VID REC: Supernatural - Rabbit-Hearted Girl (Raise It Up)

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Fandom: Supernatural
Vidder: Ancasta
Musical artist: Florence and the Machine
Pairing: gen, Harvelles-centric
Vidder on LJ: ancastar
Vidder's website: Ancasta's Corner
Why this vid kicks ass:

I found this fanvid featuring Jo and Ellen Harvelle through thefourthvine, and I think she and the creator, Ancasta, can explain better than I.

Ancasta: I hadn't heard Florence and the Machine before. To me, their sound is reminiscent of Kate Bush, with her over-the-top emotion and theatricality ... I'd wished like anything the song's gender wasn't set, because with lyrics about sacrifice and death, how could I not think of the Brothers Winchester? Then "Abandon All Hope" aired, and I realized this song might in fact be meant for Supernatural regardless.

thefourthvine: I have no idea who the first main character of this vid is ... I don't know who the second main character is, either, but I am guessing she's the first one's mother. [Ed. -- She's right.] Which just makes the line about raising up the offering extra painful, and also extra appropriate ... But even though neither Best Beloved nor I could identify the women this vid is about, we cared about them; it turns out that three minutes is totally enough to get invested ... We cared about them, we liked them, and we both ended the vid actually crying. That is a feat of vidding roughly equivalent to writing a complete story, including both a mystery and a romance, in 100 words - taking us from "who the hell is that?" to "OH MY GOD NOOOOOO" in one viewing of a single vid is impressive. And that's why I'm recommending it: it made me care. It made the life of these fictional women matter to me.

Rabbit-Hearted Girl (Raise It Up)

Comments

[looking4tarzan.livejournal.com]

I have page not found, when I click the link :S
(I think you missed the l off html)

[princess-aleera.livejournal.com]

SO HAPPY you recced this. This is, NGL, the best fanvid I've seen. EVER.

And there are PLANTY of awesome videos out there.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

Whoops! Thanks for pointing that out. Fixed.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

The vidder did a fantastic job. Also, I'm so glad someone made a tribute to the Harvelle, two of the best female characters in Supernatural.

[ancastar.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for rec'ing my vid. It was a lovely surprise.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

Late response is late, but: you're welcome!