Gift for Valika (Jake 2.0)

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Title of vid: Weapon of Choice
Recipient: Valika
Vidder: grammarwoman
Fandom: Jake 2.0
Music: "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim
Summary: After a lab accident, mild-mannered tech support geek Jake Foley is now the NSA's Weapon of Choice.
Content notes: Violence (gunplay and fisticuffs), blood, potential needle/invasive bodily harm squick, Physical triggers (e.g., epilepsy or migraine: strobe lights, bright lights, "stuttery" cuts between 2-3 stills)
Signed length: 03:44

Link to signed vid post.

Comments

[giandujakiss]

Oh my god, this was so much fun. I never watched the show but I really enjoyed watching this, and all your clip choices for the "choices" Jake has :-).

[grammarwoman]

I gotta admit, seeing this comment from you pop up first really made me smile - thank you so much! And thanks for running such a fun event.

[arduinna]

Jake! I haven't seen the show in way too long, and this reminded me just how much I loved it -- so much fun! You really caught the entire show, and I love the delighted ending. <3

[grammarwoman]

It was a totally fun show; I was so disappointed when it was canceled mid-season. (I have a curse for falling for shows that are killed in a season or less.)

Thanks for your comment! I was worried the ending was too shippy, but the recipient told me she liked it. :)

[usuallyhats]

Great vid, so much fun! I especially loved the first "you can go with us" bit. ♥

[grammarwoman]

Thank you! Director Beckett and Kyle smiling was too good a moment to pass up.

[echan]

This was (is!) so awesome. I've never seen the show, gods know why. The editing here, the timing and clip choices, were all just perfect. Favorite bits include the "whoa" faces at 0:35, the 'walking' at 1:02, the "ta-da!" arms at 1:55, and the montage that starts at 3:10 was amazing. Love this.

[grammarwoman]

Getting such a lovely response here is almost as cool as the vid you made for me, so double thanks! *grin* I really appreciate hearing about the points that were hits for you. (Some of my favorites, I must admit.)

It was a really fun show, cut down before its prime. I kinda hoped that this would work as a recruiter vid, too.

[shallowness]

Really nice mix of telling Jake's story and giving a flavour of his experiences. (Reminded me how much I loved the show. Sniff.)

[grammarwoman]

I tried hard to touch on his development and progression as a agent, so thanks letting me know it worked for you! *grin*

I'm still mad the show was canceled. It was so shitty of the network to not even let them show all the filmed eps.

[thirdblindmouse]

Very fun! My favourite parts were the clip at 1:02 and all the "...with us" sequences. The vid as a whole deftly manages to convey both the coolness and the comedy of the situation.

[grammarwoman]

Thank you so much! Once I picked the music, it helped a lot with movement and clip choice. I tried to balance the action requested with the sense of fun and wonder from the show, so I appreciate hearing that you thought I got it. *grin*

[leyna]

Oh, that song choice worked so well! I love all the "you can go with...go with us" sequences, and the ending was a very sweet choice.

[grammarwoman]

Yay, thank you! I must admit, I agonized longer over song choice (WEEKS!) than it took me to put together the vid. Once I had that, everything basically fell into place. I worried about the ending, too, so I'm glad to hear you liked it.

[bironic]

Aw, yay this show, and really enjoyed the vid. It's hard to make a 3:40 vid interesting the whole way through, but this did it.

[grammarwoman]

Thanks so much! I flirted with some shorter songs, but this one really stuck with me. Plus, I had the option to cut it short if I wanted to, but I wound up using every last second of it anyway.

[franzeska]

SO CUTE!

The various pairings of "this" and "that" were hilarious.

[grammarwoman]

Thank you! I did have fun with those parts. I practically could have built an entire section around Jake getting it on with women who then beat him up. Maybe the next vid... *grin*