Music Video Contest Results

 
Hey everyone, check out the update to the bottom of the announcement: the deadline extends until sunday noon. We'll post the works as they come. Feel free to comment on them below, just dont say who did what :)

Yeah. I have to apologize for not delivering. I hate giving excuses
for these kind of things but my editing software away from home (my
laptop) was being way too difficult for me. The school computers have
final cut but in order to use them I have to compress the videos which
would take 14 hours. I was stuck using i-movie which is no good for
this because a watermark shows up on all the videos which is annoying.
Its the same watermark that showed up on Davonie's music video clip.

Anyway, there's my excuse. I may show a video off for fun my it won't be my entry. 

By the way I vote for the second one.  One minor flaw though is I wish they used just a little bit more clips of Rachel in it. 

that the deadline got extended but really shame on you pirates for not making the deadline. For god's sakes don't commit to something if you know you can't get it done, it makes everyone look bad!

 
About video 1, I -really- like the sequence at the end where Rachel reaches into the water, then we see Juan's reflection in it... that was a good touch, it has an emotion value in it, very nice. I also liked that the author chose generally the best shots of Rachel, and that at the end... he's basically just admiring how beautiful she is, with the final shot. What I did not like, was that I couldnt sense a pattern to the different clips being shown, it felt a little bit random at times.

 About video 2, I like it that it has a three part structure, stormy, pool, stormy, and the shots seem organized around this somehow. There is also synch between the timing and tone of the visuals to the timing and tone of the music. I like that the rachel shots were more or less color-matched to the movie shots. What I didn't like, is that the crescendo towards the third and final chorus could have been emphasized visually somehow stronger, and the actor cameos towards the end are a bit hard to notice, specially Marlies. 

That's what I see so far, let's see who else finishes before Sunday noon. We can't move the deadline further, due to the radio show. Anyone who finishes, please email me the address to their work so I can post it here. 

watching different versions from a same work

what happens with the rest of the captains?

Fire your cannons!! that is a great experience ever 

working together with Rachel and Ez

and also making of Karma a Place to learn and share

Go Captains!!

Video 1- it seams like there are thre ways open to work

            a) the singer and the song always trying to show her well in everyway

            b) the movie, with flashbacks and forwards trying to show the quality of                   the shots

            c) the singer being introduced into the movie the conexion between the                       three ways of the entire clip 

video 2-  it seams like an artistic way to do the clip

            I like the entire peace of the clip, I miss more from Rachel

            also I like the treatment of the image very evocative

 Rum for more entries!!!

Pirates of caribbean!!! 

message for Marco

Hi Bro!

Birthday Tale!!! 

;-) 

I can't wait to see who did what. At first I didn't like the anonymous submission thing, but now---it is kinda fun! 

EZEQUIEL

it is fun!

Rum for ya!!!

I must've been in the computer lab for 3 hours uploading footage and finally getting a chance to start editing and then out of nowhere the guy in charge walks up to me to tell me the lab is closing.

Alright, here is a preview of my edit. This is as far as I've gotten and you can see the watermarks I'm talking about.

I haven't really figured out how to use that vlc player yet so I don't what'll happen.

Contest doesn't bother me by the way since I already mentioned I was now just doing the video for fun so I could show off what could have been if I was doing this in the comfort of my own home, free of watermarks. I mean, you're talking to one of the few filmmakers here who didn't subject himself to on the lot. 

By the way, FUCK YOU MACINTOSH!

Cool, I will use this now the next time I need to convert one of my files before uploading it onto a school computer.

Also, I'd like to suggest this idea to the actual contenders. The clips from the movie are letterboxed while the Rachel Lynn footage is not. I think having everything letterboxed will make the continuity between the clips flow a lot better and would look a lot more professional when the music video is added to the DVD.

But hey, what's technical trouble after all we've been through eh?

Anyway, right now, any video uploaded to vimeo gets stuck in the "Waiting 1 minute" message and never converts. 

So here's how we adapt and improvise: contestants may now use any service they want, provided they use only the anonymous nick given to them, and the video is high quality. I doubt youtube works for this. Maybe LiveVideo, we'll see. Contestant 2 wishes to update his work, and vimeo has him stuck. Lets see how are things tomorrow.

Did I mention that I really want to see this movie now? EZ, hurry up and get this thing release. Or at least hook a brother up.

"I Read somewhere that sociopaths get a sadistic thrill from looking at their victims right in the eye. Nothing.... Might as well have been watching Oprah."

"You sick fuck!"

"Hey, at least I'm not a sociopath!"

Contestant two has updated his entry with...glows.. or something. I love it, it does look like SIN CITY.

And we have a new contestant in the mix,with AWESOME perfectly colo-matched well synched video. 

It Is A Contest Now, ladies and gentlemen!

Both editors did a great job!!!

I personally identify more with the second one. Seeing Rachel under all that pouring rain, it reminds me soooooooooooo much of my experience during those dark, frozen cold, wet... and stormy shootings. And it's matches 100% with the style of the movie.

 The first is also really good indeed. I agree with the friend who said that it reminds of Sin City style... Is that good though? With all these new filmmakers popping up every single minute, isn't it a smarter promoting approach to try to be as original as possible? And that goes for actors, singers and writers too. Replicas never went that far.

 As far as story telling goes the first gives you a better idea of what happens in the movie. If it was just a music video and not a soundtrack, this would be a more  prefferable way to go. Now me being part of this project and seeing it businesswise and since the song will be released before the movie, I'd rather not give the story away that soon.

 And YES, it IS a pity that only two were able to deliver. It would be extremely interesting to see more.

 Where do we vote?

Eva-Maria Leonardou

Eva Maria you are really welcome!!!

thanks for sharing your thoughts

Yo Ho!!!

Rum Bless Karma!

Pirates Rocks like a Rocket!!!

Eva-Maria is hot even when she's cold! damn it! 

EZEQUIEL

Captain Ez come here and make some comments

we miss you here to have some fun

and to share that important moment together with you!!

Fire the cannons!!

Captain Ezequiel Blade Rocks!!

Contestant number 1 has updated his work, re-check it out everyone!

to be serious, since there are some people working here

on the clips, it is the man against the machine, everyone has his own method

I want to explain the way I use to work, it could be longer to explain, for that

I made a video, here you could see Captain Peceno working

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Marco my bro

there is no sound (to make it more spectacular)

otherwise, I promise you, I can figure out you in that way of working

fix perfectly, all my respect, you are an authentic Pirate Captain

I love your work too indeed

there is nothing more clever than humor sense

you got it!!!

I love the selection of the shots and their sequence, but I don't like  the graphics, although I admit it's a style it might appeal to some. It IS definately an interesting artistic choice, but I don't think it matches with the style of the movie.

The technical problems with the size of the screen, which keeps changing from wide to narrow, need to be corrected to have Rachel's shots match with the shots from the movie. 

I love the shots of Rachel he picked but they also need to be refined with color correction. I would like to see some of those shots of hers included in Pirate 32's version.

Eva-Maria

There is a 4th contestant now, guns blazing! Everyone check it out!

I said I wasn't going to talk about the submissions until Sunday. And it's Sunday! Wow. What a tough decision it is going to be for Rachel Lynn to make! 

I'm listening to her CD "NEW DAY" right now. If you don't have it, get it! It is awesome!

Back to the videos.

Everyone one of them is so different! Again, since I was one of the directors, it's fun to see how talented editors can take the content and make it their own personal vision. Rum bless editors!

Rachel looks gorgeous, doesn't she! Rum bless Rachel Lynn! And Rum bless Rachel for writing such a kick ass song! And be sure that she is humbled by your interest, talent and hard work in your submission, as so am I. Thank you all! You guys/gals inspire us with your creativity! And thank you for supporting our little flick!

It is very difficult for me to critique each one individually. Each one evokes a different emotion, tone and feel. And it's strange--it's the same song represented visually different every time, and each one is so unique, that it makes you feel different eventhough it is the same song! THE POWER OF IMAGES. But we can't forget it all started with THE POWER OF THE SONG and THE POWER OF RACHEL'S BEAUTIFUL VOICE.

Yes. I'm her biggest fan.

One of the stars of my film, Eva-Maria Leonardou just returned from her home country Greece, and listened to the song for the first time yesterday. She called me and said "Ezequiel, this song is a hit!"

And now, later, Rachel will announce the winner of this contest and we'll have a hit video with a hit song. I also believe this song is a hit. Not just because it's the title track to my film, but because it really is a damn rad song!

And if I was her right now, I'd have a really hard time deciding the winner also.

Sorry about the disqualified contestant. But thank you for your effort.

Here is the lesson in making music videos.

1) you have to sell the artist. Stay close to the vision of their song and interpret it with images.

2) it's their song. so you have to represent them well. Your images are a celebration of their music.

3) This is the perfect example of a collision of arts. Music meets picture. When doing this, you have to listen carefully to not only the sound, the voice--but the heart and soul. What you want to do is capture moments and make them work with the feeling.

4) Since this is the title track to a film, the challenge was not only to slam a song and image together, but also make it work with not only the tone of the film, but what the film is about. I believe all the submissions did that.

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Those are my 4 things.

Four directors. Four editors. But only one cut.

Best of luck to you all!

EZEQUIEL

Yeah rock it! 

C'mon guys send your videos and participate!

Rachel Lynn's song is amazing, as her voice and image in camera are. The Camera loves her, the microphone love her, Ezequiel loves her, and we all love her!

Can't wait to see the film EZ, it's gonna be fuxxing cool! 

the show must go on

turn the volume up

it is time for Pirates of Karma!!

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Yo Ho!!!

can´t wait for the TRAILER CONTEST FOR OADASN

Rum Bless Captain Ezequiel Blade!!!!!

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what is on second

I don´t know is on third

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