Fanvid: "Grapevine Fires" (Star Trek)

[skywaterblue]

I couldn't think, of anywhere I would have rather been, to watch it all, burn away...

Fandom: pan-Star Trek (movies, 24th Century Prime timeline)
Characters: Spock, Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway...
Song: "Grapevine Fires" by Death Cab for Cutie
Length: 4:19
Downloads: 60.6 mbs in .mpg / 76 mbs in .avi (best)

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Star Trek - death, rebirth, death again.

It took almost nine months to make, though I did scrap a first draft when I switched from Premier Pro to Sony Vegas. I could have made a human being in that time. Special thanks to sarken who I forced to watch, cheerlead, and suggest Voyager clips where my knowledge ran dry. Couldn't have done it without her.

This video may seem like I'm deeply ambivalent about the new canon - I am not. Overall I appreciate the effort made by the Supreme Court of Bad Robot to ensure that the Trek I grew up with still 'happened' and matters. That said, I feel a deep sense of finality and regret about the movie: in redefining Star Trek to only be about the original crew, we're both saying goodbye to all the other characters and their journeys, and in some ways limiting the palette of what Star Trek can be about to the mass audience.

Here's to the journey, though! The Undiscovered Country! There really is no place I would have rather been, to watch it all burn away.

Comments

[sol_se]

This video is so amazingly gorgeous. It really touches my heart. Fantastic work!

[morgeil]

OMG, I just found this. I was browsing your old DS9 posts... This is fabulous! Kinda sad, in a good way. Mind if I rec it?

[skywaterblue]

I would love to be rec'ed! Thank you! I'm happy anyone reads old journal posts of mine. I'm also pleased you enjoyed it.

[morgeil]

It's my usual thing to do when I friend new people. I'm glad that you ship Odo/Kira, because I'm starting to fall a bit in love with them. I am aware they hook up later, but in the meantime I'm highly enjoy the platonically-married vibe they got going on right now. The actors have such great chemistry!

sadly I haven't got a Trek icon for DW yet

[biichan]

I can't believe I missed this when you first posted it! It's beautiful, though. Watching it filled me up with a great love for all Trek, including the stuff I haven't seen yet!

Re: sadly I haven't got a Trek icon for DW yet

[skywaterblue]

I'm glad so many people have been finding it in the last week. :) I'm glad you enjoyed it, and that it filled you with love.

[skywaterblue]

Thank you for commenting, and yes, I think you're right - it's a form of grieving. Luckily my intention that it be optimistic, and cheerful, and filled with love seems to have come across. I'd hate it if people just saw it as a weepfest. So thank you for this comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[skywaterblue]

I'm glad to hear it, thank you for commenting!

[skywaterblue]

I think it would be difficult to keep that spoiler from people. *g* Oh good, I hope to have another Odo/Kira fan on my list. I wouldn't say it's a very divisive ship, but there's a good portion of the fandom that doesn't care for them getting together.

[thingswithwings]

this is really gorgeous . . . it kind of made me tear up a bit, here, because there is so much Trek canon that I love so dearly, and watching it being closed off, the finality of it after reboot-Kirk breaks out of the meld and it becomes nothing more than a glimpse of something that will never happen . . . that's upsetting, and feels like a death. At the same time, you did a wonderful job of reminding me about all the things I loved in all the treks. Sniff.

[eruthros]

This is amazing -- I missed it when it was first posted, but I'm glad to have found it now. It honestly made me tear up a little, the end of the original Star Trek canon, all those glimpses in the mind meld that are gone now in AOS. Really lovely.

[skywaterblue]

They're not really dead! Not so long as we remember them. I'm glad it worked for you emotionally. Thanks for the feedback, and for watching.

[skywaterblue]

I think some other people must be rec'ing it or something, as I've had a lot of comments lately. Thanks for watching it - I'm glad the emotional content worked for you. Thank you for watching and feedbacking.

[illariy]

Oh, this was very enjoyable how you bound the Trek sources together. Thank you for sharing. :-)

[skywaterblue]

I apologize for not responding to this. Thanks for visiting and leaving feedback on the vid; it makes me so happy that it was well-received and people got it. :D

[aurora]

This was so incredibly well done!

[eccentrikita]

This is a wonderful idea, wonderfully executed.

I'm kind of lacking brain right now, but this is how I bookmarked you on delicious:

Well HOLY SHIT. This is a much different OldTrek/NewTrek vid, in that it acknowledges the impact of the new canon on ALL of the old, not just the original series. It comes across as incredibly bittersweet, because it's about the inevitable death of all things on both in- and out-universe levels -- but it still acknowledges the hope and forward movement of the new timeline. Or: "Star Trek is dead; long live Star Trek."

Seriously, thank you for this.

[skywaterblue]

That's an awesome rec. Thank you. I'm hella flattered that people are still finding this and getting it. :D

[jekesta]

Oh, that's brilliant. I didn't like the film very much at all, but it how it sort of meant the end of star trek I know and love that was the worst bit of it, and you've caught that brilliantly, without actually making it seem bitter, just sad.

Is this still uploaded anywhere? I'd love a copy I can keep.

[jekesta]

Also, I'm putting together a small vid show for Redemption, a sci fi con in a week's time and I was wondering if you'd mind me including it. I've been struggling to find a star trek vid that really worked for me, and this totally does.

[skywaterblue]

Sure! Let me email it to you. My email is tori(at)anbaric dot com.

[skywaterblue]

I loved it, but have a negative feeling about the way it negates the existence of the spinoffs in the public's eye. Which... is obvious from the vid and author's notes. ;) Glad you liked it, and no it's not uploaded anywhere but BAM but I can send you a copy. See comment downthread.

[fenellaevangela]

I find myself coming back to this vid a lot. Would you be willing to reupload it so I can download a copy? Not a problem if not, I just thought I'd ask :-)

[jactrades]

Oh, I adored this! I can't remember a time when Star Trek wasn't a part of my life and - while I love the heck out of reboot - I can't help but feel a bit melancholy at saying goodbye to the old Primeverse. This vid just captures my feelings on moving on perfectly.

[deepsix]

I know I'm crazy late seeing this, but someone on my flist just linked to it and it completely blew me away. Even though I only really watched the original series and TNG, it still made me tear up for what was and probably won't be again. What a fantastic vid.