I work in an airport. About three or four times a month, I work a night shift. It messes up my sleeping patterns, although not overwhelmingly more so than your average late-night online Playstation session (yes, that is one of my problems). But apart from that, the graveyard shift brings with it certain advantages: better pay, relaxation, and if there’s no traffic, you can pull out the foldaway bed and have a little kip. Or write a meaningless blog.
It also allows you to jump into youtube and explore videos and themes in a sort of stream of consciousness that rattles the hours away amidst the eerie silence of night – the kind only fully appreciated by insomniacs (whether by choice or by profession).
Anyhoos, tonight I was watching a few AMVs (Anime Music Video: fan-made music videos using songs spliced together with excerpts from Anime). Some people have an extremely keen eye (and ear) for that sort of thing. And I think even the most unimaginative amongst us have gone through that moment – maybe just walking down the street, or driving late at night – when we couldn’t get a certain song out of our head, thinking how awesome it would be if someone could see what we were seeing, and hear what we were hearing (albeit in our heads). Think Being John Malkovich. But with the music of your choice.
So, here’s one that caught my eye:
And there are live action versions, too. Out of all the fan videos using Coldplay’s Fix You, this one stands out a mile:
Great song, great film, and all the obvious links between images and lyrics notwithstanding, the creator has added some truly inspired touches, such as the bit with the light-bulb (1.17), or the car and Ash’s fall synchronized with the drums kicking into life (2.00).
I’d like to start dabbling in this sort of thing myself, sometime. One day, when I find the time. Ha ha ha.
Right, last flight just departed. Now got a couple of hours until the first early morning one. Was going to watch Zatoichi, but my eyelids are going through that inexplicably pleasant drooping-drooping-slowly lifting again phase. Time for a nap.
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