There's something to be said when the lyrics fit too well.

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Post by DinaDani » Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:04 pm

For my first vid, I used almost entirely literal clips to the lyrics. While some things worked, I also misfired by just changing haircolour whenever the singer sung 'colour my hair'. It became very old very quick and was the primary concern of the ones who watched it.

I'd say switch it up a notch. Entirely literal usually gets old fast as you are hearing what the singer means anyway. You don't really have to show every emotion or move or whatever is being sung about.
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Post by Knowname » Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:43 pm

Flint the Dwarf wrote:
Knowname wrote:this is teh thread where i talk about myself rite???
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Post by JaddziaDax » Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:49 pm

Flint the Dwarf wrote: If you find yourself being too literal, throw in some random scene that looks pretty. Chances are some over-analytical person will interpret that as a profound metaphorical statement, and you've won yourself a fan. Mix it up a little, but not too much.
HAH! I've done that... i have had a few people interpret some of the things I did as metaphorical things that I never ment.... lol hahaha.. but it was cool that they still liked it!


I'd have to agree with Flint here.

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Post by Hax » Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:30 pm

Bakadeshi wrote:
Pwolf wrote:
silver_moon wrote: but if the lyrics are something like "I was walking down the street known as life" then showing someone walking down a street = bad because that's not the way the song meant it.
well, not nessesarily. i think that depends on how the rest of the video is edited. using "Walking down the street of life" with a scene of someone walking down a street can be quite powerful given that you've edited the rest of the video in a way that would make sense. the actual visuals in the scene are litteral, but the meaning behind it would most likely by metaphoric.


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True, while Silver_moon has a valid point, it does also depend on *how* its done. sometimes intentionally using Literal synch AS a way to depict something metaphoric can be quite powerfull if done correctly.
Seconded. if the lyrics have both a surface and hidden meaning, that makes it all the more awesome. I'm attempting such a feat with Argentosoma right now, but the project may never be completed.
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