So, back in December I was browsing my reading page here on DW and saw that festivids needed a pinch hitter. One of the requests was for The Good Place. Specifically a Jason vid. I saw that and immediately "All Star" came to mind and I just HAD TO do it.
Of course, after I'd already said I could do it I realized that I was going to be traveling for two weeks. And also that there was Christmas. In the end I had about one week to put this vid together. Then there was a power outage in my neighborhood and the lights were on and off every five minutes for days and I was afraid of charging my laptop or using my computer. And then Premiere decided to start acting up and refused to open the project where I'd been clipping the show, so I lost a whole day figuring that out. All of this to say that this was NOT a smooth vidding process. The idea was all there, but technology was not on my side. My mantra during this process was "vidding is the stupidest hobby ever."
But! I did manage to finish it (with a small deadline extension). And I absolutely fell in love with Jason while making this vid. I mean, I liked him fine. I was a bit worried when I started off because in my head his humor was more based on dialogue and delivery, but holy crap, Jason's role is sooo absurdly physical. He has the best faces! The most amazing moves! Everything he does has rhythm and swing and it was just such a joy to put it all together.
All Star is such a classic that it made me nervous to vid it (this from the person who vidded Bohemian Rhapsody, heh), but it was literally the only song I could think of for Jason. It's just so perfect, not just the lyrics but the beat and song structure. The best part was fitting his dance moves with the song, it felt like I was making a music video (which I guess is what a vid is?).
Anyway,![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
nestra enjoyed it which was the whole point, I had a blast making it (tech issues not withstanding), and apparently people like it! Yay!
Here it is on AO3, with lyrics. Feel free to comment wherever you prefer!
Of course, after I'd already said I could do it I realized that I was going to be traveling for two weeks. And also that there was Christmas. In the end I had about one week to put this vid together. Then there was a power outage in my neighborhood and the lights were on and off every five minutes for days and I was afraid of charging my laptop or using my computer. And then Premiere decided to start acting up and refused to open the project where I'd been clipping the show, so I lost a whole day figuring that out. All of this to say that this was NOT a smooth vidding process. The idea was all there, but technology was not on my side. My mantra during this process was "vidding is the stupidest hobby ever."
But! I did manage to finish it (with a small deadline extension). And I absolutely fell in love with Jason while making this vid. I mean, I liked him fine. I was a bit worried when I started off because in my head his humor was more based on dialogue and delivery, but holy crap, Jason's role is sooo absurdly physical. He has the best faces! The most amazing moves! Everything he does has rhythm and swing and it was just such a joy to put it all together.
All Star is such a classic that it made me nervous to vid it (this from the person who vidded Bohemian Rhapsody, heh), but it was literally the only song I could think of for Jason. It's just so perfect, not just the lyrics but the beat and song structure. The best part was fitting his dance moves with the song, it felt like I was making a music video (which I guess is what a vid is?).
Anyway,
nestra enjoyed it which was the whole point, I had a blast making it (tech issues not withstanding), and apparently people like it! Yay! Here it is on AO3, with lyrics. Feel free to comment wherever you prefer!
