festivids vid: afraid of americans - watchmen

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Afraid of Americans
watchmen | david bowie
heroes are not infallible.
length: 3:48
for meiou_set
original festivids post is here

download: 58MB avi Mediafire updated 5.25.10

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notes: I tried to stick to the details in the request, and hopefully I got some cynicism in the video ;) I had a great time making this vid for festivids and hope to participate again in the next one.

The funny thing is, I had to reformat my PC (again) because it kept freezing up, probably due to some virus or spyware. This happened 3 days before the deadline, and I had nothing of the vid done yet except clipping of source material. Needless to say, I didn't think I'd make the deadline. Thankfully, the reformat was speedy and turns out, I work well under pressure :D

I'm extremely grateful that Watchmen is such a beautifully shot source already. And basically, this vid is about how the Watchmen are not infallible, they're terribly flawed, violent, dark, in a world where no one and nothing is simply black and white. Due to time constraints, I didn't even think about putting a lot of transitional effects/general effects in it... and in the end, I think it is fine without all that.

I'd love to know what you think :)



Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America
Low techs at the wheel
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
No one needs anyone
They don't even just pretend
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America

I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans

Johnny's in America
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh

Johnny wants a brain
Johnny wants to suck on a Coke
Johnny wants a woman
Johnny wants to think of a joke
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh

I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans

Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh

Johnny's in America
Johnny looks up at the stars
Johnny combs his hair and
Johnny wants pussy in cars
Johnny's in America, uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America, uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh

(repeat chorus)

God is an American
God is an American...

Thanks for watching! :)