This is an absolutely gorgeous vid and I will be reccing it. 'Safe from harm' is one of my all-time favourite tracks and you've made this work for Laura so well. I saw obsessive24 mention that trip-hop is a huge challenge, and I can only imagine it must be so. I'm particularly impressed with how much movement you managed to pack into this vid. The effects were not intrusive, but really match the musical density of the track (if that makes any sense at all!).
I love the way this draws out the weight that Laura carries, her strong drive to protect her people, but without sinking into depressive reflection--rather there's a drive and an intensity to the vid, created by the power of the track and the strong imagery.
There's so much going on in this vid, it's sparked lots of meta-y thoughts for me. The integration of Gaius and the way Roslin sees the danger in him was wonderful. But a less immediate reflection I drew from the vid was the way freedom and violence are linked--whether deliberately or not, I thought that was a very interesting subtext to your vid. There have been so many explosive moments (often literally) that have thrust the human survivors forward (from the Olympic Carrier, through Pegasus, to the suicide bombings). There is loss in those moments, but also an escape or an opportunity, if temporary. And Roslin's desire to keep everyone 'safe' remains, despite the terrible sacrifices.
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Date: 2007-03-23 07:18 am (UTC)I love the way this draws out the weight that Laura carries, her strong drive to protect her people, but without sinking into depressive reflection--rather there's a drive and an intensity to the vid, created by the power of the track and the strong imagery.
There's so much going on in this vid, it's sparked lots of meta-y thoughts for me. The integration of Gaius and the way Roslin sees the danger in him was wonderful. But a less immediate reflection I drew from the vid was the way freedom and violence are linked--whether deliberately or not, I thought that was a very interesting subtext to your vid. There have been so many explosive moments (often literally) that have thrust the human survivors forward (from the Olympic Carrier, through Pegasus, to the suicide bombings). There is loss in those moments, but also an escape or an opportunity, if temporary. And Roslin's desire to keep everyone 'safe' remains, despite the terrible sacrifices.
Beautiful work!