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Im1oftheOceanic6 · Expert Vidder Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 3705

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"Loves Journey Home" 08-31-2013
August 2013 Contest Submission. A look at Desmonds long journey back to Penny. Password: truelove
Fandom: Lost
Song: What if the Storm Ends by Snow Patrol
Vidder: Im1oftheOceanic6
Length: 2:24 (17.6MB WMV)

Link(s): Available by Request.

Uruviel · Council Member Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 21849

Aw, I love a Despenny vid! Great work, Macaila!

eloramoon · Council Member Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 9077

That was gorgeous, Macaila! Really great tribute to Despenny! <3

Im1oftheOceanic6 · Expert Vidder Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 3705

Thank you Heather and Julia!

I love Desmond and Penny. They're one of my favorite Lost ships. I just always loved their story and how Des faced and overcame so many obstacles just to be with Penny.

Jemmz · Council Member Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 21154

This was beautiful! You showed Des' journey wonderfully! Love the rhythm use you had going on there too. Lovely work!

KajaM · Expert Vidder Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 10438

Really great summary of Desmond's journey. You did really well on combining voiceovers and lyric use

Im1oftheOceanic6 · Expert Vidder Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 3705

Thank you Jemma and Karolina!

I love this song because of the music/beats and I thought those would be perfect to use to tell Des' story. The lyrics just seemed perfect for Desmond's story.

emmasholi · Council Member Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 15576

Ooh! Superb vid! I never would've thought of doing a Desmond vid for this contest, but you summarized his journey so wonderfully! A great idea, perfectly done!

HobbitRockGod · Expert Vidder Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 16336

Aw! Lovely vid! Made me feel all nostalgic for Lost, and you showed his journey so well!

HobbitRockGod · Expert Vidder Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 16336

Aw! Lovely vid! Made me feel all nostalgic for Lost, and you showed his journey so well!

Im1oftheOceanic6 · Expert Vidder Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 3705

Thank you Emma!

This was a really tough contest.I thought really hard on it and I just kept coming back to Desmond and his journey.

I just think he had a really interesting storyline.

Thank you Eryn!

I'm glad it made you feel nostalgic for Lost. I still love making Lost vids, so it makes me very happy to see that people still enjoy watching them.

scarlett_106 · Advanced Vidder Joined: 20 Mar 2011 Posts: 169

I'm finally getting around to seeing this, and I'm glad I did! I loved the lead-in with the fast clips and the VO's as the song built up....and how you captured so many of the Des/Penny scenes as well as some of Desmond himself. I was surprised when the vid ended because I was hoping for more, but I guess that's the mark of a good vid!

Nice work!

Im1oftheOceanic6 · Expert Vidder Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 3705

Thanks Jen!

I'm glad you enjoyed the vid. I don't always do a lot of beat use but this video with it's faster instrumental just called for those kinds of quick cuts. The VO's were tough to put in because I had to try to sync them with my cuts. But it was fun to do.

I love how so much of Desmond's journey revolves around Penny and trying to get back home to her.

I understand what you mean about the ending. When I originally was working on this I did think about extending the ending. I played with it and tried to mix in some of the instrumental from the front to that last section to make it longer, but I wasn't pleased with the quality, so I kept it to the shorter version. I would have liked to have shown more of Desmond and Penny's time together post-island and in sideways.