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Title of vid: Serpent Charmer
Vidder: sol_se
Recipient: Isis
Fandom: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Movie)
Music: "Serpent Charmer" by Iron & Wine
Summary: Isis requested "the creepy stalkery yet epic love story of Robert Ford and Jesse James!" That about sums it up.
Content notes: Some violence and quick cuts, but nothing major on both counts.
Length (signed): 2:42

Signed vid here [LJ].

Date: 2011-01-22 06:45 pm (UTC)
yhlee: Alto clef and whole note (middle C). (Festivids (credit: charmax))
From: [personal profile] yhlee
I do not know this source at all, but this is hypnotically compelling. Great editing.

Date: 2011-01-22 08:34 pm (UTC)
laurashapiro: a woman sits at a kitchen table reading a book, cup of tea in hand. Table has a sliced apple and teapot. A cat looks on. (Default)
From: [personal profile] laurashapiro
Beautifully done.

Date: 2011-01-22 08:36 pm (UTC)
isis: (charlie prince)
From: [personal profile] isis
WOW. First of all, thank you for creating something that really is for me - I appreciate that you took my prompt and suggestions and chose music that I like!

Second, although before watching this vid I saw this movie as being about Ford's obsession with James, you do a marvelous job beginning right around 1:25 of showing that it's not one-sided, that James is aware of Ford's worship and obsession and the danger he poses, and he plays with it, like he plays with the snake - draws him in and returns his attention and tantalizes him, perhaps telling himself that he can control this dangerous creature - and so he is complicit in his own destruction which is inevitable as, heh, onrushing train.

Finally, I want to say that one reason I loved the movie is the magnificent cinematography, and you did it justice. You made a richly beautiful vid, as well as an interesting narrative. Thank you so much.

Date: 2011-01-23 08:17 pm (UTC)
bironic: Neil Perry gazing out a window at night (Default)
From: [personal profile] bironic
1 - Thank you for the prompt that inspired this vid, and congratulations on receiving it!

2 - That is incisive commentary and helped break open the latter half of the vid for me, as someone who hasn't seen the film - thank you for that as well.

Date: 2011-01-23 11:44 pm (UTC)
isis: Festivids! (festivids)
From: [personal profile] isis
Hee, I am a very narrative-oriented vidwatcher.

Date: 2011-02-08 03:47 am (UTC)
sol_se: (Default)
From: [personal profile] sol_se
Your comment makes me so happy, I love it! I'm so glad you liked this vid! And I love that you pointed out Jesse's side of it. Thank you!

Wow.

Date: 2011-01-22 08:41 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Perfect use of the movie's visuals making it even more wonderfully erotic and striking (and considering all the moments in the movie itself, that's saying something). Wonderful.

x_art

Date: 2011-01-22 09:30 pm (UTC)
krickets: (Default)
From: [personal profile] krickets
This is gorgeous ans sexy and I need to go watch this movie.

Date: 2011-01-23 03:22 am (UTC)
theleaveswant: four corners: tree against sunset; human lying on red and gold carpet; coyote; rattlesnake; text "hold on hold on" (hold on hold on)
From: [personal profile] theleaveswant
Beautiful! Excellent song choice and well done you for making the movie look much more exciting than I remember it being (haven't seen it in a few years but I found it very slow, at least much more than I'd expected).

Date: 2011-01-23 03:53 am (UTC)
isagel: Lex and Clark of Smalllville, a black and white manip of them naked and embracing, with the text 'Isagel'. (Default)
From: [personal profile] isagel
Incredibly gorgeous and intelligent use of the incredibly gorgeous footage. A smart and aching and breathtaking vid. <3

Date: 2011-01-23 04:58 pm (UTC)
mlyn: (Default)
From: [personal profile] mlyn
Oh my god, this is gorgeous. Perfect song choice, and I love your cutting as the song picks up and Robert's obsession deepens. I especially love your attention to the non-human beautiful details of the film.

Date: 2011-01-23 10:33 pm (UTC)
greenapple: sufjan plays the typewriter (renamed)
From: [personal profile] greenapple
This is so good. I love it.

Date: 2011-01-24 12:58 am (UTC)
thuviaptarth: golden thuvia with six-legged lion (Default)
From: [personal profile] thuviaptarth
This is really gorgeous and compelling.

Date: 2011-01-24 03:32 pm (UTC)
eruthros: Delenn from Babylon 5 with a startled expression and the text "omg!" (B5 - Delenn OMG)
From: [personal profile] eruthros
This is gorgeous!

Date: 2011-01-25 01:38 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] franzeska
I love that first footfall.

Date: 2011-01-25 07:02 am (UTC)
chagrined: Marvel comics: zombie!Spider-Man, holding playing cards, saying "Brains?" (brains?)
From: [personal profile] chagrined
What an interesting and twisted relationship these two characters seem to have! I second the "hypnotically compelling" judgment.

Date: 2011-01-26 03:17 pm (UTC)
ghost_lingering: The statue of Bethesda in Central Park (belief with wings and arms to carry you)
From: [personal profile] ghost_lingering
This is excellent.

Date: 2011-01-27 04:14 am (UTC)
alizarin_nyc: (catherine tate)
From: [personal profile] alizarin_nyc
Everything about this is superb.

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