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rachelindeed ([personal profile] rachelindeed) wrote in [community profile] 221b_recs2017-10-05 09:32 pm
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Vid Rec: This Soldiering Life

Title: Holmes/Watson - This Soldiering Life
Music Title & Artist: "This Soldiering Life" by The Decemberists
Vidder: CorporalAlex
Pairing or Character: Holmes/Watson (but vidder says can also be seen as gen if preferred)
Verse: Granada
Link: YouTube link: This Soldiering Life vid

Reccer's Comments: This delightful vid is ten years old now, but still such a sweet and cheerful tribute to the wonderful Granada adventures. The image quality is not the best, but the editing is apt and playful, with many creative matches for the song's lyrics. And the song itself is simply perfect for Holmes and Watson. I defy you not to be charmed! :)
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[personal profile] sanguinity 2017-10-06 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oo, what a lovely vid. Brett and Burke did have a way of moving in perfect, dancerly sync, didn't they?
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[personal profile] rachelindeed 2017-10-10 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so pleased you enjoyed it! Yes, they were both quite graceful and very deliberate in their physicality. Brett in particular gives a performance that is very 'big' both vocally and physically, and yet still comes off as quite nuanced and natural. Edward Hardwicke said once that Brett seemed to bring "a whiff of Edwardian acting" to the role. I love that!
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[personal profile] sospan_fach 2018-01-10 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi! I'm the vidder who made this one, and I am SO HAPPY not only that someone out there is still watching it, but that it also made a rec list! Thank you both so much for your kind and delightful words - I've only just found this post and comment, and they truly made my night. :D

(The image quality is definitely not the best, as you say! It was made before I got my paws on the Granada DVD set, so I had to paste it together from episodes and snippets I'd downloaded from YouTube, hence it being rather rough around the edges. I do sometimes consider remaking it with better-quality video, but then I remember what a ridiculously long process it was to put it together in the first place, and quail a bit at the prospect. ;) )
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[personal profile] rachelindeed 2018-01-10 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my gosh, I'm so happy that you happened to see this and that you took the time to say hello! Thank you so much for your wonderful vid, I've watched it many times and it's given me so much *joy* :) To me, the whole look of the vid, rough around the edges and all, adds to its charm because it's so clear how much you loved the show and how much work you put in to finding the bits and pieces that worked best. I wouldn't change a thing! It's awesome that you shared it with all of us.
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