed the action sequences because, honestly, I am never confident editing the ass kicking stuff. But it's that aspect of Kara that attracted me to BSG in the first place so I had to give it a go.

I've friended you back by the way. I think you make great vids and although I don't always comment I always watch and enjoy what you do.

[carla-scribbles.livejournal.com]

Oh, fucking hell, this is gorgeous. The movement, and the clip choice, and I literally squeaked out loud at the Cain bit, becauses HOW HOW HOW did I forget that was in the song, and oh, flippy ships, and "if we grow up, we're all going to be famous," oh.

Thank you. I'd forgotten why I love her.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks, carla.

It's good to know I made you squeak. lol
I really liked Cain as a character so there was no way I was going to leave her out of the vid.

[bradcpu.livejournal.com]

Wow. I think this vid just sold me on BSG. A friend has the sets, and after seeing this I'm going to ask him for them tomorrow.

The thing that I love most about this video is the way it captures the personality of both the character and the show. I've never seen a single episode, but after watching this vid I felt like I really knew (and loved) the character.

Also, I'm just digging your smirking lyric ties. Favorites included "don't become the girl who's only turning on the light switch" and "another kind of war raging in your blood stream." Very witty. :)

Loved how your internal motion winked at the guitar solos as well (like with the little dance at 1:16 and the gunfire at 2:51). And drop-dead gorgeous use of crossfades.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the feedback Brad. You should definitely watch the show there are some really interesting characters in it, I'm sure you'd like it.

I am quite partial to a visual/lyric pun. I'm glad you appreciate them too.

I wouldn't normally blow my own trumpet but I do really like my cross-fades in this, I wish I could always get the buggers to work that well.

[tryfanstone.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for posting the link. This vid just blew me away - I thought it was fantastic. Thank you!

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thank you for commenting, it's much appreciated!

[evilbunnygirl.livejournal.com]

Amazing.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Cheers.