Gift for feochadn (Gunless)

[fv_poster]

Title of vid: Eleven Men
Recipient: feochadn
Vidder: theleaveswant
Fandom: Gunless - 2010
Music: "Shanty Song" by Bruce Peninsula
Summary: A vid about Sean, Barclay's Brush, and the elephant in the room.
Content notes: Violence, offscreen self-harm and suggested suicidal intent
Length: 04:50

(choir)
fallow from the loss of sun, fields turn into spoil
and sod along the arid plains for food left in the soil
and all the mothers, fathers, with their water and their wood
give life to an inheritor, relief not understood

(soloist)
oh I come from a line of crooks, of bitter and brittle men
so I won't be around when those wedding bells ring
but I'm mean and marked-up enough
to give you my hand with none of my roots showing
so leave me a little privacy
don't call, don't you come around at all
leave me a little decency
and call off all your dogs
their collars are coming off

(choir)
following the loss of laws, saying in their turn
for every man to live his life shall have to last and burn
and all the brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, and their sons will
be passed along the daily deal, alike the day before
la da da da da da da da da da da
oh oh oh

(soloist)
oh don't get like that, don't recoil back in silence
oh all that I ask is just a couple of seconds in private

so leave me a little privacy
don't call, don't you come around at all
leave me a little decency

oh I'm sorry darling
you're just gonna have to choose
it's either me or the elephant in the room
I can't stand to lose ya
no I can't stand to lose ya
it's either me or the elephant in the room
whoa

Comments

[heuradys]

This is glorious. Wow. Love it.

[theleaveswant]

Thank you! (Yes, I did forget to reply to feedback on this for almost an entire year.)

[serrico]

A Gunless vid! And a very well put together one, too. Very nice!

[theleaveswant]

Thank you very much! It was fun source to work with, though I encountered a few technical difficulties putting it together.

[helens78]

So well-done and beautiful!

[theleaveswant]

Thank you! (Figure I ought to reply to feedback from last year's challenge before this year's goes live, at least :P )

[mlyn]

Stunningly perfect song, and what a gorgeous tune on its own—thank you, I'm definitely checking this artist out. I love the treatment you gave the film, drawing out the subtextual angst and drama, and making that the narrative of the vid. Great use of iconic little moments, memorable characters and the beautiful landscape. I hadn't seen the movie before watching this, but I still got a lot out of it. Great work.

[theleaveswant]

Thank you very much! Bruce Peninsula are an interesting band and they give a very moving live performance, if you ever get the chance to catch it.

[hazelwho]

Oh wow. Just, wow. I love your choices for scenes and character moments and themes. And that song. *whimper* Perfection.

[theleaveswant]

Thank you!

[echan]

This song was a great choice, and the timing is great as well.

[theleaveswant]

Thanks! It's a hell of a song, I agree.

[franzeska]

I love the almost still scenery at the beginning.

[theleaveswant]

Thanks! It's a rather well-shot film and makes good use of natural and built environments, so I was lucky to have plenty of good material to work with in messing around with "place".

[china_shop]

Oh, wonderful!

[theleaveswant]

Thank you!

[astrothsknot]

I'm not familiar with the source, but I really enjoyed the story and visuals of the vid. The editing was fantastic

[theleaveswant]

Thank you! It's a pretty cute little film and full of striking visual moments.

[malnpudl]

Oh, man. Wow, what a fantastic song choice, and the way you set it against the clips... gorgeous. <3

[theleaveswant]

Thank you! It is a fantastic song, and I know I couldn't have made this vid without it.