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skygiants ([personal profile] skygiants) wrote2015-08-10 07:31 pm

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So I think I mentioned that I made a vid! It premiered at Vividcon so now I can put it here.

Title: Landsailor
Source: Legend of Korra (and Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Music: "Landsailor," Vienna Teng
Content Notes: Implied reference to genocide

Landsailor from skygiants on Vimeo.



(Download from Google Drive.)

'Last airbender': no longer accurate.

Many thanks to [personal profile] shati for not just betaing but very patiently holding my hand throughout the entire learning-how-to-vid process, [personal profile] innerbrat for betaing and cheerleading, and [personal profile] aberration for betaing FROM MONGOLIA which is above and beyond the call of duty.
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[personal profile] davidgillon 2015-08-11 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, applause!

Very nicely done.

(And clearly I need to look up more of Vienna Teng, her voice is gorgeous).
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[personal profile] tassosss 2015-08-11 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
That was really good! Perfect song choice for Jinora, and I love how the final stanza brings in the rest of the airbenders. Lovely.
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[personal profile] rymenhild 2015-08-11 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
I saw on somebody's review post -- probably [personal profile] kass -- that there was a "Landsailor" Korra vid, and I found this very exciting. I'm delighted to hear it's yours. Going to watch it now.

--

Having watched it:

What a perfect Jinora song! I admit I still haven't seen S2, so I had to do some guessing about a bunch of the middle bit. I love the repeated image of the wind maze (does it have a name???) and Jinora fitting within it. I spent the whole vid waiting for the moment when Jinora was revealed as an Airbending Master (starting from "I'm a child no more," I think), but it was right as the last beat of the vid, the culmination of Jinora's journey.
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[personal profile] revolutionaryjo 2015-08-11 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not as familiar with the source as I should be, but this was so moving to watch, even not knowing the specific context. :)
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[personal profile] varadia 2015-08-11 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Eeeeee so great!!!!!
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[personal profile] grrlpup 2015-08-11 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
<3 Jinora, loved her from the start as a fellow bookworm. I enjoyed this vid very much!
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[personal profile] metonymy 2015-08-11 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is beautifully done and an exceptional use of the song - particularly using the duet section to fold in all the other airbenders. I love the repeated use of the fluidity of the airbending itself to echo the movement of the music, and Jinora's journey from student to master and child to young adult is so well portrayed in such a short time. Great job!
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[personal profile] jothra 2015-08-11 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Teach me senpai!!
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[personal profile] sovay 2015-08-11 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
Well, the visuals have convinced me I really need to see the rest of Korra. How much of this vid is from the second season which I was determined to skip?

[personal profile] jinian 2015-08-11 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
BECCA I CRIED

IT IS SO GOOD
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[personal profile] kaberett 2015-08-11 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
okay yes I am crying <333
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[personal profile] kate_nepveu 2015-08-11 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
It's very pretty and flows very nicely!

(I put _Korra_ on hold after S1 so I can't say anything more useful, sorry.)
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[personal profile] loligo 2015-08-11 12:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Jinora never made a huge impact on me, but this vid is lovely and reminds me of how lovely she is, too! I may have gotten teary-eyed at the end.
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[personal profile] musesfool 2015-08-11 12:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, Jinora! This made me cry in the best way. Lovely.
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[personal profile] cinaed 2015-08-11 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is gorgeous! And makes me want to watch the rest of Legend of Korra though I bailed a little over halfway through season one. Jinora is so great!

Also, how does Vienna Teng always have perfect songs for vids and fandom in general?
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[personal profile] lnhammer 2015-08-11 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
THAT is a pretty sweet vid. Excellent.

---L.
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[personal profile] attractivegeekery 2015-08-11 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
HOW DARE YOU!
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[personal profile] zulu 2015-08-11 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww, I got all teared up. This is lovely!
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[personal profile] kass 2015-08-11 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never seen any of the Avatar cartoons, but this vid is visually gorgeous, and I love how it moves, and I really want to see this now.
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[personal profile] sandrylene 2015-08-11 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I had feels. Copious feels. Your vid is lovely. :D
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[personal profile] brooms 2015-08-11 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
jinora <33333333 airbending <333333
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[personal profile] batyatoon 2015-08-12 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

and this has never been one of my favorite Vienna Teng songs BUT I THINK MAYBE NOW IT IS??
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[personal profile] hokuton_punch 2015-08-12 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
That is GORGEOUS. ;o; All my feelings!
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[personal profile] cofax7 2015-08-12 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, that was lovely!
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[personal profile] thistleingrey 2015-08-12 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't watched more than twenty minutes of the first A:TLA episode (because my kid said it was too scary last year, and I'd like to see it with her once she can handle it). That said, I like this very much, and especially how you've used the spinning . . . room divider sections? The rectangular thingers.

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