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legoline ([personal profile] legoline) wrote2011-12-13 10:30 pm
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Fanvid: An Toll Dubh (The Eagle)

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Title: An Toll Dubh
Fandom: The Eagle
Music: "An Toll Dubh"| Runrig
Info: 02:13 minutes, 22,0 MB; XVid
Summary: "On the other side of the door there will be no sun". Gen vid.

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Taobh cùil an doruis cha bhi grian
Suidh aig bòrd
Cha bhi biadh 's cha bhi fìon
Le èiginn ar n-èirigh às ar suain
Le èiginn ar n-èirigh às ar suain
An Gaidheal 'sa leabaidh
An Gaidheal 'na shuain
Le èiginn ar n-èirigh às ar suain

Thàinig e à Sasainn ann
Thàinig e
Le eachaibh luath is iuchair throm
Le èiginn ar n-èirigh às ar suain
Le èiginn ar n-èirigh às ar suain
An Gaidheal 'sa leabaidh
An Gaidheal 'na shuain
Le èiginn ar n-èirigh às ar suain

Air làr 'san toll-dhubh cha bhi grian
Cha bhi gealach
'S dubh an oidhche chaidleas sinn
Le èiginn ar n-eirigh às ar suain
Le èiginn ar n-eirigh às ar suain
An Gaidheal 'sa leabaidh
An Gaidheal 'na shuain
Le èiginn ar n-eirigh às ar suain

Translation (found on the internets)

On the other side of the door there will be no sun
Sitting at the table
There will be no food and no wine
On the other side of the door there will be no sun
There will be no food and no wine

He came from the south
He came
On a fast horse and with a heavy key
He came from the south
On a fast horse and with a heavy key

On the dungeon floor there will be no sun
There will be no moon
Dark will be the night as we sleep
On the dungeon floor there will be no sun
Dark will be the night as we sleep

It is with difficulty that we will rise from our slumber
It is with difficulty that we will rise from our slumber
The Gael has gone to bed
The Gael is asleep
It is with difficulty that we will rise from our slumber




Additional Notes:This is one of the songs I listened to a lot during my trip to Scotland, and basically from the beginning it screamed "The Eagle" to me. I mean, it's sung in Gaelic and it has that lovely rhythm to it that almost makes it feel like some sort of tribal dance. And because of that overall atmosphere I decided to not pay too much attention to the lyrics and rather try to come up with a narrative of my own.

Given that atmosphere, it was clear for me early on I would try to focus on the Picts, and contrast them to the Romans. Subtext aside The Eagle also features one of my favourite plot devices of all time, which is a person being thrown into a society they always deemed as Barbaric, only to find out these people are not so very different from the person's people. We see precious little of the Picts in the film which is a shame, so I tried to contrast their way of life to that of the Romans--they differ in some aspects, but then again they don't all that much where it counts. The Eagle is a mystical, God-like thing to both worlds, which is why they end up fighting over it. Both a Roman and a Pict kill a young boy. Both worlds give carved toys to their children. In my personal canon, that is the lesson Marcus took from his trip.

Thanks for watching. Feedback is always welcome.

[identity profile] jimaine42.livejournal.com 2011-12-13 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I love it. Every second, every beat. I had loads of Runrig on my iPod in NI. You did GREAT here, really. And I hope that I'm going to see you at the Runrig concert next year at the Tanzbrunnen in Cologne, then. Because you HAVE TO SEE THOSE GUYS...!!!

[identity profile] lilly-the-kid.livejournal.com 2011-12-13 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, this is amazing! I don't know the source but it was a real joy to watch. I love the fast pacing, the jump cuts and the ever present sense of movement.

[identity profile] lyxzen.livejournal.com 2011-12-13 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Tolles Video! An einigen Stellen hätte ich mir einige längere Sequenzen gewünscht, wenn die beiden nämlich über die weite Landschaft schauen, aber ansonsten, gefällt es mir sehr sehr gut. Vor allem die Tanzszenen sind super abgepasst.
Hach, macht direkt Lust um den Film noch mal zu gucken :)

[identity profile] bionic.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Beautiful video!

[identity profile] leelust.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, great vid! And great song! Can't stop listening now. Are they other songs like this one? Do you happen to have their album? *hints*

[identity profile] elsmoka.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
LOVE the song. HAd never heard it before. Also really love the vid.

You are improving with every vid!! \o/

[identity profile] elsmoka.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I second that *hinting*

:)

[identity profile] poziomeczka.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I am excitedly downloading this!
You used a Gealic song! so so brilliant.

(I love your layout too)

you don't even know me and I'm already spamming god so sorry

[identity profile] poziomeczka.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
THIS WAS UTTERLY GORGEOUS.
You have made it work brilliantly, the editing slots itself in so well with the music, the rapid marching beat and you've enhanced how beautiful it is without making it jarred or too put upon.

AMAZING!

[identity profile] ladytiferet.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Lovely vid! And great parallels between the two worlds!

Re: you don't even know me and I'm already spamming god so sorry

[identity profile] ladytiferet.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
you don't even know me and I'm already spamming god so sorry

When did it ever stop you... :)
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[identity profile] seascribe.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
This is an excellent choice of song, and your editing fits it perfectly. I really liked this! Hope we'll see more vids from you. :)

[identity profile] forza-del-d.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Beautifully done. The vid is handsomely edited and the music is perfect.

[identity profile] riventhorn.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
LOVE THIS. I love the way you matched the clips to the building tension in the music, interspersed with the moments that show the correlations between the two cultures. And the music fit the atmospheric tone of the movie perfectly.

[identity profile] chantefable.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I could listen to this song and watch this video countless times. Fantastic job. ♥ Great atmosphere.
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[identity profile] roadrunner1896.livejournal.com 2011-12-14 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I still need to watch that movie.

The video works really great with the Gaelic song. First time through I hadn't read the translation and it really added to the atmosphere and I loved how the dancing went with the music. Or the other way around. Well, it fitted well is what I want to say.

Really glad you dove into vidding so hard and are actually posting your stuff. :D
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! :D

They're actually doing a show as part of the Zeltfestival Ruhr, and I really want to go, but 40€ are a little out of my league for now. :-/ Will see, maybe I'll have the money to buy the ticket in spring.
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! I'm glad it worked for you :)
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Dankeschön! :)

Der Film ist toll ♥
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
The song's fantastic, isn't it?

I do actually have it. *wink*
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
:)
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! \0/

I love the song. One of my favourites from the album.
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:36 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! :D

(Ooooh, thank you!)
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:36 am (UTC)(link)
THANK YOU! :D *beams*

you don't even know me and I'm already spamming god so sorry
Ah, don't worry about that :)
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! :)
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! :)
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so, so much!
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much!

[identity profile] whizzy.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, nice vid. The song fits it very well.
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! :D *hug*
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

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[identity profile] poziomeczka.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 09:56 am (UTC)(link)
NO, NO, NO. NOT AT ALL.
THANK *YOU*

[identity profile] poziomeczka.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
eeee! you have a wee Jimmy icon!
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course. I love Jamie Bell :o)

[identity profile] coeurdesoleil.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh wow this is stunning! Flawlessly edited and a great way of exploring the parallels between the two worlds portrayed in the film. I'll be rewatching this a lot!

[identity profile] leelust.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
*whispers* a link? I spent yesterday watching that awesome group on youtube.

[identity profile] macfraser82.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
*unf*
Einfach nur genial!! :D
Ich werde es gleich mal an ne Freundin weitergeben (die ist auch Eagle Fan :D)
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much!
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Danke! Freut mich, dass es gefällt :)

[identity profile] bassino.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
FANTASTIC.
Thanks for sharing.
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-22 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] talitha78.livejournal.com 2011-12-30 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
I finally got a chance to watch this--beautiful work! I love how the cutting keeps pace with the driving beat, and the parallels you drew between the Roman and the Picts were very effective.
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2011-12-31 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much!
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[identity profile] mlyn.livejournal.com 2012-01-05 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Beautiful! Great song choice (totally looking them up now) and I'm so glad to see someone vidding this source.
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[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com 2012-01-05 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! :)