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10 November 2009 @ 02:17 pm
Spuffy Music Video - Effigy  


Title: Effigy
Vidder: Aurora (effulgent_girl)
Song Title/Artist: Effigy by Natalie Merchant
Rating: PG, maybe PG-13
Software: Sony Vegas
Format: Zipped wmv & streamed
Notes: My second contribution to [info]seasonal_spuffy. It's been a long while since I made a music video, much less a Spuffy one. I hope it doesn't show too much. I set out trying to find the similarities between Buffy and Spike and what it took to get them together through the years. According to the dictionary, effigy means a representation of a person. But what we've seen shows that Buffy and Spike are so alike, no matter what they may think in the beginning. He's a vampire and she's the slayer meant to kill him. But it doesn't happen like that. They're similarities, and ultimately, their feelings for each other bring them together in ways we never saw coming. They're two sides of the same coin; both a representation of each other. They're both strong on their own, but together they're a force to be reckoned with. And that's how I wanted to show it in the video. I hope my message came through clear. I had the ending in my head from the very beginning and it was fun getting there in the process of making this vid.

Links: Good Quality (17 MB) | High Quality (46 MB) | Watch on YouTube or BAM

I'm an effigy
A parody of
Who I appear to be
Put your flaming torches under me

I'm an effigy
A parody of
Who I appear to be
Put your flaming torches under me

I'm an effigy
A parody of
Who I appear to be
Put your flaming torches under me

Endless so far in myself, follow me

fade to Tibetan singer, Yungchen Lhamo






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lytab5[info]lytab5 on November 14th, 2009 07:55 pm (UTC)
Wonderful vid! ♥
I really like the darkness it portrays until the end - and that you chose scenes that aren't overused. And the end is like an enlightenment! Awesome!
Thank you for sharing!
that girl, she glows: Spuffy-False Touch[info]effulgent_girl on November 14th, 2009 09:24 pm (UTC)
Thank you! I'm glad you like it:) I hate seeing the same scenes over and over again in Spuffy vids, so I tried to find ones of them separately that would still tell their story.
Leviathan: BtVS Spike destiny[info]leviathan101 on December 11th, 2009 05:37 am (UTC)
This is really very pretty. I liked that you did show those similarities between Buffy and Spike, and I haven't really even thought about the show in quite a while. I miss it, now that I watched this. Really nice job. :)
that girl, she glows: Spuffy-Sure Of[info]effulgent_girl on December 11th, 2009 06:10 am (UTC)
Thank you:D You have no idea how much your comments mean to me, cause you rock in the vidding department. I haven't watched in a while either. I think I need to start at the beginning and work my way through to the end.
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