Leviathan

Lucifer Video: Creep

2019-10-12T19:12:44Z

Title: Creep
Description: The memories of Chloe that haunt Lucifer every time he sits at the piano to play Creep. Spoilers through 4x01 - "Everything's Okay".
Edited by: Leviathan
Music: Piano rendition of Creep by Warner Brothers and Netflix with vocals by Tom Ellis
Fandom: Lucifer
Disclaimer: Lucifer is not mine.

Here are two ways to stream my new Lucifer video:

Creep on YouTube

Creep on my website Neural Cluster (best quality)

I just recently binge watched all four seasons of Lucifer. I told myself that I would not get caught up in the character or the ship but I failed. I threw my (broken) heart into this video, which delves into the memories of Chloe that haunt Lucifer at the end of season 3 every time he sits at the piano to play Creep.

The piano clip at the beginning of Season 4 haunted me and I didn't think it was going to stop. I tried to give the vid idea to raspberry_splat because IMO she's better at the slow fades and the emotional overlays but she doesn't watch the show. And then the song just wouldn't leave me alone, so I gave in to my "desires". I tried to feel Lucifer's emotions throughout and chose just the right scenes to reflect that.

Speaking of the emotions that Lucifer shows throughout the song, I see him at the beginning more reminiscent of the memories he's experienced with Chloe. Nearing the end of the song, his emotions are way more desperate. Just look at his eyes as he's reliving her running away and wondering how she must feel about him now that she's seen him. He sees himself as a monster and yet she's so precious to him. Tom was marvelous baring Lucifer's soul as he did there.

My favorite part of the vid is at :27. There's an overlay of a kiss that fades away and Lucifer sighs, visibly shaken from the memory. Then there's clapping (which come from the episode) and basically that's #Deckerstar fans applauding the beautiful Lucifer/Chloe emotional scene, with so much thanks to the Lucifer writers.

A favorite that I could not figure out if I should keep in or take out is the audio over the ending credits. Has he played the song too much? Should I leave it there or cut it? Chloe was gone a month and Lucifer was heartbroken so he played the song constantly, as shown by the many, many cuts in the original video and changing clothing that he wears. Ultimately I left it because it just felt right. Not only did he play it and nurse his broken heart, I played it so much while editing that that line was a part of my heartbreak as well.

The hardest of the vid to edit were after 1:20 which illustrate Chloe walking out on Lucifer or giving up on him. There just aren't that many clips of that happening that give us a punch to the gut and visually illustrate that loss. Ultimately I got it to work, and I'm glad that I didn't focus primarily on the ending scenes of season 3.

I thought by finishing this my heart would be sort of healed. The song still haunts me. What do I do now?

New Smallville Vidlet: Bad Liar (Clark and Lois)

2019-08-23T22:52:11Z

Title: Bad Liar
Description: Lois makes it through all of Clark's lies. Focuses on Clark and Lois in Smallville seasons 9 and 10. This song could literally work for Clark and *insert any other character name*.
Edited by: RedK Rush aka Leviathan
Music: Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons
Fandom: Smallville
Disclaimer: Neither Smallville nor Clark nor Clark and Lois are mine.

Here are two ways to stream my new Smallville vidlet:

Bad Liar on YouTube

Bad Liar on my website Neural Cluster

Who thought I was done making videos?? ((ME)). I just had a nice summer of Smallville, introducing my teenage boys to the series. We watched all ten seasons and it didn't take me long to realize that I got emotionally hooked back into it. The show is almost 20 years old and let me tell you it has aged well. Most of the graphics still hold up to today's standards. The stories are still gripping, give or take a few. Very believable Clark and Lois relationship. Tom's performance still takes my heart.

A couple of months ago a friend netlynn was asking, "Where is that Smallville video?!" I said, "Nope, probably not gonna happen." But fellow vidders understand when you're hit with an idea it's really hard to resist. Thank you to raspberry_splat for prewatching it and giving me the encouragement to share!

I miss Livejournal.

New Vid: Strip that Down - Chuck and Blair (Gossip Girl)

2017-10-01T22:58:36Z

Title: Strip that Down
Description: Slightly racy look at Chuck and Blair's evolving relationship.
Edited by: Leviathan
Music: Strip that Down
Fandom: Gossip Girl
Disclaimer: Gossip Girl is not mine, obviously. Neither are Chuck and Blair, which hurts even more.

Streaming video is here at my website Neural Cluster.

Please watch and let me know what you think. I tried to upload it to YouTube but it screamed copyright violation and blocked it from the world.It's human nature to be free and like Blair Waldorf, you can't keep a bad girl down. I threw it onto my website.

Yep, I made a new video. Who else is shocked? I wanted to do something racy and here it is. I recently binge-watched Gossip Girl and fell in love with Chuck and Blair. There are a few other reasons to watch the show (like Dorota, Georgina, Blair's mom and new husband played by Wallace Shawn, and the plethora of one-liners that had me laughing), but Chuck and Blair are really the only reasons you need.

I miss fandom!

2016-07-17T22:32:12Z

Parenting and full time work is boring. I miss fandom!

I miss binge-watching, yelling at the TV, rewinding/rewinding/rewinding at the good parts, and then coming here and chatting about how amazing an episode or scene was.

I miss making icons, animations, and tweaking with video to make it just right.

I wish I had the time to do the fun stuff anymore. Is there anyone out there that is still enjoying fandom?

leviathan101 @ 2015-01-15T19:43:00

2015-01-16T03:42:46Z

Dying to make or watch an amazing video to John Legend's All of Me. Damn beautiful song. Really want Arrow/Felicity. Or Hook/Emma. Anyone up for it? I wish I had the time.

Hi! ((waves))

leviathan101 @ 2014-04-15T20:23:00

2014-04-16T03:23:15Z

Happy Birthday sabaceanbabe and ladycallie!

Reflecting

2014-02-07T18:27:29Z

Hello! I haven't been around in a while... wait that's not true. I haven't posted in quite some time but I usually check my flist a couple of times a week. It's quiet here! I'm thinking most people have moved on to tumblr, twitter or Facebook. I am also at twitter and facebook but LJ will always hold a special place for me. Just wanted to say a hello and give a quick update. I have been working like a dog nearly full time for the last year so have had hardly any time to be here or do anything fan related. Currently I have had a few days off so here I am. I am not watching very many shows these days, but I do love Sherlock, Sleepy Hollow, Once Upon a Time, and Big Bang Theory.

Have some time off of work with a gazillion things to do and not knowing what to do first, I have finally sat down to update my website. What website? yeah.. http://www.neuralcluster.net. I know, not much goes on there anymore but I still like to have my own spot. Early last year the website broke due to me not keeping the software updated. It was not hacked (like last time it broke), but it simply did not work with the PHP update the server did. So I sat down and found a nice set of tools and updated. Problem was, none of the coding for my videos worked and it was going to take editing every single video page along with putting them into the mosaic as well as putting them into the showcase up top. It was a lot of work and I did some until I got called back to full time work (and selling the house). Basically I got busy. I will probably get busy again later this year but for now I have brought some more videos back into the light. This includes videos made by raspberry_splat and humansrsuperior!

When I check all of these videos to be sure they are working, I get nostalgic. Ah, so much for the days when I had nothing to do so I could watch my shows and vid all day. I miss that. I miss my Farscape, John and Aeryn, and I miss my Doctor and Rose. I miss being sucked into a show and being so excited about it. I miss being sucked into a video and finding the perfect clips to match the rhythm and lyric. It really was a fantastic time in my life.

I just resurrected this video yesterday: A Hundred Pages. It is not nearly one of my best but the song has held me prisoner these last 24 hours. I keep hearing it in my head. It will not go away. My first Doctor Who video! And now I'm yearning for Doctor/Rose again.

And then I put this one up as well: Weird Science and I'm yearning to follow John and Aeryn on their adventures again. Almost time for a rewatch.

As I bring more of my videos back to the website, I've realized that sometimes I used too much audio from the show. Sorry I went a little crazy with that. I do love the audio, but sometimes it was overkill. Too bad I can't re-edit!

I am getting older and I don't like it. It's looking like later this year I may have the chance to have my own route. If not this year, then next for sure. That means my free time will definitely be at a minimum with my artistic and creative life put behind me. It's a good thing, working, but not so good for having fun. I would love to know how other full-time workers (with kids) juggle working/exhaustion and fandoms.

Oh yeah, kids are well. They are 13 and 11 now, with the youngest almost out of elementary school. In a way I'm glad because "I" have senioritis and am over elementary school. Bring on middle school! They are growing up too fast, too. Puppy (Loki) is doing well. He will be 2 in June. I can't even recall if I ever mentioned him here. We bought a new house 10 months ago that has more of a backyard. Now I have room for a garden. I recently bought a greenhouse and have started some seeds (jalapeno, squash, watermelon, pumpkin, onion, carrot, tomato). Excited! Well, there's my (yearly) update. If anyone actually reads this, maybe I'll post more often. :)

leviathan101 @ 2013-10-12T21:07:00

2013-10-13T04:05:25Z

Happiest of birthdays to raspberry_splat! Missing you, and missing our old fun times together. ((hugs))

Hello flist! Still alive, doing pretty well. :)

Happy Mothers Day!

2013-05-13T04:33:41Z

I hope all moms had a GREAT Mother's Day!

Star Trek Into Darkness

2012-12-06T17:10:13Z

I am quite upset that Amanda Brown is no longer on The Voice. She was fantastic and my favorite.. figures she ends up 5th. I'll still watch if only for Adam and Blake, and Terry and Nicholas. Just hope Cassadee doesn't win. I am not watching X Factor anymore. It's pointless when good talent gets 'sent home' by the biased judges while worse performers get to stay. Done.

On a completely different note, have you seen the trailer for the new Star Trek movie coming out in May?? It looks awesome! I can't wait to see Benedict Cumberbatch playing the bad guy, whether it be Kahn, Gary Mitchell, whoever. I need some more Trek in my life. But why oh why do I have to wait so long??!

Still watching Star Trek TNG with the boys, thanks to Netflix. We are on Season 4. :)

Happy Birthday!

2012-10-12T18:44:14Z

Happy Birthday to one of my dearest and closest friends, raspberry_splat. You have been my friend for 13 years, never judging and always supporting. Stuck with me through it all and you know what I'm talking about. Thank you for continuing to care and support me. My best wishes to you always! I hope your day is beautiful!

Avengers

2012-09-26T04:57:03Z

So happy Avengers is finally out on DVD! Sat down and watched it tonight with my family. Anyone else excited about its release? I have missed Loki!

*waves*

Memorial

2012-06-06T18:53:03Z

Found out a couple of weeks ago that a_mistletoe passed away. It's incredibly sad and somewhat hard to imagine when someone you've talked to and enjoyed is now gone from your life. Even if you never saw them in person, there is a bond and friendship. Sara was one of my Bones friends that was a big fan of my icon work. That's what I remember most about her (other than her love of David Boreanaz that is). She was always complimenting me and using the icons in her posts. I was very touched by that and I'm now very sad that she's gone. Life is fragile and quick. Treat others how you wish to be treated and tell friends that you care about them.

RIP a_mistletoe. You will be remembered by many. Also a thank you to tempertemper for attending Sara's funeral on behalf of all of her internet friends.

Titanic Anniversary

2012-04-15T03:07:29Z

Just got finished watching Titanic with my husband and kids. It seemed like the right thing to do on the 100 year anniversary of the sinking. I had to share this special moment.

You know this scene?

My conversation with my youngest son (who is 9):

B: Where are their clothes?
Me: (after long pause) They took them off.
B: Why? Why are they all wet?

I love this boy's innocence. I want to keep him this way as long as I can.

I forwarded through the drawing scene, much to my boys' dismay. I don't think they are ready for female frontal nudity. Connor thought the movie was good. He's not a big talker, so that's on par for him. Brayden thought that it was "long". His other thought was that it made him very sad for all of those people. He was especially sad when there was a child on screen. I think he liked and understood the story more. Maybe we'll watch it once per year on the anniversary, or wait a few years for both of my kids to gain some maturity.

For me? I was a tearful basketcase throughout. I have loved the Titanic since Ballard found it in '85. The movie resparked and solidified the love. The historical aspects are what I love the most but I think the movie as a whole is amazing. Titanic was the second website I ever made and then I was a part of a website that explored the officers and their roles in the sinking. Sometimes I miss those times and the friends I had. I wonder if they are 'reliving' memories of Titanic today like I am. I'm also a little sad today because there are no survivors of the Titanic disaster alive anymore. One hundred years is a long time, definitely. I can't believe it's been so long. RIP

My Hunger Games Review (spoilers under cut)

2012-03-27T19:34:32Z

It's been a few days since I took to the theater to watch Hunger Games. I was alone, as the others that I had wanted to go with me were working. Perhaps it was better that way. My first thought while watching was OUCH, STOP THE HANDHELD CAM! I was in the third row, as I always like to be, and had some trouble with my eyes focusing on the shakiness of the district scenes. Thank goodness they toned it down when Katniss and Peeta got to the Capitol. I think I understand why they did that, giving it a gritty, underdeveloped feel in the districts, but it was a little extreme on my eyes. Okay, since I'm getting old, I should probably stop sitting in the third row.

My other initial thought is that it seemed rushed. But they couldn't keep in every scene and every statement/comment said by the characters in the books so some things had to be cut along the way. I think that's why it gave me the feeling that things are just flying by so quickly. The movie does have a lot of ground to cover. But honestly, it didn't feel like I was in the theater for that long at all. I enjoyed my viewing experience, all 2 1/2 hours of it.

When all is said and done, I really loved the movie. I thought it was amazing. In my mind, it does have it's flaws like any other movie, but it was a seriously very well done book to movie adaption. Since I read the book and ~~became obsessed with~~ loved it, it is great to be able to put the characters and events into my mind visually. I will own it. I will watch it multiple times. Perhaps I will do more with it. Now I'm not really that good with reviews, but I wanted to at least post what I liked and what I had a problem with regarding the film. Also since I read the book a week before the film came out, it is still very fresh in my mind as I watch. I think that lends my mind to being a bit more picky than normal.

BEST MOMENTS EVER
-Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss - Josh Hutcherson as Peeta. Both perfect for their roles.
-Pretty much every Peeta/Katniss scene, especially when he tells her she can shoot and always hits the squirrels through the eye and then when he speaks about her singing and how he used to watch her everyday
-Flashbacks of Peeta and Katniss when he throws her the bread. I wondered how they would incorporate this and the b&w scattered-type cuts were perfect. I LOVED IT TO BITS.
-Prim tucking in her shirt as she walks to the stage after her name is called. Prim screaming "NO!" as she's carried away by Gale. I cried. Great casting for her!
-Rue stealing the knives from Cato and he doesn't have a clue. Love Rue!
-Katniss getting angry at the gamemakers and shooting the apple out of the pig's mouth. She's awesome.
-The shot of Gale sitting on the hillside as the countdown goes, uninterested yet worried for her.
-Rue/Katniss frienship. I wish it was longer because they were so cute together. Watching them, it really hit home how Rue reminded Katniss of Prim.
-Rue's death with the flowers/tears/singing was absolutely beautiful. I cried, and heard sniffles from the lone guy two seats down.
-Effie/Haymitch/Flickerman awesomeness. Effie's "That is MAHOGANY!" Haymitch's "You call THAT a kiss?" awesome! Seneca was amazing as well, with his final scene with the berries. I always thought they hung him (referencing that in CF) but I like the berries better.
-Extra scenes of District 11 fighting, the control room where the arena was developed, Haymitch chatting up the sponsors to get Katniss and Peeta some soup, Snow and Seneca. They all fit in perfectly.
-Clove and her knives! The actress was great, IMO.
-Trackerjacker part was awesome! I loved that part in the book as well.
-Forest fire scenes and the control room 'making' and positioning the falling tree. Cool! Also liked the 'graphed' look of the sky in the arena.
-Blowing up the pyramid of food belonging to the Careers was awesome! Just like I pictured from the book.
-Camouflaged Peeta! I also love that Peeta's talent is frosting/painting and not physical fighting.
-Peeta joking about taking the bow to go hunting LOL. The look on Katniss' face was perfect.
-Loved the part where the canon goes off and Katniss is freaked out that Peeta has died from eating poisonous berries. Then she finds him and they hold each other for a few seconds. It was Foxface who took Peeta's berries and died from them.
-The Clove and Katniss fight was awesome. Just as I pictured it from the book.
-Foxface rally did look like a fox.
-Peeta touching Katniss' braid before they eat the berries, though I would have preferred the kiss they shared in the book.

Moments that needed some work:
-Peeta/Katniss relationship development scenes. People who didn't read the books probably don't understand that Peeta has loved her for years and she was pretending for the cameras throughout the Games (or at least we think she is).
-No clip of Peeta's dad with Katniss nor a word about Peeta's dad in love with Katniss' mom. Sad!! Perhaps they'll move it to the second movie?
-Katniss' near dehydration while trying to locate water at the beginning of the games. Miss that part.
-Katniss' bloody ear when she lost her hearing in her left ear. I guess they made it a temporary hearing loss in the movie.
-When it's announced at the end that there will only be only one victor, in the book Katniss draws her bow on Peeta thinking he was coming after her. I loved her guilt there, but it wasn't in the movie.
-the removal of the district 11 bread sent to Katniss. I think this scene was cut due to lack of time, as it is referred to in the Illustrated Movie Companion. I have hope!
-in the book, Katniss drugged Peeta in the cave so she could go and get his medicine at the Cornucopia. In the movie, she seems to head out while he's asleep. I like that she drugged him and that right after he took the drug, he knew it before he blacked out.
-Not enough Cinna
-Peeta didn't lose his leg like he did in the book.
-didn't like the love triangle angle, especially when the cut from the Katniss/Peeta kiss to Gale's face. How am I supposed to enjoy the kiss??

I am hoping we get a lot of cut scenes on the DVD!

I know the movie can stand on it's own and be great on it's own but it's even better after you read the book and get all of the backstory and descriptions. If you've already seen the movie and liked it, I encourage you to pick up the book. There is so much depth in those pages and it makes you feel the way Katniss did because the whole book is from her perspective. Amazing read.

And the movie? Awesome. I will own it, rewatch it, maybe icon it and maybe even vid it. Who knows. I'm getting sucked into it's fandom and that's a feeling I haven't had in a long time. They are going to make three more movies for the other books in the series, so something to look forward to!

Made two sidebars

2012-03-22T18:05:23Z

Because I love this scene of Katniss at her private session with the Gamemakers, I had to make it. One is nearly the whole scene and the other is only the second half (when she gets mad). Can't decide which one I want to use yet. I really love her temper!

Movie comes out tonight at midnight! I hope to see it sometime this weekend. Anyone else going?

Banner and voting

2012-03-15T18:26:56Z

I made a new banner! Out with the old, in with the new and right now it's Hunger Games. Book is awesome and I can't wait to see the film. Reading book #2 now.

Voting! The Sci-Fi March Madness is damn painful right now. Farscape fans, they have John Crichton and Aeryn Sun up against each other. And not 'up against each other' as in a bulkhead, in a poll!! IT'S MADNESS!! How in the world do I choose?? I don't even think there is a sane resolution to this one. I love both, how can they make me choose? I have a sneaking suspicion that Aeryn will win. You can't beat a strong female character, in my book. Unless, of course, it's John Crichton. ACK!! *decisions, decisions*

More Voting! Fandom March Madness is down to the final two. Go vote ~~for your favorite~~ Donna! I am very glad there will be a female winning this year.

And with that, I will go continue to read the second Hunger Games book, as well as contemplate John vs Aeryn.

Best News Ever

2012-03-08T06:37:45Z

Well frell me dead. Ben Browder to guest star on Doctor Who ep. Please be true? I really have missed Ben on my TV! I have two seasons of DW to catch up on now.

Wait, can that really be three posts in two days? Weird. Someone check my temp.

leviathan101 @ 2012-03-07T22:34:00

2012-03-08T06:33:58Z

Because more March Madness makes me happy.

March Madness

2012-03-06T18:26:20Z

Pimping, because it's March Madness time again!

Valentine's day

2012-02-14T16:53:56Z

Valentine's Day.... Do y'all really celebrate it? I'd be curious to know what you normally do for Vday. We don't do much here, just maybe get something small for each other. My husband has gone to work and I wont see him until 7:30 tonight so I guess the possibility of going out to eat is gone. However, I just took the boys to school and walked back in the door to find a few flowers and some truffle chocolates. I swear I didn't see them before I left and yet there they are when I get back. Interesting. I haven't had time to get anything for my husband and he is so hard to buy for on Valentine's. He doesn't eat sweets and flowers seem to be a girl thing. What the heck do you get a man on Vday??

((btw, thanks for the Valentine's v-gifts tempertemper, raspberry_splat, and netlynn!))

Whitney Houston. One of the greatest voices gone and it hit me kind of hard. I've always loved her but it's strange timing because just recently I put her music onto my music player and iphone. Also about a week ago I had the urge to watch The Bodyguard so I put it in my Netflix queue and raised it to the top. Coincidentally, it arrived Saturday, the day she died. The movie sits by my TV and I'll probably watch it soon but it may feel different now. Favorite song of hers is Run to You, probably because of the movie. It makes me so sad that she's gone, even if it was probably drugs that did it. What a waste.

Not a whole lot has been going on in my life since I last posted. Soccer ended with both my kids' teams going to the area playoffs and then getting vanquished. It was an awesome season. I've been working a lot lately, spending time and $ at Kohls. My brother introduced me to a board/card game called Dominion and I am loving it. Playing it a lot and lately getting my booty kicked.

Oh I must say that I've been loving the new series Once Upon a Time. Anyone else? I didn't get into it until episode 3. The first two just didn't do it for me and I almost quit watching, but something drove me on. I am now on episode 8 with just four or so eps to catch up on. Great premise, very imaginative! I have to say, though, not happy with the end of episode 7!! I need to get some icons, but I guess first I need to rebuy some.

Sorry I haven't posted lately. Will try to do better! I promise that I've been reading my flist daily. :)

leviathan101 @ 2011-10-12T16:12:00

2011-10-12T23:11:59Z

Have to say a big H*A*P*P*Y B*I*R*T*H*D*A*Y to one of my favorite people in the world raspberry_splat. I hope you are having a blast at the Flyers season opener game right now. Maybe some champagne later?

Smallville

2011-04-28T02:13:08Z

So I can't stop looking at this...

Beautiful scene from last week's Smallville episode. And now it's really hitting me that there are only a few more episodes left until this show is done forever. I am getting quite sad about it. Not sure what I'll do without Clark in my life.

Oh yeah, I made that, up there, for my sidebar. It took me a couple of hours, very frustrating of Photoshop. How is everyone? Livejournal seems so quiet these last couple of months. Is everyone jumping ship? I signed my kids up for soccer again this year, so I'm very excited about it. Doesn't start until August though. Things have been okay here lately. Kids are busy with state testing, otherwise we are just making it day to day. Hope all is well with my flist!

Animated icons (Bones - The Blackout in the Blizzard)

2011-04-07T17:38:00Z

[15] Bones (animations from The Blackout in the Blizzard)
[1] Bones animation
[1] Bones sidebar

Samples:


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4	5	6


7	8	9


10	11	12


13	14	15

- Comment if you like them!
- Comment and credit leviathan101 if you use!
- No hotlinking. Please host on your own web space/server.
- Resources

March Madness

2011-03-06T02:57:12Z

The fun is back!