Interview with the Vampire | Armand

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Interview with the Vampire | Armand | Kill Kill

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2 ай бұрын

The first video I had planned for Armand, was supposed to be a rather emotional, heartbreaking one. I had it all pictured out so nicely. And then episode 5 came, and this happened.
So, what will it be tonight, Armand? The gremlin or the good nurse?
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show: Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire | AMC
song: Kill Kill | Le Destroy, The Bait
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@kayleejohnson6129 Ай бұрын

Armand is so unhinged in the best way

@user-cv3ke7so8e Ай бұрын

Yes, more Armand tribute! He is my favorite on the show. He is so bloody gorgeous.❤❤❤

@moneypowerglory. Ай бұрын

❤️‍🔥Armand Nation RAISE!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

@lovelaced Ай бұрын

unironically one of the best edits i’ve ever seen you manage to make seemingly innocuous armand moments seem so threatening…

@aequinoctium Ай бұрын

thank you so much! don't know if i deserve such high praise but i really appreciate your words!

@lovelaced Ай бұрын

@@aequinoctium yes you absolutely deserve the praise!!

@VidDuality Ай бұрын

Armand is so beautifully unhinged, and I can't look away. This edit is so goooood... the song, all the creepy head tilts on that jilting repetative note... the way he toggles from vulnerable to "THIS IS FINE" and back again. I'm gonna be watching this on repeat for a while, I can tell!

@n8vrising Ай бұрын

Assad played Armand so well❤❤❤❤

@ibvickie41 Ай бұрын

Armond is the most amazingly beautiful man I have ever laid eyes on

@beckmannm Ай бұрын

Ooooof that predator stillness with his unblinking focus hiding all his ungingedness!!! You really captured it perfectly!! Those headtilts at the beginning! And the moment at 0:30, the lean forward! **Shudders** (in delight!)

@coffee8404 Ай бұрын

HOLY SHIT???? Editing people you are so brilliant you can take what the show gives and show a whole new perspective on a character!! Put them in a whole new light just using what we were all given like GOD

@aequinoctium Ай бұрын

haha i'm glad you enjoyed it :D thank you for your kind words!

@hottea9826 Ай бұрын

Armand and Daniel are a show on their own

@deadeyes4626 Ай бұрын

His acting is so underrated! *Just found out he’s English from the north like me* 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🧛🏻

@aequinoctium 2 ай бұрын

Really didn't expect this to be my first Armand video. There was another concept that I had already started planning, and if aynthing, episode 5 was supposed to give me material for a future Devil's Minion edit (which it did, rest assured!). But 'Kill Kill' had been in my Armand playlist from the start, and when Louis dropped that line … well, there was just no other option. I had such a blast working on this, and I hope you enjoy it just as much! ~ Equinox

@moneypowerglory. Ай бұрын

this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@lenakataeva7525 Ай бұрын

Kill kill works so well with Armand. I'm curious about your Armand playlist.

@aequinoctium Ай бұрын

@@lenakataeva7525 hehe thanks! oh, it's a wild mix, really :D everything from classical (like 'Versailles' by Henrik Skram) to rock music (like 'When you were young' by The Killers), lots of London Grammar, 'By the River' by Stu Larsen, 'I'm a Marionette' by Abba ..... there's one specific song in there that is just 100% Armand to me, but there will definitely be another Armand-centred video with this one in the future, so i won't spoil that yet 👀

@lenakataeva7525 Ай бұрын

@@aequinoctium awesome songs! I'm gonna wait for that edit about Armand!

@diezissi 2 ай бұрын

omg, this is so coool! Armand is such a great character!

@lawfulhusbands 2 ай бұрын

My god this was scary, haunting, sexy and just SO GOOD! Thanks for the awesome edit!

@aequinoctium 2 ай бұрын

ha, exactly the kind of feelings i hoped to elicit ;D thank you so much for your kind words, hugely appreciated!

@lenakataeva7525 Ай бұрын

I watched your edit so many times now! I also added this song to my playlist and I need to say I always expect that there are gonna be characters' lines as you added them. It's like it should be like this. Also this moment 0:47 - I'm kinda shocked it's not in the original song! Brilliant!

@aequinoctium Ай бұрын

hehe thank you so much! maybe someone should suggest adding the scream for live performances to Le Destroy ;D

@lgg7858 Ай бұрын

I LOVE ARMAND!! ❤❤

@lenakataeva7525 Ай бұрын

Wow! It's a brilliant edit! I already watched in a dozen times. I can't get over how gorgeous Armand is! He is mysterious and dangerous but in subtle way.

@Hanayuni Ай бұрын

Liked. Subscribed. Hit the notification bell. Bravo!! 👏🏾👏🏾 (Assad is killing it this season, I can't stop thinking about him damn it).

@aequinoctium Ай бұрын

hehe, thank you so much! and yes, absolutely agree! Armand with all his strengths and weaknesses is such a beautiful, intriguing character, but it is Assad who truly brings him to life and makes you feel :)

@Hanayuni Ай бұрын

@@aequinoctium Sooo true! I'm really glad he got to have a bigger role this season.

@Llapasllaly Ай бұрын

Omg the head tilt sync on 0:20! I recently started to edit and details like this inspire me so much! Love your work ❤

@aequinoctium Ай бұрын

thank you so much for that lovely message! i remember that all too well from when i first started editing, that feeling of finding other people's videos that just inspire you so fucking much for your own work. could still name all of those edits, they mean a lot to me till this day :) so thank you again for reaching out and telling me that, and lots of luck and fun to you for your own work!

@glass12full23 9 күн бұрын

Armand is just a FREAKY hot mess - calculating, disingenuous, smug, frightening, needy, lost, desperate, regal, impressive, sexy AF, and mesmerizing!!!. Imma def gonna have to go read the books to better understand this character. I can't believe how much I empathize with him. Must learn more! Since I haven't read the books yet my hat goes off to Assad Zaman for this intriguing portrayal... otherwise I probably wouldn't be so fascinated by Armand. Great edit!

@SW-ef5oy Ай бұрын

This is absolutely incredible, so satisfying, perfect song choice, I can't get over this

@AnimeGirl-fc1ni 15 күн бұрын

This is such a good edit. Really well done! ❤I'm looking forward to more IWTV content once the series is released on Netflix this month! Armand has become one of my favourite characters on the show, partially because of the actor's performance in the role. There's something so small, tricky yet fluid-like with how he moves, behaves, and especially *looks* at each character. I see a bit of Hannibal (NBC), Michael Corleone (pt. II), and even a blend of Nagisa and Karma from Assassination Classroom in his act but not quite. He is serpentine yet too docile and imperceptible in maneuver to be snake-line. When a snake is near you almost always *feel* its danger moments before it *becomes* the danger. But with Armand even after deep explorations through long stares, you're still not quite sure what you're looking at. "A skilled predatory studying its soon-to-be kill, or a curious mind sizing up a potential equal? Or perhaps he sees me as both a prey and a potential? If so, how do I make myself stand with him when he is entirely liquescent?" It's quietly intense. He evokes you with fear, lust, comfort and even violence and you're just too unnerved to do anything about it. To make things worse, Armand has no visible markers of strength like with Lestat, e.i. noticeable muscles, overtly masculine jawline, broad shoulders, etc. All discernible conclusions point to a boy posing as a young man; entirely innocent with no reason for suspicion. This, once again, makes you question yourself and your hypervigilance. "Am I crazy? I must be, he's just a boy." Armand knows this and uses his chillingly composed and sensual curiosity to investigate and coerce you into submission despite his "innocent" appearance. By the time you realize something is off he has already drained you and all there's left to do is just wait it out. It's such a peculiar brand of psychological terror that you rarely see anywhere in fiction. But as someone who has received this form of psychological terror (minus the sultriness, think Tywin Lannister) from a very young age and later acquired the skill (including eroticism) in adolescence, I have to say, some sick part of me is really excited to see what Armand will do next. And because I've always felt an immense sense of fear, hatred and disgust whenever I accidentally flashed that exact look and was met with horror from my friends. So I kinda want to know if there's someone else that shares my feeling of self-hatred and repulsion for this very particular reason if nothing else. I dunno I haven't read the books. ... ... ... And since this comment is already too long and no one is reading....imma going on a semi-self-projection rant about Assad's acting....recently I've been thinking about how extraordinarily difficult it is to go from being intentionally "sexless" (as in lacking overt sex-appeal) to "extremely-erotic" in a matter of seconds without changing physically. Because as someone who's on the ace spec, sexual desire as a concept fascinates me but being on the receiving end of that desire disturbs me. I'm not saying I'm a catch and that everyone is *always* thinking about me, but I have been made aware that yes, some people do have those thoughts and yes, sometimes those thoughts have involved me whether I want to be involved or not. Some people find that flattering, personally, I don't, to each their own. And I know that there will always be someone out there thinking of me regardless of what I do, say, wear, or whatnot because I can't control what people think nor should I take it too personally. But, at the very least, I can have influence over *how* they see me and the *frequency* of those thoughts. And one way to have an influence on how others see you is by controlling what you show them and as important a role clothes play in this what is almost more important is one's *demeanour* and how one conducts themselves. To have such an effect on others you need complete control over yourself and all your mannerisms, first and foremost. You also need a clear unbiased view of how you look in actuality compared to how others see you. This is very hard for most people. It takes years to understand the mechanism of such interpersonal-intrapersonal and psychosexual behaviour. Even longer to perfect them into practice and in the meantime you risk putting yourself through an ego-death. While watching Armand I saw many of my own *natural* behaviours and mannerisms (I've spent yrs toning it the fuck down and unlearning what I know) in him. Especially the intense provocative stare he gives to Lestat and Louis at the beginning of their story. And one thing I noticed is that Assad has a mild ability to tap into a "sexless" state whether he is aware of this or not. And don't get me wrong, he's a very beautiful handsome man like all the other actors in the show. But I think, unlike Sam and Jacob, whose sex appeal is kinda always looming over them regardless of what they do in the scene or real life. Assad was able to tone it down a notch so during those intense moments where he effectively aroused your senses you felt more unsettled by it than you would have had he been extending his "vampire eroticism" unconditionally and without restraint. Again, this could be just me projecting myself onto the character and nothing else but on the off chance that this was a deliberate move on the part of the writers, directors, and Assad, I just gotta give 'em props. Truly a difficult skill to acquire, let alone maitre. Another side rant, as if stealing my "liquid-nitrogen-death" stare (that's what I call it) wasn't enough Armand that b!tch had to go and steal my drip too! 🤬 (except for the icky glasses, that look was truly wack.) Absolute clown! I will never forgive him for that!👿 (yes, i spent days writing this, i kept thinking better of it but then also kept adding more. I'm so sorry to anyone unfortunate soul who's read this far, i just had to get it out of my system. sorry.)

@aequinoctium 14 күн бұрын

hey! i wanted to let you know that -- though of course no one should ever feel pressured to exposing their personal struggles so openly to the world -- i'd like to thank you for trusting this space here enough to share all your thoughts and feelings about the show and this character in particular! even though i personally cannot relate to armand's past and his experienced trauma (for me it's rather daniel that i can see a lot of myself in :D), it always moves me to hear of so many people feeling seen and represented by his story, his behaviour and also his dealing with his trauma. it's not pretty, it's not 'perfect', it's messy and true, and that aspect is so important to see portrayed in media. it's just beautiful to know that this piece of art (both the show and the books) has such an impact on so many people's lives and can even help them find comfort in it in a sort :) lots of love to you and again, thank you so much for that comment (and for the fucking DAYS it took you to write that all down, sending you a virtual consensual hug just for that alone)!

@Awara_Soleil Ай бұрын

Ooooooh what an awesome edit!!! I love Armand so much ❤

@fioreail Ай бұрын

Extraordinarily unsettling, love it!

@judithkeane5551 Ай бұрын

Armand ❤ brilliant ! Favourite when I read the books years ago. Wonderful compilation!

@Ninaofthemoon 10 күн бұрын

Obsessed with this.

@jennimarilla4511 15 күн бұрын

This edit is incredible, so sexy and a bit creepy. I love it! ❤ I`ve watched this about 100 times already! I think the ability to stop the time/people around you (like Armand can) is so cool! And also handy if you want to go to the bathroom in peace haha! 😂😂 I don't know if vampires even need to go to the bathroom, but in the series they drink wine etc and it has to come out somehow.. 😄 Wtf, why I even think about that?? Anyway, great video!

@aequinoctium 14 күн бұрын

haha, i love how your brain works! 😄thank you a lot for sharing this little weird train of thoughts and for the good laugh it gave me

@ravenkushner Ай бұрын

Goddamn, A+++++

@aequinoctium Ай бұрын

thank you!

@katherinee.9105 Ай бұрын

this edit is perfect oh my god

@user-kz5hg5gb7o Ай бұрын

He is gorgeous ❤❤❤

@Auro88 Ай бұрын

AMAZING!!!!!! THANKYOU

@AldaRibeiro 18 күн бұрын

O M G This edit

@dianazinnurova Ай бұрын

My fav video ever now

@aequinoctium Ай бұрын

aw, what a lovely thing to say, thank you so much!

@feochadn Ай бұрын

Wow, this was something else! Such a cool edit, you've some great stuff in there, especially the montage of eyes at the beginning. I'm putting together the vidshow for Escapade 34.5 (the online version! this weekend), a *very* long running fan convention, and I think this would be an excellent addition. Would you be willing to give permission for us to show it at the Saturday night vidshow? Thanks for your great work!

@aequinoctium Ай бұрын

hey, thank you for your kind words! and thank you so much for that offer! yes, you absolutely have my permission to show the video at the con, i'd greatly appreciate it :) would you mind teling me a little bit more about the convention, either here or as a DM if you prefer that? especially about how it all works and if there is a way to attend it? (don't know if i could make it cause of timeshift and work, but from what i read just now it sounds like a lot of fun :D). either way, wishing you a wonderful Escapade weekend, and thank you again for onsidering this video to show there!