A new Dr Who video - "Anticipation"

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Vidder: maidavids
Fandom: River Song/The Doctor (Mixed)
Music: "Anticipation" by Carly Simon
DOWNLOAD:
http://www.iment.com/maida/keepthissecret/songvids/drwhosong.htm
http://www.iment.com/maida/keepthissecret/songvids/index.htm
MP4: 32 MB
MP2: 207 MB
LENGTH: 3 min

The MP4 video was bad and has been corrected. My apologies.

My websites:
http://www.iment.com/maida/index.htm
http://www.henrylivingston.com

Comments

[sholio]

When I go to download the small version of this, after I enter the captcha I get a "this vid is not available" message. Could it be a bad link maybe?

[maidavids.livejournal.com]

Brilliant catch! My deepest thanks. I put up a 30 frame version instead of the correct 25 frame version. I'm uploading the new one right now. It will be up in 10 min or so. Again, my thanks.
Best, Mary

[sholio]

Lovely, thank you! And thanks for making these available; I don't comment as I ought, but I'm really enjoying them, the Ruby Tuesday one in particular.

[maidavids.livejournal.com]

I appreciate all comments and thank you sincerely for the Ruby Tuesday one. I did that song for NCIS-LA for Hetty and was surprised that it worked again here. I've just finished another River Song/Doctor using "I Will Think of You," that's going up soon. I tend to be just a tiny bit obsessive.

Went to look at your graphic novel and was quite impressed. What a skill to be able to draw those pure frames! My final major in college was art history and I love the purity of comics. I also work in 18th century poetry and my idea of "comic book" poetry was just to illo lines and partial lines with antique postcard illos. Mother was a fine artist, but I can only appreciate.

Best, Mary

[sholio]

Oh, thank you! :) This comment came at an excellent time, since I've been feeling frustrated lately with my art progress, so it's very good to be reminded that we're much harder on ourselves than other people generally tend to be. :)

And I really enjoyed the Anticipation vid, especially the "these are the good old days" montage at the end. I've always liked that song.

[(Anonymous)]

Mother had the ability to draw what she imagined in quick, sure lines. When I had to take practical art classes in the same college building where she had studied, all I could do was muddy approximations in chalk. Recognizing I couldn't create the beauty that made me cry in the darkened auditorium of my French Impressionist class was a hard lesson.

But you have that line. You're blessed whenever you touch pen to paper. That puts you in a very small class of people who have a gift.

Check out my Dr Who Vincent video. It celebrates that gift.

My art has to be my videos. Non-linear editors changed my vidding style so that I could twiddle to my heart's content, as one does when writing with text editors. So maybe I'm still rubbing chalk lines. Hadn't recognized that before. Hmmmm.

I do like Anticipation also. The old songs throw you back into a moment that almost comes to life again. Yet another layer of meaning to weave into the fabric of a video. And do you notice that some fandoms seem to tilt toward one type of songs, while another fandom requires very different songs?

Frustration is a good thing when it has a goal of blowing away the clouds that hide that perfection of skill to which we strive. But you can't let it also shove aside the realization of the gift that already blesses you. And the people you reach with your gift.
It's sort of like saying "please" and "thank you" at the same time. And "joy". That's always there, too, isn't it?

All my best, Mary