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If you haven't already listened to Flyover, seriously, go check it out. http://itsflyover.bandcamp.com
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 04:55:40 UTC from web-
@mrmattimation Oh neat, a Passion Pit remix.
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 04:56:23 UTC from web-
@northernnarwhal So I dunno if it's possible for you to type in 1000 words or if maybe you had links explaining it or something, but I've never done something like this and I'm really nervous about doing a bad job. Do you know what makes a music video... I dunno, good?
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 04:58:08 UTC from web-
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Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 05:01:16 UTC from web -
@mrmattimation That's a tough question, because since music videos are already mixed media there are a ton of factors contributing to what makes them successful or not for a given person. Generally speaking (and this isn't some kind of universally applicable model and more of just some personal advice) the music videos that really work for me are the ones that expound on the ideas presented in the song, lyrically or otherwise (I mean this in the sense that a music video doesn't specifically have to tell the "story" of the song it's accompanying, it can also just be an interpretation of the specific prose the song is using or atmosphere the song is creating). Creating a music video is a lot like creating a regular short, but instead of a script you have music. A lot can still be told through visuals that is mere subtext of the music, and vice versa. The two can work in explicit tandem, but can also play off each other in the abstract as well.
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 05:59:04 UTC from web -
@mrmattimation I can actually give an example of a music video that I really like (that also happens to be animated, so it's even more appropriate for this discussion!) that works really well based on the metrics I've been describing, and it's the music video for El Mañana by Gorillaz. The palpable visual storyline of the video fits more into the wider chronological set of events in the Gorillaz universe, though the song itself works on a framework of more broad emotional and thematic touchstones, and it's the directing that links the two. Much of the song's lyrics work within the "death and rebirth" archetype, and that idea is clearly expressed through the fact that the music video's main story involves a giant windmill in the sky being violently destroyed. That duality is even expressed through numerous visual juxtapositions, like heavy red and blue contrasts http://i.imgur.com/CRa3ABi.png and dramatic, shadow-heavy lighting http://i.imgur.com/7KkM4IK.jpg being notable.
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 05:59:32 UTC from web -
@mrmattimation Hell, the title translates into "the morning" or "the tomorrow", which not only also falls into that archetype I mentioned but also evokes the passage of time and its effects, something implied visually from very early on in the video through the way the windmill turns clockwise. http://i.imgur.com/AKYrqTz.jpg The bottom line is really just to listen to the song and parse it to the best of your ability, then try and represent both what you think the song is trying to communicate to you and how it makes you as the listener feel. There's no set-in-stone method of making a "great" music though, but hopefully that'll give you some ideas and inspiration on how to go about tackling this next project of yours. Good luck too, I can't wait to see how things turn out!
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 05:59:53 UTC from web-
@northernnarwhal Thanks. I'm really scared of batcaveing up.
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 06:00:52 UTC from web-
@mrmattimation That's totally natural when going into new things, especially since you're working with really talented colleagues. Just give it your best and learn from mistakes you may make along the way, experience is a great teacher.
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 06:05:02 UTC from web
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@northernnarwhal The translation is "the tomorrow". "El mañana" is a commonly used phrase in Spanish, used to represent an upcoming or expected future.
Thursday, 16-Jul-15 22:48:57 UTC from web-
@nerthos Thank you, I don't speak Spanish natively and just went off of an online translator
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@nerthos Though the concept of an "upcoming or expected future" fits in with my analysis perfectly, so I'm all good!
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@northernnarwhal "El mañana" is used much like "the world of tomorrow" was used in the mid XX century.
Thursday, 16-Jul-15 22:54:29 UTC from web
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@mrmattimation Oh, and here's the music video in question if you're interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hji4gBuOvIQ
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 06:00:28 UTC from web
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@northernnarwhal sleepyhead is literally the only Passion Pit song I know
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 04:58:16 UTC from web-
@rarity Their first album, Manners, is a consistently strong and catchy synthpop album worth checking out and still my favourite by the band.
Wednesday, 15-Jul-15 04:59:14 UTC from web
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