Music Video: Dr. Who 2005 (Torn)

[Witcher Wolf]

I always wanted to have a go at something like this but never really bothered. I used to do a fair few music videos, around 25 or so years ago when you used a razor for cutting and a video-shuttle was the 'in' thing for various things.

So I got bitten by the Music Video bug when I was sitting at my computer the other day and hammering out some ideas for a Dr. Who novella.

Inspiration strikes at the oddest of times. This is the first video that I've done that actually uses a computer, it does tell a story and matches with the lyrics in several places.

Nothing too fancy.

I hope you enjoy it.

whee.dk/gill/misc/DWho/DrWhoTornAV2.avi

Edit: If you have problems with this, it may be due to the codec. I tend to use XviD because I can't stand the spyware DivX throws onto your machine.

My firewall often blocks their 'gaim-trickler' app for instance.

You can also try: BSPlayer.

[frivolity]

Friv burns rubber in her scramble to download ;D ;D


It won't open, Wolf.

[Libby]

Downloaded OK, but I had to use my DivX player to run this..wouldn't open in Media Player or Creative.

Anyway...love the track, always been one of my favs.

Nice vid. What's with Pudsey? (Couldn't face watching CiN this year) Did they play this?

The Novella sounds great...I'm such a Doctor fan!

[Witcher Wolf]

frivolity said:

Friv burns rubber in her scramble to download ;D ;D


It won't open, Wolf.

Argh. Not to worry, download XviD and you should be fine. Also grab BSPlayer which is a great free player. I'm still getting used to working with the 'newfangled' tech and codecs.

Back in my day, it was all done with razors and decks.

[Witcher Wolf]

libby said:

Downloaded OK, but I had to use my DivX player to run this..wouldn't open in Media Player or Creative.

Anyway...love the track, always been one of my favs.

Nice vid. What's with Pudsey? (Couldn't face watching CiN this year) Did they play this?

The Novella sounds great...I'm such a Doctor fan!

The footage was sourced from the CiN special, which acts as a bridge to the Xmas Invasion. I'm hoping they put that on a DVD in the 2006 box set or something similar.

I am quite pleased with this video though, since its a chance for me to experiment in other avenues with my insane creativity.

Of course my first love is writing.

The Doctor Who novella is something that I'm looking forwards to trying. It won't be a specific Doctor since the BBC have no intention of accepting any outside submissions for the 2005-2006 series Timelords.

I suggest grabbing Fallen Gods if you haven't, from Telos Books - its a very enthralling and most excellent book.

[frivolity]

clericwolf said:

frivolity said:

Friv burns rubber in her scramble to download ;D ;D


It won't open, Wolf.

Argh. Not to worry, download XviD and you should be fine. Also grab BSPlayer which is a great free player. I'm still getting used to working with the 'newfangled' tech and codecs.

Back in my day, it was all done with razors and decks.

I have that and I've never had trouble opening vids before WAH!

[Amie]

Poor Frivvy! You have the free Divx player from the www.divx.com right? I was able to open and play it with that player (although I do have the latest codecs in the package I bought).

Pretty cool, Wolf! Not familiar with Dr. Who, so I'm not sure what's going on, but the quality of the video was very good and I liked the song.

[Witcher Wolf]

Doctor Who is a tricky one to explain.

It was a British science-fiction TV show circa 1963 that has the accolade of being one of the longest, if not /the/ longest running sci-fi show ever made.

It enjoyed a quirky but hardcore fanbase response and Whovians are extremely protective and vocal about their favourite series, Doctor and episodes.

In 1966 William Hartnel was too ill to continue the role of the Doctor and the production team changed - Hartnel decided to retire. The BBCs writers came up with an 'out' for the story, a clever device to allow a new actor to take on the role of the same character - thus the concept of Regeneration began.

A Timelord that suffers too much bodily damage, or is to ill/old/tired what have you can change every single cell of their body, total genetic regeneration. Except not only do they regenerate their cells - they take on a whole new personality and body.

Thus over the history of Doctor Who from 1963 to the 7th Doctor bidding farewell to the series in 1989, on the 6th of December. There were 7 seperate actors that played the legendary Timelord propelling it to an immensely popular cult TV series.

1. William Hartnell (1963 - 1966)
2. Patrick Troughton (1966-1970)
3. Jon Pertwee (1970 - 1974)
4. Tom Baker (1974 - 1981)
5. Peter Davidson (1982 - 1984)
6. Colin Baker (1984 - 1986)
7. Sylvester McCoy (1987 - 1989)

TV show cancelled

8. Paul McGann (TV Movie US produced - fails in 1996 - 9 million in the UK watched it, but very few people did in the US)

In 2003 the BBC announced Dr. Who would be back on Saturday evenings...

In March 26th 2005 at 7:00pm Doctor Who came back onto the UK TV screens and was a massive hit, so massive that it fuelled two more series.

9. Christopher Eccleston 2005 Doctor.

10. David Tennant 2006 Doctor (and onwards to 2007 for series III)

The new show is a massive shift from the old shows and it has been radically retooled, updated and with a bigger and better budget to boot. At the end of 2005 Christopher Eccleston, beloved 9th Doctor handed on the reigns of the show's mantle to David Tenannt.

For the first time in YEARS fans got to witness the much vaunted Regeneration sequence and the whole new fanbase were treated to something uniquely Who.

This music video uses footage from Children In Need and shows Doctor number 9, Regenerating into Doctor number 10. This has a profound effect on his companion Rose, who is torn between her love of the old Doctor and unable to believe (at first) who this new guy is.

Hence the song: Torn

*phews*

Can I have a Virtual Coke now from all that explanation?

[Amie]

Wow, thanks for the intro to Dr. Who, Wolf! ;D You'll have to forgive me for my ignorance -- I'm not British, but I should know something about the series since I love science fiction to begin with.

Is Jon Pertwee in anyway related to Sean Pertwee, the actor who portrayed Father in the beginning?

Never mind, just looked up Sean in imdb and found out he's the son of Jon Pertwee. ;D Cool!

[MisterAnderson]

clericwolf said:

4. Tom Baker (1974 - 1981)

The golden years.

Will d/l your vid when I get home Wolfenstein!

[Witcher Wolf]

Doctor Who 2005 premieres on Sci Fi in the US March of this year

Cool Mr. A *G*

I'm doing a new one set to 'Thriller' *GRINS*

[MisterAnderson]

Well I've watched it. And Wolf you are to be commended on your efforts for having a go.

As a friend though, I feel I owe it to you to be honest....I didn't really like it, mate.

Sorry dude, but the repetious use of the same shots & the "flapping" mouths didn't really float my boat I'm afraid - but I understand that you had limited source material to begin with. And the song didn't really warrant using the shots of a Tardis flying through space...the song is perfect for a character POV (either Rose or the Doctors or both) and it just didn't seem to suit how you've edited it.

But hats off to you bloke, you had a go & editing isn't the easiest thing to get right the first time. Just like I'm not a good writer.

And if you enjoy the video, thats the main thing - I make videos for myself first, then share with everyone after that. If they like it, hey....bonus. If not, then theres no loss. I didn't make it for the masses in the first place.

[Witcher Wolf]

Never worry bout being honest matey. I mainly did it for the experience of having a go, which taught me a lot. Yeah, the source footage was quite limited, but there are over 200 clips from the next episode on my HD now.

So that should give a better range of materials to work with.

It was mainly a 'see if I could even get something' excersise. The tools are certainly more advanced which is something I was quite impressed with, never used a package quite like the one I used on this.

[Libby]

I agree that the main thing is try...that way we learn. We have a lot of talent around these boards in various areas and it's difficult to get started and be brave enough to share that first attempt in a new genre.

It doesn't matter if it's not to everyone's taste, 'cos the world would be boring if we all liked the same things...it's the fun and enjoyment we get out of being creative that matters. MrA's right...we create things for ourselves and if others like it too, that's great.

I have to say that after watching Kristin's last vid 'Closer' I was considering just deleting the EQ music vid I'm half way through, because I don't have access to that sort of editing (just WMM) and couldn't achieve that kind of level.

But having writers around of Wolf and Judas' calibre isn't deterring others from posting their fics, in fact it's raising the game for everyone. Friv had never done a music vid before and she's produced some wonderfully wacky stuff!

So I look forward to seeing more Dr Who vids from ClericWolf in the not too distant...

[Witcher Wolf]

Thanks Libby

For me its the joy in creating it for myself, if someone else likes it as Mr. A says - bonus, if not then hey it achieved my desired result. It allowed me to experiment in a different direction. do something I wouldn't normally do.

The main thing is to share, those with the guts to share good or bad are increasing the creative content and experience for everyone that comes into contact with it.

[Witcher Wolf]

The next Dr. Who video is done. I did something different with this one, it took me a few hours to work out how to use it. But the results were worth it.

See if you can spot the new trick I tried out. Its near the end to give you a clue.

whee.dk/gill/misc/DWho/ThrillerWHO.rar