ALSO, I haz a vid!

[quinara]

I know, I know, I should spread my content out, but it feels like I've been working on this for an age and I want to show people! (Though I suppose it can't have been that long; I've only had the DVD since January...)

I did a Hamlet vid!! With the David Tennant RSC version!

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[sczep84]

Brilliant editing! Thanks a lot for sharing!

[quinara]

Well, thank you for watching and being so nice! :D

[thismaz]

That really worked. Nice cuts and well matched to the music, which had just the right degree of frantic.

You know, that play has been sitting on my recorder for months, but now that I've seen the type of staging, I am going to have watch it soon.

[quinara]

Thank you! :) This is one of the types of music I love, and I think I got into this track around the same time as I was watching Hamlet, so they really gelled together in my mind.

Oh, do watch it! I still haven't been able to manage the whole thing in one go (an hour and a half of Shakespeare and my brain gets tired, so I have to give myself an interval), but it's great even in segments.

[quinara]

Thank you! This particular production is so full of mirrors/windows/cameras that it seemed a shame not to take advantage of it! And *nods*, I think you're right about Hamlet vs. Ophelia - Hamlet seems to have so much control in his awareness, even when he feels trapped by the knowledge that everyone's watching him. And you spotted Gertrude perfectly! :D

[cyborganize]

Amazing idea for a vid! I was particularly impressed because the song doesn't really have lyrics, and you captured so much of the oppressive mood and story nonetheless.

[quinara]

Oh, thank you very much! I think this production really nailed the claustrophobic oppression of the play, so I'm glad you thought I brought it out. :)