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Hourglass
| Vid | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Hourglass |
| Creator: | Giandujakiss |
| Date: | May 19, 2008 |
| Format: | digital vid |
| Length: | 3:45 |
| Music: | Hourglass by Squeeze |
| Genre: | Meta |
| Fandom: | Multifandom |
| Footage: | X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, Xena, Day Break, Medium, Tru Calling, Charmed, BTVS, Lois and Clark, Blood Ties, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Early Edition, Groundhog Day, Andromeda |
| URL: | Dreamwidth giandujakiss.com |
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Hourglass is a vid by giandujakiss that explores the Groundhog Day trope and the joy of repetition within variation or variation within repetition. The vid summary: "All this has happened before and will happen again."
Her vidder's notes ("Some meta and notes on 'Hourglass'") declare:
Hourglass was essentially meant as a rebuttal to those who criticize fanworks as unoriginal, as though that fact in and of itself was enough to condemn them.For starters, the vid is meant illustrate critics' hypocrisy - "professional" art isn't exactly brimming with originality.
The vid is also meant to demonstrate the pleasure that comes from repetition-with-variation. Time loop stories are about the aesthetics of repetition - the minor variations take on significance precisely because everything else is the same. So, in this vid, I tried to capture the fun of a time loop story arc - and for me, that appeal is the emotional toll it takes on the people within the loop. The vid thus roughly tracks the emotional distintegration typically seen in a time loop story - it starts with the characters' initial confusion, then runs through various stages of frustration, desperation, and resignation.
Reactions and Reviews
I love time loop stories, and it turns out that many TV shows do too. This vid perfectly captures their chaotic energy and escalating drama.[1]
References
- ^ Rec by meteordust at Fancake