[SGA vid] Welcome Home

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_{Source: Stargate Atlantis (Spoilers up to The Siege III)
Song: "The Blood of Cu Chulainn", by Mychael and Jeff Danna
Summary: Her, city}

Thanks: Much love and thanks to aurora_84, nel_ani, and sisabet for the feedback and advice, and also to lierdumoa and absolut3destiny for audiencing! =D

"Let us resolve that she shall dream dreams deeper than the sea and higher than the clouds of heaven, that she shall come forth crowned and transfigured with her statesmen and wizards and saints and sages about her, with magic behind her and miracle before her."

_{-Vachel Lindsay}

Notes: It's been awhile since I've let myself cut loose on the cutting, partially because I've been experimenting in style and effect and partially 'cause I was testing my threshold of pain/irritation with not molesting every beat. This vid felt like a sigh of relief after all that, what with the massive beat-whoring, finally getting the RAM able to handle the type of vid I've been wanting to make, and finding SGA. Which, just...::waves vaguely at old meta posts:: yeah.

Oh, and there's like huge numbers of things I tried to say about Elizabeth and Atlantis in the vid, all mixed up together, so there are a very many equally valid interpretations of the vid. Hell, I'm not even sure of all the things I put in there, but I'm very curious as to what themes or stories or impressions that those watching the vid might get, so don't be afraid to tell me what you think!

(I would recommend using VLC Player to play the vid, it's free, or you can look at this guide. Also, apparently there's a compatibility problem with playing the vid in Quicktime.)

Notes part 2: The wierd and uncomfortable feeling that occurs before the music starts? That's on purpose; it was my goal that Atlantis is creepy and uncomfortable and wrong...until the expedition came, woke it up, and let it breathe.

Notes part 3: Wow!



::bounces and glomps everyone::

Thanks to everyone who'd nominated and voted for me at the Stargate Fan Awards, it won for Weir's catagory!

Comments

[jenlp.livejournal.com]

Here via astolat's rec:

That was just gorgeous - the music and the clips were so beautifully woven together. I have to use the word flow again, same as everyone else, because it really does flow beautifully. There's just so much there - the wonder of discovery with its attendant danger, triumph, loss, (more danger!), their developing interconnectedness with each other and with the city. And the city is a character! I love it when that shines through. Elizabeth firmly at the center of it all, with Atlantis, as everything whirls around (events of the show, and the movement/music of the vid) - perfect.

It's so rich, that I feel like I shouldn't even start to pick out specific moments, but... the part with John coming home as Elizabeth comes down the stairs, and then the cut to John in the same place, looking around for the first time, and then back to Elizabeth with the "welcome home" hug - is lovely (and transcends any shippiness) - Atlantis from strange new place... to home. And then the second to last shot of Other Elizabeth as she's looking around after shutting down the city so that she can try to save them all and allow for everything that we just saw to play out. Yeah. That was fabulous.

OK, I should stop babbling now. Loved it. Thanks for sharing!

[jenlp.livejournal.com]

Er, not that I think shippiness is bad; just that that particular moment, in this vid, came across to me as much more than a simple J/E moment. If that makes sense. Did I say I was done babbling? I really am this time.

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Eh, I don't think shippiness is bad either and I think that John and Elizabeth do have chemistry at points; I just also think they have a very mom/son vibe as well, so I'm glad that that moment seemed more complex to you. =)

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I have to use the word flow again, same as everyone else, because it really does flow beautifully. There's just so much there - the wonder of discovery with its attendant danger, triumph, loss, (more danger!), their developing interconnectedness with each other and with the city. And the city is a character!

::GLOMPS:: yes!! =D very much so, and they and her and the city ::nods:: yes!


the part with John coming home as Elizabeth comes down the stairs, and then the cut to John in the same place, looking around for the first time, and then back to Elizabeth with the "welcome home" hug

::bounces:: =D that's one of my favorite parts too.


And then the second to last shot of Other Elizabeth as she's looking around after shutting down the city so that she can try to save them all and allow for everything that we just saw to play out.

god, I teared up in that ep on that part, just...::flails:: I mean it's like her utter willingness to be alone to do what *needs* to be done and just...yeah.

Thank *you* for such lovely and extensive feedback!