Fanvid: Set Fire to the Third Bar

[falafel_musings]

Fandom: Dexter
Characters: Dexter, Lila, Harry, Doakes and Brian.
Music: 'Set Fire to the Third Bar' by Snow Patrol & Martha Wainwright
Length: 3.21 minutes
Warnings: Violence, blood and guts. Spoilers for S1 and S2 only.
Description: A character study of Dexter Morgan exploring his relationships with several characters who know or come to learn

Comments

[cylune9]

yay, it's posted!!!! I've said it before and I'll say it again - the narrative is flawless, the clip choice are inspired but most of all, I find the general atmosphere & imagery haunting and mesmerizing. You are getting so good at vidding! Congrats on an amazing vid.

Thanks for linking my master vid list. ;)

[falafel_musings]

*hugs* Thanks so much for all your support.

I find the general atmosphere & imagery haunting and mesmerizing.

On the show, one of the things I find most striking (and unnerving) is the amount of times Dexter breaks the fourth wall and stares directly at the viewer (I used as many shots like this as I could). It's a very extreme technique to bond the audience with the main character and draw you into a conspiracy with them. But normally you'd expect this style with cute engaging Ferris Bueller type characters. But no. On this show we get to have an intimate relationship with a psychotic serial killer.

You master list is masterful! I still revisit and rewatch your vids. :)

[cylune9]

Very interesting observations about Dexter's unusual narrative structure. Perhaps it's an extreme experiment of making people walk in other people's shoes before judging! I remember you saying the voice overs were annoying.... Did you get used to them?

[falafel_musings]

Yeah, I got used to them. I think Dexter's voice overs are like Baltar's Head Six. I disliked both elements at first but once I adjusted I couldn't imagine the show without them.