VID: Damned If She Do [American Crime Story | Marcia Clark]

[runawaynun]

Damned If She Do
Song: Damned If She Do - The Kills
Source: The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

Summary: "I just can't take it." "You'll do fine." Marcia Clark comes alive on her last legs.
Notes: A vid trying to encapsulate 22 years of love and admiration. Maybe it got close!

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Comments

[chaila]

Yessssss you did it and it's here! Your feelings just ooze out of this all over the place. I LOVE how swaggery it is, and how expressive, how much of Marcia Clark's feelings about the situation are clear. Sarah Paulson's face is excellent and you use it excellently. I think the juxtapositions between the public/media images and her personal/private feelings are really effective. Like it isn't just a fuck-you, though it is that too, it's the actual nuanced exploration of a reluctant public figure that we were denied at the time. And omg I ship it too. *hangs head in shame* But look at the TWIRLING to the MUSIC, I mean seriously. You use the music really well throughout the whole thing, but it is especially good in that little instrumental section of shipping.

[brainwane]

I was feebly aware of Marcia Clark during the trial, two decades ago when I was (honestly) barely sentient, but had not thought to reflect on her work and struggle until your vids caused me to. What a hand she was dealt! Thank you for capturing that.

I like that in this vid you do not try to cut out all the times her lips are visibly moving. This is a lawyer whose words are her weapons and I can tell that her refusal to stop speaking is her refusal to give up.

And it's a great song with indomitable spirit.

Thank you for making and sharing this!

[cyborganize]

OMFG! I feel like smart people already said everything, but YES. I too appreciated how you used talkyface – it was thematically strong and you edited it in a way that wasn't distracting. There are a lot of really effective rhythm and motion choices beyond that too. It must be pretty static footage, but you wove in the weird angle courtroom shots and moving camera in ways that kept it visually dynamic. The handshake on the beat stood out to me. And of course Sarah Paulson's faaaaaaaaace! There's so much story and social commentary in her face.

ALLLLL the vids about powerful complicated female public figures working within sexist institutions should be made to this song! Now I want a Hillary vid, sorry not sorry.

[goodbyebird]

Oh man, I am super up for you and chaila turning this into a series. Awesome vid! ♥

[kuwdora]

*pulls out a megaphone and turns it on*

BASICALLY WHAT EVERYONE ELSE SAID, BECAUSE YAAAAAAAS, THIS VID IS EVERYTHING. god, this is a damn fine vid, damn fine vid. great job!