New vid: Freedom (Underground 2016)

[frayadjacent]

Title: Freedom
Fandom: Underground (2016 television series)
Song: Freedom by Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar (Lemonade film version)
Summary: By any means necessary
Premiered at VidUKon 2016

Content Notes: This attempts to be a recruiter vid but some spoilers are inevitable. Fast cuts and flashing lights, speed changes. US network television-type violence. Some violence against African-American slaves is shown but that is not the primary topic, and there are no Black character deaths. Animal harm. Feel free to ask specific questions about content.

Download: Download with subtitles

Subtitles are included in the download .zip files. You can delete the .srt file if you don't want subtitles.

Update-- the Critical Commons embed doesn't seem to be working, so here's a direct link to the streaming vid.

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Comments

[sol_se]

So good!!! Gah, perfect song choice. Love it.

[giandujakiss]

Oh that was gorgeous.

[akamarykate]

Thank you for this. Thank you thank you thank you. This vid did everything to me that the show does; it's beautifully edited and gorgeous.

[serrico]

EXCELLENT. All that strength put together with such a great song choice. Just, excellent. :D

[stultiloquentia]

Damn, this is great. I'm totally using it to lure people to the show.

[cofax7]

Oh, that's great. I really need to watch the rest of this...

[gorgeousnerd]

This was fantastic. I love the choice to use the Lemonade version of Freedom - you used the quieter beginning in that to great effect.

[schneefink]

I like this a lot :)

[beccatoria]

I loved this! So dynamic, with great editing. Definitely makes me want to go watch the show.

[geckoholic]

Ohh, I like this, and great, fitting song you picked!

[futuransky]

This was powerful, and as others have said, makes me determined to see the show! It was especially fitting given that we were imagining a vid of this very source to this very song at the WisCon vidding workshop...

[grammarwoman]

You've made something stunning and evocative that really packs a punch. Well done!

[frayadjacent]

Thank you! :D

[frayadjacent]

Thank you! And thanks for the rec!

[frayadjacent]

Oh, thank you so much! I'm very glad this vid evoked the emotions of the show for you.

[frayadjacent]

Thank you! There are so many excellent and strong characters in that show. They were a pleasure to vid.

[frayadjacent]

Hooray! That is the goal. :D

[frayadjacent]

Yes, you do! The ending of S1 is super satisfying, and the set-up for S2 is exciting.

[frayadjacent]

Thank you! I chose the Lemonade version both for the quiet at the beginning and, admittedly, because it's much shorter!

[frayadjacent]

Awesome, thank you for letting me know!

[frayadjacent]

Thank you buddy! And you *should* watch the show. It's really good!

[frayadjacent]

Thank you! :D

[frayadjacent]

Ha! That is hilarious. Though at the same time, not terribly surprising. I heard that y'all watched the first few minutes of Underground during the workshop, which sounded really cool.

I highly recommend this show! :D

[frayadjacent]

Yay, thank you for commenting! I'm glad you liked it.

[dolorosa_12]

By a strange coincidence, I watched both Underground and Lemonade over the weekend. This vid does great justice to both.