[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

[mumblemutter]

I *love* what you did with the repetition of "for the faithless and for the true believers" (Gwen's conflict! The flower! Uther's eventual downfall! So much foreshadowing!) The sequence around 2:35 was beautiful, with the different shades of meaning of "alive" so close together; I'm kind of ridiculously fond of the flower and the lake-rescue used in vids and I think you managed to give it a creative new spin. And of course, the first 15 seconds are just stellar. The song together with the epic, sweeping shots and the more dynamic cuts really draws you in. Fantastic work!

[stardust_rain]

Thank you!

One of the things I loved most when vidding is re-reading lyrics and looking at all the different ways the words and phrases can be used with the proper context and clips, and how it changes the meaning. It was kinda experimental, and I'm glad it worked for you.

[stardust_rain]

Thank you so much!

It's sad that Gaius and Gwen don't get much screentime, but their stories exist in the past in the future and it's really fascinating to look at the subtext.

[justabi]

I very much love this vid.

[stardust_rain]

Thanks, I'm glad it works!

[ariadneelda]

Great vid! And I'm really impressed that it's your first. :) Great editing and I loved the focus on Gaius, and Uther, and the way you fit lyrics and clips. I also liked that it wasn't clips I keep seeing used in a lot of other Merlin vids. Loved this and downloaded it so I can watch it again. :)

[stardust_rain]

Thank you!

[tearful_eye]

oh wow! this is so beautiful. i love the parallels you show & how focus on all the people gaius has touched in some way - ♥.

& WOAH, this is your first vid o_O very impressive, i can't wait for your next one!

[stardust_rain]

thank you so much!