The American Idiot Project

Scott Green · Post by **Scott Green** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:12 am

Kevmaster wrote:Well, megaupload and sendspace would be fine for now for me too, I just wanna listen to the mix xD

Alex-ok · Post by **Alex-ok** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:44 pm

I listened to the mix, it was alright

I'll take "Dearly beloved (15:29 - 16:34)" If you need me to do a small beta for it before you let me in, ill do it! lol Plus, its good that you got it officially going, i remember when you were starting it off.

Greggus1 · Post by **Greggus1** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:14 pm

Alex-ok wrote:I listened to the mix, it was alright I'll take "Dearly beloved (15:29 - 16:34)" If you need me to do a small beta for it before you let me in, ill do it! lol Plus, its good that you got it officially going, i remember when you were starting it off.

I don't mean to sound like an ass, but you need to read the rules a bit more clearly. You need to pick a track letter, and then, you'll be screened along with the other editors posting for your track, before a decision is made on who's most fit for the part.

Serv0 · Post by **Serv0** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:19 am

Hmmm, I enjoy rock operas. I think I made a video on one once.

Anyways, I still have yet to listen to the mix, but I do have a question already. From reading the concept pitch, are the characters we choose suppose to be Jimmy him/herself, or characters that are in the same situations as Jimmy? In other words, is this project a montage of angst characters?
I know, it's a dumb question, but it would help me think about the track selection.

Good luck you guys.

Greggus1 · Post by **Greggus1** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:03 am

servo101010 wrote:Hmmm, I enjoy rock operas. I think I made a video on one once.

Anyways, I still have yet to listen to the mix, but I do have a question already. From reading the concept pitch, are the characters we choose suppose to be Jimmy him/herself, or characters that are in the same situations as Jimmy? In other words, is this project a montage of angst characters?
I know, it's a dumb question, but it would help me think about the track selection.

Your question is quite cryptic itself. All the characters are, in a way, supposed to be Jimmy. That doesn't stop them from having their own separate stories.

If you've heard of Todd Haynes's "I'm Not There", which has 7 different actors portraying Bob Dylan, we're going for a similar effect.

Alex-ok · Post by **Alex-ok** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:36 am

Ok, ive read it but dont see the difference from what I said. Theres a bunch of track 'Gs' but only on "Dearly beloved" track 'G'. My bad if im just not understanding something, please forgive if i am

Greggus1 · Post by **Greggus1** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:58 am

Alex-ok wrote:Ok, ive read it but dont see the difference from what I said. Theres a bunch of track 'Gs' but only on "Dearly beloved" track 'G'. My bad if im just not understanding something, please forgive if i am

No problem. The song separation is just for ease of understanding. If you apply for Track G, you're applying to edit to all segments of Track G no matter what songs they appear in in the mix.

Alex-ok · Post by **Alex-ok** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:47 pm

Greggus1 wrote:
Alex-ok wrote:Ok, ive read it but dont see the difference from what I said. Theres a bunch of track 'Gs' but only on "Dearly beloved" track 'G'. My bad if im just not understanding something, please forgive if i am
No problem. The song separation is just for ease of understanding. If you apply for Track G, you're applying to edit to all segments of Track G no matter what songs they appear in in the mix.

Ohhh i see, i see. Thats a lot of work then but yeah, ill still stick to 'G'

Serv0 · Post by **Serv0** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:58 pm

Hmm... So I listened to the entire mix three times last night. Track D seems to stand out to me the most.

NS · Post by NS » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:40 pm

hmmm. with A (as an example) having a ten second logn segment towards the end.. while the rest of A's stuff is at the beginning.. won't that be kinda awkward?.. I mean, I see you're trying to get all the editors to edit on the second to last track.. The only way I could see this working is if like.. All the editors worked together and made some kind of combined flashback kinda deal..

edit: DLing mix now and will tell you what I think after I listen.

Edit 2:.. First of all a lot of the transitions from song to song are REALLY crude. like from which ever to Nobody likes you is bad.. just cause it drags on in the fade, then the end of st Jimmy how it fades out for about.. 5-7 seconds. Idk, I haven't Listened to all of it yet and am at the 8:07 mark.. but already I can see problems with the mix. I think greggus said something about smoothing the mix out more, but it just ISN'T smooth really at all yet. It was smooth from city of the damed to I don't care.. but that's also how it is on the album.

Plus you said you were gonna have each editor cut their own segments out I believe? (And if I'm wrong then.. ok) but yah, The times that each segment takes place that you have down on the first post (Does that even make sense?) but yah. They don't seem all that accurate. So you'll prolly end up with mixed up times and possible little bits of time that go on without even getting edited to possibly. Although I realise the overlapping times and peopel editing to slightly more then they are supposed to can make for good transition.. still, ya know?

but yah.. The mix needs some work. I realise it must be difficult to take a bunch of songs that are meant to come one after another and find transition points to link them to the next song anyway. 'cause that's not how it's supposed to be.

but yah, that's my two cents, take it or leave it >_>. as for possibly joining this (You prolly wouldn't want me to anyway) but I prolly won't.. my sources prolly wouldn't work to well.. I mean, I could prolly manage.. but idk if I wanna. GL anyway