VidUKon Premiere

[amnisias]

Title: True Night
Source: Criminal Minds - episode 3x10
Song: What I've Done by Linkin Park

This vid has been a labour of love for me and had the gestation time of an elephant. I'm eternally grateful to tearful_eye   for her detailed betaing that enabled me to make my peace with this vid and let it go.

Download here (48MB - divx)

In this farewell
There's no blood
There's no alibi
'Cause I've drawn regret
From the truth
Of a thousand lies

So let mercy come
And wash away

What I've done
I'll face myself
To cross out what I've become
Erase myself
And let go of what I've done

Put to rest
What you thought of me
While I clean this slate
With the hands
Of uncertainty

So let mercy come
And wash away

For what I've done
I start again
And whatever pain may come
Today this ends
I'm forgiving what I've done

I?ll face myself
To cross out what I've become
Erase myself
And let go of what I've done

Comments

[aruna7.livejournal.com]

While I never watched Criminal Minds, I watched that video, and this is an outstanding piece of art! <3

The song was so well used (and I don't even really have any knowledge of the source!)

*claps*

[talitha78.livejournal.com]

This is a great vid, and I really enjoyed our conversation about it. You did an excellent job of getting into the mind of the killer.

[cee-m.livejournal.com]

That... was... AWESOME! I really loved this episode and you've really taken it to another level with this vid. I don't even know how to go into it. Such a beautifully constructed timeline and just the way you worked everything together to go with the break he felt... SO GOOD!

[jagwriter78.livejournal.com]

As someone who has vidded this song twice (which I can only blame on rhoboat, I have come to the conclusion that vidding any song of Linkin Park is HARD! So kudos to you for using one single episode only to do this song justice! I am still marvelling about the fact that you can make a vid about Criminal Minds without having any of the CM cast in it ;)

PS: It just dawned on my on Tuesday that I still owe you train moneeez!

[grey-bard.livejournal.com]

I love it. This is the perfect example of the one episode vid done right. It works not only on a message and emotional level, but also on a storytelling one as well - by the end, the whole story is told and told well.

[isagel.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is so amazing! Truly, just the idea of doing this, and then the way you've used all that gorgeous footage to tell the story. Just brilliant! And again with the genius title sequence. Really, I'm in awe of how stunning this is.

It's interesting that my favourite Criminal Minds vids rarely seem to be about the main characters. Says something about the show. Or the way fandom watches the show.

[illariy.livejournal.com]

Very cool use of different 'timelines' with the b/w and the red. I love how you fit the song to the footage. What an ending! Thank you for sharing. :D

[denyce.livejournal.com]

Loved!! Timing, music, and clips blends effortlessly. Makes this vid a keeper to rewatch. Thank you so much for sharing =)

Btw, after I dl'd this, I went ahead & dl'd your SPN vids. The 1st one I watched was Falling - at first I thought it was a special effect, but I think the files are corrupt? Too many scenes shake, and are split. Anyhoo thought you should know.

[balistik94.livejournal.com]

Nicely done.

[tearful-eye.livejournal.com]

yay, you posted it \o/
& you already know that i love it! this show, gah.

[barkley.livejournal.com]

Oh, excellent!!

[huntress1013.livejournal.com]

I stopped watching Criminal Minds somewhere close to the end of season four for obvious reasons (C.C. and Emily) but I still love the older seasons and three was very powerful. I loved the episode you chose and the editing is great. So it might have taken ages but the end result is something you can be proud of. I love the editing and use of multiple frames in one picture. Great job!

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Hi.

I thought I'd pop by and check out one of your vids. Why haven't I done that before?! *slaps wrist*

This is awesome! Love the opening titles. I've never watched Criminal Minds (looks interesting) so I'm not familiar with the source but I loved the energy and the look of the vid.

Wonderful.
xx