Vid: This Year (Doctor Who)

[fictional]

I made my first vid, you guys! It was on Windows Movie Maker, which I found to be a little bit like trying to make a painting with a rock instead of a paintbrush. Er, not that I've ever done that.

ANYWAY. Here it is. (On youtube. God only knows for how long. Aren't they yanking vids like crazy? What streaming site are people using these days? Are there any?) Concrit & tips very, very much appreciated.

Song/Artist: This Year by The Mountain Goats.
Vidder: kalichan
Fandom: Doctor Who
Summary: Every waking second, he can see: what is, what was, what could be, what must not. And he's gonna make it through this year if it kills him.
Spoilers: Through The Next Doctor.
Pairing/Characters: Mostly gen with hints of Nine/Rose, Ten/Rose, Ten/Simm!Master, and a smidgebit of Nine/Jack. Also features Martha, Sarah Jane, and Donna.

lyrics:
i broke free on a saturday morning
i put the pedal to the floor
headed north on mills avenue
and listened to the engine roar

my broken house behind me
and good things ahead
a girl named cathy
wants a little of my time
six cylinders underneath the hood
crashing and kicking
aha!
listen to the engine whine

i am going to make it through this year
if it kills me
i am going to make it though this year
if it kills me

i played video games in a drunken haze
i was seventeen years young
hurt my knuckles punching the machines
the taste of scotch rich on my tongue

and then cathy showed up
and we hung out
trading swigs from a bottle
all bitter and clean
locking eyes
holding hands
twin high maintenance machines

i am going to make it through this year
if it kills me
i am going to make it though this year
if it kills me

i drove home in the california dusk
i could feel the alcohol inside of me hum
pictured the look on my stepfather's face
ready for the bad things to come
i down shifted
as i pulled into the driveway
the motor screaming out
stuck in second gear
the scene ends badly
as you might imagine
in a cavalcade of anger and fear

there will be feasting and dancing
in Jerusalem next year

i am going to make it through this year
if it kills me
i am going to make it though this year
if it kills me

Comments

[lodessa.livejournal.com]

This is a very nice character vid about Nine and Ten,

However, I would suggest you change your Character/Pairing description because the / implies shippyness and maybe there is a little Nine/Rose and Ten/Rose, but mostly it's a gen vid and it's definitely not shippy with any of the other characters. Use commas, or if you want to indicate gen relationship the & is your friend.

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The vid is definitely more gen than shippy, but I guess the ones where I listed "pairings" (9/R, 10/R, 10/S!M and 9/J) as opposed to just the list of character names (Martha, Sarah Jane, Donna) were ones that I saw as more romantic than friend-y. However YMMV, and I'll try to be more clear in future. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[lodessa.livejournal.com]

It's a lovely vid really. Great energy for character. It just threw me a little to be expecting it to be shippy and then have it not be. That's why I suggested that the description should describe the vid not your general shipping preferences.

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I totally get what you're saying. Again, I saw those ships in that I mentioned in the vid, but (not being a very dedicated shipper) I was more concerned that people who didn't like those ships would be warned as to what they might see, rather than for people who do like those ships getting put off because it wasn't quite as advertised. Probably, as you suggest, I ought to put in a note about it being more gen than anything else. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, and for your kind words. :-D

ETA: And fixed. Sorry again about the confusion. Thank you!