Video: Closer (Shadowhunters) VVC '16

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Vidder: Kitty
Title: Closer
Fandom: Shadowhunters (Season 1)
Genre: Relationship Study, Overview, Angst
Song/Artist: Closer by Josef Salvat
Software: Sony Vegas 12
Characters/Pairings: Jalec aka Jace x Alec
Summary: "It's harder than it used to be."
Download: WMV or M4V
Streaming: Youtube, Vimeo (password: kittyvids) cut
Crosspost: Website, AO3, Tumblr

*Premiered at vividcon 2016 "Premieres"

NOTES:
After watching Shadowhunters Season 1, I was inspired to make vids with everything Alec. He’s my favorite grumpy cat. I was looking for songs first for Malec, so this song “Closer" was actually originally for a Malec (Magnus x Alec) vid idea. The more I listened to this song, I realized it works way better for Jalec (Jace x Alec). The song being in Alec’s POV. I would have used Magnus for the POV, if I had decided to use this as a Malec vid (so glad I didn’t!!!).

I don’t know what it is about Jace x Alec, but I love when they are together. Their chemistry is amazing! Their relationship reminds me a lot of Dean and Sam Winchester (Fighting together, Fighting against each other, Bromance).

Favorite parts in the vid for me were the very beginning 0:01-0:04, The heartbeat sound - I almost just put the title of the video at this part but the scene of them holding hands was perfect; followed by the parallel of the two different scenes of both boys turning away. 0:49 “When you were with me last week”, the singing on the “week” just makes me laugh because Alec smiles with heart eyes and it just works so well in that moment of the song lol. 1:32 - 1:36 “All this resistance ain’t coming from me” The lead up to when Jace jumps Alec is also my favorite. 1:52 - 2:02 “I won’t breathe unless you do” this whole part I love.

This was the last video I made before the final Premieres deadline. It was a bit rushed since the other premiere vid literally consumed me for months. The song had to be cut down by a lot too, which sucked because I LOVE this song, but I ran out of clips and time. I still think that either way it gets to the point in two minutes. It would have dragged on if I used the full song.

Comments

[vidderkidder]

Looking around for Vids for a Shadowhunters page and came across your "Closer" vid. First thing I said to myself is "Okay, about to hear that Nine Inch Nails song again. Let's see what this vidder is going to do this this"

I was pleasantly surprised and not the song is an earworm. The flow is the "make it look easy" kind. You did a great job at catching and using glances to communicate the lyrics.

The two stand out parts of the video for me are 1) at about 57 seconds in the song is building to the point where it will shift and bring in more instrumentation and you do this rotation. OMG! and cut back and forth during it. I loved that. Excellent transition.

Standout 2: I also loved the vertical transition that I think you use only once but I loved that part too. Not many vids I've watched use that kind of transition but it's dynamic just as valid as a fade. It is not as corny a transition as I would think.