white_lotus: LNYE VID: Isobel, for terajk

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@ 2012-01-25 06:03 pm UTC

Entry tags:

character: azula, character: toph, lunar new year exchange, lunar new year exchange: fanwork, type: vid

LNYE VID: Isobel, for terajk

Title: isobel
By:

kaydeefalls
Recipient:

terajk
Music: "Isobel", Björk
Rating: PG
Characters: Azula, Toph
Content Notes: none
Summary: to raise wonderful hell, like me, like me.
Notes: terajk requested "Azula and Toph together in any capacity." Hell yeah!

password: isobel

Isobel from white lotus on Vimeo.

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	chagrined 2012-01-25 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	Oooooh that was SO COOL. Wonderful job highlighting so many facets of those characters I'd never thought about in connection with each other before! This makes me want to read fic of them too, hee. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! Azula and Toph have quite a lot in common, actually -- I was surprised by just how MANY parallels I found while making this. :) (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

Contains: CAPSLOCK!!!!!!! and other improper grammar

terajk
2012-01-25 08:01 pm UTC (link)

OMG I LOVE IT.

I loooove the transition from Azula bending lightning to Toph metalbending. Not only do I love the colors, but also that you chose the first time the audience sees anybody do either one. And how Toph-in-the-dark dissolves to Azula's doll that looks like Toph and then back to Toph again. And EVERYTHING EVER from 02:02 to 02:22. And "In a tower of steel/Nature forges a deal," and the wanted posters and....and...the wee montage of annoyed/pouty/vulnerable faces from 03:44 to 03:46! And also OH WOW WITH THEIR PARENTS at 00:4:48-52! (I never noticed, but they make the same face!)

And at the end, when Katara and Aang reach out to Toph and Azula is all alone on the cliff. OMG.

Oh, mysterious vidder, you managed to fit everything I love/wonder about Azula and Toph together here! How did you do that? In conclusion, aslkffhfihgfiuhgtjhfkljfCAPSLOCK!!!!!!!

♥ ♥ ♥

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	Re: Contains: CAPSLOCK!!!!!!! and other improper grammar kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	I am so glad you enjoyed this! Thank you for the marvelous prompt. There are so many parallels between Azula and Toph -- but as Toph gradually learned to connect to other people, Azula pushed everyone else away. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

lizbee
2012-01-25 10:35 pm UTC (link)

I AGREE WITH

terajk! This is amazing! All the parallels you've spotted, and the doll, and the wonderful, wonderful editing! And the way their parents try to destroy them, and Azula's ultimate isolation compared with Toph's found family.

AMAZING. I was wondering just the other day if it was possible to make a Toph/Azula vid, since they hardly interact in canon, but NOW I KNOW!

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	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:19 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! And they interact far more in canon than I expected -- I always think of Azula as fighting only Zuko and Aang, but she and Toph face off quite a few times over the course of the series. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	loligo 2012-01-25 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	Awesome! I love the transition from Azula with the Earth Kingdom doll to Toph, and I love the part where they each switch to the other nation's clothes, and so many other clever parallels! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! I kind of giggled maniacally a lot when I realized how much bb!Azula's doll looked like Toph, no lie. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	fanficforensics 2012-01-26 02:30 am UTC (link)
	This is awesome! I think I require an Azula vs. Melon Lord episode now, though. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:21 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! Azula vs. Melon Lord would be the MOST EPIC OF BATTLES, this is the truest of facts. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	sqbr 2012-01-26 03:05 am UTC (link)
	This is amazing. I love all the parallels, though there's even more I didn't notice until reading the comments then watching it again. Last edited 2012-01-26 03:09 am UTC (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:22 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! I was surprised by just how many parallels I found while clipping this, they really have very similar origin stories. It's the paths they choose later that change them. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

sophia_gratia
2012-01-26 03:27 am UTC (link)

This is fantastic. I love how the choice of 'Isobel' lets you do a kind of abstract character-study, nicely structured by the movements of the song, without getting too overdetermined about direct parallels with the music or lyrics. It had never occurred to me to think of Azula and Toph as similar before, but this wonderfully draws out the comparisons, from their shared tomboyishness to that uncanny (and very cleverly executed) parallel-smirk moment. I especially like that you've shown us a sympathetic, powerful Azula, as well as the difficult side of Toph. Thanks for this awesome vid!

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	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:26 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! I was wavering between a couple of different Bjork songs -- her music is just so eerie and a bit strange, which suits Azula in particular quite well -- but this one just felt RIGHT. So I'm glad the song choice worked for you! And, yeah, there are a surprising number of parallels between Azula and Toph, it was a lot of fun to explore. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	eruthros 2012-01-26 06:26 am UTC (link)
	This is lovely! So beautifully cut, and I love all the parallels and differences you've illustrated. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:26 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! I'm so glad it worked for you. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	ladysorka 2012-01-26 06:33 am UTC (link)
	Okay, this is just plain awesome. I love the parallels you've drawn. Like others have mentioned, I especially loved the doll. This is fantastic. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! I cackled a lot when I realized how closely the doll resembled Toph, no lie. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	januar 2012-01-26 05:23 pm UTC (link)
	This is wonderful! I especially love the parallels between the two of them. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	sophinisba 2012-01-28 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	This is really great! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	livrelibre 2012-02-01 12:00 am UTC (link)
	That is wonderful! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kaydeefalls 2012-02-13 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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