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I actually work with a lot of stuff that is much worse in terms of style quality and lengthy, static shots that aren't framed well for vidding. I think in some respects that's what's taught me to cut faster and tighter -- you and I've talked about this before, I know, when we discussed length of cuts and such. A lot of times I think my creativity in terms of making a vid has been more of a forced hand -- like, I had to sacrifice story or narrative style in favor of making sadly lacking visuals more palatable, things like that. When I work on shows that have such lackluster footage, it really strains my energies for anything else -- the entire focus almost becomes "how can I make this look good." And of course, that's where song choice also has a huge effect, I know -- you get a good enough song and you can kind of transform those images, it can give you a better roadmap for using them.

A lot of the cheaper Brit series just didn't give us the stuff we need. Good looking guys, check, but there's a big gaping hole in terms of visuals.I was discussing making an I Spy vid with movies_michelle and how if I could find the right song, I didn't think you were stuck just because of those longer shots they used back then, nor the color palette, really. She thought it might be limiting, especially if I did a MM vid with I Spy included. But I also know that a lot of my creative focus will shift if I do -- I will be concentrating solely on how I can tighten up and create movement where they didn't have any because of the '60s style of filming TV.

And anyway, I'm looking forward to it. Sharpe! I keep looking for a song, and haven't found one yet to make him work in my mind's eye. Yay for Sharpie!