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Okay, I really hope this is the sort of thing you wanted because I'm a bit nervous on account of how it skirts extraordinarily close to a plotline I know you detest. I wanted to do Peter/Olivia for you because, well, it was the first pairing you suggested for the song and also your favourite (though yes, I think the whole song might make an interesting vid about Olivia's relationships with everyone collapsing because she's all self-sacrificial and alone). However, because it's a song about endings and tragedy and missed chances, I couldn't see how I could vid Peter/Olivia to it and not deal with the S3 storyline, since it's basically the first time they've had something (potentially) collapse on them.

So...I decided to make it, rather than a love triangle vid, largely an Olivia/Head!Peter vid, about her isolation, with no one to save her or even realising she's gone: forgotten. Though of course, Altlivia does make her appearances, if brief.

Anyway, I just thought I'd set out why I vidded it as I did since I'm a bit nervous I might have gone in the wrong direction with it! *bites nails* ;)

Title: Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
Video: Fringe
Audio: Slow Dancing in a Burning Room // John Mayer
Summary: Nobody's gonna come and save you, we've pulled too many false alarms. (Peter/Olivia)

Direct download available here. 10 megs approx. RightClickSaveAs.

Password: vidses


I will index and crosspost all vidlets at the end of November or when I've done all the prompts if I decide to keep going to finish them.

Date: 2010-11-25 08:09 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] grav-ity.livejournal.com
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I was totally going to email you this morning and add to my prompt that the key word was "burning", but you figured that out all on your own! ;)

This is AWESOME. Because I can deal with certain aspects of the tragedy, and this is totally one of them.

I especially love the "can't seem to hold you like I want to" while Olivia's getting pulled out of the tank. That's just fabulous.

To be totally honest, I picked the song only knowing the title (ie. I had no idea what the words were), and this is PERFECT!

Date: 2010-11-27 01:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beccatoria.livejournal.com
YAY! I'm so relieved you like it! Because yes, I can see how this part of the tragedy is different too, which, I think, is why I was willing to risk going for it. Thanks for letting me know your favourite bits - I felt so awful when they pulled her out of that tank - she was so close.

I didn't know the song before either, actually - embarassingly, perhaps, this is the first time I think I've ever even heard anything by John Mayer. ;)

deep and dying breath

Date: 2010-11-26 05:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com
LOL, John Mayer. I like the idea of Olivia being in love with an idea in her head and not an actual person. The little glimpses of Fauxlivia and Peter add a bittersweet touch.

Re: deep and dying breath

Date: 2010-11-27 01:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beccatoria.livejournal.com
What's funnier is that I'm so out of touch this was the first John Mayer song I ever heard *facepalm*. In my defence, I don't think he's very big over here...

I am a sucker for people falling in love with head people and the versions of people who aren't quite the way they think they are. I'm glad that the shorter glimpses of Fauxlivia and Peter worked - bittersweet was definitely my aim but I was a bit scared it would just random since the focus was otherwise so strongly focused on Olivia.

Date: 2010-11-27 04:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hollywoodgrrl.livejournal.com
Aw! This was great! You had some great parallels here and as usual at the end of it I went, "CRYYY! IT'S OVER ALREADY?!" Too short. These things are such teases, you tease! ;P

Date: 2010-11-28 12:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beccatoria.livejournal.com
Hee! I'm glad you like it, and yes, it's a bit of a tease. ;) But SO FUN TO VID. Seriously, vidlets are love. I do have some thoughts though, about the vidlets that come out as fully-formed pieces and those that are more like segments or trailers which I might, err, must on a bit once I've finished them all. But I'm totally happy that they're good teases! :D

Date: 2010-12-07 09:56 pm (UTC)
goodbyebird: Batman returns: Catwoman seen through a glass window. (Fringe true blue)
From: [personal profile] goodbyebird
N'awww loved this! I really enjoyed all the head!Peter scenes, btu this vid really is a cherry on top. Love the song too.

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