velvet goldmine vid

[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

This is a vid from Todd Haynes' 1998 cult film, Velvet Goldmine, chronicling the relationship between Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) and Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Most consider it to be a thinly-veiled David Bowie biopic.



The Man Who Sold the World, 8.32MB, 3:21 minutes, music performed live by Nirvana (original by Bowie). Contains brief nudity, drug use, and of course gay themes.

Click on the banner for the yousendit link. Alternately you can download it from my site here, just scroll down to the Misc. category.

Cross-posted like a whore.

Comments

[evil-trisha.livejournal.com]

uhu.. amazing! I was not sure if the song would work for this movie.. but, hey! you showed me better :D great editing, I love the fast cuts..they are exactly at the right parts of the song. I love the coloring as much as the b/w.. it gives the vid a nostalgic and somehow angsty atmosphere.. great work!!!!

[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm really happy you enjoyed it. I had my doubts about this song too, primarily because it's live and unplugged, but I'm quite happy with the way it turned out. Thanks again for your nice feedback. :)

[sacrilicious.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I loved the quick cuts. You have such great timing in this vid. I just check out your site and you have BtVS/Angel vids AND Gormenghast. You rock. Downloading them ALL!

[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Hehe, I'm glad that you found more fandoms that you liked. Hope you enjoy those vids too. :)

[smutcutter.livejournal.com]

The song does fit - it's well done - the fast cuts, I would have done them even faster, but you do have a good eye for editing - really like the cuts to Kurt during the top of a few verses, the black and white is nice, the shot of the two of them in bed then Brian's eyes open - nice :)

I also want to say, it's nice to see a different fandom here - (also loved your Gormenghast) so many postings seem to be of only a selected few fandoms - I am working (with someone else) on a Velvet Goldmine vid as well - just nice to to do something different - thanks for posting this, really enjoyed it :)

[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your helpful feedback! I wasn't too sure about the fast cuts meself - something seemed off about them. Not having audio lines in my program doesn't help, either.

Haha, thanks, though my fandom-jumping seems to be limited to Jonathan Rhys Meyers or Crispin Glover movies. Damn my obsessive tendencies for strange and beautiful men.

[lannamichaels]

Oh, wow. That's bloody amazing. Love it all.

[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

Cheers. :D

[ringwench.livejournal.com]

That was EXTREMELY well done! I adore Velvet Goldmine and your vid was just perfect. Loved the quick cuts, the attention to the beat and the way everything went together.

It flowed very nicely and you made great clip choices.

I also loved the scenes of Curt Wild singing, especially since it was to a Kurt Cobain song. I've always thought, even though Ewan's character was supposed to represent Iggy Pop, that especially toward the end of the movie he had a real Cobain vibe and sound.

Really, very nice job!

*applauds*

[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your lovely comments! I really appreciate it. Hehe, yeah, I was very aware of the Cobain thing Kurt had going on, and of course Brian was Bowie through and through, so I knew I had to make a VG vid to this song. The themes all just came together, which was neat.

[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

I wish I could, but unfortunately my vidding program only allows exporting in one size and quality, which is beyond silly and yet another reason for me to look into other programs. I'm glad you enjoyed the vid; the movie is great, as with all Todd Haynes films, and I strongly recommend it. Loads of boys in sparkly clothes and eyeliner. ;)

[obsessive24.livejournal.com]

Intervideo WinDVD. I got it for free, which is why I'm using it. I hope I come into some money soon so I can get a better program.