Vid: In the 99 (The Hunger Games, Effie and Katniss)

[cosmic_llin]

Song: In the 99, by Vienna Teng
Fandom: The Hunger Games
Length: 3.35
Size: 76.16 Mb
Download: HERE and subtitles HERE
Summary: Effie, Katniss, the Districts and the Capitol.
Content Notes: Violence consistent with canon (ie, quite a lot implied and shown in brief snippets, but nothing graphic up close). Lots of fast cuts, blurry/jerky motion etc.ual setting
Vidder's Notes: This was made as part of the Aims Vid Album, a project to vid all the songs on Vienna Teng's new album. Check out the masterpost for more information. Thanks to [Unknown site tag]shinyjenni for betaing and carawj and silly_cleo for helpful comments and support!

"In the 99 (Effie and Katniss)" (Watch on YouTube)

Comments

[spiderwolves]

Oh, my. Oh, Effie. Oh, Katniss. I love how you've shown Katniss' arc, from sobbing and afraid to harsh and fierce and resigned, but I especially love how you've shown Effie. I think she's fascinating, and her arc of losing naivite and the honest compassion that comes out - you've humanised her a whole lot here, I think.

I heard this as "I am not the one who prays", before checking the lyrics - the prayer theme there, the raising-up of people and showing Snow, Gale, Katniss, Rue - that was especially striking, for me, this uncompromising and quite sudden barrage of, these are the symbols for different people and this is what they live and die for (or in Gale's cause, this is how they live and die) and this shows more than anything what their different situations and motivations are and mean - oh, that, I loved. It sent me reeling.

The song is *perfect*. "We are ever in the 99", a song about Occupy for films about the 1%? Brilliant. I interpret this as being Effie's voice and about Effie's arc, and, "I haven't come to say I'm sorry / But I swear I'm on your side" - oh, oh, bury me in the ocean. Oh, Effie.

So so good. All the bravo. *goes to watch it yet again*

[chaila]

Oh this is great! I either didn't know or totally forgot you were working on this song, so this was an awesome surprise. I love the snapping editing in the intro, where all the visuals of District really drive home how it's the masses against a very few powerful people. It was a really great choice to use this song for Effie's character arc too, her realization of what she's a part of. The section near the end with all the hands, progressing to Effie and Katniss holding each other's hands was really great and affecting!

[sabaceanbabe]

Wow! This is beautiful! You portray Effie's arc here from clueless Capitolite to compassionate friend so wonderfully! And Katniss, from terrified girl to determined woman is awesome, too. The opening montage sets things up perfectly for the tone of the vid and the editing is so crisp and clean. I love it. Thank you for sharing it.

[caramarie]

This is fantastic so smartly edited and compelling. I may have teared up towards the end.

[tree_and_leaf]

This is wonderful!

[beccatoria]

Man that was gorgeous. I haven't seen these movies or read the books, so I basically only have fandom osmosis to go on but this vid has made me more likely to actually watch them than anything else I've seen so far. The sense of anger and anguish is palpable. <3

[such_heights]

Ahhhhhh this is SO AWESOME - even better than I was expecting when you said you were doing this. Fantastic use of the different tones of the song, with the really jagged cuts and long sweeping shots. Oh, Effie. <3333

[rosaxx50]

Of all the THG vids I've seen, this is by far my favourite. It's brutal and remarkable.

[yunitsa]

I really loved this - what a perfect match of song to source! Had to watch it twice to catch all the clever connections you were drawing between Effie and Katniss's stories - it works really well.

[tehlime]

This video is gorgeous! You did such a good job showing how Katniss and Effie's story arcs intertwine! I absolutely love the clip choice, the symbolism throughout the whole vid is just fantastic. Great job!

[amber_protocol]

This is my favourite song on this album and I love that you paired it with THG because it fits so perfectly.

[brainwane]

I have not read or seen any of the source material, but wow, this makes THG look a lot more interesting and femtastic than I had thought, and now I want to watch! Thank you!

[incidental_fire]

Very powerful, really nicely done.

[brokenmnemonic.livejournal.com]

So, I'm back again. Sick of the sound of me yet? ;)

I don't know much about Vienna Tang's work, but I know the Hunger Games; I like the movies, and I have mixed feelings about the book, but I really like this vid. I think you blend together the sumptuous, excessive decadence of the first district with the terrible things that everyone outside that district endures in a very compelling fashion. The difference between spectacle and survival is stark, to say the least... thank you for showing it.

[impala_chick]

Oh my, I'm so emotional over this vid. It's such a great look at the films and at how Effie had to open her eyes and change after really getting to know Katniss and the Districts through her eyes. The lyrics of this song just pop, too, because each scene you've chosen is so impactful.