Vid: Spuffy Abridged

[double_dutchess]

Title: Spuffy Abridged
Creator: Double Dutchess
Era/season/setting: All of 'em!
Rating: Same as the show. Expect an overview of ALL of Spuffy, not just the highs but also the lows.
Notes: This vid was inspired by the classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer Abridged vid by Rowena. A Spuffy version seemed to fit the "Celebrating 25 Years" theme pretty well.
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I'm sorry if your favourite scene hasn't been included; it's hard to cram 11 seasons of Spuffy into less than 2 minutes, so some sacrifices had to be made. Thumbnail clipart (film reel) is from pixabay, the rest of the credits are at the end of the vid!

Comments

[thenewbuzwuzz]

That was fun! :)) It's even shorter than Rowena's video, wow! This really brings out how many new Spuffy developments happen very quickly one after another in episodes like "Fool for Love" and "Intervention" (but never before as quickly as this, haha!). The inclusion of the comics really made the finale work. :) It's neat how Spike opening the door for Buffy in "Crush" is echoed by Buffy closing the door to him. And the animation of Spike's... cockroach spaceship? as it arrives is great fun. I love that you found time for iconic moments like Spike awkwardly sitting in the living room with Joyce and his "guess she'll die, oh well" shrug in Becoming (though here it looks like a "guess she's got this and I'm not needed here" shrug, which is much nicer), and that time Buffy MADE A BEAR. :)

[double_dutchess]

Thank you! I used the shortest version of William Tell's overture I could find :-) The idea was that this would save time on making the vid, and it probably did, but it also made it more challenging to cram the whole story in there. But the bear had to be in there, like Joyce and the kittens, don't forget the kittens! Glad you noticed the door thing, I was quite happy with the whole door sequence. And I like your new interpretation of the shrug!

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Oh yes, the kittens are important too :))

[sier96]

Really nicely paced, and you had managed to fit a LOT in that time. Thank you for sharing!

[double_dutchess]

Thank you for your comment! Glad you liked it. It was a bit of a challenge to fit the whole story in there, but at least I managed to include the main points!

[yourlibrarian]

What a splendid idea \o/ I love the way it ended with the comics too. Well done!

[double_dutchess]

Thanks! The idea just hit me as I was thinking about ways to make a vid that was as short as possible, due to lack of time :-)

[readerjane]

Oh, that’s going in my bookmarks! I can see it getting a lot of plays in the future. Beautiful!

[double_dutchess]

That's wonderful to hear, thank you for letting me know!

[teragramm]

That was great fun!!

Love this so much. Love all the scenes! Love, love, love that you included the comics. It all goes together so well with the William Tell Overture. I really liked the pace of your vid, it didn't go too fast, it was just the right speed to see all the scenes. What a wonderful way to celebrate 25 years!

[double_dutchess]

Thank you! The idea for using the William Tell Overture was totally stolen from Rowena (actually the idea for the whole vid), but it's great to hear you think it worked well! I tried to avoid speeding things up too much because I still wanted it to look real and not too rushed.

[(Anonymous)]

That was bloody brilliant Double Dutchess!

[double_dutchess]

Thank you very much, Anonymous Person!

[stuffnonsense]

Epic! I can't believe how much narrative flow there was and how quickly it all fit in.

[double_dutchess]

Oooh, "epic", I like that! Thank you! I was amazed at how much I managed to cram in myself. Of course it helps that we are all so very familiar with this story!