[MASTERPOST] Pay the Man: A Barrissoka fanvid
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PAY THE MAN
a Barriss/Ahsoka fanvidAO3 • Tumblr • Full Download
The war that brought them together also broke them apart, sending them down paths that seem irreconcilable. Yet it’s only after they’ve parted ways that they may, at last, truly understand one another.
This is my first fanvid, a huge passion project. If you do give it a watch, I'd love to know your thoughts! :) Further ramblings are below, but you definitely don't need to read them to watch the vid. ^^
It was summer of 2017 when I heard "Pay the Man" and immediately felt it was a Barrissoka song. Scenes from Clone Wars flashed vividly in my mind as I listened to the lyrics about war, faith, love, light, and darkness. I even scribbled a few thumbnails/sketches in an effort to capture what I saw so clearly in my mind's eye. However, at that time my video editing experience was rudimentary and limited to Windows Media Player (RIP). I also did not know how to get the source material on my computer.
Five years later, summer of 2022, I suppose I became suddenly convinced of my own free will, specifically when it came making my shippy AMV daydreams a reality. I feverishly browsed guides and resources on vidding. I even managed to assemble the majority of the vid! Then, well, life happened. And the Star Wars fandom began to bum me out. I swore I wouldn't return to the canon unless a couple of my most beloved characters showed up, one of them being Barriss. Y'all know what happened. I had to swing back around for Tales of the Empire as soon as I heard she appeared in it.
And now, a further three years on—2025!—I finally had the technology, time, and TBH canon material to finish it up. Past me had left a few spots empty, having struggled to find the right clips. The late Clone Wars episodes plus Tales of the Empire gave me just the extra juice I needed to fill out the vid. So, even though it feels like a convoluted and overly long journey to get there (8 fucking years from ideation to completion T_T), maybe it was for the best.
(The last project I embarked on with this intensity was my four-part fanmix for Murder Most Unladylike. I guess F/F best-friend ships bring this out in me.)
( Lyrics )
( Screenshots from My Chaotic Process )
( Vidding Resources I Found Useful )