Hope a Little Harder - Jane/Maura [Rizzoli and Isles]

[onlyjustwhisper]

This is going to be a weird post. Just warning you now!

So basically this is my video for the R&I End of Year Exchange. I know I'm super early, but I'm going on holiday on Sunday with negligible internet access and I have an exam on Friday. So.

I absolutely adore this song - it's my very favourite by Amy Kuney (go to her channel and listen to her

Comments

[ifitsalright]

Oh my gosh you are adorable! AND OMG I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THAT VIDEO IS JUST SO FREAKING EPIC HEEEEEEE.

Oooh how did your placement go? It sounds like you had lots of fun :)AND I WANNA HOLD THE BABY!

That is so awesome about being nominated for a prize that is so cool! :D

And I am still sat here thinking you are adorable because of your fangirling and lovely gifs! <3333

[onlyjustwhisper]

Aww, thank you so much!! I do try and be adorable! :D

I'm so so glad you like the video!! Did you like the manips? Not gonna lie, the final one took me like an hour to do. Seriously.

My placement was great! I've been there every week doing home visits and sitting in on surgeries and I loved it. I'm going to miss it next term. THAT BABY WAS SO CUTE OMG. Five weeks old!!

Glad you liked the fangirling :D

[ifitsalright]

I loved the manips, they were so awesome. Gosh, I love you! <3

I WANT THE BABY! I love babies lol. That would make the whole semester for me :D

[onlyjustwhisper]

I love you too!! ♥

Holding the baby was the best part of the placement! That and getting to see the drugs raid :D

[readthesubtext]

Aw, Jane! *clutches heart* God, I'm welling up again. I swear, the things your vids do to me. You illustrate the beauty of their connection and make what's going on between them seem even more epic than it comes across on screen. The whole "soul mates" vibe is usually pretty intangible, but you nail it every time.

I think the general consensus is that Maura's the one who's more obvious about her affections, but you've proven that Jane is pretty damn whipped herself. In fact, after clocking some of those adoring glances, she may as well start singing, "I'm hopelessly devoted to you." I love how you've captured all the little nuances of her expressions... and again, the clip arrangement is totally unique and expertly put together. It's a gorgeous song, too. I've never heard it before, but it was the perfect choice, as per usual.

In short, I think you gave a lot of people an early Xmas present with this amazing vid ;)

The best of luck for your exam (which I'm sure you'll ace), and have a lovely holiday and a wonderful Xmas! x

[onlyjustwhisper]

OMG *hands you tissues* You have no idea how much I love your comment. I was so hoping you'd watch and enjoy this

[readthesubtext]

it was such a great challenge and I realised that there are a lot of clips of Jane staring longingly.Yep, I think you most definitely succeeded in your mission and the manips looked great! If you're rusty, then God help me, my friend. I know I've said it before, but I'm just in awe of your editing skills in general

[onlyjustwhisper]

Woo!! I'm relieved about that!! The last time I did manips like these was manipping an Alex/Olivia kiss and that was like two years ago (and it's a really bad manip as well!).

Fluff is awesome :) I loved doing my Bitch vid but I was in desperate need of fluff afterwards!! And the beats of those action-packed vids just get into your head until you're sick of it :D
I'm so excited to see your new vid!! *bounces*

YAY FRIENDS!! And I'm really glad you liked Parachute - that was me testing the waters with a new fandom and luckily it worked out (I think I was out of practice with vidding songs that are so beat-based as well).
And it's always good to meet fellow Brits! Whereabouts in Britain are you? I'm in Bristol for uni but I'm a northerner at heart (although apparently I don't have the accent :D).
♥

[cardiogod]

I <3 this. So much.

The end.

[onlyjustwhisper]

I ♥ you!

The end.

(Haha, seriously - any more coherent thoughts? I'm excited to hear what you think!!)

[cardiogod]

I love your coloring. I think I've said that before because that was what I first noticed about your vids, but it stays true. It's very subtle and I like the little bit of haziness that surrounds everything.

And this reminded me that Angie Harmon is totally stunning. Don't know how I forgot that, but I did.

Really, it's lovely. You talk about manips and honestly, I couldn't pick them out. If I hadn't known they were in there, I'd say that every image is straight from the show.

[onlyjustwhisper]

Aww, yay!! I was a bit nervous about this colouring at first so I'm really relieved that you like it!

And yay manips!! I'm really flattered that you think they are convincing! I might try and do more :D

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

[capturing_words]

This was really well done, and beautiful, and touching, and got me all emotional (some tissues for me as well, please?). I'm subscribed to your channel in YT (I'm shailobillo) and I almost literally jump from my seat every time I see you've uploaded something new. And this vid didn't disappoint. At all. And let me tell you: the manips were AWESOME, I was even confused when the first one came across because I didn't recall seeing them so close, hahahaha! That's how believable they are

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[reversatility]

Just wanted to say that I love your analysis of Maura and Jane's interactions in terms of how they look at each other; I hadn't looked at it like this, but now I think you're spot on!

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[capturing_words]

Thanks, it's a relief to know I'm not the only one that sees it that way (or, at least, not anymore LOL). To me, it's so obvious. It's that thing that Jane does with her eyes, or should I say Angie Harmon? I don't know...

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[onlyjustwhisper]

*hands you tissues*
Aww, I'm sorry the vid got you emotional, but the fact that you were that affected by it means a lot! And thanks for telling me how excited you get when you see I've uploaded something new, that makes me smile so much!
I'm so pleased that you found the manips believable as well! They took a really long time to do so the fact that people seem to like them is wonderful :)

I really love your comments about the Jane/Maura relationship, it's really interesting and I totally agree! I think cardiogod and I had some excellent discussions about Jane and Maura in a picspam post of mine - would you be interested in reading her comments? I think you'd find them interesting :)

And again, I'm so pleased you liked this! Definitely check out more songs by Amy - she does wonderful covers and her original songs are fantastic too! ♥

[sunsetwriter]

That was a fantabulous video! And to quite a lovely song. They really DO kiss with their eyes, don't they?

[onlyjustwhisper]

Thank you very much!! The 'kiss with eyes' sequence was actually the first one that I did and it was that line that made me think of Jane and Maura :)