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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

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First, thank you so much for taking the time to let me know how you felt about this vid! Your feedback totally brought a smile to my face and re-energized me (which I'm in need of 'cause omg finals season).


Even without the vid to run with it, it still makes my heart swell,

::nods:: I sat on the song for a long time because I hadn't found the right source for it; I'm glad I'd waited until SGA!


It does feel so very much like an awakening.

::GLOMPS::

And thank you and I'm glad that I'd captured Elizabeth for you! What I really regret though is not showing her ruthless momma bear side though, but the song just didn't support that story. I think eventually when her current arc has finished hopefully there'll be enough footage for me to tell that side of her too, where she's so ruthless and so protective of her family that she is willing to sacrifice parts of herself that she holds dear (like her morality and her inherent wish for peace instead of war) so that her family stays safe. I think that's where the show is going for her and I'm staying hopeful that that's where they'll take it because SGA's been good to me for everything prior. ::hugs:: have hope, they're not the best writers in the world, but I think they might be heading somewhere with this.


Thank you for sharing!

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback!

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Your feedback totally brought a smile to my face and re-energized me (which I'm in need of 'cause omg finals season).

Glad to be of assistance! ^_^ I just got done with finals, and OMG I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. *dies*

What I really regret though is not showing her ruthless momma bear side . . . she's so ruthless and so protective of her family that she is willing to sacrifice parts of herself that she holds dear (like her morality and her inherent wish for peace instead of war) so that her family stays safes.

Yes! I agree, the song had room for a lot, but not really that aspect. Though I do think you touched on it quite well with the rueful, affectionate look that she gives John and Rodney when they're looking at the screen. That was one of the many, many high points in the vid for me. You captured so much emotion right there. I hope that they do give you what you need to show this side of her, since that would mean another beautiful vid. But even if they don't, I feel like this is one is such an excellent summation of all the things that make me love Elizabeth that I wouldn't be disappointed at all.

And you know, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it's not so much that I haven't seen the Elizabeth that I love on the show, as it is that this vid *distilled* all of the things that I love about her, and concentrated them down to four-some-odd minutes of perfection. When we only get a few glimpses of her in each episode, or a few really powerful scenes, then, honestly, the show can't compare. I love SGA, probably more than I have ever loved any TV show, ever. But it is a TV show. The writers are constrained by the fact that, honestly, Elizabeth is not *the* main character, but part of a large ensemble, and that the show is sci-fi/drama/action, not sci-fi/drama. So for the limits that they can work inside, I think they do quite well. But this vid is so obviously a labor of love, and so is perfectly naturally more intense than the source.

I'll be keeping an eye out for any other ways you may improve upon canon, and in the mean time, good luck with finals!

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Though I do think you touched on it quite well with the rueful, affectionate look that she gives John and Rodney when they're looking at the screen.

w00t! Thank you!


I hope that they do give you what you need to show this side of her, since that would mean another beautiful vid.

I hope that they do too, 'cause I already have a song all picked out for it =D


as it is that this vid *distilled* all of the things that I love about her, and concentrated them down to four-some-odd minutes of perfection.

wow---::awed:: thank you!

You give awesome feedback, just, I'm bowled over. And thank you so much for the finals-luck!