... along the Broken Road ver11: featuring Lincoln & SusanB ...

Round Four

1) Brighette
Video: Die Another Day
Fandom: Burn Notice
Categories: Best Action, Character, Song Use
Summary: Michael Westen used to be a spy until he got burned; when you're burned, you've got nothing -- no cash, no credit, no job history. Now he's using his skills to to find out who burned him and why, while trying to stay alive.

2) mresundance
Video: Like Home
Fandom: Alexander
Categories: Best Song Use, Best Character, Best Narrative
Summary: Alexander the great pushes against the limits of this world. His life from his POV.

3) theHowlingWolf
Video: Fade Away
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Categories: Best Angst, Best AU, Best Character
Summary: about Gandalf and here he is the White before he becomes the Grey. It all begins with a visit in Orthanc, were Gandalf finds out that Saruman has turned to evil. Saruman captures Gandalf and says "I will not kill you, because you're allready dead!" Then he sends Gandalf to the roof. On the roof, Gandalf begins to remember his old life as the White. He was in the battles of Gondor, during the First War. There he met a hobbit named Pippin Took, who by some reason accepted a dangerous mission. Gandalf remembers that he told him not to, but then he doesn't remember anything else, except that Pippin disappeared. Since Pippin disappeared, Gandalf havn't thought of visiting the hobbit's hometown, Hobbiton. But now he has to; his other friend Bilbo celebrates his 111 birthday. That is when he meets Frodo, and suddenly realises that he cares so much for Frodo as he did for Pippin. He's afraid to lose Frodo also. Then, Frodo shows him Bilbo's old ring and Gandalf remembers it from the First War. To find out more, he travels back to Gondor and studies the archives. There, he finds an old script about himself and Pippin, and how they rode across the country to defend it. The memories comes back like a giant wave. He remembers the fight in Minas Tirith, where he and Pippin followed a wraith to one of the highest levels. There, they were defeated and the wraith told them that he would only spare one life. Pippin decided to follow the wraith and give up his life for Gandalf. Gandalf doesn't want him to, but he went away in all case. On the rode back to Hobbiton, Gandalf stops in the deserted Moria and finds an old book with its history. Just as he reads it, he hears something behind him and turns around. It's a hobbit! A hobbit that he also recognizes; it's Pippin! Gandalf doesn't know what to say. He thought he was dead!

4) luvtheheaven
Video: The Bennets - "Family Portrait"
Fandom: Heroes
Categories: Best Angst , Best Song Use, Best Editing
Summary: Claire's point of view... on how "it ain't easy growin' up in World War III"... ;)
Very slightly AU in order to fit the song, but really it's almost exactly like the storyline and relationships of the members of this family are in the show.
I used the aid of some zooms and stuff, to focus on just the members of this family - Lyle, Claire, Sandra, and Noah (and of course Mr. Muggles)... ;) I had been dying to make a video with a lot of Lyle and/or Sandra, and then this idea hit me, and it was the perfect opportunity to show how great a role they play in the show! :D I love them both so much!!
If you can't understand the lyrics, they really are significant for my video and if this isn't your type of music, reading the lyrics as you listen to the song once and then watching the video once you know the lyrics actually makes you like the song more! So here's a good link to the lyrics:

5) luvtheheaven
Video: Dr. John Carter Tribute - The Art of Losing
Fandom: ER
Categories: Best Action, Best Angst, Best Character
Summary: Carter was always one of my favorite characters, if not my absolute favorite character, on the TV show ER! I've never seen anything else Noah Wyle has done, but his 11 years on ER assured me that he was a brilliant actor! Carter was funny and tragic and wonderful, and we saw him from his first day at County General, when he didn't even know how to put in stitches or start an IV, all the way through being in charge, until he eventually decided to move to Africa permanently to work and help the world - and to be with Kem.
Carter had to suffer through being stabbed, becoming addicted to narcotics (painkilling drugs), deal with his parents who didn't love him the way parents should, deal with the death of his Gamma (his grandmother whom he loved more than either of his parents), suffer through continually unsatisfying love and relationships with Abby Lockhart, be held at gunpoint in Africa, and even suffer through the pain of his child being stillborn. He also helped his good friend Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen give birth to a child she had to make the tough decision to give away for adoption, etc. I tried to portray it all in this video set to a song that I realized could fit him while listening to my Freaky Friday soundtrack one time too many... ;)

6) Lady_m4ryjane
Video: Otherside
Fandom: Prison Break
Categories: Best Character, Best Action, Best Song Use
Summary: Alexander Mahone character study through 2nd season and the begining of season 3 (first 3 episodes).

7) Lady_m4ryjane
Video: Candyman
Fandom: Prison Break, Veronica Mars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Categories: Best Comedy, Best AU, Best Song Use
Summary: Jason Dohring (Veronica Mars), Wentworth Miller (Prison Break) & James Marsters (BtVS) sexy and funny vid.

8) GinaV
Video: Pictures of you
Fandom: Doctor Who/Torchwood
Categories: Best Song Use; Best Effects; Best Editing
Summary: General video about the cast of Doctor Who and its spin-off, Torchwood

9) Elion
Video: Answer
Fandom: North and South
Categories: Best Song Use, Best Shipper, Best Narrative
Summary: He is her answer as she is for him.

10) Firefly_Ca
Video: My Girlfriend's Famous
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Categories: Best Shipper, Best Comedy, Best Song Use
Summary: HEven though Piz knows there's a lot to Veronica's reputation around her hometown that he doesn't full understand, he's too crazy about her to bother with the rumours.

11) Firefly_Ca
Video: Sand in my Shoes
Fandom: Life On Mars
Categories: Best Narrative, Best Action, Best Editing
Summary: An overview of the British show Life On Mars. Sam Tyler is a policeman in modern-day Manchester who gets hit by a car and wakes up to find he's still a cop, but has gone back in time to 1973. He spends the rest of the show trying to decide if he's insane, dead, or in a coma, and exactly which reality he really belongs to.

12) strawberrybisque
Video: Here Without You: Severus & Lily
Fandom: Harry Potter (Severus/Lily)
Categories: Best Narrative, Best Character, Best Angst
Summary: Severus lives a life filled with regret and sorrow. He thinks of and dreams of Lily Potter all the time, she was the love of his life. Even though she married James and they had a son, Severus never stopped loving her. This video has him reflecting on his past. He joined Lord Voldemort thinking at that moment that it was the right thing to do. He wanted James Potter dead and the Dark Lord arranged for that to happen but then Voldemort betrayed Severus by killing Lily too. Now Severus can't look at it this the same. If Severus had not made the choice to become a Death Eater Lily would still be alive and he knows it. Severus remembers the day he was told that Voldemort was going after Lily... he rushed to find her so he could save her but it was too late because at the very moment the Dark Lord was already at Lily's door. His memories go backwards as he next remembers seeing Lily in the arms of James Potter and being so hurt by it that he ran to the Forbidden Forest and pledged himself to the Dark Lord by casting the Dark Mark in the night sky. Severus quickly became Voldemort's most trusted follower. He never realized that Lily would be killed because of it. The scene that plays through his mind of Lily being killed haunts him every day. Now Lily's son is grown and attends the school where Severus teaches. Severus feels even more guilt for taking Harry's parent's away from him and he vows to protect young Harry from Voldemort. The Lily in his dreams is pleased. All Severus wants is for the last one to fall (Voldemort & his followers). He will spend the rest of his life deceiving the Dark Lord to make sure that it happens. When it's all said and done it won't take away Severus' love for Lily.

13) strawberrybisque
Video: If You Asked Me To
Fandom: Moonlight
Categories: Best Shipper, Best Narrative, Best AU
Summary: Playboy (and vampire) Mick met and seduced Beth. She believed that he loved her. When she catches Mick cheating she says she'll never let nobody near her heart again. Mick had started to have real feelings for Beth, he feels bad for hurting her and wants her back. He convinces her to remain friends with the secret intention of winning her back. Beth meets Mick's best friend Josef, also a vampire. They instantly feel a connection between them. Beth feels like she's she's found her "home". Mick senses that there is an attraction between Josef and Beth and doesn't like it. They begin spending time together, their feelings grow stronger and Beth finds she can't go back to being on her own. Mick approaches Beth when she is out and tries to convince her to come back to him but she tells him to stay away from her and walks away. Beth goes to Josef who is in the middle of a business meeting but when he sees her he sends everyone away with the snap of his fingers. Beth now knows for sure that Josef will always put her first and never hurt her the way Mick did. She tells Josef that she'd do anything for him & give him any thing. She proves it by letting him feed from her when he needs to be nourished. Josef doesn't want to do it for fear of accidentally going too far and turning her but she insists and he reluctantly agrees. All goes well and they find that they now share an even stronger affection for each other. Do Beth and Josef get a happy ending?

14) Mariana
Video: -Guilty-
Fandom: BtVS/AtS
Categories: Best Narrative, Best Shipper, Best Song Use
Summary: They both have felt guilty, they have hurt each other, but without one another, they feel empty.

15) Xcully
Video: Close your eyes
Fandom: Dark Angel
Categories: Best narrative, best AU, best shipper
Summary: "What if Logan and Max don't be able to stay together and Logan and Asha....." It's an AU video. The music is the theme of Angel and Buffy

16) Xcully
Video: In my arms
Fandom: The vicar of Dibley BBC
Categories: best effects, best comedy, best editing
Summary: Finally, Geraldine falls in love of the nice Harry!!!

17) Artanis
Video: 'Til we meet again
Fandom: Kingdom of Heaven / Princess of Thieves / King Arthur
Categories: Best AU, Best Editing, Best Song Use
Summary: After his wife's death Balian is haunted by memory of her - he remembers when they first met, he sees a vision of her in their house window. So, when he meets Guinevere who looks so much alike Gwyn, he thinks he sees the ghost. Then there is a boy in the vid - he is an orphan somehow related to Guinevere

18) Rae
Video: Hell above water
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Categories: Best Action, Best Song Use, Best Editing
Summary: They had no idea what they were in for. Season one.

19) Rae
Video: Girl, Anachronism
Fandom: Firefly/Serenity
Categories: Best Action, Best Character, Best Song Use
Summary: A frenzied look into River's chaotic life.

20) Andrea
Video: Tired
Fandom: Firefly /Serenity
Categories: Best Comedy, Character, Song Use
Summary: Inara's real reason for wanting to leave 'Serenity', perhaps the poor girl needs a rest.

21) paranormalfan
Video: "Saving Moonlight"
Fandom: Moonlight
Categories: Best Song Use, Best Editing, Best Narrative
Summary: A save Moonlight video I made for the campaign. Song is by Trevor Morris, which is from the Moonlight soundtrack

22) paranormalfan
Video: "Bleeding Love"
Fandom: Moonlight
Categories: Best Song Use, Best Editing, Best Narrative
Summary: Mick and Beth have a 'bleeding love'. Everything and everyone around them is trying to stop them from being together because Mick is a vampire and Beth is human.I also thought the song was perfect for the two ;)

23) Kimberly
Video: He's My Son
Fandom: Smallville
Categories: Best AU, Angst, Song Use
Summary: Clana AU... Clark and Lana get married after high school and they find out that Lana is pregnant. They decide to keep the baby, but soon after their son is born, they find out that he has serious health problems. Lana and Clark both go through a lot dealing with their son's sickness, and they both keep dreaming of a future for him where he grows up like a normal kid and has a normal life. His health takes a turn for the worse and they start asking for any help from God to make their son better. He ends up having a severe seisure and ends up going into a coma. When Clark and Lana aren't at the hospital, they go through their son's memory books from when he was little and they both finally realize that their son isn't going to make it. He dies at the hospital one night when Lana is there by his side and his funeral happens soon after he dies, which leaves Lana and Clark wondering what life will be without their son.

24) Kimberly
Video: I'm Ready to Love You
Fandom: Everwood
Categories: Best Shipper, Song Use, Editing
Summary: An Ephramy video about how both Amy and Ephram have always been in love with each other. After all this time, they're both finally ready to be together

25) Leah
Video: Jeans Haunting
Fandom: X-men
Categories: Best Song Use, Best Editing, Best Angst
Summary: The first verse and chorus is in Scott's POV and the second is in Logan's.

26) Leah
Video: Sick Inside
Fandom: X-men
Categories: Best AU, Best Narrative, Best Editing
Summary: Logan and Marie have been seeing each other a lot and during those times together Marie has noticed how Logan is acting different when they are alone. Like pulling away while kissing or acting way too quiet. One night she catches Logan and Jean together and realizes that Logan has been cheating on Jean and shes involved. It makes her sick and she feels like she forced Logan into it so she tries to apologize but he doesn't say anything. One night Logan takes Marie out camping so they can discuss whats happened between them but he ends up kissing her in his tent, it scare her and she runs back to the school. Marie then finally confronts Jean and tells her everything even about the night she snuck into his room and almost had sex with Logan. When shes about to leave the school later that night she gets stopped by Logan and he basically tells her "Have a nice life kid." and Marie walks out the door heartbroken.
SPOILER FOR THE ENDING:
Logan realizes hes made a mistake by letting Marie leave and goes looking for her, he never really was in love with Jean, he was in love with Marie ever since they first met. But was too afraid to get into a relationship because she was too young.

27) kyleschick
Video: You Found Me
Fandom: Falcon Beach
Categories: Best Shipper, Best Song Use, Best Editing
Summary: A video in Paige's POV about her relationship with Jason. Through the good and the bad, he's been there for her.

28) Tulzdavampslayer
Video: Time Crash
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, Farscape, Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars, Harry Potter films, Heroes, Robin Hood, Serenity, Torchwood
Categories: Best Action, Narrative, Effects
Summary: Time is collapsing. All worlds are becoming one, and the universe needs a hero to save it.

29) Lizzie
Video: Forget Me Not
Fandom: One Tree Hill
Categories: Best Angst, Best AU, Best Editing
Summary: Nathan has developed cancer and it is quickly killing him. Haley, his fiance, is completely torn apart and all they can do together is remember how it once was, until he dies. Haley can't seem to go anywhere without seeing him there. At first she finds it comforting, but it starts scaring her by how much she misses him.

30) Venita
Video: Haunted
Fandom: Buffy/Angel
Categories: Best Effects, Best Song Use, Best Action
Summary: This is a video to show some of the things they went through in the end and a little more. Sometimes the fight was to save the world and also for the love that sometimes brought them down.

31) Venita
Video: LNL2 Because you loved me
Fandom: General Hospital
Categories: Best Angst, Best Editing, Best Shipper
Summary: This is a video that shows the POV of Lucky and how no matter what happens to him Elizabeth stood by his side.

32) FrogPrincezz
Video: Jack's Apologize
Fandom: LOST
Categories: Best Editing, Best Song Use, Best Character
Summary: Jack finds out that Kate and Sawyer are in love with each other. Kate has no idea that Jack saw them together, and she tries to find out what is bothering Jack. Jack is saddened and hurt by what Kate did, that he doesn't want to accept Kate's apology. In the end Kate tries to explain to Jack what she did, but is he willing to listen? You'll find out if you watch.