Gift for Milly by VesperRegina (Elementary)

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Title of vid: Pandora's Aquarium
Recipient: Milly
Vidder: VesperRegina
Fandom: Elementary
Music: Pandora's Aquarium by Tori Amos
Summary: "Boy, I think you're confused, I'm not Persephone."
Content notes: I prefer not to give content notes (viewer proceeds at their own risk: could be anything)
Signed length: 04:47

Link to signed vid post.

Lyrics
Pandora,
Pandora's
aquarium.
She dives for shells
with her nautical nuns
and thoughts you thought
you'd never tell.
Pandora,
Pandora's
aquarium.
She dives for shells
with her nautical nuns
and thoughts you thought
you'd never tell.
I'm not asking you to believe in me;
boy, I think you're confused,
I'm not Persephone.
Foam can be dangerous
with tape across my mouth.
These things you do
I never asked you how.
Line me up in single file
with all your grievances.
Stare, but I can taste
you're still alive below the waste.
Ripples come and ripples go
and ripple back to me,
back to me.
Pandora's,
Pandora's
aquarium.
She dives for shells
with her nautical nuns
and thoughts you thought
you'd never tell.
Line me up in single file
with all your grievances.
Stare, but I can taste
you're still alive below the waste.
Ripples come and ripples go
and ripple back to me,
back to me.
I am not asking you to believe in me.
Boy, I think you're confused,
I'm not Persephone.
She's in New York somewhere
checking her accounts.
The lord of the flies
was diagnosed as
sound.
Pandora.

Comments

[calvinahobbes]

This vid is so beautiful -- I really dig your use of filters. And that song is such an amazingly great fit for Joan. Awesome!

[actiaslunaris]

I'm pleased you think so! Thank you.

[faith_girl222]

the use of colour filters is really effective. joooooan ♥♥♥

[actiaslunaris]

Thank you. They were an experiment, but I'm glad they worked. Joan is the best.

[cuffs]

Lovely! I needed a push to start watching Elementary and your vid was it, so thanks for that!

[actiaslunaris]

Wow, that made me happy. It's an excellent show, and I'm really enjoying it; it makes me think. Thank you for commenting.

[leanwellback]

Such an unusual song, but you made it work beautifully. I'm not normally a fan of filters but you used them in a very cool way here and I love the effect. Really great Joan vid, well done!

[actiaslunaris]

:) I'm happy they worked for you. I tried to keep them subtle and appropriate. Thank you so much!

[metonymy]

Holy shit, this is gorgeous.

[actiaslunaris]

Hee, thank you!

[teaotter]

This is gorgeous! I love the filters, they give a beautiful texture to the vid along with the cuts. Your clip choices are amazing.

[actiaslunaris]

I'm happy the clip choices worked so well. It was fun waiting for new episodes to support the concept. Thank you!

[vivien]

I'm not good at reviews, but I love this video a lot. The "waves" of light and color seemed to draw the focus to Joan being her most incredible, and that mesmerized me. Beautiful vid!

[actiaslunaris]

Oh, but this is a perfectly lovely comment of yours. It was enjoyable working with this source and her beautiful face. Thank you!

[laurashapiro]

This is very beautiful to look at. I don't know the show at all, but I feel like I really know this character and her world now.

[actiaslunaris]

Oh, that's a compliment! She's a fascinating character and I'm happy to have opened a window on her in some small way.

[kouredios]

This was really great. This is one of Tori's songs that I had never paused to listen to the lyrics. Now I've gotten all thinky about it, and Joan. Thank you!

[actiaslunaris]

There was a lot of thinking done while listening to it on this end. I'm glad you liked it!

[cathexys]

Utterly gorgeous and such a perfect vid for Joan. Wow!!!!

[actiaslunaris]

I'm making starry eyes at you right now. Thank you!

[mresundance]

Oh, this is ambitious, with all the effects and the widescreen cropping, and vidding TORI AMOS (*flail*), but it works. It's beautiful, and a wonderful ode to Watson in this series. :)

[actiaslunaris]

I flailed when I read this comment. Really. I love Tori Amos's voice and I'm always amazed that her songs don't get vidded more often. There's good reason for it, of course, but still. Thank you so much!

[lithiumdoll]

SO. MUCH. LOVE! This is amazing, I adore the everything!

[actiaslunaris]

Aw, thank you so much!

[lokte]

I love the focus on Joan. I think the treatment and feel match the song perfectly.

[actiaslunaris]

I'm very pleased that you think so. Thank you.

[settiai]

Oh, wow. This was gorgeous! ♥

[actiaslunaris]

Thank you! ♥

[ghanimasun]

This was so pretty and so emotional. Awesome job!

[actiaslunaris]

Oh, thank you! I'm glad to know that it was emotive!

[felis]

Oh, wow, this is a surprising but ever so brilliant Joan vid. Love what you did with the song choice and the colour effects, and the mood is fantastic. There are so many great moments, but the "ripple back to me" really got me for example, and I loved the ending. Amazing job!

[actiaslunaris]

Finding the right clips for 'ripple back to me' was difficult, but fun. I'm glad the overall vid was effective for you, but I'm especially pleased that you mentioned the mood, because that's something I really wanted to play up. Thank you!

[cesperanza]

Wow, this was so great! Thank you so much!

[actiaslunaris]

No, thank you! Glad you liked it!

[echan]

The colors added so much to the shape and mood of this vid.

[actiaslunaris]

Oh, thank you!

[franzeska]

The water thing is really interesting at the beginning and end.

[actiaslunaris]

I like making bookends and this additional source seemed fitting for my concept. Thank you.

[hmmyeahokay]

Beautiful.

[actiaslunaris]

Thank you!

[debris_k]

This was super awesome, I loved it. Kudos!

[actiaslunaris]

Yay! I'm very pleased you liked it!

[fan_eunice]

Very cool, really interesting use of effects that work well with such an intriguing song choice. <3 Joan.

[actiaslunaris]

Thank you. I'm glad the effects worked well for you, and the song choice, as well! I think I have a greater understanding of Joan after making this.

[skygiants]

I love the way you use light and imagery here - pictures, reflections, waves, ripples. It's so cool, and such a fitting reflection on Joan.

[actiaslunaris]

Yes, that was something that stood out as I was editing -- how many times we see her reflected. I think it's meant to emphasize her watchful nature. Thank you!

[livrelibre]

This was absolutely beautiful!

[actiaslunaris]

Thank you! The source is beautiful in itself; I'm happy to have added to it.

[verity]

This is far and away my favorite vid this year. What a beautiful character study. I liked your use of filters - the changing colors gave static shots a lot of momentum.

[actiaslunaris]

Even though this sounds like I'm bragging, there's one spot that's my favorite, where the light comes up on 'alive' and it was a complete accident, but it added so much. Your thought about the static shots gaining momentum reminded me of that. Thank you for pointing that out; it makes me happy.