Out Here

Out Here is a Due South fanvid by heresluck. It is a Fraser character study vid that focuses on his relationship with Ray Kowalski. It was reviewed by sisabet as part of the vid commentary LJ community. The vidder also offered her own extended vid commentary along with production notes.WebCite.
Vidder's notes: "for renenet and sisabet....I've said on more than one occasion that this [dedication] is my favorite part of the whole vid, and I meant it. This vid was a labor of love for two people who are very dear to me, and the fact that they liked it made the whole thing worthwhile."heresluck's audio commentary WebCite.
Vidder's summary: "Fraser, F/K. I swear that I am working on what keeps me miles away."
==Lyrics==
: out here I make the only human light
: I am the only human sound
: it is my privilege to lie awake at night
: and think of what I've lost
: and hope for what might be found
: out here it's so silent
: you can hear your heart talking
: one day that heart might tell you which way to go
: you might start walking
==Reactions/Reviews==
*"You manage to see Fraser in such a true, vivid, resonant way. His passion and love and loneliness -- his surroundings, the silence that he craves. Doing the right thing. And Ray -- he is by no means the main focus of this vid, despite the slash, but you can still feel what they feel for each other. And the fear of it. Love, or run. The visuals are beautiful. The moment that the entire Canadian wilderness opens before them, I think I stopped breathing a little. Gorgeous, and, yes. Wow. I am reduced to inarticulate muttering. You rock."sweetestdrain's feedback at page 1 of the vid announcement.
*"Oh, that was absolutely lovely. I was very impressed by the jump-cuts to the music. It works wonderfully here, with the mood and emphasising (sic) the moments in the song. In a lot of ways, this really does capture how I see Fraser changing in response to RayK. While I do think that RayV was a good friend to Fraser and an important step between loneliness and friendship, it was interesting to see Fraser develop solely with regards to RayK. There very much reflects how I see Fraser in canon. Say Amen, with Fraser saying that, yes, he does believe in love at first sight, while looking at RayK, is one moment affected me greatly with how very canon the Fraser/RayK tension feels to me. So, your vid speaks to me of what really did feel like a true emotional reality of the show. RayK challenged Fraser not to be alone and separate, the Mountie with the capital 'M', but to also be human and Ray's partner. Oh! That shot of Fraser and Ray from Mountie and Soul, where they're divided by the frame of the open door is a particularly lovely moment."butterfly's feedback at page 2 of the vid announcement.
*"NO SERIOUSLY HOW DO YOU DO THIS? Oh my god. That was the vid equivalent of one of those novel-length fanfics that have you walking around your house holding your laptop in front of you because you can't stop reading and then you get to the end and you maybe cry a little or at least go and listen to sad music. Where "you" is, rather, "me"." sapote3's feedback at page 3 of the vid announcement.
*"I never thought I'd be so happy about two people hitting a table at the same time." feedback at page 2 of the vid announcement.
*"And they walk through the door to the crescendo of the music and EVERYTHING changes - they are in sync and complementary and this movement pulls us into this openness, the city was open but clausterphobuic and dark and dingy and now everything is clear and white and such a RELIEF and Fraser is triumphing and he is doing it! And he is doing it with Ray!"sisabet's feedback at the vid commentary review.
==Screencap Gallery==
File:Outhere1.png|Fraser arriving in Chicago, a stranger in a strange land while the opening instrumentals play
File:Outhere2.png|Fraser and Kowalski stand side by side facing danger. The lyrics at this point: out here you find out who your friends are, when the darkness comes to kill the day
File:Outhere3.png|Fraser and Kowalski at a turning point in their relationship. At this point in the vid Fraser is saying: I swear that I am working on what keeps me miles away.
File:Outhere4.png|Their choice made, Fraser and Kowalski walk together into a new life. The lyrics preceding this clip: "one day that heart might tell you which way to go, you might start walking, know that I will, know that I will"
==References==
Category:Due South Vids
Category:2006 Vids