snowdarkred

Title: the hero of the story
Media: Vid
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers (if any): Up to 2x16
Warnings (if any): Contains some homophobic slurs, scenes of violence (from the show)
Song: Hero by Regina Spektor
Note: This vid is also embedded here on my tumblr.

the hero of the story
Kurt Hummel

the hero of the story from snowdarkred on Vimeo.

Vidder's Notes:

Okay, so. This vid. I’ve had this song (which, yes, is the same song that my tumblr blog title comes from) stuck in my head ever since Kurt’s S2 storyline started to gain momentum, because it’s perfect. I didn’t have the resources to do it before, and I wanted to wait until I got to a point that I thought it would make sense — until at least part of his storyline (aka, his desire for someone to share his life with) was resolved. And, lo! The Kiss happened!

Now that I have a MacBook, I have access to video editing software that doesn’t suck, and I can fool around with stuff. After taking myself on a few trial runs, I spent all day busting out this, even though I had a final today and really should have been doing other things.

It’s not perfect, because I’m still new at this; I haven’t done anything terribly fancy. Part of that is because I don’t have the skills, yet, to do anything terribly fancy, and part of that is because I like simple cuts and edits in fanvids that I watch. *shrugs* What can I say? I like my fanvids like I like my movies: Simple, and with actions that speak for themselves.

Kurt's always been my favorite character on Glee, because even when he messes up, he's still so human. Chris Colfer gives Kurt those little moments that make you remember that the character is sixteen, and scared, and messed up, and learning. We've seen him grow up so much during the series. We've seen him go from the boy who got tossed in dumpsters to the young man who stood up to his bully. We see his struggle reflected in Blaine, who has been dealing with the same sort of issues: Figuring out how he fits inside his own skin and finding out who he is. Blaine's past has gone largely unremarked upon by the show, but we know that he had similar difficulties to Kurt at his old school and that his father isn't as supportive as he could be. (Is it any wonder Blaine latched onto the idea of being bi?) Kurt has grown to be a pillar of strength for the both of them, and I love it.

tl;dr: So. This is Kurt Hummel. The hero of our story.