NEW: Particle (2026)
Performed by Better Than Ezra
Theme: Tin Man (2007) (Azkadellia/Zero)
My Rating: Four stars. It doesn’t have the wow factor of some of my other Tin Man videos, but I consider that mostly down to footage constraints. It does do what it set out to do.
Background: The context for this video is that I made several others around the same time, all one way or another focused on Zero loving Azkadellia the imprisoned princess, as opposed to Azkadellia possessed by the Sorceress. But the Sorceress, and Zero at his most toxic worst, have a lot of fun footage to play with, and I was itching to make something that played with their worst selves – especially the Sorceress being a totally campy play-villain. So that’s what this vid set out to do.
Geeky Things To Note: The main geek factor here is the creation of AI extension footage – just a bunch of closeups of their costumes to suggest a relationship. The distinctive costuming meant I could do that without requiring facial matches.
Programs Used: Kdenlive.
Sources: Tin Man (2007) and generated footage, mostly in Kling 3.0.