Generation Kill Vid: Evening on the Ground

[amchara]

Title: Evening on the Ground
Fandom: HBO’s miniseries Generation Kill
Artist: Iron and Wine
Pairing/Characters: Gen, ensemble vid
Rating: R, for graphic war violence, including dead children. Please heed this warning before watching.
Streaming: On Youtube on vimeo Download: megaupload large (93 MB, mov file) megaupload small size (29 MB, avi

Comments

[renne]

I enjoyed this. Great use of movement.

[renne]

I was just thinking on what you said about how difficult it is to keep it non-political while in the shower (hey, I gotta think about something in there, right?) and I have to agree. That was a problem I found I had when I made my vid - I wanted to put in all these clips with how it really was, but at the same time I didn't want to make it heavy and political. Having seen some other vids in other fandoms ( this one in particular I'm thinking of) I definitely don't have the skillset for that kind of thing. I went with song choice to temper what I felt was problematic, because really, I wanted a vid that showed what the show was, but also that I loved it without making any kind of a statement? And I felt my song choice definitely fit the bill.

[amchara]

Ooh, there's another Generation Kill vid out there? I must have missed it. I'll have to check yours out. :)

And yes, when it comes to political messages in fanvids (which is one of the awesome things about the genre, I think) the bar has been set pretty high in the past- alot to live up to, compared to obsessive24 and other vidders' work.

[renne]

Yeah, I linked it on the community so if you're interested... ;)

Oh, definitely. A lot to live up with in general when it comes to vids. I mean, my housemate makes AWESOME VIDS (though she'd punch me if she knew I was saying this) that put the one I made to shame!!

[lunasky]

I really, really love this. I LOVE the choice of song. You really higlight how the use of crudity and messed up humour is how they cope. Espera pissing on the ground framed by images of people dying would make the marines seem unsympathetic...yet the truth is visible as you keep watching and see the helplessness of the marines as they get mobbed...as they get fucked over by command, as they try and help the multitude of people walking only to kill one accidentally, or Walt's shooting of the person who wouldn't stop at the barricade. Everyone's just trying to cope; the kids playing on unexploded ammunition, the marines looking for something else to blow up. Heartbreaking all around.

Really wonderfully done. :)

[amchara]

Thanks! I'm glad it worked for you.

And eek, yes I was worried about using the shot of Espera pissing because I wasn't sure how it would be viewed but I thought it was one of the shortcuts I could use to get the point about the marines' humour and how they use it to cope.

Heartbreaking all around.

Yes, for sure. :/

[amchara]

Sorry I'm late replying to you but thank you for taking the time to comment. :) I'm glad the vid was able to convey the message it set out to do.

[mydocuments]

The choice of song on this was wonderful. The lyrics are appropriate, but then you've got this sort of up tempo beat that reminded me so much of Shuffle Your Feet, but darker. The way you transitioned and kept the lighting similar was great, and I really think that you chose clips that really highlighted the theme you were trying to stick with. The cut back and forth of Colbert and the shepherd's mother in Ep 3 was especially lovely. The look on Brad's face is truly heartbreaking.

[amchara]

Thank you! It took me ages to find the right song to use for a Generation Kill vid - every time I thought I'd settled on one, I'd have flashbacks to the show, remember how rarely music was used (except what the guys sang themselves) and I'd keep looking. But yeah, the song is very catchy and good for transitioning between different storylines of the show.

And I'm glad you liked the part between the shepherd boy's mother and Brad - I thought that part and the part in episode 5 when Walt shot the guy at the roadblock were the most heartbreaking moments of the entire series. Well, those and Nate's expressions in episode 7 as he realized what a quagmire Iraq had turned into.

[tsuki_no_bara]

oh dude, that's good. excellent choice of song, too. (and it makes me want to rewatch the series. such a hardship. :D )

[amchara]

Thank you! And yes, rewatching would be SUCH a hardship, but then again, isn't that what summers are for? :D