Project TMBG: DOA...please lock

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Project TMBG: DOA...please lock

Postby Deuce Loosely » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:42 pm

(EDIT: 7.18.07)

Welcome, all. Before you think this is a one-off, I endeavor to make a series of MEP AMVs for TMBG. This is meant mainly for those of you who aren't as interested in competing as having fun and "padding your resume."

There will hopefully be many AMVs to this project, but this is the first.

Here's the scoop:
* 1. First of all, this is not a contest. There are no "prizes" involved. Turn in your best, oddest, weirdest, most "wrong" pieces of work for this. This is a collaboration, after all. Let's have fun with it. John snd John wouldn't want it any other way.
* 2. You may submit a complete AMV or collab with another editor and turn in clips of the same song (which is a theme I'm considering for later).
* 3. Your video must meet the standards required for being uploaded to a-m-v.org. Video source must be anime, no extreme graphic violence, nudity, or sexual content. The "PG-13" standard is in effect here.
* 4. You can submit as many entries as you like, provided they are all different. Do not submit multiple entries that only have slight variations from each other.
* 5. Please refrain from publishing your clips to Yoo Toobe or other such public video web sites. We kind of want to keep the contents of the final edit a surprise.
* 6. EVERYONE who enters this project will have at least one entry in the final compilation. The catch is you don't want to turn in just one entry and have it be a mediocre video among the other great submissions. Show us your best effort.
* 7. No no NO SUBTITLES! The only exception to this rule is if you inserted your own as a means of parody or left a line in to further express the point of your video. Just make sure that whatever subtitles you leave in run with the context of the sound source somehow.
* 8. NO DivX watermarks! If you don't know how to remove that thing from playback yet, consult the Help files in the DivX program.

If any more guidelines are needed, this list will be modified to include them.

Send all entries to deuceloosely@gmail.com OR (if your email server won't allow you to transfer large files) send a download link from http://www.megaupload.com.

Technical:
Be sure to send the highest quality version of your work possible. If you have the option of using DVD video rather than downloaded fansubs, please do so. Seriously.

* No no NO wmv files...period. If you wish to overcome this obstacle, PM me. In order of preference, I'll take mpeg2, avi (DivX or Xvid), or mpeg1.
* The final compilation will be rendered to 720x480 display size, a frame rate of 29.97 fps (NTSC "drop frame"), 4:3 aspect ratio as a standard for this project. Please render the clips as close to this as possible.
* If your vertical resolution is 480, encode your AMV as interlaced (lower field first) instead of progressive; it is much easier to change the interlace field order than to undo a bad 'Interlace to Progressive' encoding.
* All smaller frame sizes will be increased up to 720x480, so please don't send in videos with frames much smaller than that or it will look... bad... when resized. Like, 640x480 is okay, but 320x280...not so much. ;)

(I know this is a lot to swallow, but the end result will be spectacular...)

Sony Vegas 7.0 will be used to piece this thing together.

Audio compressed to layer II stereo is recommended. If you prefer to leave the sound uncompressed, that should be okay.

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Right now, I am looking for willing participants. If or when I have enough editors (at least eight?), we'll decide on the opening song. If you need a copy of any song, drop me a PM and I'll send it along.

Now...who's in?
Last edited by Deuce Loosely on Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:48 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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Postby taifunbrowser » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:12 pm

*is in huge favor of this idea*
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Postby Dezbo21 » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:26 am

You know I'm always in.
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Postby meleechampion » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:41 am

I'll be downloading this if it ever gets made. Good luck on getting it together! I unfortunately can't participate.

Its good to see some TMBG love. Not sure what kind of an AMV it will make though...
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Postby NS » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:25 am

Seems like a parody amv compilation done to one TMBG song.
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Postby taifunbrowser » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:51 am

hmmmm I wonder if we release a mkv if we could have it go randomly between the pieces - because that's what the album was supposed to be (the cd jacket tells user to turn on random, I think... either way thats what me and my freind used to do XD)

edti: point is, that the song pieces can be heard in any order and they work.
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Re: asdf

Postby Deuce Loosely » Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:06 pm

taifunbrowser wrote:hmmmm I wonder if we release a mkv if we could have it go randomly between the pieces - because that's what the album was supposed to be (the cd jacket tells user to turn on random, I think... either way thats what me and my freind used to do XD)

edti: point is, that the song pieces can be heard in any order and they work.


This reminded me of something I'll add to the "rules" later.

If you absolutely feel artistic or adventurous, you could even make a clip using a piece of one of the parts of the song. Play with the audio if you want. I really wanna see what happens when AMV editors are given free reign over every aspect of the project (save for, of course, the technical stuff).
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Re: Project TMBG: we start with "Fingertips"

Postby Copycat_Revolver » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:45 am

deuceloosely wrote:There will be many AMVs to this project, but this is the first.

You say that but how many of these are you planning? And what themes?

I'll be honest, I don't like this idea. The Fingertips are too short on their own to really support any deep AMV ideas. At best this ends up just being another AMV hell ripoff, in more ways than one. (A few of the Fingertips tracks have already made it into the proper amv hells.)
Of all of TMBG's music, there is a friggin cornucopia of AMV ideas just waiting for someone to take them on, but Fingertips is just not one of the best in my opinion.
Bottom Line: Fingertips = Interesting Musical Experiment; Video Friendly? = Not so much.
I've been anxiously anticipating a TMBG Mep to come along (of just start one of my own), but this just doesn't meet my expectations.
If you make this, will I watch it? Yes. Will I participate? ...no.

Sorry, I really don't mean to bomb on your thread, I mean well. I just thought I should put my two cents in as a dedicated fan of the band.
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Re: Project TMBG: we start with "Fingertips"

Postby Deuce Loosely » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:06 am

Copycat_Revolver wrote:
deuceloosely wrote:There will be many AMVs to this project, but this is the first.

You say that but how many of these are you planning? And what themes?

I'll be honest, I don't like this idea. The Fingertips are too short on their own to really support any deep AMV ideas. At best this ends up just being another AMV hell ripoff, in more ways than one. (A few of the Fingertips tracks have already made it into the proper amv hells.)
Of all of TMBG's music, there is a friggin cornucopia of AMV ideas just waiting for someone to take them on, but Fingertips is just not one of the best in my opinion.
Bottom Line: Fingertips = Interesting Musical Experiment; Video Friendly? = Not so much.
I've been anxiously anticipating a TMBG Mep to come along (of just start one of my own), but this just doesn't meet my expectations.
If you make this, will I watch it? Yes. Will I participate? ...no.

Sorry, I really don't mean to bomb on your thread, I mean well. I just thought I should put my two cents in as a dedicated fan of the band.


Feel free to make a suggestion on a theme or a particular song. Just because we're starting the project with "Fingertips" doesn't mean you can't join in by throwing your own ideas here. The en result of each video won't necessary be "Hell." It will likely be a collaborative effort. Like the Dragonforce MEP, I'll likely split the songs into verses, choruses, etc and leave it to the rest of you to grab the part you want to work on. More details are forthcoming; just thought I'd let you know what the deal is. Throw down any comments or suggestions at will.
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Postby Deuce Loosely » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:53 am

Okay, I've dropped the "Fingertips" as being the opening salvo. Right now I'll gauge interest to see how many of you I can get on board. Then, we'll take suggestions on a song and I'll come up with a theme. Sound better?
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Postby Dboi » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:58 am

probz a bit late but this sounds cool, if you need anyone else im up for it *vidz*--> www.youtube.com/luciantrouble, im a sony vegas 7 user.
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Postby Dboi » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:01 am

>_> I meant you.tube . com >_> stupid filter
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