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Listens: Aftermath by Lifehouse

New Vid - Brian/Justin - Aftermath

Shortly after I finished Despacito, I received a request to make a vid to Aftermath by Lifehouse. The song fit for me, so I said yes. It was also a chance to collaborate in some way, which I love.

This is a companion vid to the final part of TrueIllusion's fanfic series, Familiarity, which can be found on AO3, Kinnetik Dreams, or Midnight Whispers. (This vid appears at the end of Chapter 3 of the final part.) The theme of her fic matches closely with this song. The vid deals with past struggles, while the fic deals with future ones. If you like some major hurt/comfort, this fic and vid are for you.

Aftermath
Song by Lifehouse
Vidder: Wendy




Now, other than also a Brian/Justin vid, this vid could not be more different from my previous one... or than most of my vids, really. Other than a few tidbits here and there, I have never vidded these topics before. This is probably the most serious vid I have ever made, in which for once, it's not about them getting together or breaking up or learning to love each other or any of those things I normally focus on. This vid is purely about the way they make it through some terrible things together, things that are very hard but things which ultimately bring them closer together.

The other thing about this vid was that the song is slooooow. It took me quite awhile to figure out how to pace the vid accordingly. I ended up adding some extra audio, which is something I almost never do, but it seemed to add something dramatic to the vid and was fun to play around with. I also finally taught myself how to use the canned credits which come with Adobe Premiere Pro, because obviously until now I was so much enjoying doing things the hard (not as good, manual, simple but complicated) way. LOL.