Movie vids are much more than a rehash of the linear movie plot. They can showcase the inner struggles of minor characters, issue an indictment of war, or illustrate symbolism and metaphor within a movie's structure. They can make bad movies look good and dramatic movies seem silly. These vids tell the story within the story. VJ: Destina
| # | Title | Vidder(s) | Song (if different) | Artist | Fandom(s) | Duration | Download URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Would You...? | astolat | Touch and Go | Ocean's 11 | None | ||
| A light, fun tour de force through the colorful visuals of the movie, using slower spoken bits to excellent effect to briefly construct reality. | |||||||
| 2 | Destiny Calling | Charmax | James | Multi | None | ||
| This vid uses visual parallels from several movies to illustrate the standard superhero cliches, showing us why we love them in the first place. | |||||||
| 3 | My Demise | Aimee | Stabbing Westward | The Ring | None | ||
| Fantastic use of jarring music to evoke mood and enhance/present the frightening visuals of the film. | |||||||
| 4 | When I Go | Melina | Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer | The Lord of the Rings | None | ||
| A powerful vid making use of extended footage and lush visuals to construct the final reflections of one fairly minor character. | |||||||
| 5 | Street Cafe | Jill, Kathy and Kay | Street Cafe (Smash n' Go Remix) | Icehouse | The Bourne movies | None | |
| Good illustration of how one aspect of a movie (action) can be exploited by matching a fast-paced song to incessant motion onscreen. | |||||||
| 6 | 1916 | Zeneyepirate | Motorhead | Saving Private Ryan | None | ||
| Using visuals from Saving Private Ryan, the vidder allows the song's narrator to represent all young soldiers and makes an evocative, powerful point about the futility of war. | |||||||
| 7 | Words Fail You | gwyneth | Kris Delmhorst | Big Eden | None | ||
| 8 | All Souls Night | Destina and WOAD Society | Loreena McKennitt | Gladiator | None | ||
| An example of how parallels and color scheme can be used to illustrate metaphors within the narrative. | |||||||
| 9 | Girl Anachronism | Lierdumoa | Dresden Dolls | Gia | None | ||
| Wonderful match of musical sound (jagged, angry) to subject material to express a character's inner and outer struggles. | |||||||
| 10 | Dante's Prayer | Killa and WOAD Society | Loreena McKennitt | Star Trek TOS | None | ||
| Movie vids show: Uses the rise and fall of the music and one very specific set of scenes from the movie to build a breathtaking climax for the relationship of two primary characters. | |||||||
| 11 | Cells | obsessive24 | The Servant | Fight Club | None | ||
| A vid that breaks the rules wonderfully; it moves in more or less chronological order, but excellent use of the movie's unusual visuals to tell the story. | |||||||
| 12 | Uninvited | astolat | Alanis Morisette | The Silence of the Lambs | None | ||
| Showcases the core relationship between two characters in a creepy, unsettling way the movie could only imply. | |||||||
| 13 | Heart of Funkness | AbsoluteDestiny | Jungle Boogie | Kool and the Gang | Apocalypse Now | None | |
| A perfect example of how to take a set of visuals from within a Very Serious Film and transform them into something extremely silly. | |||||||