astarte | Deadwood-vid: Alma - Take me home + 10 icons

Artist/Song Title: Thea Gilmore – Take me home
Subject: Deadwood, Alma PoV
Summary: ‘I heard there's a warrant out for my arrest - ’ Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
Format: stream and download at stage6 33 MB, permanent download link 720x400 – 33 MB AVI or watch on imeem

Reasons to vid ‘Take me home’? I love Deadwood fiercely for complex characters and unique relationships, so I didn’t need to search for any specific message for a storyline I wanted to fathom. I just needed a song which sounded right and made me think of a character. ‘Take me home’ had me from the first few notes and instantly Alma came to mind.

Lyrical interpretation: The lyrics are graceful and yet restrained, perfect for Alma on every level. Circumstances and her father pushed her into the position of a spouse and then the dumbness of her husband made her a widow. A beautiful jackdaw - Alma is held down in a time in which she couldn’t be independent and strong on her own without inspiring contempt even in a godless place like Deadwood. She struggled with addiction, overcame her habit with Trixie’s help – still not being able to hold the same power as a man in those pioneer times kept her on her guard. Her need for two marriages of convenience speaks volumes about the limitations of her life as wealthy woman. Again making the best out of circumstances she found in Ellsworth the one of the very few kind and sensible men in Deadwood – okay, maybe the only one. Of course happiness never lasts long – first her miscarriage and then relapse into addiction strained her wedding. She overcame her troubles with Ellsworth’s support and even had the strength to dissent Hearst at first. Alma never wished any harm on her second husband - Deadwood still claimed his life.

The Journey? Again short and exciting. I love vidding with

xandra_ptv pushing me to get shit done. I didn’t even need to restrain myself from using transitions; they just didn’t feel quite right this time around.

Technical notes worth mentioning? I am the first one to admit that Deadwood is beautifully coloured as whole series. But I wanted the final to look very bleach and hard - on the edge of uncomfortable without losing all colour. Not beautiful was the goal, but harsh and unforgiving. So I will make the lack of colour up in the next vid – Hopefully.

Final note: Not a happy vid, so totally up my alley.

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I felt like walking a tightrope with the colouration, because it was such a change in style for me. Usually I have the goal to make the source prettier and enhancing the mood of a song. This time enhancing it meant making it almost unpleasant in its intensity. I didn’t want to put non vidders in the audience off and yet it felt right.

So I’m very happy you enjoyed the vid and thanks for the wonderful comment.

I think the coloring is perfect. Better doesn't always mean prettier.

So true and once in a while, you can easily get away with some crazy-ass decision.

You can get away with crazy-ass decisions all the time. :)

I’m usually faster than the guys pursuing me in the white jackets. So yeah, I will get away with a lot.

You wouldn't mind, if I friend you? I think we share a lot of fandoms and uhm - vidding!!

The trick is to hide behind potted plants when they chase you. :)

Of course. I've vidgasmed over many of your vids, so I don't know why I haven't friended you already.

Same here, so one explanation could be we are shy and self-aware? Or maybe we were busy hiding in plain sight. Or behind potted plants. Heh.

Hmm... Could be. I do love those potted plants. They have nice leaves for licking. I think I thought I already friended you only to realize you were popping up on my flist via communities. :)

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