Gift for condnsdmlk by obsessive24 (The Hollow Crown)

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Title of vid: Somewhere a Clock is Ticking
Recipient: condnsdmlk
Vidder: obsessive24
Fandom: The Hollow Crown (2012)
Music: Somewhere a Clock is Ticking by Snow Patrol
Summary: Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs. Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth. Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the deaths of kings.
Content notes: I prefer not to give content notes (viewer proceeds at their own risk: could be anything)
Signed length: 03:40

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Lyrics
I've got this feeling that there's something that I missed, don't you breathe
(I could do most anything to you)
Something happened that I never understood, you can't leave
Every second, dripping off my fingertips, wage your war
Another soldier says he's not afraid to die, well I am scared
In slow motion, the blast is beautiful, doors slam shut
A clock is ticking but it's hidden far away, safe and sound

Comments

[petra]

The flashes from character to character-later, the crown motif, and the spinning coin tie this together wonderfully. This makes my heart hurt in the best ways; they're all so gorgeous, ambitious, and doomed, and you underscore those qualities well.

[obsessive24]

Thank you so much! I'm thrilled with the way you described it; that's exactly the feeling I wanted to convey and I'm so glad that the vid worked for you.

[bironic]

Oh oh, this is gorgeous. It's just so well edited.

(And - wait, I missed a movie with Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston and Patrick Stewart and John Hurt?! Where Jeremy Irons slaps Tom Hiddleston? And it's got Prince Hal? WHERE WAS I.)

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! (And you totally should watch this immediately. ;) )

[stultiloquentia]

This is stunning.

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! :)

[astolat]

This is BRILLIANT. Wow, the coin spinning just made me gasp out loud. SO AWESOME

[obsessive24]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad that you liked it. :D

[elisi]

Just brilliant! *is all out of words*

[obsessive24]

Aww, thank you! :D

[scribe]

Oh, wow, this is just exquisite. I think it would be even if I hadn't seen any of the source; your editing is just so inspired and perfect. I have chills.

[obsessive24]

I'm so glad to hear of your reaction to it. Thank you for your kind comment!

[cofax7]

Oh, very cool, and very powerful.

I've only seen the first of these productions: I clearly need to watch the rest!

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! And you totally should. :D Richard II is probably the best-filmed, IMO, but the other three are definitely worth watching.

[baronjanus]

Absolutely beautiful.

[obsessive24]

Thank you! :)

[likeadeuce]

Wow, what a great job of tying all the productions together. I love the ongoing theme of looking backwards to past events (which certainly fits the canon), how nothing is strictly sequential but all layered together.

[obsessive24]

Thank you! The chronology was the best and most frustrating thing about structuring the vid, so I'm particularly glad to hear that it worked for you.

[isweedan]

Lovelyyyy

[obsessive24]

Thank you! :)

[aris_tgd]

This is really awesome! You've really distilled the best of this production. I love the editing and the pacing and the relationship between the different plays with the intercutting. Nice work.

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! :D

[cupidsbow]

This is so gorgeous, and your use of theme is spectacular.

[obsessive24]

Thank you! :D

ETA: had to laugh at the fact that you guessed me and then backtracked!

[littleheaven]

I've never seen this source before, but damn your vid is beautiful. I love the choice of music, the pacing, the motion. Masterful.

[obsessive24]

Thank you dear! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[condnsdmlk]

Oh wow. I'm pretty much speechless at the moment. I'm finding it difficult to write coherent thoughts!

This vid was perfection. It gave me chills and then choked me up. I could only do my happy dance once I had recovered FROM ALL THE EMOTION. Heh.

I loved that you decided to use the 'deaths of kings' as a unifier for the films - it was very effective. Each film had a very different style, but you managed to combine source in such a way that, if you hadn't seen the films, you really wouldn't have been able to tell which clip came from which film. So brilliant.

Thank you so so much, best gift ever!

[obsessive24]

I'm so very glad that you liked it! :D I don't know how I feel about the fact that each play had a different director, especially in the style disconnect between Richard II and the Henrys (Henries?), but mostly I was just pissed off that James Purefoy wasn't brought back as Mowbray, haha. I'm really glad that mushing them together liked that still worked for you.

[lithiumdoll]

I have no context, but I adore this! So brilliantly put together and working so well with the music.

[obsessive24]

Thank you so much! :D :D

[sophinisba]

Ahhhh, I have not had a chance to see these yet but your vid is so freaking gorgeous, wow. Wonderful job.

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! I definitely recommend the series. :D

[thingswithwings]

Absolutely gorgeous character piece; I especially liked the section where Hal turns away from Falstaff, and the overlay of the spinning coin.

[obsessive24]

Thank you so much! The ending of Henry IV Part 2 was so much about Falstaff that it kinda breaks my heart, and I'm really glad that you picked it out in particular. :)

[purplefringe]

Alasjkashf;as;jlj; that was awesome. I've watched it three times and I haven't even seen the source films yet (YET). The editing is fabulous, and the recurring motifs of the coin and the crown tie the whole thing together so well. It's so layered and complex and the ideas come through so clearly even to someone unfamiliar with these particular plays. Omg I'm such a sucker for beautifully done Shakespeare....

[obsessive24]

Thank you! I'm thrilled that it worked so well for you without the context. Although I hope that you will check them out soon because they are a Shakespeare fan's dream come true. :D

[sally_maria]

This is brilliant - you've done such a great job of bringing the films together and showing the theme running through all of them.

Every time I watch the vid I see new things - I think I'll be rewatching for a while.

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad that you feel it warrants rewatching. :D

[mazily]

Oh, wow, this is just exquisite and amazing. Wonderful.

[obsessive24]

Thank you so much! :D

[laurashapiro]

Terrific work. Great build, wonderful use of external motion to accelerate the story and create tension. I really like the reliance on symbols throughout, too. Very beautiful.

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! :D

[echan]

This was wonderfully powerful, and had such scope, from the goofy times to the duels to the wars and everything else, amazing.

[obsessive24]

I'm particularly pleased that you mentioned the goofy times cos it's not the Hal of Henry IV without it. Thank you! :D

[franzeska]

This blew me away.

I particularly liked the zoom/spin thing and then transition from his dead face to his living one at 0:44 and what you did with the changes in the music at 1:56 and 2:49

[obsessive24]

I'm really glad that you liked it. Thank you!

[bagheera_san]

Lovely editing, brilliant distallation of the themes and meaning of this trilogy of plays.

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! :D

[fan_eunice]

This is absolutely *gorgeous*.

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! :D I'm glad you liked it.