Comments | beccatoria: Vid: Hallelujah

beccatoria

Vid: Hallelujah - BSG, Laura/Lee

Apr 30, 2007 19:16

Yes. It's actually finished. For sordid details, see vidder's comments below:

Title: Hallelujah
Pairing: Lee/Laura (Lee POV)
Spoilers: Through 3.20
Summary: Lee and Laura; love is a cold and a broken hallelujah.
Link: Hallelujah - 35mb, .wmv file.

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( Commentary on this video from the crazed vidder. )

this vid damn near killed me, laura/lee, lee adama, vidding, vid, laura roslin

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asta77 April 30 2007, 19:38:25 UTC

You HAD to post while I was at work, didn't you? Now I have to wait another two hours to watch. Yes, this is all about ME! :p

beccatoria May 1 2007, 10:50:02 UTC

Hey, you're my only guaranteed viewer - it might as well be all about you! ;)

hazyshade April 30 2007, 22:04:28 UTC

This is absolutely fantastic, and the work you put into it definitely shows on-screen. I'm a sucker for Lee POV, and you captured him beautifully. *loves*

(When I used WMM2, unless I did the whole vid in one go it used to crash every 10 minutes, so I feel your pain! )

beccatoria May 1 2007, 10:51:25 UTC

I'm glad you like it! And especially glad that my interpretation of Lee worked for you - I think he's hard to capture, so good to know you "got it".

Also - thanks for the sympathy! I really should upgrade to something less archaic, but I fear change... ;)

asta77 May 1 2007, 05:16:53 UTC

Ok, you've made me want to rewatch the series now. :)

I have one criticism so let me get that out of the way. Intercutting the footage of Lee being strangled while seeming to watch his father and Laura kiss was odd and I didn't get your intent. I felt like I was watching the kind of movie I don't like to watch if you know what I mean.

I really liked how you used the music and how the chorus of 'Hallelujah' accompanies moments of realization by Lee or signals a change in him - the shooting down of the Olympic Carrier, almost dying and falling below the surface of the water (love how that happens just as the word 'Hallelujah' is being sung), and his moment of panic and pride as he takes command of the Pegasus.

I can't see how this would have worked as a dual POV video and it works better from Lee's POV then Laura's. The way you utilize the clips of Kara and Dee - they are a part of his life, but it's Laura he keeps coming back to.

I loved how you edited the footage from 'Bastille Day' with 'Crossroads' and it fits perfectly ( ... )

beccatoria May 1 2007, 11:09:46 UTC

Thanks for taking the time do give such detailed feedback ( ... )

asta77 May 3 2007, 03:27:46 UTC

Your explanation helps to make sense of your choice to use that footage of Lee from BM. I wish your rationale came through better because I really like it. :) But I realize you are rather limited in what footage you can use. Damn you Ron! I do think "the women in his life seem to be leaving him for reasons that confuse him" is very true and his words to Dee in 'Crossroads' - "You really don't understand" were an epiphany for him. It was the first time in a long time he wasn't confused, he understood why she was leaving him and, sadly, it was because she never really knew the man she married.

Now I have to start contemplating my post-'Crossroads' fic...

beccatoria May 4 2007, 17:50:51 UTC

It's reassuring to hear that it makes sense to you. Hoping the viewer "gets" the reference is half the fun of vidding ;) On balance, perhaps my initial instinct to use depressed-Lee-on-the-Raptor from Black Market either side of that kiss may have been correct, but hindsight is always 20/20, right ( ... )

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raincitygirl May 1 2007, 08:23:58 UTC

Ooh, neato! Downloading as we speak.

beccatoria May 1 2007, 11:10:12 UTC

Yay! Hope you enjoy it! :)

Also - your icon! Awesome!

miss_atom May 1 2007, 19:52:53 UTC

Any chance of a youtube link? I would really appreciate it I am desperate to watch! :D

beccatoria May 4 2007, 17:44:29 UTC

I don't currently have any plans to upload to YouTube, sorry :( I'd hate to prevent you from watching. I have considered YouTube from time to time and may eventually opt to join. If and when I do, I'll post an announcement on galactica_vids and probably on laura_lee_bsg too.

vastvision May 12 2007, 09:05:06 UTC

Uh, super! Finally I could download this, my internet wasn't
doing fine lately :)! Now I'm back hehe!

The song is great,
I like how you mixed their other (essential) relationships
into this video.
And it's just *sigh*...poor Laura/Lee!

You should really upload this at youtube!
1. because it's a great vid 2. it supports Laura/Lee
(you know the idea is to flood youtube with L/L videos ;))!

I used to live alone before I knew you

What more is there to say? Both felt best when they were together...!