one more miracle

Part A



( Cinematography Part B )

I think that it's evident from the wide range of images I've selected here that Band of Brothers is an incredibly diverse visual experience, but it's always beautiful. The settings range from stark and cold to warm and vibrant, and the colors and filming style so well-reflect the atmosphere and mood of the corresponding place and events. The camera also really loves to find objects and fill the screen with them, make them larger than life - I particularly love how the typewriter is shot, and images like Doc Roe's bleeding finger in Bastogne. I love the contrast of images like Renee at the aid station - as a whole, the image is bleached and desolate, but the vividness of her blue scarf, the blood on her sleeves, the red aid station banner - it's just so striking. They also managed to find some truly breathtaking times of day to film - I think the pink, vaguely haunting sky over the battle in Holland is so exquisite, just to pull out one example. I know a lot of the series is beautiful because it's portraying beautiful men, but I hope I've reminded you what a masterpiece of film the entire series is, because I really think that's worth appreciating! ♥

Here we go again! I just want to say one thing about these spams - this really is about pulling together high quality still images, so it's not so much about recapping the whole story (which you all know backwards and frontwards, anyway). As such, large chunks of story are missing, particularly action sequences which just don't cap well (or at least don't benefit from HD). So I'm sorry if that throws you, but hopefully the pretty is worth it!

108 caps, 1000x625px. Ask if you want the highest-res version of any! (1440x900)



( To love with all my heart. With all my heart. )

This concludes our second installment! It's late and I'm exhausted, but I really hope you guys are enjoying these. :)

You can download a zip of my Doc Roe caps (all 334 of them!) HERE.

I've spent the last few weeks rewatching the whole of Band of Brothers in 720p HD (unfff) and capping the shit out of it in preparation for what may be an epic picspam if I ever get my act together. I really have spent far too many waking hours on this project, but you know, it's really not hard on the eyes, so I haven't exactly minded. ;) I was talking to my best friend, who has watched the first few episodes, and she mentioned how she still doesn't know who the heck anyone is, so I offered to do a primer picspam of the characters. I was just gonna email them to her with the character names, but I started going through and realized, oh right, there are over 20 characters I love in this series! That would make for a good picspam! Before I knew it, I had 68 caps on my hands. *facepalm* So here is what may be considered several things - a primer for anyone who hasn't seen BoB (it's NON-SPOILERY), an exceedingly pretty overview of the cast for anyone who already loves it, and a simple delight for the senses because let me tell you, some of these caps are stunning. God bless 720p.

So if you like pretty men, particularly ones in uniform, have I got a treat for you. Twenty-six of them, to be precise.

Also, the caps are BIG. None of this namby-pamby shrinking and recoloring bullshit. They are big (1000x625 px) and hi-res and unadulterated. PLEASE use them for icons or whatever you want, and if you want the FULL full size (1440x900) of anything, let me know!

Disclaimer: This is by no means comprehensive. I can think of at least 6 guys I left out, and I know some of them are beloved by others. My only defense is that if I had capped every character thoroughly, I would have twice as many caps as I do now, and that's a lot. Please forgive me!



( We lucky few, we band of brothers. )

Whew, that was fun! I hope you enjoyed it too. <333 There's more to come, if there's interest! I have >4000 hi-def caps, so um. Yes. MOAR. :D

I promise you, this series is worth your time. This is a beautiful piece of storytelling and character building, simple as that. Also, though, it's fascinating and moving and educational about a very important time in the world's history. You won't regret it!