vid: we came to learn the sea [Star Trek: TOS, TNG, Voyager, DS9, and Enterprise]

[raven]

I am at vidukon_cardiff, which seems like an excellent opportunity to post this vid! It is not a premiere; I finished it between panels!

Many thanks to cosmic_llin, thingswithwings, and the house at no. 46 for their help with this.

[vid] we came to learn the sea [Star Trek: TOS, TNG, Voyager, DS9, and Enterprise]
by Raven
"You are my compass."
-Kathryn Janeway to Tuvok, "Prime Factors"

music: "We Learned The Sea", Dar Williams, from The Green World
content notes: none standard; one bright flash of red light near the start
password to stream: compass / download from mediafire, 65MB

lyrics:

I am the captain and I have been told
That tomorrow we land and my ship has been sold
Now losing this boat is worth scarce a mention
I think of the crew, most of all the first ensign
For all we learned the sea

Guiding a ship, it takes more than your skill
It's the compass inside it's the strength of your will
The first ensign watched as tempests all tried me
I sang in the wind as if God were beside me
For all we learned the sea

You take the wheel one more time like I showed you
We've reached the strait once even I could not go through

I am the captain and I have been told
But I am not shaken, I am eight years old
And you are still young, but you'll understand
That the stars of the sea are the same for the land
And we came to learn the sea

Comments

[thingswithwings]

aw! this is beautiful. I love all the relationships you explore here, and how those relationships mean something different in space, and also don't mean anything different at all. Really gorgeous; I think I'll have to watch it a few more times to get the full force of it.

[raven]

Thank you, my dear, that's lovely to hear. :)

[colls]

This vid is amazing!! Wonderful editing and inspiring song choice. Wow. I'm in love with Star Trek all over again, thank you!

[raven]

Oh, how wonderful! So pleased you liked it.

[lizbee]

This was DELIGHTFUL and LOVELY, thank you.

[raven]

Aww, thank you much! :)

[scintilla10]

Oh, I love this. *_____*

[raven]

Yay! Thank you. :)

[were_duck]

WELL NOW I AM CRYING. Gosh, my heart. You bring out so much with the tone of the clips and the mirroring moments between the captains. Lovely lovely lovely

[raven]

Aww, thank you, I'm so happy you liked it. I love them all soooo.

[walkthegale]

This is gorgeous, and such a great song choice. CAPTAINS. And their ships and their crews and all the relationships and feelings that go along with that. And then also the wonder of SPACE and adventure and exploration and what that all means to people. And you've poured it all into this vid so so beautifully.

[raven]

Thank you so much! Very happy that you liked it. :)

[cosmic_llin]

Rewatching in a slightly less agitated emotional state and this still hits me right in the feels. It's so, so beautiful. The beginning - oh - Janeway sitting on her empty bridge, Picard and the Borg... and then on "compass" everyone coming in, so perfect... I love everything this says about the ways they've all learned from each other and the different ways that all these captains need their "compasses", the different strengths they all bring.. I love Zefram and Lily and that sense of continuity and rightness... and Admiral Janeway and Tuvok at the end... ugh, I am a mess about this and it's wonderful.

[raven]

Ahh, the way the captains need their compasses is my kryptonite. Spock, Data and Seven, always always my favourite. Thank you, honey! And thank you again for all the help you gave me, I'd have still been making this vid at Christmas if it weren't for you. :)

[brainwane]

(seconding how the compasses hit me)

[opusculasedfera]

Captain feelings! ♥

[raven]

Captain feelings yay! <3 <3 <3

[isagel]

So beautiful! <3

[raven]

thank you! :)

[thirdblindmouse]

Awww. Lovely! :,)

[raven]

Thank you! :)

[beccatoria]

Clearly a spritual VidUKon premiere! ;)

It has a lovely pace. You keep the eye occupied even with the slower song and the slower motion. You make the larger, darker moments (deaths and endings) feel small and intimiate, without sacrificing the wider emotional resonance - the sea, the stars, exploration, space, inspiration.

[raven]

Heee, a spiritual premiere, I like that! Thank you, I'm really glad you liked it, and thank you again for your lovely con. :) :)

[usuallyhats]

This is so, so beautiful. <3

[phnelt]

This vid is very very beautiful. Thank you.

[rhivolution]

So I'd meant to watch this months ago and didn't--but I'm almost glad, as I've started rewatching Trek recently, and this touches on so much of what I love about it. Bravo!

[meelie]

What a lovely vid! Moving, slightly sad, but beautiful.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Oh, what a marvellous love declaration to the Star Trek universe, the captains, and the relationships they form! Beautiful vid.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love my show. Thank you so much. :)

[mangosorbet007.livejournal.com]

That's such a beautiful song, and you did it justice with the vid!

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :)

[mymatedave.livejournal.com]

That was a beautiful vid with a great song choice.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[dejla.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)