Hello. Doctor Owen Harper, maybe at your
service. Come on in.
I hope
October has been a good month for you.
It's always an interesting time at the Hub. Sometimes, we get cranks and fakes and have a
good laugh about being spooked by rubber masks.
Currently, there's someone running around Cardiff pretending to be a
Weevil. We know it's a fake because of
the zip in the back.
Gotcha.
So, it's time
to do the fanvideo reviews again. This
seems to be my monthly task, above and beyond the call of duty.
Don't say I
didn't warn you.
In the month
of October, we covered the Brecon Beacons mission. What a weird one. The only good that came out of it was that I
got to shag Gwen by the time it was over.
In looking for good videos to share, I came up with some real
stinkers. They didn't even make the
list, much less the finalists.
But, let me
explain the process first. In case
you're just now joining us.
Fanmade
videos are a form of art like paintings, sketches, and fanfiction. They may be only tributes to a character, a
movie, or an episode, but they can also tell a story within the mix of lyrics,
dialogue, and imagery. Sometimes, those
stories are time capsules which create a sort of portrait, but there are other
fanvids which tell unique stories of their own.
Each month,
starting with September, we have published five videos found on Youtube which
either encapsulate the month's featured episode, is a tribute to the team or a
character or a relationship, or stand as a sort of video fanfiction. During the month, we post twelve fanvids to
the Project: Torchwood Facebook page (and
sometimes to my tumblr dashboard, thoughtfully tagged #project torchwood)
and you, as readers, can vote on the ones you think should make the final cut. Vote on every one of them if you like, no one
minds, but please do vote. If you have
comments about the fanvid, have at it---your words are valued. Well, valued as much as anyone values words
around here.
And with that
in mind, let's begin.
The top five
videos are chosen by a process of vote elimination. The more votes, the higher each video is
rated. At the end, the team tallies
things up and bob's your uncle.
Video Winners
5.
Torchwood:
Countrycide
by StCircus
music: Dying
in Your Arms by Trivium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dshecuoA94g
This video is
brilliantly done, despite the fuzziness of its format. The clips have been put together very well
and smoothly to tell the story of "Countrycide". It's well balanced between the two sides of
the team as they are thrust into the middle of a true-life horror story.
4.
Torchwood -
Better Angels
by catnap332
song: Lesley
Gore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCHnx8tylNI
With the blur
of software issues, you could decide to ignore this video as being
mediocre. Don't make that mistake. The song is perfectly suited to tell the
story of Jack and his place within Torchwood.
Over time, he has formed relationships with the humans of Earth in this
secret agency and each one has had an impact on Captain Harkness' own sense of
humanity. The video is a real winner in
terms of content and storyline.
3.
Some Nights
Torchwood
by bensonliv
song: Fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObiZ6d4m0GQ
A
"Children of Earth" based storyline gives this song a whole new sense
of meaning for the watcher. Sony Vegas 9
software has some interesting contrasting tools for the sharpness it gives the
images while saving the movement that carries the video forward at the pace of
the music itself. The pathos of the story
itself is invoked in new ways, showing the struggle of the Torchwood team; the
lyrics are painfully appropriate in places and even though the song and video
end on a sharp, unfinished note, the meaning of the story itself is clear.
2.
Torchwood:
Countrycide: Janto
by
PrInCeSsFBi45
music: It
Only Hurts by Default
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9K2mZnkLa8
According to
the video's creator, this video has a plot.
In their own words, we find: "After
learning about Ianto's Cyberwoman girlfriend kept hidden in the basement,
things between the tea boy and Jack have been rather prickly. However, when Ianto disappears during an
investigation out in the "Countrycide", Jack won't stop until he
finds him. Kind of a full fledge circle
of action and forgiveness at the end."
I agree with that. I like the
formatting of using the title credits to start the 'episode'. The imagery is crisp and clear and beautifully
combined to tell the entire story while managing to focus on the relationship
between Jack and Ianto. The song is a
very good one for this angle of the show.
1.
torchwood
uncensored
by
binty22home
music:
Freeek! (Remastered 2006) by George Michaels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKvHOGiZiWU&feature=youtu.be
Nine out of
ten tea boys will tell you that Captain Jack Harkness is the sexiest man on
Earth and, perhaps, in the broader universe.
The votes are still out on that part.
The song here is funky and appropriate for the topic of Jack's many
conquests, because let's face it---just because it has a few moments of other
people kissing and being sensual with each other, the video is really all about
Jack. You can tell because this thing
includes his adventures with the infamous time traveler known as The Doctor.
It's a sharp piece of art that adds to the larger body of Torchwood fan-art
available for enjoyment on the internet.
It really does deserve the first place in this month's competition.
And that's it
for this month's competition. I'll see
you again very soon, I suspect. You
haven't learned anything about unprotected sex yet, I see. Are you trying to compete with Jack? Good on you, mate.
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