Atlantis -- Ghosts of American Astronauts

A Stargate Atlantis fanvid, set to the song "Ghosts of American Astronauts" by The Mekons:
http://www.myspace.com/mekons

Lyrics:

Up in the hills above Bradford
Outside the Napalm factory
(They're floating above us)
Ghosts of American astronauts
Glow in the headlight's beam

It's just a small step for him
It's a nice break from Vietnam
(Filmed in a factory)
Out on a back lot in Houston
Who says the world isn't flat?

John Glenn drinks cocktails with God
In a cafe in downtown Saigon
(High above them)
Ghosts of American Astronauts
Are drifting too close to the sun

Chorus:

A flag flying free in a vacuum
Nixon sucks a dry Martini
Ghosts of American astronauts
Stay with us in our dreams


All images copyright to MGM:
http://stargate.mgm.com/

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• SGA
• Stargate
• Atlantis
• Ghosts
• American
• Astronauts
• Mekons
• McShep
• Ark
• Aurora
• Siege
• Submersion

[TwCts]

I love the song, and the choice to use the b/w footage at the beginning and end. But, I can't help but wonder if this could be a stronger vid with more thematic, and less literal elements in it. But, nice work.

t.C.

[Hesternic]

I think you're right, I have a habit of matching images very literally to each line of a song. I think that's partly a reflection of my inexperience at this medium, and also the timeline interface of the video editing software, which forces me to work in a very linear, sequential way.

I'll try to think of a different working process to hopefully create some more abstract interpretations of the music and its themes.

[rustytroubadour]

Oooh! Good song for an SGA vid! I'd forgotten how many scenes there have been with the team in astronaut gear or hazmat suits. Great choice of clips to accompany the lyrics. I love the black and white footage at the beginning and end of the vid. They work very nicely as flashbacks (considering the song is about the "ghosts" of American astronauts) and helped bring everything full circle.