[Nirvana in Fire] Thousand Eyes (Revised Vividcon 2018 premiere)

[thuviaptarth]

 

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Summary: Undo this storm. (Revised from the version that showed at Vividcon 2018.)
Fandom: 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire | Lángyá Bǎng
Music: Of Monsters and Men
Length: 3:58
Content notes: Genre-typical violence, suicide


Elsewhere: AO3 | DW | LJ | Tumblr

Download: m4v 1920x1080 (172MB, subtitles included) 


Other notes:

• I owe giandujakiss, laurashapiro, and rilina many many thanks for beta, and so many people a debt of gratitude for cheerleading that I'm afraid I've forgotten someone: all of the above, plus ellen_fremedon, meganbmoore, sol_se, and springgreen.


• Seriously, I'm afraid I've forgotten someone. If it was you, please remind me!


• You can watch Nirvana in Fire here.

Lyrics
Undo this storm, undo this storm
Undo this storm and wait
I can't control withering wonders
Flowers that lose their shape

I lie awake and watch it all
It feels like thousand eyes
I lie awake and watch it all
It feels like thousand eyes

I'll be the calm, I will be quiet
Stripped to the bone, I wait
No, I'll be a stone, I'll be the hunter
A tower that casts a shade

I lie awake and watch it all
It feels like thousand eyes
I lie awake and watch it all
It feels like thousand eyes
I lie awake and watch it all
It feels like thousand eyes

I am the storm, I am the storm
I am the storm, so wait

Comments

[laurashapiro]

Oh, well done! The tension in this vid continues to delight me, you do so much with stillness and with the slightest movements.

Are you happy with it now?

[thuviaptarth]

Thank you for all your support and patience!

I am never happy, you know that. :)

There are no downloads yet because I suspected I would find more things to tweak after posting, and indeed I have. (Possibly futile because no one else downloads anymore, except now that Tumblr has tumbled down, maybe they do again.)

Anyway! I don't think it will fulfill my hopes of luring new people to the fandom, but it seems to work right for people who know the source, so I'm happy about that.

[laurashapiro]

My pleasure!

I am never happy, you know that. :)

Yes, but you should be, because you make good vids!

I was looking for downloads the other day -- I'm doing a vid party for my 50th birthday and I still find it easier to play from files. It's getting quite difficult to find them now, though.

I admit, seeing everyone back here on DW makes me a little happy. I mean, it's not like I'm posting or anything, but...

[thuviaptarth]

Well, I will have a download of this up tomorrow. And I continue to download what I can, because too many things disappear from online.

I am also happy to see everyone posting! I am even tempted to do a fannish autobiography post.

[naye]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This.

Is.

AMAZING.

Sorry I'm just - completely speechless right now?? But I could feel the shivers building and building and then just exploding down my spine in the very best way. Thank you so much for making this and sharing it on so many platforms - I wish I could be more coherent about everything I loved but: EVERYTHING.

I am particularly impressed with some of the beautifully framed shots where you see a quick glimpse of an expression - and the use of the ghosts of the past overlaid with locations/memories in the present.

And all of it. <333

[thuviaptarth]

Thank you so much for your comment and your recommendation!

[eglantiere]

oh my god, this was incredible and breathtaking. i'm in awe.

[thuviaptarth]

Thank you!

[sartorias]

Here via Naye. That was amazing. Astounding! I wish I weren't so tech stupid, I would love to watch it on my entire screen instead of that tiny Vimeo box. But even there, it is profoundly effective, music just right for the scenes. Wow.

[thuviaptarth]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. You can see it full-screen two ways:

• Click on the Vimeo logo to go to the version at the Vimeo site. The player at the site offers more options in the control bar at the bottom, including an X made out of four arrows. Click the X to see the video in full-screen and Esc to go back to the normal mode.
• Download it from the link in the post, unzip the file, and watch with the video player of your choice. If you have a relatively recent computer, the pre-installed video player should recognize the file. If you have an older computer, you may need to tell the software it's a video file, or download a player that can recognize it. I use VLC.

To see the subtitles online, click CC and select "English (United States)". For the download, they'll play automatically in most players, but if not, there should be an option to load a subtitle file.

[sartorias]

Downloading the app worked. Thank you!

[sartorias]

I have to say, seeing it on my bigger screen reveals just how brilliant this vid is. I recognize every single scene, which makes the palimpsest of memory under image, and under that music, exponentially gripping.

[thuviaptarth]

Thank you for persevering! I'm glad you found it worthwhile.

[anotherslashfan]

This gives me ALL THE FEELINGS! Thank you for including subs with the download, it really helped my understanding of the vid (the lyrics are somewhat hard to parse while looking at the gorgeousness of the shots).

[thuviaptarth]

Thank you! And thank you for letting me know you downloaded; I wasn't sure anyone else even bothered with that anymore.

[yantantether]

OMG, this is perfection. It's so beautiful, and I felt like I was holding my breath while watching it because the tension builds so wonderfully.

[thuviaptarth]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

[goodgriefcharlie]

Also here via Naye.

I just finished watching Nirvana in Fire for the first time last week and this hits all the right notes for my greedy fangirl heart. Seriously amazing <3

[thuviaptarth]

Thank you! I am so glad you liked it.

[anne]

I just watched the show for the first time in September, and I've been slowly catching up on the fanworks. This was linked in #DecRecs on Mastodon.

I can't stop watching this! I love everything about it. The teacup/bell moment is great, but I think my very favorite thing is the way the Grand Princess enters in the middle of the crescendo. The tension is unbearable! Just like the show. And the end, with MCS telling us he's the storm, and then fading out. It's just. Holy cow. I can't, I cannot even, it's so good, I'm going to go watch it again right now.