VID REC: The Sentinel – Bad Day

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        Welcome to Friday Night Drive-in with The Sentinel.  Got your popcorn and Junior Mints?

Vidder: Jamie Ritchey
Musical artist: Daniel Powter
Pairing: none - gen
Vidder on LJ: unknown
Vidder’s Website: Jamie’s Sentinel Songvids

Why this vid kicks ass:   The way Jamie pairs up the lyrics with the scenes is awesome. And, if you’re a Blair babe, he’s the focal point in this clever fanvid.

 

Watching vids is always fun – so much eye candy; yowza! It’s like reading PWPs. Sometimes a vid will tell a story and that’s even sweeter. What makes this one rock is Jamie’s coupling of clips to lyrics.  It’s obvious how much thought (and work) went into it.

 

Example: As you listen to the line “you tell me don’t lie”, the scene is from Blind Man’s Bluff where Jim is blind but they are keeping that fact from Simon. Jim accidentally clocks Blair and the clip shows Blair holding his head *just* as Simon catches on. Skillfully done. She also uses a wide variety of clips – I counted at least 25 episodes. Blair’s had some *really* bad days. ::snickers::

 

Jamie delivered the same excellence with “Unwell”, a vid that’s all Jim. In fact, I consider these a matched set – like salt and pepper shakers.  I’ve seen several vids done to the Matchbox 20 song, but this one is really special. I’m limited to one vid rec, so all I’ll say is look at the scene she uses for the lyrics “…I know they’ve all been talking ‘bout me, I can hear them whisper…”   As Blair would say, “Beautiful”.

 

Since all her vids are at the same site, give yourself a treat. Download both Bad Day and Unwell and watch them as a “double feature”. I think they go together brilliantly.

Jamie’s Sentinel Songvids 
 
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Comments

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Heee! Oh, that was so cleverly done! Thanks for reccing it; I'd never even heard of the vidder before, but I'm definitely going to be checking out more of her stuff!

[magician113.livejournal.com]

It's so much fun to watch these. I see a little something I missed and enjoy them all over again. I'm glad you liked the vid! Thanks for letting me know.