Theme #2: Character Studies

[chaila]

Things have been quiet on the reccing front, so let's try another theme, shall we? (I promise to keep these a little more active in the future).

Theme #2: From now until Sunday, April 22, rec character studies.

As always, vid classification and definition is subjective and difficult to pin down, so basically if you think it's a great character study, then you can rec it. For those for whom a working definition would be helpful, a character study is a vid that explores or analyzes the personality traits, motivations, emotions, changes and/or narrative of a particular character. That is, a vid that explores some aspects of a character in-depth. This doesn't mean that other characters aren't part of the vid, or even that the vid doesn't compare and contrast multiple characters, or that others might view a particular vid as a relationship vid or some other type when you see it as a character study. Just tell us why you interpret it as a great character study!

As always, you may rec more than one vid for a theme, subject to the regular two recs per day, per poster rule.

If you're reccing for the theme, please tag your post with "theme: character study".

Posting template, if you want to use it:
Subject Line: Fandom Name: Vid Title by Vidder's Name
<b>Vid Title:</b> <a href="URL"> Vid Title </a> <b>Vidder:</b> <b>Fandom:</b> <b>Summary:</b> <b>Reccer's Comments:</b>

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For reference, there will likely be upcoming themes relating to various kinds of relationships, including shippy, friendship and family, as well as themes relating to ensemble vids, crack/humor vids, crossovers, vids critical of a source, vids utilizing effects generally or particular effects, action vids, and instrumental vids, in some order or another. List subject to change at my whim. Suggestions for themes always welcome!

H:LotS: Runaway, by Barkley

[some_stars]

Vid Title: Runaway
Vidder: barkley
Fandom: Homicide: Life on the Street
Summary: "If I could just find this thing, I could go home" - Meldrick Lewis
Reccer's Comments: This vid is pretty much my definition of a great character study, and not just because it was made for me :D I love how full-circle this vid is--there's a strong linear narrative but it repeatedly comes back to the earlier parts of the show, and uses the refrain and the musical repetition to build a layered portrait, not just tell an A-to-B story.

Also it's beautiful and heartbreaking and makes me want to watch the whole show again every time I watch it, that is also a thing.