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08 January 2010 @ 05:20 am
[VID] Above and Below  
Yay! First vid OF THE DECADE!!!! (I know I've been pretty much starting all my posts with "First ____ of the DECADE", but what can I do? IT'S FUN!!!)

And not just any vid, but a Jack/Doctor vid, which is something I've been looking forward to making for a long, long time. So DOUBLE HOORAY!!! :D

Now, about the vid itself... well, it's kinda complicated to explain it, but I basically play around with two premises: 1) Jack is slowly becoming a Doctor-like figure; and 2) The Doctor is slowly becoming a Master-like figure.
That, plus smaller things like the fact that I believe Jack must hate the Doctor for living him alone during the events of "Children of Earth", pretty much make the video. I basically mixed those up and the result is what you see right now. Plus some other ideas...
I'll admit that my original idea was nowhere near as dramatic as this, I just wanted to show how much Jack and the Doc blame themselves for all the "yotz" that have happened with them (kudos if you got the Farscape reference *wink wink*). However, as the vid progressed, it basically took on a life of its own, and everything just kept escalating to the point where I got to the ending and... Well, you'll see. hehehe

OH! And PLEASE comment!!! They make my muse happy. ♥





Song: "Above and below" by The Bravery
Fandom: Torchwood & Doctor Who
Category: character study, angst, drama
Spoilers Through: Children of Earth: Day 5 (Torchwood) // The End of Time, part 2 (Doctor Who)
Characters: Jack Harkness, Tenth Doctor

Summary: I'll disappear, 'cause living makes me feel ashamed.


LINKS
DOWNLOAD (right-click, "save target as")
STREAMING (YouTube)




LYRICS:
Sometimes I feel like I wanna leave this place for good
Under the ground, I'll live down there without a sound
And never hear these hissing voices all the same
I'll disappear 'cause living makes me feel ashamed

I must believe there's more above us and below
I must believe, stranded with this bitch called hope
It keeps me here when all I wanna do is go
It keeps me here when all I wanna do is disappear

If this is it, all we have and ever will
If this is it, time is running out and standing still
I'll leave today 'cause there's nothing left to keep me here
I'll fade away, I'll turn my back and disappear

The city moans, it lunges up right from the ground
The seething earth, it opens up and spits us out
This vicious child, nature never wanted us
This vicious child, a cancer burning black into its heart

If this is it, all we have and ever will
If this is it, time is running out and standing still
I'll leave today 'cause there's nothing left to keep me here
I'll fade away, I'll turn my back and disappear

Sometimes I feel like I wanna leave this place for good
Under the ground, I'll live down there without a sound
And never hear these hissing voices all the same
I'll disappear 'cause living makes me feel ashamed

If this is it, all we have and ever will
If this is it, time is running out and standing still
I'll leave today 'cause there's nothing left to keep me here
I'll fade away, I'll turn my back and disappear
I'll turn my back and disappear
 
 
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Semi-Obsessive Me: dw - Ten stands in blue[info]sol_se on January 8th, 2010 12:27 pm (UTC)
This is a FANTASTIC! Oh wow, I love all the visual parallels so much! I was so excited when you mentioned making a vid like this and it did not disappoint. Awesome work. I'll be keeping this one for many, many more viewings. Love it!
Di: Doctor Who - 10th[info]di_br on January 8th, 2010 02:16 pm (UTC)
WOW! Thank you so much!!!! :D
I was so worried, you were getting excited to see it and I just wished it would live up to your expectations. So I'm thrilled you liked it!!! ♥
Danielle: DW: doctor rant[info]rae1013 on January 8th, 2010 12:28 pm (UTC)
This is absolutely brilliant! I really want to give more detail but my brain is fried from the early hour and the intense awesomeness of your vid. Seriously, so much freaking love! <3
Di: Doctor Who - 10th[info]di_br on January 8th, 2010 02:18 pm (UTC)
Hahaha aw, I'm just glad you dropped by, even in an early hour. :)
Thank you so much!!
Amy[info]such_heights on January 8th, 2010 01:16 pm (UTC)
This is really awesome!
Di: Doctor Who - 9th[info]di_br on January 8th, 2010 02:18 pm (UTC)
Thank you!!!! :)
rez[info]roving_rez on January 8th, 2010 03:23 pm (UTC)
The vid is great. I've been hoping one like this would turn up as I LOVE the concept of Jack becoming a Doctor-like character. Poor tormented Jack.
I loved it all, but especially the pace of the last third and the LINKS - Just beautiful! The image of Jack's grandson shaking followed by the Master looking up creeped me out (it a good way).
Thanks for sharing.
Di: Doctor Who - 9th[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 01:54 pm (UTC)
Oh, thanks!!!! Thank you so much! I love that concept as well, I wish people would use it more in vids.
OOOH I'm so glad you liked the last third, it's the bit I worked the hardest on. :)
Clyde: dr who[info]suzvoy on January 8th, 2010 05:24 pm (UTC)
That was fantastic! Great idea, wonderfully executed, and fantastic editing \o/
Di: Doctor Who - 10th[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 01:54 pm (UTC)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! :D
Julia: barrowman[info]happyfew on January 8th, 2010 05:56 pm (UTC)
Wow. Simply amazing. *is speechless*... Meming.
Di: Doctor Who - 9th[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 01:55 pm (UTC)
Oh, thank you so much!

And I love your icon! :D
g: dw :: 10 :: imagine you knew[info]sellega on January 8th, 2010 06:35 pm (UTC)
I just saw this on YT (gigo518) so of course I had to come over and give this a download. ♥
Di: House - wee!Wilson[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 01:56 pm (UTC)
AWWW thank you so much for stopping by!!!!! :D
Reese (aka. Jaidanwolf)[info]dreamrequiem on January 8th, 2010 07:02 pm (UTC)
Holy SHIT. This is absolutely gorgeous, Di!! It's so rare that I see a Torchwood video that I actually like...and the way you blended the two shows (not to mention visually similar scenes within those shows) together is simply stunning. A true work of art. Wow!
Di: Doctor Who - 9th[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 02:01 pm (UTC)
OOOH my, thank you so much!!! And wow, you recced it on your site, that's... wow! I'm speechless, thank you!

I think Torchwood is a lot harder to vid than Doctor Who, and they're such different shows... I'm so happy you liked it! &hearts,
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Aislynn: Christopher Eccleston smiling b&w[info]ageless_aislynn on January 8th, 2010 08:30 pm (UTC)
WOW! Just... wow! The visual parallels were amazing, the way you wove the two shows together into one so seamlessly... Everything was just stunning! (And the bits of Nine that you interjected in there made me *squee* every time, lol! ;) I just can't help myself! I love it when he's not forgotten and he's shown to still be an important part that makes up the Doctor as a whole. ;) )

Gorgeous work! You're truly a vidding master, no doubt! *applause* ♥!
Di: Doctor Who - 9th[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 02:04 pm (UTC)
AIS!!! :D Aw, thank you, hun! *BEAR HUG*
OF COURSE I wouldn't forget Nine, you! He's my Doc! :D *squishes Nine*
I actually wanted to make it just about Ten, but then it hit me that Jack was probably that upset with Ten because he's not the Doc he remembers. After all, his Doc was Nine, HE was the Doc he spent the entire s1 of TW waiting for. :)

Oh, stop it, you! :P *BEAR HUG again*
Delenn / Ana Carol: Calm / River Phoenix[info]delennbr on January 8th, 2010 10:00 pm (UTC)
Vai ter outro comentário depois, mas só pra adiantar, dando uma de Cynthia, vc é máááá! Deixa eu conseguir pensar direito e confesso que até chorei um pouco, que eu falo o quanto eu gostei do vid.
Di: House - wee!Wilson[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 02:06 pm (UTC)
AAAAAH brigada!!!! Yay! Vc gostou! :D
algine[info]algine on January 8th, 2010 10:35 pm (UTC)
Oh! I love this video. And don't have proper words, how I love it.
It's grest, thank you ))
Di: TDS/TCR - Jon/Steve/Stephen[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 02:07 pm (UTC)
Oh, thank you!! :)

((Yay! Gary icon!!))
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Di: Doctor Who - 9th[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 02:07 pm (UTC)
Thank you! :)
Julie: DW - Master approves gif[info]julie_izumi on January 9th, 2010 11:11 am (UTC)
This is so brilliant! I love it! :)
Very very well edited and beautiful!
Great work!
Di: Doctor Who - 9th[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 02:08 pm (UTC)
lol your icon made me giggle.

Thank you so much!
Mrs Darcy: Ten (EoT) by radioactivepiss[info]elisi on January 9th, 2010 02:33 pm (UTC)
I do not have the words right now to describe how much I love this. Will be back later, once I've managed to get my head around some of all the stuff you've packed in. Incredible work!
Di[info]di_br on January 9th, 2010 04:55 pm (UTC)
Oh, wow! Thank you. I can't wait to find out what else you have to say about it, though this comment alone already made me feel so proud of "mah lil' vid". *pets vid*
hehehe Seriously, thank you so much!
Ms J Darcy: Ten Tie Brown[info]msjdarcy on January 10th, 2010 04:25 am (UTC)
I loved this. Especially the visual parallels throughout (though I particularly like the one at 1:45). Great editing.

And clearly I have been living under a rock because I think this is the first of your vids I've seen! I'm going to go through your tags now...
Di[info]di_br on January 12th, 2010 07:17 pm (UTC)
Ooooh I'm so happy you liked that particular parallel, I'm so proud of that one. It's one of those things I came across and just went "HOW COME I NEVER NOTICED THAT BEFORE???".

haha aw, thank you so much! But you were definitely not living under a rock.
Zohar: whee jump[info]bunnythenavia on January 10th, 2010 09:49 pm (UTC)
Wonderful <3
Di: Doctor Who - 9th[info]di_br on January 12th, 2010 07:17 pm (UTC)
Thank you!:D
Prieel[info]prieel on January 10th, 2010 11:03 pm (UTC)
I absolutely adore this vid! All the visual parallels. Oh the pain! I feel realy sorry for these three men now...
Di: TW - Jack[info]di_br on January 12th, 2010 07:19 pm (UTC)
Aw, thank you!!! &heats;
tardis_stowaway: ten/jack gaze[info]tardis_stowaway on January 19th, 2010 06:25 am (UTC)
Wow, this is fantastic! It's very dark but still high-energy. The parallels between the Jack and the Doctor and between the Doctor and the Master shine through. The tricks like flashing back and forth between parallel scenes worked really well. This breaks my heart a bit for our lads. I will definitely be rewatching this, possibly incessantly.
Di[info]di_br on January 22nd, 2010 05:12 pm (UTC)
OH Thank you so much!!!! :D

It's very dark but still high-energy.

Ooooh that's exactly what I was aiming for! I'm glad it worked. Thanks!
cortexiphan juice box: [tw] paying debt to karma[info]hollywoodgrrl on January 21st, 2010 03:12 pm (UTC)
That was INCREDIBLE! How the hell did I miss this??? (Probably because of my burning RAGE for EoT back when you first posted it, haha!) I love love love all the parallels you did here! There are too many to count but one that springs to mind is Stephen turning into the Master. WOW. Wow to everything! Eeeeeee!!!!!!! *flail*
Di[info]di_br on January 22nd, 2010 05:17 pm (UTC)
hahahaha THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!! *squee*

"How the hell did I miss this??? (Probably because of my burning RAGE for EoT back when you first posted it, haha!)"

HAHA! I know what you mean... See, you can guess my feelings for the finale pretty easily, just consider intead of going "AW, DAVID I MISS YOU!!!!" with it, my muse went "You know what? Lets turn him evil and make him SUFFER!!!!!!" instead.

"I love love love all the parallels you did here! There are too many to count but one that springs to mind is Stephen turning into the Master."

AW, thank you so much! I'm really glad you liked that one. I wasn't even planning on adding that, but I was going through some of the clips I had selected, spotted those two and just thought "Oooooh cool!" and went with it. hehe

I'M SO GLAD YOU WATCHED IT AND EVEN MORE THAT YOU LIKED IT!!!! *glomps*
fabi: dw | through fire and ice[info]tearful_eye on January 24th, 2010 09:08 pm (UTC)
wow, that was really awesome.

i especially loved the parts around ~2:50 & ~3:20 - you make it look like the doctor & jack are destroying each other, adding to their misery. maybe because they are both so disappointed in the other... anyway, this was really cool!
Di[info]di_br on January 28th, 2010 04:02 am (UTC)
OH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

You've no idea how happy I am that you liked that particular segment! That bit was the hardest to make and for a while there I thought it was just too crazy. I'm soooooo glad you liked it! :D
The Cleaverage: frozen[info]kel_reiley on February 10th, 2010 10:21 pm (UTC)
GORGEOUS vid! very emotional
(i found it on youtube 1st, took me a while to find your lj to leave a comment.)
Rosie[info]thewatch on February 11th, 2010 05:23 am (UTC)
This is an awesome video. Great song choice and editing to match the lyrics and great selection of footage. There are things I caught watching it again that I missed, lovely subtle things that give it depth.

A really great work!
is it wrong to wish on space hardware?: [dw] it's thunder and it's lighting[info]greenapricot on February 14th, 2010 09:37 pm (UTC)
This is completely amazing. It breaks my heart and I really really love it.
dameruth: tenjack1[info]dameruth on June 13th, 2010 05:57 pm (UTC)
Hello! I spent a while largely off-line (computer woes), so I missed this when it was first posted, but I just wanted you to know I think it's a total knockout. Well *done*! :D

Edited at 2010-06-13 05:57 pm (UTC)
nightrider101: DW Ten Jack TARDIS[info]nightrider101 on June 14th, 2010 10:46 pm (UTC)
This is one of the best Doctor Who/Torchwood videos I've ever seen. You've illustrated beautifully some of the parallels between the Doctor and Jack.

Thank you so much for sharing!
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