chayiana (

chayiana) wrote,
2010-07-24 14:22:00

Mood: anxious

Merlin vid - The Darkness Within

Finally finished the next vid for my prompt table for

vid_the_grid.

Believe me, this one hasn't been easy, neither technically nor emotionally, but I just had to make it. I'm not sure if it turned out the way I wanted to, but see for yourself, and I'd really appreciate it if you could let me know, what you think...

Title: The Darkness Within
Music: When I'm gone by 3 Doors Down
Fandom: Merlin
Table/prompt: Random - Vidder's choice
Genre: drama, angst, partly AU/evil!Merlin
Spoiler through 2x13
Size: 120.5 MB (zipped, *wmv)
Length: 4:23 min

Summary: When Merlin looked into the Crystal of Neahtid the destruction of Camelot wasn't everything he saw...there's been something else...darkness...trying to consume him. He knows he needs to hold on to the memories of his friends and family, of everything they've been through together to not lose himself. But will it be enough when the darkness inside him is growing stronger and stronger? Will they still love him when he's gone?

Download or watch on Vimeo (password: darkness)

Tags: fanvid, merlin, vid the grid

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ilovedrwilson

July 24 2010, 14:14:45 UTC 1 year ago

Great video! Really enjoyed it...even though angst-evil-Merlin makes me sad. It was a well edited vid! :)

July 24 2010, 14:35:32 UTC 1 year ago Edited: July 24 2010, 14:36:46 UTC

even though angst-evil-Merlin makes me sad.

Me, too! I've never made something this angsty before, and there were quite a few times when I felt kinda bad of what I did to him... ^^

Thanks so much for your comment! I'm really glad you liked it. ♥

julie_izumi

July 24 2010, 14:28:02 UTC 1 year ago

Very well edited! That would be so sad to have a Merlin struggling to stay good with all his powers! Very well done!

July 24 2010, 14:42:32 UTC 1 year ago

That would be so sad to have a Merlin struggling to stay good with all his powers!

Yes, very sad, but also very interesting, don't you think? And of course, in the end he'll manage to stay good... I mean, he's Merlin! :o)

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it! ♥

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July 24 2010, 14:33:35 UTC 1 year ago

Wow! That was excellent! You did a very pretty good job!!! The cross-fades were awesome!!!! And you also get the epic!!!

Yes i can just say wow on and on and on!!!
Go on doing such great videos!!!

July 24 2010, 14:47:15 UTC 1 year ago

Oh, WOW! Thanks so much for your lovely comment! ♥ I'm so glad you think it's epic, that really means a lot to me! Thanks again! :D

And of course, I'll keep on making vids (whether they're good or not it's for you to decide... ;o))No idea about the next one though... *lol*

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July 24 2010, 15:10:26 UTC 1 year ago

You made a great video again, hon! I love it to pieces! Although I prefer less angsty vids, but this is perfect. The basic idea, the clip choices, the music you have chosen, the editing, using the colours, everything! I'm speechless! Poor Merlin! He hates what he has been become. ^^

Download link doesn't work. For me, at least.:(

July 24 2010, 15:32:36 UTC 1 year ago

Hon, I don't what to say... O_O Thanks so much! ♥ Believe me, the editing has been a pain, so, I'm really glad you like it.

And yeah, I know, it turned out quite angsty, and it's breaking my heart, too, to see Merlin like this. But as soon as I came across that song, I just knew I had to do this. ;o)

And I've no idea why the download link isn't working for you, for me it works just fine... :(

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July 24 2010, 15:18:22 UTC 1 year ago

\O/

I love the song choice. The editing of the scenes together to make Merlin look evil, OMG My mouth was :O!!!!

July 24 2010, 15:44:04 UTC 1 year ago

Glad you liked the song! I just love 3 Doors Down! ♥

And believe me, I was pretty surprised myself how evil Merlin can look! ^^ Interesting though that a lot of these scenes are from the most funniest episodes (e.g. "Beauty and the Beast" and "Sweet dreams"). *lol*

Thanks a lot! :D

July 24 2010, 16:41:52 UTC 1 year ago

Tolles Video - und der Song passt wirklich hervorragend. Ich mag auch all die Überblendungen und die verschiedenen Sättigungsgrade, die du im Video verwendest.

Und ja, ich denke es könnte sehr interessant sein, wenn Merlin von der dunklen Seite versucht wird. Und so mirror-universe like könnte ich mir das sehr gut als Story vorstellen.

July 24 2010, 19:38:35 UTC 1 year ago

Danke! *hugs*

Freut mich wirklich, dass es dir so gut gefallen hat! :D Und ja, ich hab es mit versch. Saettigungsgraden ... *gg* aber man kann so schoen verschiedene Ebenen oder eben auch Erinnerungen ausdruecken, finde ich. Und ein Teil der Ueberblendungen haben mich fast in den Wahnsinn getrieben ... vor allem das Ding mit dem Drachen! *stoehn* Und dann hab ich Dummbratz genau den Clip auch noch unbeabsichtigt geloescht, so dass ich alles noch mal machen durfte ... *arrgh* Da haettest du mich mal sehen sollen ... *lol*

Und einen boesen Merlin koennte ich mir auch vorstellen ... zumindest zeitweise oder als eine Art Pruefung, so ganz boese auf immer will ich ihn dann wohl doch nicht sehen. ;o) Aber solltest du eine Idee haben, tu dir keinen Zwang an ... *gg* solange es kein Slash ist, hast du schon mal eine Leserin! *lol*

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July 24 2010, 20:17:51 UTC 1 year ago

Wowww ... Gänsehaut!

Ich bin ja nicht so der die-hard-fan, aber ich mag die Serie schon gerne und hab' alles gesehen, was es bisher zu sehen gab. *g*

Dein Video verwendet das Bestehende und macht daraus eine völlig neue Situation, was mir außerordentlich gut gefällt.

Auch wenn die Stimmung sehr düster ist, mag ich es, wie du die Szenen miteinander verwoben hast und ein bisschen Düsternis schadet ja nie.

Hmpf ... wenn ich das so sehe, bekomme ich auch wieder Lust, was zu basteln.
Allerdings muss erstmal meine SGA-MiniBang-GEschichte fertig werden (ohne, dass Rodney zu Mörder wird *g*) und dann fehlt mir immer noch das richtige Programm. Mit dem MovieMaker ist es einfach nur eine Katastrophe *würg*
Dabei habe ich mehrere Stücke im Kopf ...

July 25 2010, 12:37:02 UTC 1 year ago

Hey, danke fuer das tolle Lob! :D Und ja, es ist duester ... muss selbst noch manchmal schlucken, was ich da fabriziert habe ... *g* aber ich gebe zu, es hat auch sehr viel Spass gemacht, mal so richtig fies zu sein. *lol* Das naechste Vid wird sicherlich wieder etwas mehr "light-hearted". :o)

Ist witzig, dass du sagst, du musst erst zu Ende schreiben ... ich hatte dieses Vid schon vor dem MiniBang angefangen und wollte so gerne weitermachen, aber ich habe mich ganz brav zurueckgehalten, bis ich meine FF fertig hatte. Aber dann habe ich noch am selben Tag wieder angefangen. *gg* Das war vor genau 2 Wochen! :D

Und ja, der WMM ist ne Katastrophe ... *seufz* Warum holst du dir nicht was Besseres? z.B. ne aeltere Version von Sony Vegas Movie Studio kostet bei Amazon.uk im Moment nur £24
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Vegas-Movie-Studio-Platinum/dp/B000U71HP0

Ich habe zwar nen etwas anderes Programm von Sony, aber das waere vielleicht was fuer den Anfang. ;o)

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July 25 2010, 12:40:00 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks so much! :D I'm glad that the use of different colours worked for you. And as for the song, hehe, it's the one to blame for that vid. I heard it and had the story in my head right away. ^^

Thanks again! ♥

suechosethis

July 24 2010, 21:38:27 UTC 1 year ago

I think this is a fantastic vid! I'm a Merlin fan but I can see that he is often just a hairs breadth from tipping into misuse of his powers - but of course he will win through in the end and his friends keep him grounded. So I can see your premise here - and I love your editing! Absolutely super job! It's a keeper, I'm downloading now :) Thank you x

July 25 2010, 12:45:02 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks so much! I'm glad to hear it's worth downloading, yay! I know my files are always quite big... ^^

I think it'd be an interesting thing to see Merlin struggling with his powers, and maybe becomes attracted to use them for dark magic, but of course in the end, he'll do the right thing because of his friends.

Thanks again! *bounces happily*

starrylizard

July 25 2010, 07:45:37 UTC 1 year ago

Nice one! Thanks for sharing! :D

July 25 2010, 12:45:15 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks! :D

archaeologist_d

July 25 2010, 13:44:45 UTC 1 year ago

Loved it! The way you edited it and overlaid the images. Loved the back and forth of the memories. I could really feel him struggling. Great job.

July 25 2010, 20:04:05 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks so much for this lovely feedback! :D Glad you liked it, especially the forth and back of the memories, because I wanted them to be a bit random (I mean, that's what memories do, pop up at random in your head, don't they? ^^), but I also wanted kind of a timeline... so, I'm really glad it worked out! :D

And if you could feel Melin struggle, that's all I wanted anyway! ;o) Thanks again.

gateslacker

July 25 2010, 19:01:31 UTC 1 year ago

This was Spectacular! Wonderful edits and timing that fit the song perfectly. I sure love me an angsty Merlin on occasion.

The vid was recced by another Merlin fan and I had to watch even though I've been trying to steer clear of fanvids because of the temptation to start making them. (I used to make them in Stargate fandom years ago and I don't need another timesuck..LOL. Not to mention having virtually no vid making tech installed on this machine..well, except for WMM.)

I am curious as to what program you used? (You know, just in case I can't be dissuaded from the timesuck) As one who has used primarily Movie Maker, I can tell it probably wasn't that because of some of the fantastic things you were able to do.

July 25 2010, 20:23:30 UTC 1 year ago

Oh, wow, thanks a lot! Glad you liked it. I wasn't so sure, if I really could do such an angsty Merlin, but it has been interesting, to say the least. ^^

Trying to stay clear of fanvids wouldn't work for me, although you're right, they *are* bloody time-sucking! *lol* This one took me about 2 weeks, in which I did hardly anything else (except when I had to work ^^).

And you're right of course that I didn't use the WMM. I started with that crappy program about four years ago, but after 2 months I realised that's not going to last. :P Until a year ago I used MAGIX movie edit, which wasn't bad at all, but then I stumbled over Sony Vegas Pro 9. I think it's pretty good, brilliant in fact, and there're really a lot of amazing things you can do with it. But I still haven't discovered them all, still learning... ^^

Now, I don't know whether I should wish you luck with possible vids in the future...or not... *lol* Anyway, thanks again! :D

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July 25 2010, 22:20:48 UTC 1 year ago

WOW! That was amazing video! I even don't have enough words... Just fantastic! Really love the way you made it! Bravo!!!

July 26 2010, 08:42:03 UTC 1 year ago

And now, I'm lost for words, too. *blushes* Thanks so much for your lovely comment! ♥

July 26 2010, 05:24:32 UTC 1 year ago

excellently edited vid! I really liked the story line and how you worked the clips together to change the canon.
Loved when Merlin enchanted Arthur to attack his father!

July 26 2010, 08:44:55 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks so much! :D

It definitely was a first for me to temper with the canon in such a way. I'm really glad it worked. :o)

July 26 2010, 16:01:22 UTC 1 year ago

Oh wow, ein tolles vid! Der Song passt sehr gut und du erzählst hier mit dem Vid eine eigene, kleine AU-Geschichte, die wirklich nicht abwegig ist. Also, nicht dass Merlin tatsächlich zur "dunkeln Seite" wechseln würde, aber die Versuchung ist sicherlich da. Echt gut gemacht. :)

July 26 2010, 19:20:50 UTC 1 year ago

DANKE!!! Freut mich sehr, dass es dir gefaellt! *hugs*

Und ich denke auch, dass zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt die Versuchung sicher mal da waere ... und ich wuerde mich freuen, wenn sie das in der Serie auch behandeln wuerden ... *gg* meine Kollegin meinte, dass das Vid praktisch mehr zu dem Merlin passt, wie er auch in den Legenden zum Teil dargestellt wird. da ist er naemlich bei Weitem nicht immer nur lieb und freundlich ... *g*

Und der Song passt wirklich gut, oder? ;o) 3 Doors Down machen eh tolle Musik, bei der ist nicht immer nur um die uebliche Liebesgeschichte geht, sondern eben vor allem innere Konflikte und so zum Thema gemacht werden.

August 28 2010, 08:52:12 UTC 1 year ago

Wow it is fantastic!!!!!!! Great editing, music etc. I love it!!!!!! :)

August 28 2010, 19:53:21 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks so much!! ♥ It was the first time I made something that angsty, I'm really glad you liked it.

September 19 2010, 14:49:28 UTC 1 year ago

Hi Chayiana,

das Video gefällt mir auch super gut, wie alle anderen auch. *g*

Ich würde es ja gerne downloaden, habe es auch schon 3x probiert, aber der will es mir nicht entpacken. Ist das jetzt ein Problem, das Video betreffend oder meinen Rechner?
Eigentlich hatte ich mit WinRAR noch nie Probleme.

Gesagt wird folgendes: Als erstes "Datei kann nicht geöffnet werden" und wenn ich rechte Maustaste klicke und auf "hier entpacken" klicke kommt ein Pop-Up "Der Prozess kann nicht auf die Datei zugreifen, da sie von einem anderen Prozess verwendet wird." Häh???? Lol, ich versteh´s nicht wirklich.

Any Idea?

September 19 2010, 14:58:23 UTC 1 year ago

*Räusper*

Vergiss mein Problem. *lol* Indem wo ich das hier abgeschickt habe, erhebt sich ein kleines Fenster, was mir aussagt, die Datei wurde erfolgreich runtergeladen.

Entpackt ist es und es spielt auch im Mediaplayer ab. *freu*

Anscheinend hatte ich das gepackte Symbol schon im Ordner, obwohl er noch am runterladen war!?

Freue mich jetzt, dass ich ein Video mehr von Dir in meiner Sammlung habe. *bg*

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artemis10002000

November 10 2010, 22:01:57 UTC 1 year ago

Was für ein wunderschönes Video! Die Effekte sind wirklich toll gelungen, das sieht richtig spektakulär aus!

November 11 2010, 00:31:13 UTC 1 year ago

Wow! Das ist aber wirklich nen tolles Kompliment. Danke!!! ♥

Freut mich sehr, dass es dir gefallen hat. :D

December 18 2010, 20:04:13 UTC 1 year ago

This is excellent!

I was really hoping throughout that he would be able to hold the darkness away, but in the end I couldn't tell. Which is a good thing, and it makes me want to watch it over and over.

Great job!

December 18 2010, 23:48:20 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it! ♥

And yes, I wanted to leave it a bit open-ended, but I like to believe that he certainly will manage to keep the darkness at bay. :o)

May 17 2011, 00:34:46 UTC 1 year ago

My gosh im sitting here with my mouth open. You are so very very talented ♥ and i love merlin yet i haven't seen many vidders for this fandom so YAY for discovering you.

May 18 2011, 05:04:11 UTC 12 months ago

Wow, what a lovely comment! Thanks so very much! ♥

But as for that "talented", I'm not so sure anymore... *lol* I mean, I've looked through the catalogues of the other participants and started to feel sorry for myself! :P *lol* OMG, you guys are all so very talented!

I only had time to download one of your vids (SPN - Power), but I was already blown away! Amazing! Unfortunately, I can't watch your vids on YT, because they're all blocked in my country. :/

Anyway, I'm really excited about that tourney, although I'm getting quite nervous. ^^

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July 9 2011, 18:55:20 UTC 10 months ago

Wow, don't know what to say! You really have a talent for making moving videos!!!
When I read the summary I already had goosebumps but while watching the video I think my mouth was open the whole time ;)
Thank you so much!

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