DW vid: Whatever It Is

[usuallyhats]

Title: Whatever It Is
Edited by: usuallyhats
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters: All TV companions, plus Fey and Izzy
Music: Ben Lee - Whatever It Is
Content notes: none
Summary: Just do it, whatever it is
Notes: Thanks to persiflage_1 and fly_to_dawn for beta-ing, to cosmic_llin for tech help and general encouragement, and to everyone who suggested clips! ♥
Spoilers: Up to 6x01, "The Impossible Astronaut"
Download: here (85MB .mp4 from mediafire) | subtitles (.srt file)

"Whatever It Is (Doctor Who fanvid)" (Watch on YouTube)

Lyrics:

Are you changing, are you changing, are you changing?
Do you know it, do you feel it, do you know it?
But you're waiting, why're you waiting, why're you waiting?
Just do it, whatever it is.
There are secrets, there are secrets, there are secrets
there are places, there are places, you can go to
they might tell you, yeah they'll tell you, that you shouldn't

just do it, whatever it is, whatever it is,
just do it, whatever it is, whatever it is,
go do it, whatever it is, whatever it is,
just do it, whatever it is.

and you're dancing, and you're looking kinda crazy
and your arms, are making little circles
there are reasons, there are reasons, you can find out

so do it, whatever it is, whatever it is,
just do it, whatever it is, whatever it is,
go do it, whatever it is, whatever it is,
whatever it is, whatever it is.

it's so quiet, it's so quiet, it's so quiet
and you're dreaming, and you're dreaming, and you're dreaming
I turn to you and say
awake is the new sleep, awake is the new sleep
so wake up
and do it, whatever it is
just do it, whatever it is.
'cause awake is the new sleep, awake is the new sleep
so wake up
wake up.
and do it. Whatever it is, whatever it is,
just do it, whatever it is, whatever it is,
go do it, whatever it is, whatever it is,
just do it, whatever it is, whatever it is.

Comments

Greetings from the network

[rembrandtswife]

This is a lovely vid! One moment when you cut from young Sarah Jane to mature Sarah Jane really touched me; Sarah Jane was my first companion, and I really miss Lis Sladen. Brava!

Re: Greetings from the network

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! Glad you liked that moment - Sarah Jane is such a great character, and Lis Sladen played her so wonderfully.

[fannishnonsense]

Aw, lovely.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[such_heights]

Oh, this was WONDERFUL! Beautifully edited and just gorgeous to watch. <333

[usuallyhats]

:D Thank you!

[trouble]

Oh, this is such a sweet vid. :)

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[kaydeefalls]

Oh, my goodness, this is just so lovely. I love your song choice -- it's so quiet and insistent and positive, perfect for the companions.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[tardis_stowaway]

Oh, this is lovely and so sweet! It conveys a sort of quiet empowerment.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you - that's exactly what I was going for! :)

[tree_and_leaf]

This is absolutely gorgeous!

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[lorax]

This was such a lovely song choice and a beautifully edited vid. I'm not a Classic Who fan, but I sort of felt like this vid managed to give a sense of who the Companions were, even the ones I'd never really met before.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you - glad to hear it still worked for you, even being less familiar with some of the companions!

[januar]

This is lovely! Hooray for all the companions!

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! And indeed. :)

[odessie]

Oh, this is beautiful - wonderful song choice, lovely editing, perfect clip choices. There's a lump in my throat, you reminded me why I love all the companions so much.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! :D

[greenapple]

I really love this.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[mergatrude]

Oh, lovely! Thank you!

[usuallyhats]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[some_stars]

this makes me SO HAPPY. it's just so full of love and wonder and delight and happiness and everything that's right and wonderful about this show.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you so much! :D

[rustydog]

This made my heart pitterpat all the way through. Just lovely!

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! :D

[tearful-eye.livejournal.com]

ow my heart, this is so very lovely <3333

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[pontisbright]

*smish* This just got recced to me and is awesomesauce. Thank you. :)

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[thingswithwings]

This was so sweet and lovely - you created a beautiful atmosphere through your use of motion. I especially like the way you find small and relatively "slow" clips from New Who to match to the less visually dramatic Classic Who shots - you do a wonderful job of finding commonalities between the two shooting styles.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[theoret]

I don't even really watch Who, but I had to come find this vid after seeing it at vidukon, because just look at all these people exploring and studying and dancing and fighting and caring and adventuring. How am I supposed to not be delighted by that? \o/

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! Glad it worked for you even without being familiar with all the companions. :D

[cosmic-llin.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaaaah, it's awesome!!!

Seriously, love your clip choices, love the way you've structured it, the song is perfect, I love how you worked in the comics. All the way through I kept seeing bits and thinking: that's my favourite bit, I'll say that in my comment, but then there were just too many!

[usuallyhats]

:DDD Thank you! Really pleased you enjoyed it.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Awww, that was lovely - the music is so soft but hopeful. Loved the montage of all the companions at the TARDIS controls at the end. ♥

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I loved this the first time I saw it and I still love it now! Very well done.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! :D

[thisbluespirit]

This is just lovely, really. Really. :-)

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! :)

[carawj.livejournal.com]

Hee, this is wonderful! Lovely song choice and the clips all work perfectly and it's SO cute! Made me smile lots! :D

[usuallyhats]

Yay, thank you! :D

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like that a lot.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[valoise.livejournal.com]

so love this!

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!