[vid] For the Restless - Merlin - Gaius

[fallslikeicarus]

Merlin; Gaius, gen, spoilers for all episodes.
For the restless: song by Tom Mcrae. I keep my secrets well; move on, never tell

First vid! Be gentle! *excited* Huge, epic thanks to the_orange_nin for beta and critique. You've been wonderful in my newbishness.

Comments

[jungle_ride]

O I LOVED it. You chose clips that went amazingly well with the lyrics. It held me captivated like a spell. I hope to see more Merlin videos by you in future because this was FANTASTIC! :D

[stardust_rain]

Oh, thank you so much!

I am totally addicted to vidding already, exhaustive as it is.

[jungle_ride]

your most welcome.

being addicted totally a good thing ;-) looking forward to seeing your next stuff

[darlulu]

Brilliant editing and execution. If this masterpiece is your first vid ever, let me tell you, I *can't wait* to behold your second, third, fourth offerings and beyond.

[stardust_rain]

Eeee, thank you!

[search_soleil]

This vid was awesome. I came into it pretty doubtful because, come on, Gaius? But you totally followed through with something skillfully crafted and utterly captivating.

One thing I'm wondering though: I was honestly surprised by the lack of Morgana in this vid. I mean, she's around, but I felt like there was more Edwin and Mordred than her. Am I just hallucinating? I kept expecting to see a more in depth look at the sketchy relationship between the two of them, and I was disappointed to see her only included in fragments. Were you avoiding using the obvious footage of her waking (i.e. literally being 'restless') or were you just not as concerned about that relationship because it's not as secret or as related to his past as others featured in the vid? This isn't a critique so much as it is curiosity to hear your thoughts.

Anyway, sorry for the random tangent. This is truly a great fanvid. Can't wait to see more from you!

[stardust_rain]

Ah, thank you! But Gaius deserves more love, he's so morally dubious and conflicted. XD

As for Morgana, I didn't want to exclude her that much, but there's a reason she's not in it much. When I started on the vid, I was in the mindset of analysing Gaius' past, the subtle way it's creeping up on him and how it seems to weigh on his current decisions and motivations. The early draft actually had more Morgana, but eventually she just didn't seem to fit and there were other clips that worked better. And like you said, there's was also the problem of the clip/lyrics pairing being too obvious and literal which I tried hard to avoid.

I love Morgana as a character, but I here wanted to focus primarily on Gaius' past and the implications of that.

[such_heights]

Wow, this is wonderful - I can't believe this is your first vid, that's seriously impressive! The motion in this is just gorgeous - the parallels you draw out and the movements of things falling, breaking, moving. They work so well with the music and you've put everything together beautifully. I loved the focus on Gaius here, and Nimueh and Uther, it's nice to see some different dynamics explored. This is really great, I look forward to watching it again.

[stardust_rain]

Thank you!

I'm absolutely fascinated by the shady past of the Old Guard and how it's dealt with, and this was something I had a lot of fun working with. They're all so complex and layered and ethically dubious.

[nyaza]

oh, gaius love. ♥!!!

First, I think I'm kind of in lvoe with the song, which probably has little to do with you, however, it does settle a mood and and it shows in the vid , in the way everything just goes together. I really love the uther/gaius/nimueh interaction going on there as well as geoffrey. ♥

Gaius love ♥ <3333

[stardust_rain]

Thank you! The song is amazing, and I'm completely head over heels for everything Tom Mcrae has done.

Gaius doesn't get enough love; he has such wonderful relationships in canon and it was great exploring them and don't hate on the Geoffrey, he's awesome