colls: (SPN Jo)
colls (she/her) ([personal profile] colls) wrote in [community profile] swannee2014-03-21 06:37 pm
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Vid: Girl in the War

Title of vid: Girl in the War
Fandom: Supernatural
Music: Girl in the War by Solas
Summary: in the morning all you got is rain, Ellen talks with Bobby about Jo
Notes: Thank you to [livejournal.com profile] counteragent who took a look at an early draft and provided some helpful insights. Suggestions I was able to include most certainly made it a better vid.
ETA: also on AO3







SPN: Girl in the War from colls | swannee on Vimeo.



Download link: @mediafire

Other Notes: I had a hankering for making this vid way before ghost!Jo and it's held a spot in my brain for some time. It's such a great song and there are a few covers done that really vary in tone. A couple years ago another version of the song was used for a Justified vid made by [livejournal.com profile] amnisias which I highly recommend.
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[personal profile] tabaqui 2014-03-22 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, man.
*sniffle*

Jo and Ellen, both, just...shouldn't have happened. Such a perfect song for her life's story.
Excellent stuff.
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[personal profile] d_generate_girl 2014-03-22 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Ow my *heart*. I haven't watched SPN in years, since "Good God, Ya'll", actually, and I loved Jo and Ellen to pieces. This was such a perfect song for them, and you've used it excellently.
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[personal profile] kiki_miserychic 2014-03-22 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
It's raining on my face.
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[personal profile] skieswideopen 2014-03-22 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
This is such an awesome, awesome vid! Perfect tribute to Jo. I love the final version!

[personal profile] timetobegin 2014-03-22 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
awwww girlssssss

they are so great and this is lovely

[personal profile] timetobegin 2014-03-22 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
NO THANK YOU
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[personal profile] arliss 2014-03-22 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
Oh Ellen. Oh Jo, my girl. This is hurty in the very best way. Thank you.
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[personal profile] ash48 2014-03-22 09:56 am (UTC)(link)
Oh wow! That was so beautifully made. What a lovely look at Ellen and Jo. Adored the pacing and clip choices. Gorgeous piece of music also.

<333
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[personal profile] el1ie 2014-03-22 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Beautiful vid, love the song and this version suited you story so very well, haunting and resonant with sorrow, a life only just begun...

Thanks, I really enjoyed it.
geckoholic: (SPN: TeamFreeWill)

[personal profile] geckoholic 2014-03-22 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Ohh, this is amazing. JO. ;___; (And ELLEN, of course.)
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[personal profile] glovered 2014-03-22 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, this is so pretty and so regretful. Jo and Ellen. ;_;
mfirefly10: (Lost - Sad!Shannon hurts my heart)

[personal profile] mfirefly10 2014-03-22 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Man, that was excellent. The song choice was spot-on and your editing was insanely good! Perfect for telling the story from Ellen's POV.

Also, WHY SHOW WHY?! Still not over it, tbh :(
mfirefly10: (AtS - Fred/Gunn all I ask)

[personal profile] mfirefly10 2014-03-23 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I think their deaths were well-done -- great acting, great writing, great heroic deaths that didn't undermine either character -- but I don't think they were necessary, you know? I think they could've found another way to kill the hellhounds and I think Jo just could've been injured or something. I'm glad they got better deaths than Ruby or Anna or Bela...but I still don't think they had to die, so their deaths bother me a lot.
gigglingkat: I make you laugh And you make me cry I believe it's time for me to fly (tvboyfriend: Jo Harvelle)

[personal profile] gigglingkat 2014-03-26 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
So I came here to grab your vid tag to mock you and instead you made me cry. I SEE HOW YOU ARE.

Also - hi - butting in, because, the Harvelles make me FEEL THINGS and I do agree they were not necessary deaths.

But I also think that from the pov of the narrative, that was the point. The Winchesters play their best card: their support system and the Colt against Lucifer and not only doesn't it work - they lose everything and Lucifer barely notices. That it is ALL meaningless is what drives the story, and is a large part of the reason Sam comes up with his plan - to try and make their sacrifice mean SOMETHING - he can't forgive himself as Lucifer being freed was his mistake, but look at all the other people paying for it.

What really pisses me off is that when Jo comes back, Dean's the one that gets the ding - I want to see Jo talk about dying for "nothing" with Sam, dammit! But I've always kinda shipped Jo/Sam so take that for what it's worth.
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[personal profile] meesasometimes 2014-12-30 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
26 seconds in my heart is already breaking...1min 27s and I haven't blinked, but I did pause it to continue this comment, oh god, this is fucking beautiful and heartbreaking, I just saw the wind in her hair and got choked up...I have goosebumps.

....I think one of the things I love about Falling Skies is Maggie, she's so Jo to me and I love that.♥
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[personal profile] mekare 2016-04-14 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, I was led here by [personal profile] tamsin and have to agree with all the other commenters. This was great vid, loved the song and your editing. Those two didn't deserve to die, I'd have loved many more episodes with them... especially Ellen reality-checking the Winchester boys. Slaps upside the head from Ellen, that's what they need regularly.