VID: Glósóli (Doctor Who, by purplefringe & such heights)

[such_heights]

Glósóli
by purplefringe and such_heights
fandom: Doctor Who
characters: Eleven-era ensemble (canon ships)
music: Sigur Rós - Glósóli
content notes: bright lights, audio level changes
summary: "That's a fairytale." "Aren't we all?"
notes: spoilers for all of S6. The lyrics, both in Icelandic and translated into English, can be found here.
download: 40MB zipped .avi

password: stories

Glosoli from such heights on Vimeo.

additional notes:

purplefringe: So, this vid kind of came into existence as a result of such_heights' Feelings about the Ponds and how awesome they are, and my Thoughts, which mostly went along the lines of "omg so much meta!!" Inspired by some particularly beautiful and insightful essays by elisi and goldenmoonrose, we decided to join forces to make a vid about the fairytale adventure that is Doctor Who, a journey of self-discovery down the rabbit hole, through the looking glass, into the wardrobe - a quest for identity throughout all of time and space. We also wanted to incorporate some of the most interesting symbolism from the show. And their faces. All their faces.

Comments

[devohoneybee]

I love everything about this vid (and the lyrics! as if they were written for this fandom, for this vid), but most of all, i love the intercut between the Tardis/Idris and her energy, and Mels/River's regeneration energy, as if to say, "The Tardis gifted you with this energy."

Enchanting.

I only missed one image (though I understand one must make choices): the image of Idris gazing at herself in the mirror. She, too, is part of the matrix of the Ponds, one more mother and wife, and one more person who exists in multiple forms, and who desires to know herself in her reflection.

Perhaps that's another vid? *grin*

[such_heights]

Thank you so much! I'm glad the use of the Time Lordly energy worked for you. And yes, that Idris mirror clip is lovely but we couldn't quite get it in this time.