New BSG vid

[hazelk]

Title: Safe From Harm
Artist: Massive Attack
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica
Spoilers: Miniseries through to S3.04 (Exodus)
Characters/Pairings: President Roslin
Format: DivX
Size: 38.3 MB

Summary: Laura dreams

Big big thanks to laurashapiro for betaing.

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Lyrics
Midnight ronkers
City slickers
Gunmen and maniacs
All will feature on the freakshow
And I can't do nothing 'bout that, no
But if you hurt what's mine
I'll sure as hell retaliate

You can free the world you can free my mind
Just as long as my baby's safe from harm tonight

You can free the world you can free my mind
Just as long as my baby's safe from harm tonight

Tell us what it is dangerous
Friends and enemies I find it's contagerous
And they're spreading through your system like a virus
Yes the trouble in the end it makes you anxious

I was lookin' back to see if you were lookin' back at me
To see me lookin' back at you
I was lookin' back to see if you were lookin' back at me
To see me lookin' back at you

But if you hurt what's mine
I'll sure as hell retaliate
You can free the world you can free my mind
Just as long as my baby's safe from harm tonight
You can free the world you can free my mind
Just as long as my baby's safe from harm tonight



Short Notes
I had two ideas starting out with this vid, one that “what’s mine” for Laura was humanity and, two to use the image of the peace treaty blowing away in the wake of the Cylon bombs to represent the destruction of the colonies. Other than that and the narrative device of Laura dreaming her past and her future I more or less began at the beginning and let it flow from there.



Feedback all welcome

Comments

[dualbunny.livejournal.com]

This is fantastic! :D I adored the way you wove in the treaty--it was absolutely gorgeous. I loved how in the first few shots the shadows across her face look like they could be coming from the papers flying over her. The movement in this is to die for.

Everything is braided together so beautifully. Gaius as a snake was another perfect transition. I also love how through the whole vid you take scenes and transcend their original context and meaning so deftly and powerfully. Without ever negating that original context. Her dream for example.

The "I was looking back at you" section is inspired. I love this Roslin *so much*, along with the too-sharp world that she lives in. Gah--just love it all round--amazing work. :D

[aycheb.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad the juxtapositions worked, the dream format was really liberating. Oh and thank you for pointing out the shadows effect, that opening combination of shots was one of those times when you put it together it fits as well or better than it did in your head and I still hadn't fully figured out why, if that makes sense. Feedback is good :D