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Title: In Our Own Time, With Our Own Hands
Song/Artist: "Red Rover," Rosie Thomas
Vidder: [personal profile] icepixie
Fandom: Northern Exposure
Length: 3:16
Summary: "Grow wild according to thy nature," writes Thoreau in Walden. Maggie and Joel make their own ways in Alaska.
Thanks to [personal profile] wintercreek, who gave this the best, most tireless beta any vid could ask for.



Download from MediaFire (36 MB).

I tried a number of new (for me) things in this vid, including longer clips, cross-dissolve transitions rather than simple cutting, and a narrative that requires fairly detailed knowledge of the show to make its full impact. Let me know what you think!

Date: 2010-05-24 05:02 pm (UTC)
toft: baby feet and adult hand (misc_babyfeet)
From: [personal profile] toft
I've never seen the show, but I loved this - the slow, lingering shots of the plane, especially, and the gentle arc I could see in the vid even without really knowing much detailed about the story. The song is a lovely match, too.

Date: 2010-05-24 07:07 pm (UTC)
wintercreek: Blue-tinted creek in winter with snowy banks. ([NX] love you best when it's just you)
From: [personal profile] wintercreek
Oh yay, oh yay, you posted it and it is LOVELY! But you already know how much I adore this vid and its message. :D

Date: 2010-05-24 07:33 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] twtd
This was soooo pretty. I just watched it twice in a row and loved it. It's been so long since I've seen Northern Exposure (though I never did watch all of it. It may have come on past my bedtime when it first started airing *blush*)

Date: 2010-05-24 10:46 pm (UTC)
jesse_the_k: City of Atlantis shining in Shephard's mind (sga pretty city is pretty)
From: [personal profile] jesse_the_k
Lovely! You captured excellent snapshots from a show which really resonated with me (I was Joel's age while watching it). The music-visual match was nice, and the non-specifity of the song worked well with the gentle story in the vid.

(Damn, young!Rob was quite young, and young!Janine was so charming when she was stroking her airplane.)

Date: 2010-05-28 12:42 pm (UTC)
luzula: a Luzula pilosa, or hairy wood-rush (Default)
From: [personal profile] luzula
I've never seen this show, but it's been on my to-watch list for some time. I didn't actually get much of the vid, but it makes me want to watch the show.

Date: 2010-05-24 07:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chantal87.livejournal.com
That was lovely.
It makes me want to drag out all my dvd's

Date: 2010-05-25 03:31 am (UTC)
vivien: picture of me drunk and giggling (beauty)
From: [personal profile] vivien
What a beautiful video. It was very poignant.

Date: 2010-05-25 08:30 am (UTC)
china_shop: Close-up of Zhao Yunlan grinning (Default)
From: [personal profile] china_shop
Oh, that's gorgeous. I love how it takes its time, especially the lingering shots of the plane. The song works wonderfully too. ♥

ETA: I haven't watched the show in years, but it still worked really well for me.
Edited Date: 2010-05-25 08:30 am (UTC)

Date: 2010-05-25 09:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] diarmi.livejournal.com
Oh, I liked it! I loved NE once so much and still have a lot of sentiment for it. Thanks for memory:)))

Date: 2010-05-26 03:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alwaysaddled.livejournal.com
I miss that show so. Thanks for this!

Date: 2010-05-30 12:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] forsweatervests.livejournal.com
Okay, speaking as someone who's never ever seen this show? It was beautiful. It seemed like a lovely, doomed love story to me, but I choose to believe that they both went on to lead full, rich lives. He, at least, is still surrounded by a self-made family, and looked so happy. In my head, he made a choice not to follow her and stay in the city, and I don't think he regretted that choice. In my interpretation.

Date: 2010-06-12 01:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] delwyncole.livejournal.com
Really lovely, makes me nostalgic for a show I haven't watched in years.

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