New Jeremiah Vid

[fenlings]

Summary: The end of the old world, the beginning of the new.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?vefmbskz49vxc0g
35 MB, 4:04

Thanks to killabeez for an illuminating beta.


This is a general show vid. The song kind of ambushed me, as I had no intention of making any kind of Jeremiah vid ever, and had finished watching the show some time ago. But somehow this beat out all the vids I had plans for already. Ah, the lure of shiny.

I still think that this vid is really bad, all blah and incoherent. But I give up! It's DONE. Anyway, here's some of the things I was trying to say:

On "the dust has only just begun to form," obviously I was talking about the metaphorical dust settling after the huge explosion that was the Big Death. And the dust forms "crop circles in the carpet"-- graves, like Michael's grave.

This is a parallel to the part in the Kurdy section where "the takeover, the sweeping insensitivity of this still life" is also talking about the Big Death.

The first "hide and seek" is Jeremiah always trying to find his hidden father.

Jeremiah's "trains and soaring machines" flashback to a happy time in his childhood parallels Kurdy's happy flashback "where pleasure moments hung before."

The first "all those years" is talking Jeremiah and his father's long separation.

The first "they were here first" is talking about the military-industrial complex that was responsible for the Big Death in the first place. (And the monks. Because they're old. Basically, this is saying "The Old World was here first.")

The second "hide and seek" is Kurdy hiding from his repressed memories.

The second "trains and soaring machines" is Kurdy escaping from the Valhalla Sector 'copters that got Jeremiah. Also, Valhalla Sector's military encroachments in general that Kurdy fights.

The second "they were here first" is saying that the petty warlords and sickos were here first, after the Big Death and before any kind of benign governing body. These warlords and sickos caused some "blood and tears," so the blood and tears could also be the "they" here.

The "it's just what we need-- you decided this," is talking about the people behind Daniel deciding that Daniel was what the world needed. When what that really amounted to was a police state.

Then the next "what'dcha say?" is talking about Mister Smith relating Libby's betrayal, and the "what did she say?" is Libby's betrayal.

This third "hide and seek" is Jeremiah and Kurdy playing emotional hide and seek with each other, breaking up and making up.

Then the "trains and soaring machines" is everyone getting ready for war.

"All those years" with Mister Smith's absence in his daughter's daily life, and Jeremiah's in his son's, is a parallel to the earlier "all those years," about Jeremiah's father's absence in Jeremiah's life.

Then this leads into the last "they were here first." The "they" in this case is Markus, Jeremiah, Kurdy, Mister Smith, all the nation builders. And hopefully, with the children leading in, this line should have some kind of children's perspective on it. Like when the children grow up, they'll say, "Thunder Mountain and Jeremiah and Kurdy were here first, when the world first really began again after the Big Death." And the last shot of Mister Smith, Jeremiah, and Kurdy walking away is my attempt to evoke that process of them walking into legend.

Lyrics:

Hide and Seek
Artist(Band):Imogen Heap

where are we?
what the hell is going on?
the dust has only just begun to form
crop circles in the carpet
sinking, feeling

spin me 'round again
and rub my eyes,
this can't be happening
when busy streets a mess with people
would stop to hold their heads heavy

hide and seek
trains and soaring machines
all those years
they were here first

oily marks appear on walls
where pleasure moments hung before the take over,
the sweeping insensitivity of this still life

hide and seek
trains and soaring machines (you won't catch me around here)
blood and tears
they were here first

ooom what'dcha say,
emmm that you only meant well?
well of course you did
ooom what'dcha say,
emmm that's all for the best?
of course it is

emmm what'dcha say?
hmmm that it's just what we need
you decided this
mmmm what'dcha say?
hmmm what did she say?

hide and seek
trains and soaring machines
all those years
they were here first

Comments

[killabeez.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to tell you, I love all the changes you made. Thank you for a wonderful vid -- sorry, I still can't agree about it being bad. *g* I'll be keeping this one.

[fenlings]

Yay, thanks *so much*. You were really helpful!

[telscha.livejournal.com]

its wonderful. :) ty

[fenlings]

Thanks!

[seachanter.livejournal.com]

All I can say is 'thank you.' There is not much Jeremiah material out here, as far as I know. I am fascinated by JMS' work to begin with and Jeremiah ranks up with B5, in my own opinion.
This is the first Jeremiah vid I've ever seen, and I hope not the last.

[fenlings]

Hee, there are others out there by killa and morgan dawn and various others. If you want I could link you more specifically.

[seachanter.livejournal.com]

That would be wonderful, thank you.
Hopefully there is also some good fan fiction out there to find and read. I know there is some on FanFiction.net, but FF is what it is :)
My friend Telscha (thank you, Tels!!) gave me this link, and then poked me to Valhalla Sector.
It's nice to see the show has not totally slipped from view.

[fenlings]

Killa has a few. Her site is here but email her for access.

Morgan Dawn has one here.

Lierdumoa and Kanzeyori have one here.

Keerawa has one here.

And there's one more by "Chris and Christina" set to a "Dear God" cover by XTC, but I can't find it online anywhere.

That's all I've been able to find. Kinda paltry, huh.

[belleferret.livejournal.com]

Marvelous! Excellent job of matching the video and lyrics! This is the first Jeremiah music video I've seen, thanks for the links to the others!

There's been a bit of revival in Jeremiah fics lately, mostly Smith oriented. I've been writing for the last few months (I only just discovered Jeremiah!) and my stuff is all archived here (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=belleferret&keyword=Smith&filter=all). Also check out the journals of perhail, cyloran and neko_chelle.

[goodbyemyfancy.livejournal.com]

You might want to check out some of the RPs from Jeremiah world. I write Markus Alexander, Cyloran does Mister Smith, and we both write tons of fic and slash for the Jeremiah fandom. Check out: markusalexander and mistersmith_tm

I also have 45+ Markus based fics in a private journal markus_stories.

[seachanter.livejournal.com]

Ay yup... I started to rewatch all the episodes. Each viewing helps you get more out of the characters.
What a waste Showtime took this off the air. What a blinking waste. Got to write 'em, soon, I hope.
Mara

[seachanter.livejournal.com]

Sorry I didn't thank you for the links before today. The mail got lost in my in-box, while working on another project.
So trying my best to catch up now :)

[goodbyemyfancy.livejournal.com]

I also have 45+ Markus based fics in a private journal markus_stories. They are not posted anywhere publicly.

[seachanter.livejournal.com]

ah, what I need to find :)
My thanks :)

[goodbyemyfancy.livejournal.com]

This is really great and you should be totally proud of your vid! And I appreciated the time your took to write the meta above on what images matches the text - so few ppl do this and it does bring another layered dimension to the vid.

*mega applause for you*

[fenlings]

Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad you found my natterings interesting.

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

thanks for that! It's a lovely vid, and I'm glad you shared it with everyone. Because yeah, there's not enough Jeremiah stuff.

Makes me want to go dig my half-finished one out of the hard drive and actually finish it! :)

[fenlings]

Thanks for your feedback!

Makes me want to go dig my half-finished one out of the hard drive and actually finish it!

Oh, do! The world needs more!

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

I saw your vid at BASCON this past weekend, and I had to tell you how thoroughly impressed I am with it. First of all, yay, someone else is doing a cappella! (: But more importantly, this is haunting and powerful, with absolutely no filler clips and not a moment wasted. Beautiful interpretation of the song, perfect summary of the show.

Sadly, I have no Jeremiah icon.

[fenlings]

I found a cappella really easy and relaxing to cut to, somehow. Yay indeed!

this is haunting and powerful
EEEE! You just missed me hanging up my laundry, chanting "haunting and powerful!" in a gleeful tone. Because clearly the laundry needed to know.

Thanks so much for your feedback!

(I also have a shameful lack of Jeremiah icons.)

[alchemise]

This was really lovely. A great vid looking at the show as a whole, its universe and characters. And man, did you make me ever miss it. So thank you for reminding me of how much I loved the show. :)

[fenlings]

Yay! I love those vids that make me clutch my chest and go "My show!"

[sol-se.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. *is speechless*

I just started watching this show for the first time. I'm only on about episode 5, but I was curious if there was any fic or vids or any kind of fannish work surrounding this show. "I Am the Highway" by MorganDawn is the only Jeremiah video I had ever seen. I wasn't sure if I should be watching anything, in case I spoiled myself, but wow. I am so glad I did. This video just blew me away. The vocals pulsing in a sort of rhythm against the imagery you chose is so powerful. And the flow/pacing is wonderful. Thank you for such a beautiful & heart-wrenching video! I see I have so much to look forward to in this series!

[fenlings]

Oh, I'm so glad you liked it! I was kind of going out on a limb with this music, so it's a relief that it worked.

Jeremiah is SO AWESOME YAY. I wish I could watch it with you for the first time again, all in order.

And if you want more Jeremiah vids, I linked to all the ones I know of earlier in the comments.

[barkley.livejournal.com]

I just saw this at Vividcon and I LOVED it. Fabulous.

[fenlings]

Yay thanks! You know now that you mention it, this vid reminds me a little of your style. Not to presume, but I really love like your Teal'c vid and your Sheridan/Delenn vid. <3

Thanks for letting me know you liked it!

[barkley.livejournal.com]

The things you find when you're cleaning out e-mail. All the stuff you meant to get back to and never did. Doh! I guess that's what new years resolutions are for. And presume, hell, it's an awesome vid, I would love to be compared to its style.

And thank you so much for loving Sheridan/Delenn! It's my little noticed vid (that I love so much to pieces that I don't think it feels neglected in any way *g*) and it pleases me when someone else has seen it too!

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

Marvelous! Haunting, perfect song choice, although I wouldn't have thought so before viewing it.

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

I recced this for New2Me Vid challenge, hope OK! http://counteragent.livejournal.com/15765.html

[fenlings]

Yay thanks for the rec! ::feels honored::

Although when I went to view it, it is Jeremiah, not Jericho (a show I also like!). I totally make the same mistake all the time, and you don't even know how confused my friends get. ^_^

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh! Sorry! Will fix.

[fenlings]

Eeee, thanks! Yeah, this song just kind of hit me over the head with Jeremiah until I vidded it.

[silver-venus42.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to say that this video moved me. I have never seen Jeremiah but this was just a deep and beautiful video that I didn't need to see the source to feel the emotion of what you were trying to convey. Again, fantastic job!

[fenlings]

That's marvelous to hear. I do think one of the marks of a good vid is the ability to communicate its basic message to those with no knowledge of the source. And hopefully become a pimping vid! Thanks for letting me know. <3

[myniamh.livejournal.com]

Ah, the lure of shiny.

I think I have to get this on DVD soon, I never got to see much of it.
I liked it, you've managed to put together a lot of the threads from the show without it wandering off target. =D

[fenlings]

Ooh, thanks for praising the cohesiveness! That's nice to hear. ^_^ I don't actually think the second season is available on dvd last I checked. But I'm pretty sure it's available on netflix or itunes or, ahem, where I got it.