I need cannon fodder

narcted · Post by **narcted** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:20 pm

I'm working on an AMV. I started out using Bubblegum Crisis and I was setting it to 'Tarun Tara' from Pirate of Penzance. Basically the song is about how the cops are going to face danger and the women are singing them on and how they're all going to die. Can you believe there aren't enough scenes of the AD Police dying to fill the 6:38 of the song?

So I'm thinking about maybe adding another series besides BGC. I was considering Macross and having destroids, (It's not just a name.) but you never see the pilots. I need some suggestions for some series with lots of token 'stormtrooper' cannon fodder. Preferably, they need to be good guys. Any suggestions?

Heero_Yuy84 · Post by **Heero_Yuy84** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:21 pm

Mobile Suit Gundam...original series...second half contains many luckless GM and Ball pilots getting ripped a new one in combat.

Jonny Bebop · Post by **Jonny Bebop** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:42 am

I've never actually seen this but what about the anime"AD Police", Im sure there would be "'stormtrooper' cannon fodder" in there

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badmartialarts · Post by **badmartialarts** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 7:53 am

There's always Bubblegum Crash too

Not sure if that ever ended up on DVD or not, though.

narcted · Post by **narcted** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 10:25 am

Oh yeah, they did put Bubblegum Crash on DVD. Sorry, as a fan of the original, you just tend to forget Crash ever happend. I haven't seen the new Bubblegums, 2040 and AD Police. Are they any good? I don't want to use them though because of the difference in art.

I considered the original AD police. That never made it on DVD. I'm going to have to use the VHS tapes from Blockbuster. Yes, my local blockbuster actually has it. About the only halfway decent anime it has.

Jonny Bebop · Post by **Jonny Bebop** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 10:31 am

AD Police has been released on dvd, it came out over here not that long a go but that means it's region 2. So unless you're bothered about that you could always get it imported.

narcted · Post by **narcted** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:36 am

Hmm, I double checked. AD Police is set to release on DVD in the US on October 5. I think I'll get Crash and delay finishing the vid until AD Police comes out. Thanks everyone.

7sigma · Post by **7sigma** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:40 am

Ever thought of editing the song to make it shorter instead of looking for "sausage" clips?

narcted · Post by **narcted** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:21 pm

I trimmed the song down to around 4:30. Still not quite enough. I'm trying to use split screens and moving paths, so the footage got used up fairly quickly. The possibility of having 2 more DVDs with 6 more episodes should give me the footage I need.

I've got enough footage footage of the Knight Sabers to be Mabel and her sisters. The cop, I think the voice sounds more like Daley, (kinda high and nasal) but I am definitely at a lack of video for him, so I'm going to have to use Leon. Maybe I'll try to find another performance of Penzance with a more manly sounding Constable. I'm using the Broadway perfomance with Kevin Kline, Rex Hamilton, Linda Ronstadt, and George Rose.

Alpha_Hazard · Post by **Alpha_Hazard** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:46 pm

hmmm. that's weird, I HAVE the AD police DVD...I didn't really like the series...it's a police drama essentially, most of the deaths tend to be civilian or bad guys too, so that's shot...

I would say that you should cut it shorter than 4:30, it sounds like a humorous video, so you don't want to get to heavy on it...