FlanVideo - Her Pilot

POSTED BY: Edison
UPDATED: Monday, May 21, 2007 17:11
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EDISON

Thursday, May 10, 2007 4:55 AM

I've always loved the ship and for a long time wanted to piece together an all-Serenity video set to Christopher Young's overtly emotional theme from "The Shipping News." But when I finally began, the video quickly became as much about her pilot as it was about the ship. If you don't hear your favorite Wash-ism whizz by, it wasn't for lack of trying.

I made this as a birthday gift for my daughter and packaged it on a DVD with a selection of terrific flan-videos, including the following. "Her Pilot" isn't nearly up to the level of these, but I can pretty much guarantee the power of Christopher Young's music: it's worth listening to.

- A Tiny Grief Song (Tzegha)
- Feels Just Like (Falling for the First Time) (gammaknight?)
- Mal's Song (Jeremy Neish)
- Teeth in the Grass (Lierdumoa)
- Adiemus (Lithium Doll)
- Can't Take It (Ballad of Mal & Inara) (Jaron95)
- Behind Blue Eyes (Stephanie Shaw/Stained Ink)
- Who Are You? (Succatash)
- Call Me (Christopher Brown/ImEarly)
- Fly Away From Here (Corn_child)
- Magic (Amy C/Schmacky)
- Time (Mosylu)
- Must Be Dreaming (Corn_child)

The selection was limited by what would fit onto a 1-hour, single-layer DVD, so I didn't have room for my whole list of favorites. Ultimately I based my final selection on a thematic spread, musical preferences, video file resolution/quality, and fit length.

BUT I AM INTERESTED: What are the five great Firefly flanvids that I was backbirth-wrong to omit from my selection? (And where would I find them? :0)

When I was putting together the DVD, I was surprised to find that "Her Pilot" ends on the same quote as "A Tiny Grief Song." I don't know if I just forgot about that, but that beat was an early part of the concept, once I figured out that the video was sliding Wash-ward. I guess my point was that it's a gift to have had something that you really miss when it's gone.

Almost forgot: got my Official Companion, Vol. 2 from Amazon today. Sweeeet. The obsession continues.

Edison

FOLLOWMAL

Thursday, May 10, 2007 7:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Edison:
I've always loved the ship and for a long time wanted to piece together an all-Serenity video set to Christopher Young's overtly emotional theme from "The Shipping News." But when I finally began, the video quickly became as much about her pilot as it was about the ship. If you don't hear your favorite Wash-ism whizz by, it wasn't for lack of trying.

I made this as a birthday gift for my daughter and packaged it on a DVD with a selection of terrific flan-videos, including the following. "Her Pilot" isn't nearly up to the level of these, but I can pretty much guarantee the power of Christopher Young's music: it's worth listening to.

- A Tiny Grief Song (Tzegha)
- Feels Just Like (Falling for the First Time) (gammaknight?)
- Mal's Song (Jeremy Neish)
- Teeth in the Grass (Lierdumoa)
- Adiemus (Lithium Doll)
- Can't Take It (Ballad of Mal & Inara) (Jaron95)
- Behind Blue Eyes (Stephanie Shaw/Stained Ink)
- Who Are You? (Succatash)
- Call Me (Christopher Brown/ImEarly)
- Fly Away From Here (Corn_child)
- Magic (Amy C/Schmacky)
- Time (Mosylu)
- Must Be Dreaming (Corn_child)

The selection was limited by what would fit onto a 1-hour, single-layer DVD, so I didn't have room for my whole list of favorites. Ultimately I based my final selection on a thematic spread, musical preferences, video file resolution/quality, and fit length.

BUT I AM INTERESTED: What are the five great Firefly flanvids that I was backbirth-wrong to omit from my selection? (And where would I find them? :0)

When I was putting together the DVD, I was surprised to find that "Her Pilot" ends on the same quote as "A Tiny Grief Song." I don't know if I just forgot about that, but that beat was an early part of the concept, once I figured out that the video was sliding Wash-ward. I guess my point was that it's a gift to have had something that you really miss when it's gone.

Almost forgot: got my Official Companion, Vol. 2 from Amazon today. Sweeeet. The obsession continues.

Edison

What a lovely gift! That vid is powerful and on my list of new faves!

You included my favorite vid, Tzegha's A Tiny Grief Song, so I'd have nothing to add to your list.

Tzegha's vids are just amazing, they are required "software" on my comp. LOL

I wanted to just add that I received my Firefly Companion Vol. 2 in the mail yesterday and I was literally captivated! Beautiful, simply magic!

ROMANCEGURU

Saturday, May 12, 2007 7:26 AM

Lovely vid, I left a comment for you on the tube. : )

I agree, I think Tzegha is one of the best ff vidders out there. She knows I’m a fan. “A tiny grief song” is a perfect choice! My other personal fave of hers is “Night Flight”. Also love “Adiemus” and “Behind Blue” eyes from your list.

There were a few I haven’t seen before. “Must Be Dreaming“ by Corn_child, just wow! The editing was amazing.

Here are my top 5: (Ensemble)
*Unfortunately I can’t find the DL links for these.

1. “All These Things I've Done” by Lilrosiecheeks

2. “Butterflies and Hurricanes” by showmelonely (?)

3. “Fix You” by Zeta/lordblonde

4. “Someday” by Dharkanjil

5. “Starlit Serenity” By Berecca789

Here are some others I highly recommend if you haven’t already seen them. : )

-“Weapon” by Sweetiejen (Jayne/River) http://www.jaded-paradise.net/imaginary/sweetie-firefly.php
*Editing and song choice here is wonderful.

-“Out There” by Aurora (Jayne/River) http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~atchleyk/videos/other.htm

-“Haunted” by Wacther_Junior (Jayne/River) http://blah-mah-gah.net/wp/?cat=39

-“The girl of my dreams is giving me nightmares” by Jacqui (Jayne/River) http://www.freewebs.com/wily_one24/#firefly

-“Knock me out” by Obsessive24 (Mal/Simon ) http://obsessive24.net/videos.html

-“Universe” by SE (Simon, River) http://www.solvi.bravepages.com/ff.htm
* Sarah Slean’s Universe is probably both the most gorgeous and fitting song for the two.

-“Think Twice” by enjia (Simon,River)

-“Gravity of Love” by Mongoth2001 (Mal/River)

DL: http://community.livejournal.com/fireflywaves/88396.html

-“Metal Heart” (Mal/River) http://escapeartist.imeem.com/video/mciDszvV/metal_heart_firefly/

-“Swallowed in the Sea” (Mal/River)

-“Fine Line (Mal/Inara) http://www.schmackproductions.com/firefly/
*I’m really picky when it comes to this pair vid wise, this one’s my favorite.

-“This Woman’s Work” by Watcher_ Junio (Wash/Zoe) http://community.livejournal.com/fireflywaves/32628.html

- “Making Memories” (All canon pairings w/Rayne) http://profile.imeem.com/fJn4fB/video/Dd4mW7qM/making_memories_firefly/

-“The Freshman” (Mal/Inara, Simon/Kaylee)
http://www.jaded-paradise.net/imaginary/sweetie-firefly.php

-“Hear You Me” (Wash, Book)

-”Siblings” (Simon, River, Jayne)

- “Across the Universe” (Simon, River, Jayne)

-“Diary of Jayne”(Jayne)

-“Renegade”(Mal) www.jesterinacast.com/renegade.wmv

-“Hope” (River)

-“The Teachings of Shan Yu” by literarylemming. Great piece, it’ll make you tear up. I checked and all the links are down, but if you want, I can upload it for you.

Funnies:

-“Love Machine” by Afterthought (Jayne) http://community.livejournal.com/fireflywaves/52081.html

-“Space Cowboys” (Mal, Jayne)

-“Serenity Be our Guest” by Spudy1 (ensemble)

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"What we need's a diversion. I say Zoe gets nekkid."

EDISON

Sunday, May 13, 2007 3:56 PM

Wow! Thanks for the tips and the time to set them all down. You're terrific! I'll check them out. I think I've viewed only a handful of these!

Edison

SISTER

Sunday, May 13, 2007 4:24 PM

..so beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this, it truly is a wonderful gift.

KAYNA

Sunday, May 13, 2007 4:36 PM

Are those vids you listed on Youtube? If not where can I find them. I really want to check them out.

I am especially interested in the Behind Blue Eyes one. As you can see by my sig I really love that song as a theme for the Captain and even made my own vid of it. So yeah, I want to see it.

As to your vid, that was absolutely lovely. In a lot of vids with voice overs, the VOs sound out of place bit these were clear and smooth and they fit.

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Op: You're fighting a war you've already lost.
Mal: Yeah, well I'm known for that.

ROMANCEGURU

Sunday, May 13, 2007 7:33 PM

No problem! It’s nice to find someone who enjoys the vids as much as I do. I don’t think the vidders get as much praise as they deserve.

Let me know which ones are your favorites when you get the time. : )

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"What we need's a diversion. I say Zoe gets nekkid."

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Sunday, May 13, 2007 8:04 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Edison:
I've always loved the ship and for a long time wanted to piece together an all-Serenity video set to Christopher Young's overtly emotional theme from "The Shipping News." But when I finally began, the video quickly became as much about her pilot as it was about the ship. If you don't hear your favorite Wash-ism whizz by, it wasn't for lack of trying.

I made this as a birthday gift for my daughter and packaged it on a DVD with a selection of terrific flan-videos, including the following. "Her Pilot" isn't nearly up to the level of these, but I can pretty much guarantee the power of Christopher Young's music: it's worth listening to.

- A Tiny Grief Song (Tzegha)
- Feels Just Like (Falling for the First Time) (gammaknight?)
- Mal's Song (Jeremy Neish)
- Teeth in the Grass (Lierdumoa)
- Adiemus (Lithium Doll)
- Can't Take It (Ballad of Mal & Inara) (Jaron95)
- Behind Blue Eyes (Stephanie Shaw/Stained Ink)
- Who Are You? (Succatash)
- Call Me (Christopher Brown/ImEarly)
- Fly Away From Here (Corn_child)
- Magic (Amy C/Schmacky)
- Time (Mosylu)
- Must Be Dreaming (Corn_child)

The selection was limited by what would fit onto a 1-hour, single-layer DVD, so I didn't have room for my whole list of favorites. Ultimately I based my final selection on a thematic spread, musical preferences, video file resolution/quality, and fit length.

BUT I AM INTERESTED: What are the five great Firefly flanvids that I was backbirth-wrong to omit from my selection? (And where would I find them? :0)

When I was putting together the DVD, I was surprised to find that "Her Pilot" ends on the same quote as "A Tiny Grief Song." I don't know if I just forgot about that, but that beat was an early part of the concept, once I figured out that the video was sliding Wash-ward. I guess my point was that it's a gift to have had something that you really miss when it's gone.

Almost forgot: got my Official Companion, Vol. 2 from Amazon today. Sweeeet. The obsession continues.

Edison

You need the one for Wash and Zoe done to Kate Bush's "this woman's work"

---- plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose

Bestower of Titles, Designer of Tshirts, Maker of Mottos, Keeper of the Pyre, Owner of a too big Turnippy smelling coat with MR scratched in the neck (thanks FollowMal!)

I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

FORSAKEN original

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Sunday, May 13, 2007 8:23 PM

oh and this one - OUTSTANDING!

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---- plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose

Bestower of Titles, Designer of Tshirts, Maker of Mottos, Keeper of the Pyre, Owner of a too big Turnippy smelling coat with MR scratched in the neck (thanks FollowMal!)

I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

FORSAKEN original

EDISON

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 1:43 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kayna:
Are those vids you listed on Youtube? If not where can I find them. I really want to check them out.

I'm not sure about which vids on my list are at YouTube--I think I got them a good while ago, mostly from other sources. Miracle of miracles, I kept bookmarks for many of them:

- A Tiny Grief Song (Tzegha)
- http://www.dreamsofthespider.com/Fanvids/

- Feels Just Like (Falling for the First Time) (gammaknight?)
- http://homepage.mac.com/rocketplane/FileSharing8.html
(My favorite feel-good Firefly video)

- Mal's Song (Jeremy Neish)
- http://fireflymovie.com/wp/?p=60#comments

- Teeth in the Grass (Lierdumoa)
- (Almost sure this IS on YouTube, tho' heck if I can find it.)

- Adiemus (Lithium Doll)
- http://www.alter-idem.com/?now=2&category=Firefly

- Can't Take It (Ballad of Mal & Inara) (Jaron95)
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- Behind Blue Eyes (Stephanie Shaw/Stained Ink)
- (Wouldn't you know: got nothing on this one.)

- Who Are You? (Succatash)
- http://www.strangefinger.com/firefly.html

- Call Me (Christopher Brown/ImEarly)
- http://www.chrisdbrown.net/index-3.html

- Fly Away From Here & Must Be Dreaming(Corn_child)
- http://splitends.zftp.com/fsvids.htm

- Magic (Amy C/Schmacky)
- http://www.schmackproductions.com/firefly/

- Time (Mosylu)
- http://www.mosylu.com/fireflyfics.html

Don't know if the vidlinks are active, but the pages seem to be there.

Edison

PUMAMANREDUX

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 3:39 AM

I had some vids I liked for Firefly placed here
http://www.storycrafter.com/story/act/read.php?storyid=2175&actid=1267
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there are a few other Firefly links at the link I just gave ... and be aware some of the links may not work ...

AND Firefly: Not Just Another Wild West Show at

is one of my faves

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'You leave Earth and anything you forget to bring with you will kill you. Anything you do bring with you which doesn't work properly will kill you. When in doubt, just assume *everything* will kill you.' Nathan Spring, Star Cops

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PUMAMANREDUX

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 7:01 PM

*minor bump*

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'You leave Earth and anything you forget to bring with you will kill you. Anything you do bring with you which doesn't work properly will kill you. When in doubt, just assume *everything* will kill you.' Nathan Spring, Star Cops

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ROMANCEGURU

Monday, May 21, 2007 7:27 AM

The one the OP is talking about is a Jayne, River vid. She used to have it on U-tube but it got taken down. I just saw that she posted it back up on Imeem. Here’s the link: http://profile.imeem.com/aorEdb/video/qAj9S0Qs/firefly_behind_blue_eye
s/

But… I found this for you:

-that is, if you haven’t already found it yourself. : )

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"What we need's a diversion. I say Zoe gets nekkid."

KAYNA

Monday, May 21, 2007 5:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Romanceguru:
But… I found this for you:
-that is, if you haven’t already found it yourself. : )

Oh lookit! That's my vid!

I'm so gorram proud of that thing. You can't really tell but it's suposed to be all grainy and scratched looking. It did not transfer well to youtube and my computer took a dump a while ago and I lost my higher quality original. Dangit! As to the song, I've also seen a vid that used it as a theme for Simon. So it makes its way around the crew. Now all we need is one for Wash. I'm not seeing it though.

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Op: You're fighting a war you've already lost.
Mal: Yeah, well I'm known for that.