New Torchwood Vid: A Thousand Suns

[andraste]

Fresh from the Vividcon Also Premiering Show! I'm so excited that the con is over and my DVDs will arrive soon so I can watch all the awesome vids.

Artist Tom McRae

Tech Specs: This is a 23MB zipped DivX file.

Spoilers: Massive, massive spoilers through the end of Season Two.

Warnings: This is a Torchwood vid. If you have trouble with two people of the same gender getting it on, go download something else.

Summary: The light that burns twice as bright. Sequel to End of the World News.

A Thousand Suns

Comments

[bride-of-lister.livejournal.com]

Yay! It'll be a bit before I can actually see it but I'll DL it now. ^^o

[andraste]

Hope you like it!

[kathyh]

Here from selenak's rec and just wanted to say how much I enjoyed that. Wonderful song choice for Torchwood and fabulous use of images.

[andraste]

Thank you! I don't know what it is about me and Tom McRae and Torchwood, but it seems to have worked so far.

[redstarrobot.livejournal.com]

Damn, not done with S2 yet! (Although I am thoroughly spoiled, so maybe I don't have to wait... hrm.)

[andraste]

Damn, not done with S2 yet! (Although I am thoroughly spoiled, so maybe I don't have to wait... hrm.)

If you're spoiled for, er, the obvious things and how they happen, I think it should at least make sense.

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's really amazing. Made me want to go back and watch last season again.

[andraste]

Wow, that's really amazing. Made me want to go back and watch last season again.

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

[elisi]

Mostly, this vid has reduced me to wordless flailing, because it is just so right! I don't know if I ever left feedback for End of the World News, but if I didn't then I want to say that these two vids together manage to encapsulate the show utterly perfectly. The bleakness of S1 is wonderfully captured in the first one, and the second reflects the deeper joy and loss that we got in S2.

Sorry, I am hopeless with words today. But I adore the vids! :)

[andraste]

Mostly, this vid has reduced me to wordless flailing, because it is just so right! I don't know if I ever left feedback for End of the World News, but if I didn't then I want to say that these two vids together manage to encapsulate the show utterly perfectly. The bleakness of S1 is wonderfully captured in the first one, and the second reflects the deeper joy and loss that we got in S2.

Thank you so much! That's just what I was going for by pairing the vids together. It amazes me how much happier A Thousand Suns is given that two of the regular cast die in it. (Well, and Jack, but he doesn't count.)

Sorry, I am hopeless with words today. But I adore the vids! :)

Hey, that seemed pretty articulate to me :).

[coffeejunkii.livejournal.com]

this captures the spirit of torchwood really well!

[andraste]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[alchemise]

Oh man, I loved this a lot. It's the whole team and they love each other! Beautifully done. *flails*

[andraste]

Oh man, I loved this a lot. It's the whole team and they love each other! Beautifully done. *flails*

Thank you! I think the biggest improvement to Torchwood in Season Two was that they got so much better at conveying that the team actually care about each other. I'm glad that came across in the vid.

[joesther.livejournal.com]

coffeejunkii sent me over here and although I rarely download vids anymore (preferring to watch on YouTube), I'm so glad I did. This is beautiful. And now I have tears streaming down my face and am eager to rewatch the season. Thank you for this. Do you have more?

[andraste]

[info]coffeejunkii sent me over here and although I rarely download vids anymore (preferring to watch on YouTube), I'm so glad I did. This is beautiful. And now I have tears streaming down my face and am eager to rewatch the season. Thank you for this.

Thank you for your kind words - I'm delighted that my vid affected you so.

Do you have more?

My only other Torchwood vid is the one linked from this post, but if you check the 'vids' tag above there are several in other fandoms, including Doctor Who.

[elz.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I enjoyed that SO much! It does a great job of celebrating the characters and blending all the joy and tragedy together.

(Also, when the vid show ended, everyone around me whipped out their booklets and went, "Oh my god, the Torchwood vid, I loved that! Who made it?" so I think it definitely went over well at the con!)

[andraste]

Oh man, I enjoyed that SO much! It does a great job of celebrating the characters and blending all the joy and tragedy together.

Thank you! I loved the blend of emotions in Season Two, so that's just what I was going for in the vid.

(Also, when the vid show ended, everyone around me whipped out their booklets and went, "Oh my god, the Torchwood vid, I loved that! Who made it?" so I think it definitely went over well at the con!)

That is so awesome to hear. I gather there were a lot of Torchwood vids at the con, so I was worried that it might get lost in the shuffle.

[pharis.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love this! It's one of the standouts of the con for me -- tender and sad and courageous.

[andraste]

Oh, I love this! It's one of the standouts of the con for me -- tender and sad and courageous.

Thank you so much! I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

[black-eyedgirl.livejournal.com]

Hey, I recced this at my journal here (http://black-eyedgirl.livejournal.com/81947.html#cutid1), and thought I should probably come mention that. It really is a gorgeous vid :)

[andraste]

Hey, I recced this at my journal here, and thought I should probably come mention that. It really is a gorgeous vid :)

Thank you for your kind words. And this:

It's not that this is happy exactly, but it makes me happy.

... is exactly how I feel about the vid myself.

[cherryice.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely lovely. Sweet, sad, and still somehow hopeful.

[andraste]

This is absolutely lovely. Sweet, sad, and still somehow hopeful.

Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it. Season Two is weirdly hopeful, in spite of the death toll.

(Incidentally, I have heard good things about your House vid and look forward to watching it when my VividCon DVDs arrive.)

[camkin.livejournal.com]

another beautiful vid.
you made me cry! and now i want to watch S2 again.

[andraste]

another beautiful vid.
you made me cry! and now i want to watch S2 again.

Than you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[kitkatbyte.livejournal.com]

OK, now I am crying again! This vid is so touching. I love the way you merged the joy and sadness so that they almost seem like the same thing.

[andraste]

OK, now I am crying again! This vid is so touching. I love the way you merged the joy and sadness so that they almost seem like the same thing.

Thank you - that feeling really seemed to be at the heart of Season Two for me, and I'm glad you feel I captured it here.

[aurora]

Oh wow, this was pretty amazing.

(Could I ask you for a favor, though? Is it upload the Tom McRae song for me? Cause I've been looking for it, all over, but without any luck.)

[andraste]

Oh wow, this was pretty amazing.

Thank you!

(Could I ask you for a favor, though? Is it upload the Tom McRae song for me? Cause I've been looking for it, all over, but without any luck.)

I'm not able to upload it at the moment, unfortunately, as my laptop fell over and died recently :(. Maybe next week when my new computer arrives, though.

[redfiona99.livejournal.com]

I thought I'd gotten over the unpleasant thing that happens at the end of Season 2, but I'm another one weeping overhere. Wonderful choice of scenes and everything and you've captured the Torchwood feel. And Gwen's look at the end.

[tearful-eye.livejournal.com]

i've downloaded this ages ago, but somehow never got around to comment...

well, i really enjoed this very much :) it's so pretty & full of melancholy. oh show, *sigh* i miss you, ♥