Two Vid Recs: by KatrinDepp

[numberthescars.livejournal.com]

Vidder: katrindepp
Link: youtube.com/user/KatrinDepp

#1. Title: Sherlock song spoof
Music Title & Artist: multiple
Pairing or Character: Full cast 
Verse: Sherlock BBC

#2. Title: My Head & My Heart
Music Title & Artist: "No Light No Light" by Florence and the Machine
Pairing or Character: Sherlock, John
Verse: Sherlock BBC

Reccer's Comments: It's rare to find a vidder who can create both hilarious crack renditions of a show, as well as heart-rending paeans to the main characters. KatrinDepp is one of the most talented vidders I've seen. Her cuts are perfect, and her music selection is always spot-on. The relationship between music and image in her work is always interesting--each scene is delicately timed to elicit an emotional reaction, whether is is laughter (see "Sherlock song spoof") or tears ("My Head & My Heart"). She's also accomplished at mixing dialogue and music, using bits of dialogue and strategic music gaps to highlight humor or underline a dramatic line. The dialogue cuts is "Sherlock song spoof" are hysterical--especially the Moriarty scenes (seriously, you MUST see that scene). And of course, her vids are visually stunning: "My Head & My Heart" is particularly beautiful in this respect--KatrinDepp makes use of the stunning landscapes in THOB, cityscapes from the first series, and starkly poignant, almost still shots of John to build a world of emotion, thought and memory post-TRF. 

KatrinDepp has a number of other Sherlock vids on her channel, these two are merely my favorites (and it was a painful choice!) out of an unbelievably amazing bunch. Go and browse!

(Mods--I hope I'm doing this right, I've never recced a vid before. If something's wrong, let me know what I can do to change it!)

Comments

[swissmarg]

Wow. You aren't even kidding. I've just spent all morning watching her astounding videos. So many emotions! Thank you sooo much for pointing this vidder out.

[numberthescars.livejournal.com]

I know right?! I spent all weekend drooling over them, unable to decide which ones to rec. Glad you enjoyed them. :)

[misplaced-exile.livejournal.com]

Amazing. I am not a fan of fanvids at all, but those were great! Probably the best I've seen. Thanks for the rec!

[numberthescars.livejournal.com]

So glad you enjoyed them!

[iamshadow.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm the delicious archivist for this comm, and I just wanted to know which tags applied to which vids? I've got a very slow internet connection with limited bandwidth, so loading and watching through the vids a few times over to work out which tags to assign them isn't really an option for me right now.
If the full set of tags apply to both vids, that's fine and I'll do the same for both, but if they're different, I need to know.

[numberthescars.livejournal.com]

Hey, sorry about the delay--I just got off work. Yes, the tags are different for the different vids. Here I've split them up:

Vid #1: character: john watson, character: sherlock holmes, genre: crack, genre: humor, pairing: jw/sh, verse: sherlock bbc, vids

Vid #2: character: john watson, character: sherlock holmes, content: character death, content: post-fall, genre: hurt/comfort, pairing: jw/sh, verse: sherlock bbc, vids

Sorry about the confusion. Hope this helps!