Ladies and gentlemen, MY FIRST MUSIC VIDEO!
Hell Yeah!
This took 4 days on 4 different weekends, but at long last, it all came together!
Me and the Cannibal Troll guys are definitely doing more work together!
I was reading over an article Adam Warrock did, 10 Things I Learned While Shooting, Directing & Editing My First Music Video, and a lot of it rang really true, especially the bit about lip-synching and letting the camera run.
With that, I'd like to propose my own list of stuff I learned:
1. Sing it, don't lip-synch it.- If you sing it, you get all that emotion and it comes through in the video and singing helped me a lot with how I looked on camera.
2. Have a plan, or don't- 90% of the shots in this video were made up on the spot, and we had nothing but a general guideline to go off of, and minus the beginning, sometimes the weirdness adds to the video.
3. REALLY FUCKING SELL IT- Especially since you can't see my eyes or eyebrows, it's kind of hard to emote. I lost my eyes in a groupie accident with my old band, The Bastards, in 1968, so I need to wear the goggles to see. As long as I look like I'm into it, then you'll be into it to!
4. At the end of the day, I'd rather be weird- David Ginn, the director basically doesn't give a fuck, and there's a very human element to that, even if with my square jaw and beefy fram,If this music video ends up not working, at least it won't be ignored. As long as it makes the viewer feel something or think something, then I've done my job.
Making Of Video:
Sunday, July 15, 2012
NewGrounds Audio Deathmatch
It's that time of year again, the Audio Deathmatch for NG Audio
Portal supremacy! In order to audition, I need to submit my BEST song to
audition. What do you think I should put down?
I was thinking either "Hell Yeah", "Cliffhanger" or "Wanderin Johnny"
I tried "Axe Cop" last year and I didn't make it in.
I was thinking either "Hell Yeah", "Cliffhanger" or "Wanderin Johnny"
I tried "Axe Cop" last year and I didn't make it in.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Echo Chamber Episode 1 Post Game- Summer Jams
So recently I was on the pilot for a new podcast called "The Echo Chamber" with Jeff Webster of Single White Infidel, Arcanon of Chart Toppers Authoring and The Anime Cow of... Anime?
Our pilot episode discussed Summer Jams, spurned by the NPR list of summer jams throughout the ages.
Some things we kinda covered that I'd like to talk about anyway:
-HOLY SHIT WE FORGOT "TUBTHUMPING" BY CHUMBAWUMBA
-Ska is the ultimate summer jam music, and I SAW A BUNCH OF THEM ON JUNE 27th! Quick hits: Suburban Legends: I only caught the last few songs of their set, but I regretted every second I was stuck in suckjob. OR SHOULD I SAY DAY JOB? Bought an album from them, which has been a really good road trip soundtrack. Plenty of good Rock Band fodder in there ;)
Big D and the Kids Table I recognized the least, but they put on a good set.
Joe Manganiello introduced Goldfinger, and these guys make Green Day look lethargic. I learned how to fist (lead with the index) and saw a fan eat a Twinkie on stage. The only two I recognized were "Superman" and "99 Red Balloons" which made for an enthralling encore.
Reel Big Fish played all the biggies, and MORE! During the encore they played "Take On Me" and for some reason a bunch of idiots vacated the theater, so I was like third row from the back for the latter half of the show. A lot of fun, and one of the rare shows that was reasonably priced and someplace reasonable to get to after work.
-Is it me, or have arcade games gotten harder? Especially racing and fighting games, so you have to by a save card to play it over and over again so you can upgrade your character and car, so you have to throw more money at it. BULL. SHIT.
-Working (maybe) on a new song "Doing Some Crack and Cheating On My Girl"
Anyway, we WILL be doing it again. YOU CAN'T STOP US!!!
Our pilot episode discussed Summer Jams, spurned by the NPR list of summer jams throughout the ages.
Some things we kinda covered that I'd like to talk about anyway:
-HOLY SHIT WE FORGOT "TUBTHUMPING" BY CHUMBAWUMBA
-Ska is the ultimate summer jam music, and I SAW A BUNCH OF THEM ON JUNE 27th! Quick hits: Suburban Legends: I only caught the last few songs of their set, but I regretted every second I was stuck in suckjob. OR SHOULD I SAY DAY JOB? Bought an album from them, which has been a really good road trip soundtrack. Plenty of good Rock Band fodder in there ;)
Big D and the Kids Table I recognized the least, but they put on a good set.
Joe Manganiello introduced Goldfinger, and these guys make Green Day look lethargic. I learned how to fist (lead with the index) and saw a fan eat a Twinkie on stage. The only two I recognized were "Superman" and "99 Red Balloons" which made for an enthralling encore.
Reel Big Fish played all the biggies, and MORE! During the encore they played "Take On Me" and for some reason a bunch of idiots vacated the theater, so I was like third row from the back for the latter half of the show. A lot of fun, and one of the rare shows that was reasonably priced and someplace reasonable to get to after work.
-Is it me, or have arcade games gotten harder? Especially racing and fighting games, so you have to by a save card to play it over and over again so you can upgrade your character and car, so you have to throw more money at it. BULL. SHIT.
-Working (maybe) on a new song "Doing Some Crack and Cheating On My Girl"
Anyway, we WILL be doing it again. YOU CAN'T STOP US!!!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
July 4th, 2012 Videos Of The Week
VIDEO I SHOULD BE POSTING ON THIS DAY: "Washington" by The Professor Brothers
Celebrating our greatest founding father, George Washington, who kicked all the redcoats apart, and then banged England's Queen which is why we have Irish people now.
In 1777, George Washington saw a small British child drowning and didn't give a fuck. That's because that child died and later reincarnated as Adolf Hitler, who Washington would later shoot in the face in 1945.
VIDEO I WANTED TO POST REGARDLESS: "Princes Of The Universe" by Queen
We talked about this in the "Pass The Class" behind the scenes. God damn is Freddie Mercury an amazing frontman.
Confession: I've never seen Highlander. It's like Eps 5 and 6 of Star Wars, where I've seen bits and pieces, but never the whole thing continuously.
What other movies am I an idiot for missing? Post in the comments below!
Celebrating our greatest founding father, George Washington, who kicked all the redcoats apart, and then banged England's Queen which is why we have Irish people now.
In 1777, George Washington saw a small British child drowning and didn't give a fuck. That's because that child died and later reincarnated as Adolf Hitler, who Washington would later shoot in the face in 1945.
VIDEO I WANTED TO POST REGARDLESS: "Princes Of The Universe" by Queen
We talked about this in the "Pass The Class" behind the scenes. God damn is Freddie Mercury an amazing frontman.
Confession: I've never seen Highlander. It's like Eps 5 and 6 of Star Wars, where I've seen bits and pieces, but never the whole thing continuously.
What other movies am I an idiot for missing? Post in the comments below!
Sunday, July 1, 2012
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