New Vid!! Due South!!!

[sisabet]

So first of all - big huge beta thanks to renenet for going well and above the call of duty here. I am sorry I was such an unmitigated bitch last night. I blame After-Effects.

Massive thanks for additional beta duties to pipsqueaky (who remained firm even in the face of a very vid-disgruntled Liz), f1renze who freaking can pick up on ONE SINGLE FRAME MISSTIMED! (and also dealt with a bear of a me),absolutedestiny who sent me a key filter and then rued the day (muahahahaha), sweetestdrain and just_eunice for being so supportive, tzikeh for making sure I didn't watch "Victoria's Secret" alone, sockkpuppett for making sure I continued working even when it was hard and who had terrific ideas to tie things together, and laurashapiro and katallison cause they helped me figure out how to end the damned thing.

Whew. Also? None of the above made fun of me when they figured out what I was doing - although there were a lot of OMGWTFPOLARBEARVID. Mostly from me.

It really does take the Village People.

This is my first due South vid - no spoilers post season one.

Icebound Stream
Song by: Laura Veirs
I can hold a thunderhead in my heart


ETA: 8-19-09, this vid is now available again as a download:

Xvid version (28) Mbs available here


Additional source:

Inuit singers and footage taken from the documentary "Great North"
Additional footage from "Antarctica: An Adventure of a Different Nature" (I know, okay - I just needed snow), "The Blue Planet: Frozen Seas," "Alaska: Spirit of the Wild," "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom: Mammals of North America" and some educational film about glaciers that I can't find right now.

Also? infinitemonkeys for making this icon which reminded me of this idea everytime I posted.

ETA2: Oh yeah - that thing we do where I post something and you tell me what you thought about it? I *love* that thing! All feedback welcomed.

ETA3: Notes, interactive beta moments and my nervous breakdown during the making of the vid is discussed at length here.

Comments

Due South vid

[askye.livejournal.com]

This is breathtaking. God, the imagery and the music. All the edits to the drum beat are wonderful-- the doors closing, gunshots, the snowglobe and lantern falling,the little movement -- but especially at 2:15(ish)"wake up drenched" when the divider rises and Fraser sees Victoria and tenses. I also really like the diamonds turning to the falling glacier and then to the birds. This is fantastic. Thank you.

(I've never heard of the artist before but I'm going to try and find more of her songs.)

Re: Due South vid

[sisabet.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much.

http://www.lauraveirs.com/

She is really very different from anything else I am listening to - kind of an oddball with gorgeous music and very poetic/natural lyrics.