Vid: If I Wrote You

[lierdumoa]

Title: If I Wrote You
Artist: Dar Williams
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Summary: Season 1 retrospective. Fear, grief, strength and hope among the members of the Atlantis expedition.
A/N: Thanks to permetaform, tv_elf and z_rayne for the wonderfully thorough beta's. Thanks also to goluxexmachina for cheerleading and to spaggel for listening to me bitch.
Extras: Making Of(coming eventually)

[large version] 624x352|Xvid AVI.zip|28.7 MB
[small version] 320x240|WMV 9.zip|9.55 MB

If you have problems playing either file you may refer to this guide. If you want to recc this vid to someone, please do not hotlink it or upload it to your own server, but refer back to this journal entry.


Lyrics

I never thought you were the letter writing type
So now I see the words you chose the way you write
So I started to write back about the trees in the snow
And I saw a bird, couldn't say what it was but I thought you would know
You always surprised me

And if I wrote You
If I wrote You
You would know me
And you would not write me again

And when the spring came and flooded all the streams
It's like how you got the night you told me all you dreams
And when the barn roof sagged after an icy bout
It's like how you shrugged when you knew the truth was the only way out
But not the only way (oh no)

And if I wrote you
If I wrote you
You would know me
And you would not write me again

We drew our arms around the bastard sons
We never would drink to the chosen ones
Well you know the way I went was not the way I planned
But I thought the world needed love and a steady hand
So I'm steady now

And I'm so happy
I had to tell you
And I love you
And you will not write me again
You will not write me again
You will not write me again

Comments

[amalthia]

I really liked this vid. the song was pretty and I loved how it fit what was happening on screen. great job. :)

[lainy122.livejournal.com]

Dude, this was just....wow. I loved the atmosphere you generated with the choice of song, and the synchronisation and the rhythm....just the feel of the whole video was beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing! ^_^

[splash-the-cat.livejournal.com]

Oh. I really didn't think I was going to buy the choice of this song, based on the vid summary, but framing it with the letters home totally sold it. Lovely, lovely job.

[sol-se.livejournal.com]

This was so beautiful & haunting. I absolutely loved it. I love this song & really wasn't sure how it could work as an ensemble, since it always felt so intimately personal, but you really made it work. Great job! I think I need to go watch it again now. *g*

[jr-moon.livejournal.com]

*Downloading*

awww...great editing! great song! great mood! LOVE it! Thanks!!

[rydra_wong]

I have only minimal knowledge of the canon here, but oh, this is lovely and hopeful and sad, and such a perfect song choice.

[ratcreature]

Wow, great vid. I never know what to say to comment on a vid... I just enjoyed this a lot, and wanted to drop you a note.

[the-green-sheep.livejournal.com]

This is beautiful. You chose the clips perfectly. It feels like a lot of caring went into this, both for the characters and the vid itself, and it comes out on this side, too. Wonderful.

[ladyamarra.livejournal.com]

Wow, just one word; perfect.

[kelliem.livejournal.com]

I downloaded this simply because DUDE! You made a vid to Dar Williams! That's AWESOME! /outdated slang

However, I am now going to rec it to everyone I know, because it's really a wonderful vid. It made me tear up, and I think you did a marvelous job of capturing the characters in a tiny amount of space. It really does pack a punch.

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I really wanted it to be meaningful for fellow SGA fans.


But I love your other vids so that's not surprising at all.

Awwww. ::blushes::


Thanks for the feedback!

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I really appreciate the feedback.

:)

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeeeee. ::flattered::

I don't know whether to feel bad that I made you cry or ridiculously pleased with myself. And the recc you gave me in your journal! That's just *exactly* what I was trying to get across with this vid and I'm so glad I managed to communicate that. I think the song worked because it was so intimate and personal that it managed to say something about each individual character as well as tying the characters together with their common experiences.

Thank you for your thoughts, and for the reccommendation!

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you! The song was a bit of a departure from my usual musical choices, so I wasn't really sure how it would be recieved. I'm glad it worked for you!

:)

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

Yay! It took a lot of tweaking of both the colors and the timing to get it to look and flow right. I'm really glad the end result worked for you. Thankyou for commenting!

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

The first time I saw "Letters from Pegasus" I knew I *had* to make a vid revolving around that episode and it's themes. Then I was listening to this song and something just clicked.

:)

I'm so glad you liked the vid!

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

The song is very intimately personal. I think I chose it because I didn't want to make an ensemble vid as an outsider looking in. I wanted to be able to say something intimate and personal about each character as well as link them together under their common experiences. I'm really glad that the song choice worked for you! It's exactly the reaction I wanted for the vid.

:)

[splash-the-cat.livejournal.com]

Very much, and I'm always happy to see more Dar used for vidding. :)

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

for me - crying is always good. so is laughing. even the vid that made me naseaus made me happy.
if the vid puts me to sleep - that is bad.

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

Yay, you're welcome! I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks for the feedback!

[lierdumoa.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad to know the vid works if you're not familiar with the source. I <3 my fandom.

Thankyou for the feedback!

[turtlespeaks.livejournal.com]

This is really fantastic! I loved it! *squee*thumbs up*

[permetaform]

SQUEE! (more later)

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

just showed this to xlorp and he got the message/tone you were conveying. he also said it picked up some current themes from today: the things we have to do in the name of exploration/war/survival - and if people sitting at home knew what was happening to their loved ones, their world would change.

[mercurys-winter.livejournal.com]

Beautifully edited, very smooth and serene, loved it!