Kiss the Rain: A Doctor/Rose Tribute

One of the reasons I like the new Doctor Who is because I'm a shipper at heart and I'll find the romance in anything. Not for me the ruthless analysis of which monsters appeared when, or which plot could appear to be utterly nonsensical (well, OK, that stuff's pretty important too, and I do LOVE the 21st Century satire evident in Doctor Who too!). No, I'm a romantic, and as a result I loved the dynamic between Chris Eccleston's Ninth Doctor, and David Tennant's Tenth Doctor, and Billie Piper. I cried a lot when Chris Eccleston left, and it took me a while to warm to David Tennant's wide eyed, rather manic incarnation of the Doctor. However, after the first couple of episodes, I was as sold on him as I had been on his predecessor. David Tennant picked up pretty much where Chris Eccleston left off with regard to Rose, most ably played by the lovely Billie Piper. The romance angle between Rose and the Doctor was built up, with their telltale touches, cuddles and looks taking the series into shipper territory - something I really enjoyed. When Doomsday happened at the end of series 2, I was weeping into my wineglass and bemoaning the separation of two characters with such a story between them. Even though Rose has gone to a parallel Earth, the shipper in me still hopes for a reunion at some point! Doomsday has inspired a raft of angst-ridden, romance based videos, and I'd be lying if I said this video was in any way original. I was surprised that no-one else seems to have done a video to Billie Myers' song, as its themes of separation, loss and desire seem to fit the Doctor and Rose very well, and Billie Myers' voice is raw and powerful. However, if I couldn't be original in the story I was telling, I hope I've made up for it by being creative in my editing. I love the ability that Premiere Elements has to superimpose two video tracks over each other, and I hope I've created some interesting effects using this technique. Also, I wanted to really focus on the 'wall' sequence from Doomsday as it reminded me so much of the camerawork used on the James Spader/Andie Macdowell film Sex, Lies and Videotape, where the camera lingers on the principals' faces, drawing in closer as the shots continue. I couldn't resist following this technique in my video. The result is yet another Doomsday video, but hopefully one that is pretty enough to be forgiven for going over ground that has been so thoroughly covered by others' footsteps :)