vid - I Fought in a War - Firefly/Serenity

[kiki_miserychic]

Vid Title: I Fought in a War
Vidder: kiki_miserychic, miserychic47@hotmail.com
Musical Artist: Belle & Sebastian
Fandom: Firefly/Serenity
For: Brad and Nicky (thanks for being awesome)
Summary: Focuses on Mal, while exploring the relationship and interactions between Mal and Simon.

Download: 30mb avi

I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me
To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long
Before I would stand with another boy in front of me
And a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round

I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me
To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long
Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me
Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before

And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on
And I bet you're making shells back home for a steady man to wear
Round his neck, well it won't hurt to think of you as if you're waiting for
This letter to arrive because I'll be here quite a while

I fought in a war and I didn't know where it would end
It stretched before me infinitely, I couldn't really think
Of the day beyond now, keep your head down pal
There's trouble plenty in this hour, this day
I can see hope I can see light

Comments

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

"my god this is so beautiful and so painful and wonderful."
Then I did it right. :)

I can't believe you are thanking us. There's nothing we could possibly do that would be worth the vids you've made and given to all of us.
You two were the first people I started "conversating" with about vidding through Firefly vidding fandom. You both helped broaden my knowledge and experience. I wanted to thank you both for that.

I think this vid has the most emotionally impactful use of effects I've ever seen from you. The way it flickers and stutters and flashes... it looks so worn, which of course is a brilliant way to carry the weariness of it all even further into the visuals.
I debated how far to go with the flickering and the gradients, but I figured "what the hell?" and went with it. It's Mal, who tries so hard to survive and thinks he's only an "okay guy", when he's a big damn hero.

It's also the best Mal study I've ever seen. And I've seen a *lot*.
Thank you. I love Mal so much. Him and Seth Bullock from Deadwood are so much alike in that they don't think of themselves as good men, when they are one of the few good people there. (After typing that I realized you don't watch Deadwood...)