VID (really!): The New Age

[promethia_tenk]

So I made a vid . . . my first . . . please be kind *frets*



Title: The New Age
Fandom: Doctor Who, Moffat era, Clara
Song: 'Radioactive,' by Imagine Dragons
Length: 3:04
Spoilers: Through 'The Rings of Akhaten'

Summary: Clara Who

A/N: For Elisi. Who likes vids, I hear ; ) And without whom this would not exist.
This has basically been eating my life for a month and a half.
I assume this song is horribly over-vidded?

Download (32.5 MB mp4, Mediafire)


Lyrics: 'Radioactive'

I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I'm breathing in the chemicals

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Whoa

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive

I raise my flag, don my clothes
It's a revolution, I suppose
We're painted red to fit right in
Whoa

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Whoa

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive

All systems go, the sun hasn't died
Deep in my bones, straight from inside

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive

Comments

[purplefringe]

SQUEEEEEEE! Thank you! Shall nab it when I get home tonight.

They were ok, but a little meh, especially compared to Amy and her sword

Amy and her sword is SO EPIC OMG. That footage is glorious anyway, but you really use it to its full effect, I think.

Speaking of the Amy section - I'm really intrigued by that shot of Oswin peeking out, after the Amy-Pond-through-the-ages section - what are you hinting at there? Oswin as the Doctor's family? Oswin as an egg/seed? It's been bothering me! I'd be really interested to know your thoughts about the whole Ponds section, actually.

I love all the Clara/Tardis bits you have going on later, which link her with the Tardis/Idris/Gallifrey.

I....may have been thinking about this too much.*hides*

[promethia_tenk]

Amy and her sword is SO EPIC OMG. That footage is glorious anyway, but you really use it to its full effect, I think.
*grins* Thank you. All the big sweeping, swirling sections were kind of insanely fun to do!

I'm really intrigued by that shot of Oswin peeking out, after the Amy-Pond-through-the-ages section - what are you hinting at there? Oswin as the Doctor's family? Oswin as an egg/seed? It's been bothering me!
Here I was thinking that, as nobody seems to be taking the bait, obviously I've not been nearly shameless enough in my insinuations ; )

Clara who? Clara Who.

Specifically I think she is the Doctor and River's. He's not a monk!

I thought I was pretty darn shameless . . . Though I didn't want someone who disagreed with me not to be able to enjoy the vid. I wanted to toe a line where, whether or not my conclusions proved right, my observations would still be valid.

I'd be really interested to know your thoughts about the whole Ponds section, actually.
<3 Bless you. What do you want to know? There's a lot there! I subtitled it in my head "love is a psychopath," which is a quote from Jekyll which I think basically explains Moff's use of the word in relation to River. Love as a dangerous, intensely focused, animalistic urge to protect one's loved ones. By which standards all the Ponds are psychopaths. I think the Ponds were good for the Doctor in the way that a hot oil treatment is good for split ends: ordinary care wasn't going to cut it, the man needed intensive reconditioning. The other main thing I kept in mind for this section (and the whole vid) was the idea that "all the women are one woman." I think Amy, River, and Clara act, on a symbolic level, as one multi-faceted unit in relation to the Doctor and his growth (and all the apocalypses are the same apocalypse, events of death and rebirth and growth, presided over by them). A sort of maiden/mother/crone triple goddess figure. So I deliberately drew as many parallels between the three women as I could and used multi-generational imagery (like in the "painted red to fit right in" section) to blend them together as much as possible in all their roles and associations. Is that what you're looking for?

I....may have been thinking about this too much.*hides*
If such a thing is possible, then I think we're all in a lot of trouble ; )

I keep meaning to read your huge, rambly meta post, by the way. I started, was loving what I saw, and then life kept interfering. I've still got it open, though!

[purplefringe]

I didn't want someone who disagreed with me not to be able to enjoy the vid. I wanted to toe a line where, whether or not my conclusions proved right, my observations would still be valid.

I think you do tread that line! The parallels are still there, wherever they are leading. More importantly, your observations can be interpreted in different ways, depending on what the viewer's own theories are. I mentioned how much I like the bits that link Clara to Gally/the Tardis, because my personal theories are headed in that sort of direction.

I think she is the Doctor and River's. He's not a monk!

Monks are NOT cool. Seriously - I would REALLY REALLY LOVE her to be his and River's granddaughter, but the random shoe-horned flirting in TBOSJ and the kiss at xmas disconcerted me somewhat. I know he has kissed both he parents-in-law, but this is slightly different.

Love as a dangerous, intensely focused, animalistic urge to protect one's loved ones. By which standards all the Ponds are psychopaths...the Doctor needed intensive reconditioning.

omg YES. That is a great line, that makes so much sense! All that 'I would tear time apart for you' stuff...River doesn't get it all from Kovarian, sweetie. I was interested to hear the thoughts behind this section - initially it made me think of the vid such_heights and I made in the mid-Season-6 hiatus, 'Howl', which was kind of all about that, and also about the weaponising effect the Doctor can have on his companions. But I like this positive spin on it better - the 'reconditioning' effect they have on him, the cauterising of the wound.

A sort of maiden/mother/crone triple goddess figure

Definitely got this! This comes through very strongly in the 'painted red' section - I kind of saw Oswin popping out at the end of that bit as a sort of question. As in, we've seen Amy Pond's whole life, and her whole life in relation to the Doctor. Who/what is coming next? And as I said, I also liked the link to the theme of rebirth, which I associate with Clara.

In conclusion: plz to be making more vids.

[promethia_tenk]

I think you do tread that line! The parallels are still there, wherever they are leading. More importantly, your observations can be interpreted in different ways, depending on what the viewer's own theories are.
It is good to hear that, thank you!

I mentioned how much I like the bits that link Clara to Gally/the Tardis, because my personal theories are headed in that sort of direction.
I possibly hedged my bets there (and threw Elisi a bone, since she likes that one too). But I figure if I'm right, then she really is a little bit TARDIS (through River), if you're right then it fits perfectly, and if she's some other sort of Gallifreyan-flavored thing, then we've got the idea of timey-ness-but-not-necessarily-Time-Lord in there. Plus Idris did play that role of prophet for River's coming, so I'm perfectly happy to co-opt her to do the same for Clara!

Monks are NOT cool. Seriously - I would REALLY REALLY LOVE her to be his and River's granddaughter, but the random shoe-horned flirting in TBOSJ and the kiss at xmas disconcerted me somewhat. I know he has kissed both he parents-in-law, but this is slightly different.
I probably have too many arguments at hand for why I'm basically ok with this, but really it comes down to thinking the collectively weight of four-plus years of accumulated symbolism has more weight than a little accidental incest squick. Strictly in-world, I feel like if the Doctor really did run into a descendant and neither of them had any idea . . . that is what would happen. Otherwise you have to start coming up with explanations for why the Doctor is suddenly not flirting with random strangers.

omg YES. That is a great line, that makes so much sense! All that 'I would tear time apart for you' stuff...River doesn't get it all from Kovarian, sweetie. I was interested to hear the thoughts behind this section - initially it made me think of the vid such_heights and I made in the mid-Season-6 hiatus, 'Howl', which was kind of all about that, and also about the weaponising effect the Doctor can have on his companions. But I like this positive spin on it better - the 'reconditioning' effect they have on him, the cauterising of the wound.
Oh, I completely adore 'Howl,' and it was definitely on my mind when I was doing this section. It's probably still my favorite season six vid, and I remember how . . . fantastically cathartic it was when that first came out in the hiatus between AGMGTW and LKH. Like this explosion of all this stuff that had been eating at me. Season six was a bit rough . . . And I definitely appreciated that accusative edge to it, back then. But I've kind of come to love the Pond family trait? So I watch it a bit differently now, and I wanted this section of my vid to highlight this more positive (if still very dangerous) interpretation. But I totally use "Howl" as short-hand for this whole complex of ideas--both to myself and with other people. I'll say: "It's like Howl . . "

If you've never watched Jekyll, btw, I cannot recommend it enough. It's stunning and only six hours long, and it is like the . . . raw, dark, subconscious of Moffat's Who stripped of all the distractions and embellishments and civilizing layers (definitely not written for eight year olds) and laid out in dense, metaphorical glory. If you've ever had any doubts whether Moffat means all this symbolism stuff to be in there, Jekyll's pretty much proof that he absolutely does.

As in, we've seen Amy Pond's whole life, and her whole life in relation to the Doctor. Who/what is coming next? And as I said, I also liked the link to the theme of rebirth, which I associate with Clara.
In my head, Clara literally popped out of Amy Pond's grave. Like flowers. So convenient, then, that Clara is always surrounded by flowers!

In conclusion: plz to be making more vids.
=D Yay, thank you! Am already ; )