VID REC: Sapphire and Steel - Ground Beneath Her Feet

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Vidder: Thebigbluemeany
Musical artist: U2
Pairing: Sapphire & Steel
Vidder on LJ: bluemeanybeany
Vidder's website: Thebigbluemean's youtube Channel


Why this vid kicks ass:

I think we have some excellent writers in this fandom and I hope you're enjoying the stories I've recced, but I'm going to admit right now that "Ground Beneath her Feet" is the reason I signed up to do Sapphire and Steel this month.

We talk a lot about transformative works in fandom, adding value to the original material and creating something that is a work of art in its own right. I can't say how often that actually happens, but it happens here--this is art.

Thebigbluemeany has taken the elements of a show with a small cast of characters, limited sets and fairly static staging and re-mixed them to to show us the images our imagination plays with while we watch: a complex dialogue between content and visuals, the mysterious inner lives of the characters in the forefront; there are layers of meaning in every gesture--and the pictures move, the pace is breathless, rushing to a conclusion as out of our control as it is out of Steel's. Yes, it's filled with Steel angst, concentrated essence of Steel. And if that doesn't make you want to watch, I don't know what will.


Ground Beneath Her Feet

Comments

[isweedan]

That sounds mighty awesome. BRB, going to watch :)

[saki101.livejournal.com]

This is everything you said (the connection between the lyrics and the visuals is wonderful). I'm not surprised as her YouTube Affair is one of my favourite videos and everything I've seen of hers is excellent.

Has anyone written a fanfic based on The Ground Beneath Her Feet? Perhaps that would limit all that is being expressed visually though. Still, it is inspiring.

Thank you for expanding my appreciation into the Sapphire & Steel universe.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I'm glad it was convincing :) The vid is so worth watching.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen any fics based on this. I'm sure Bigblue would be thrilled if someone did one. (hint, hint)

I'm glad you're enjoying the recs. I love the show, but it really is a difficult one to represent in fiction.

[jest (from livejournal.com)]

Wow! That vid is amazing! I just watched it three times in a row.

Thank you for recommending it!

[elmey.livejournal.com]

It's great isn't it? Thanks for checking it out!