Vid Rec: Arrival of the Birds

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Title: Arrival of the Birds
Music Title & Artist: "Arrival of the Birds" by The Cinematic Orchestra
Vidder: amyyam on tumblr, aka Amy Kinley
Pairing or Character: Sherlock + John
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Link: Arrival of the Birds on vidder's tumblr page

Reccer's Comments: I am always struck by the sheer visual beauty of this vid. It is delicate and lovely. At times images of John and Sherlock are overlaid on top of each other in interesting configurations; at other times the vid glides between color and black and white, and there is just something about the light in these shots that seems to linger. The vidder juxtaposes material brilliantly (in the first few seconds we hear Mycroft ask "How many friends do you imagine he has?" while we see the wild moors and stormy skies of Baskerville, its rusty, barbed "KEEP OUT" sign juxtaposed with Sherlock's backlit face). The instrumental music and carefully extracted dialogue work with the visuals to build up a portrait of Sherlock's unspoken but overwhelming connection with John, so that when we reach the final question - "What might we deduce about his heart?" - we realize that the images have already silently answered.

This is a really lovely work of art.

Comments

[ficklepig.livejournal.com]

That was nice - thanks!

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

My pleasure! I'm glad you liked it :)

[lijahlover.livejournal.com]

Thank you that was so lovely.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

I thought so, too! So glad you enjoyed it :)

[nerthus.livejournal.com]

Fab video and I love the music;awhile back I bought the album it's from--The Crimson Wing:Mystery of the Flamingos, which is a Disney nature documentary. The whole album is gorgeous, and more than 1 song on it could fit Sherlock imo, ha.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you liked it! And you're right, that music is just lovely. There's something about classical, orchestral pieces that seem to fit Sherlock particularly (it's the violinist side of him, I think!)

[chapbook.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reminding me of an "old" favorite! It's beautifully handled, and, as I heard the music on this vid first, I consider it "Sherlock" music.

Though I've seen good vids that don't use Western classical music, I actually think that Western classical music often feels more "in-world" for this show than a lot of Western popular music.