O HAY FESTIVIDS

[rhivolution]

So I've failed massively at posting to my journal of late, but. But.

I got two absolutely beautiful Master and Commander vids this year in Festivids, and you should go look at them...and leave feedback for the vidders. Also a big thanks to the festivids mods and staff for all their hard work!

Sailboats by bironic (assignment) is an absolutely lovely Aubrey/Maturin vid that is pretty much to the letter I wanted from a shippy (swear to god no pun intended) fanwork. Bironic has made this sweet and touching without hurting your teeth; the song choice is perfect, and if you like this ship, it's a real keeper.

Leave Her, Johnny by rhoboat (treat) pulls together a completely different take on the canon--the gritty reality of the naval life, good and bad. Rhoboat uses the stunning cinematography by Russell Boyd* to full advantage, which I really appreciated as it's so fucking beautiful.

Go forth, friends! And do go have a look at the rest of this year's Festivids if you get a chance--I'm going to make my way though them all soon, it's been a rough start of the month so I've not had time yet.

* Wikipedia is telling me Boyd won an Oscar for this, which I gotta say is deserved as hell. I'm still miffed there wasn't ever a second M&C.

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks for the recs. There have been an amazing assortment of vids, I'm rationing them like great chocolate.

[jagienka]

OMG. Those are both beautiful. And now I want to watch that movie again and whine that they only made one. So many books... so few movies.

Be still my age of sail loving heart.

[riverlight]

Oh, thanks for the recs! These were just lovely. I too wish madly for an M&C sequel—and, this reminds me, it's totally time for a re-watch.