17 October 2006 @ 08:37 pm
New Fic: Missed the Saturday Dance  


This project has been a year in the making, and includes video, audio and stories. I have a passion for history, [info]2am_optimism has a passion for planes, and this is what happened when the two worlds collided.

ETA 2 - This project is now kindly hosted by the Organisation for Transformative Works.

Huge thank yous to my betas, [info]2am_optimism, [info]iseult_variante, [info]rossywar, [info]cincodemaygirl, [info]serialkarma.

I hope you enjoy!





You can download a hi-res version of this trailer here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EPHNFSGT
You can download a text file of the full story here: http://www.notapainter.co.uk/mtsd/missedthesaturdaydance.wps
or in plain text here: http://www.notapainter.co.uk/mtsd/missedthesaturdaydance.txt

ETA - I get a lot of queries about the song in the trailer. It's "Everything Depends on You" by the Delta Rhythm Boys.
 
 
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Adoable Frunk[info]lyra_sena on October 17th, 2006 07:50 pm (UTC)
eeeee, I am so excited to read this. SK was telling me about it the other night. WHOOPEE!
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 17th, 2006 07:52 pm (UTC)
Aw, yay, thanks! I really really hope you like it! :D
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Girl with Spoon: SGA: McShep - happy smiley couple[info]2am_optimism on October 17th, 2006 07:54 pm (UTC)
POSTED!!!

Well done - it's just GORGEOUS. Love it to bits of course. You totally ROCK! :D
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 17th, 2006 08:00 pm (UTC)
Thanks for everything :) *hugs*
speaks in asides: be a dork and love it[info]zeplum on October 17th, 2006 08:01 pm (UTC)
This looks like the most perfect thing for me ever. History! Planes! McKay/Sheppard! Awesome. I can't wait to delve into it all.
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:53 pm (UTC)
Thanks, I hope you enjoyed it :)
gurrier[info]gurrier on October 17th, 2006 08:04 pm (UTC)
Oh wow! I'm really looking forward to this evening, when I'll have time to explore! Just spotted a little glitch though - both links on the wireless page lead to the same piece, trailer1.mp3.
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:53 pm (UTC)
Thanks for this. *hugs*
Red for Pleasure Live: limina[info]shusu on October 17th, 2006 08:24 pm (UTC)
That was stunning. The video and audio set it up perfectly, and oh all the little details! Heartbreaking and heartmaking, all in one. Gorgeous work, thank you so much for sharing.
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:54 pm (UTC)
Thank you, I'm really pleased you enjoyed it.
Lotta: mcshep[info]charlidos on October 17th, 2006 08:30 pm (UTC)
This is so damn brilliant, I'm completely in awe. I love it so much! The trailer and the audio are fantastic and the only thing wrong with them, is that I wish there was an actual movie to watch. Because, from reading, watching and listening to all this, it seems there is! Not to say this isn't more than enough, it is, just that you conjure up this whole intriguing universe that I want to see more of.

You are fabulously amazing. :D
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:54 pm (UTC)
*I* wish there was a movie to watch as well! Thanks for the comment :)
Bastet: evil grin pretty arnaud i-man[info]sweetvalleyslut on October 17th, 2006 08:39 pm (UTC)
Gosh! That was so cool. The whole thing was just beautifully put together, and the story itself was so sweet. Amazing.
Yeah yeah, I'm Mr. Discrete: We screwed?[info]krysalys on October 18th, 2006 12:27 am (UTC)
Oooooo, icon love!
*glomps Joel*
I really need to make more I-Man icons with him in them!
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Tipsywitch: shep okay[info]tipsywitch on October 17th, 2006 08:42 pm (UTC)
Absolutely amazing!!!!!!

It's wonderful!
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:55 pm (UTC)
Thanks :)
the girl from north country: SGA: post coital; lets get some shoes[info]paperbinned on October 17th, 2006 09:00 pm (UTC)
That was fantastic, I feel warm all over now. Really, it's insane how flawless the trailer and audio trailers are, you did an amazing job. I can't get over it. I spent 10 minutes trying to articulate to my friend how stunning the whole site was and I just ended up sending her the whole thing.

She loved the trailers, and she doesn't even watch SGA.
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:55 pm (UTC)
Thank you, I'm really glad you and your friend both enjoyed it.
The Spike[info]spike21 on October 17th, 2006 09:04 pm (UTC)
That is really very impressive!! Nice slow subtle build and I'm so glad they ended up happily together forever *snif*. The only thing is, I couldn't read one item: the telegram. Any chance of a transcript of that piece?
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:57 pm (UTC)
Thank you so much, and I'm sorry you couldn't read the telegram. It says:

"John knew that there were an unlimited number of mistakes in the world. That no matter how educated, experienced, or careful, people always found a way to make a new kind of mistake. He also knew that his problem was that he kept making the same mistake over and over again."
Semper Gumby - always flexible.[info]hackthis on October 17th, 2006 09:11 pm (UTC)
The amount of awesome you are made of to have done something like this, it just, it boggles the mind. I will totally be pimping this. Oh, hell to the yes. *claps like derranged seal*
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:58 pm (UTC)
Thanks honey, and thanks for the lovely rec. *hugs you*
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Tinuviel[info]_hedgewytch_ on October 17th, 2006 09:13 pm (UTC)
OMG! Honey that is just *AWESOME*
totally worships you for your creative talent
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:58 pm (UTC)
Thanks, I'm really glad you enjoyed it.
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slashfictionfan: John and ferris wheel[info]slashfictionfan on October 17th, 2006 09:34 pm (UTC)
Well, the bar has been raised so high it's stratospheric. I think we're totally spoiled for any other AU ever.
The sounds, the colours are all perfect and evocative, just like the drab browns so familiar to those of the time.
I think I want to live in your 'verse for ever... I am so grateful you have both the talent and patience to take on such a huge project. You should be very proud of your work.
(sorry for gushing...but it is your fault giving us such a treat *g*)
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:59 pm (UTC)
Oh, how lovely. Thank you, and I'm really pleased you enjoyed it.
moose[info]me_moose on October 17th, 2006 09:41 pm (UTC)
This is really, really wonderful, and so complete. The trailer especially has that Glenn-Miller-wartime feel to it, and the whole design brings so much to the story. Wonderful.
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:59 pm (UTC)
Thanks so much!
Sarah: Rodney but not[info]ladyeclectic79 on October 17th, 2006 09:41 pm (UTC)
Oh. My. God.

I love you. ♥
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:59 pm (UTC)
Thanks :)
Nothing's creepier than angry dead twins.: john+whiskey=best[info]serialkarma on October 17th, 2006 09:51 pm (UTC)
Yay!

*does a little dance*
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:59 pm (UTC)
Thanks for all your help *hugs*
honkytonkgirl[info]honkytonkgirl on October 17th, 2006 09:52 pm (UTC)
I am totally blow away! Haven't even read the actual story yet, but I just had to say how perfectly done the trailer is.
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 04:59 pm (UTC)
Thank you. :)
yokiem: Sheppard[info]yokiem on October 17th, 2006 10:05 pm (UTC)
The trailer is really beautiful, I love the song, the clips and the words. The site is amazing and so creative, am clicking on links now!
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 05:00 pm (UTC)
Thank you, I really hope you enjoyed the rest.
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someinstant[info]someinstant on October 17th, 2006 10:10 pm (UTC)
God, that was lovely. I'm on Fall Break at the moment, and I have a pile of books to read and papers to grade, but instead I spent a good hour and a half curled up with a blanket and this story, and I'm not sure which one warmed me more.

that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 05:00 pm (UTC)
Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed it.
Drunky McTeenerson: sg: mckay/shep[info]slodwick on October 17th, 2006 10:17 pm (UTC)
Staggeringly brilliant. I could not possibly adore this more -- bravo for all the work you obviously put into this, and what a fantastic result! My AU- & McShep-loving heart thanks you!! :)
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 05:00 pm (UTC)
Thank you very much! *hugs*
tough love from erin: It's lonely out in space.[info]eleveninches on October 17th, 2006 10:20 pm (UTC)
This is so impressive!
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 05:00 pm (UTC)
Thank you :)
Eliabrith: SGA Moments[info]eliabrith on October 17th, 2006 10:22 pm (UTC)
That is just wonderful, absolutely amazing :)
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 05:01 pm (UTC)
Thank you :)
Valderys: John/Rodney - Penguins[info]valderys on October 17th, 2006 10:31 pm (UTC)
OMG - this is just glorious. The story is lovely but the rest of it - I am in total awe. The best bits? The gorgeous manip of Rodney and John smoking in the plane, and when I listened to the wireless, particularly the second trailer. I had a lump in my throat listening to that, it was so spookily real, and unbelievably moving...
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 05:01 pm (UTC)
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)
That Girl With All the Cats[info]an_kayoh on October 17th, 2006 10:35 pm (UTC)
Dude. All hail you.

This is the most awesome thing ever. I have never been more stunned by the amount of work someone has put into fandom. This takes the cake.

(though I should tell you: the trailers were awesome, but there was something strangely creepy about how it all fit)
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 05:01 pm (UTC)
Thank you, and, er, sorry I creeped you out :)
[info]spinozauk on October 17th, 2006 10:55 pm (UTC)
This was just wonderful - congratulations on a superb project, beautifully carried out - basically, what everyone already said!
Just a few very small suggestions, not to nitpick but with the intention of making a fine achievement even better. In UK English it would be -
aeroplanes (not airplanes)
the address below (not the below address)
Dr McKay (not Dr. McKay - similarly, Mr, Mrs)
southern England, or the South of England (not South England)
that'll give you bees[info]zoetrope on October 19th, 2006 05:29 pm (UTC)
Thank you :)