Video: Red Ships - Green Ships

[lesyrupmap.livejournal.com]

There's no ship like partnership

I don't know if this is love. I kind of think this proves it is.

I just want someone to look at me like Fraser looks at Ray.

I want someone to match my moves like Ray matches Fraser's

This pairing has truly messed with all my expectations of what love should be like.

Red Ships - Green Ships from Map LeSyrup on Vimeo.

(I used to be mirmurs. If you want you can add me at lesyrupmap)


EDIT:

I need to add something to this..

This video just happened. I wanted to make something angsty, something with pining men who can’t show their feelings and end up hurting themselves even more. The music might be upbeat, but the lyrics speak of addiction, distraction and anxiety.

My storyboard was like this:
Part 1: Nervousness, carelessness, anxiety
Part 2: Fraser is falls hard for Ray and can’t stop admiring him /
Ray LOVES Fraser and starts dancing through life out of sheer joy
Part 3: (Internalized) homophobia makes them throw away all that goodness because it’s the 90’s and they are cops and the world is a mean place. Love must be hidden and touches must be secret.

But then the muse was like ‘nah’.
In this video Ray does walk away. But Fraser is right there knocking on his door. Fraser does have to sleep on the floor, but maybe just because he can be pretty annoying, and Ray knows he doesn’t really mind sleeping alone from time to time.

They drive through windows, bicker and roll their eyes at each other, mirror body language, stand really close together. Part two keeps happening.
And in this video no one gives a damn about the fact that they are two men madly in love.

Because Due South is magical realism. Because love and friendship are beautiful. And because we CAN have nice things.

Comments

[green-grrl.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful! I have such a huge smile on my face right now. It's true, Fraser+Ray= Love.

[grey853.livejournal.com]

Great editing. There aren't nearly enough DS vids around and this one does a great job of showing the connection between these two. And, yes, Fraser really does look at Ray like he's starving. Thanks.

[ride-4ever.livejournal.com]

Since I always want more dS vids I could agree with your saying "there aren't nearly enough," but I'm also curious as to how many dS vids you do know (I've seen over 80).

[grey853.livejournal.com]

I've seen a few, but not nearly enough, especially recently.

[ride-4ever.livejournal.com]

These boys YES! This vid YES! It's love!

[rattlecatcher.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Thank you for a nice thing we can have.

[feroxargentea]

Aw, that's lovely! They're so cuuuuute together. And yeah, definitely looks like love.

(Re: the 90s and [internalised] homophobia, yeah, it sucked. But love happened anyway, however shitty some of the consequences, because we could have nice things, and still can.)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

This was wonderful! Thank you!