OCR Music Video Challenge 3! Deadline is January 23.

[diotrans]

Thank you OCRMVC viewers and video-makers who have made the OCRMVC such a success so far. Less Ashamed and I have been working on the details for the next challenge to make sure it as awesome as we can make it. And so we present to you:

OverClocked Remix Music Video Challenge 3

Viewing party info:
irc.esper.net #ocrmvc
Sunday January 23 @ 9 PM EST

The deadline for this challenge will be January 23, 2011. We will have an IRC viewing party that evening! More details to come.

The guidlines for participating are simple:

1. Pick a posted OCReMix. Posted album tracks from official OCR albums are OK, too.
2. Make a music video! But please, nothing so inappropriate or vulgar that it would break the YouTube guidelines (http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines).
3. Upload your video to YouTube as unlisted. (From YouTube: "Unlisted" means that only people who know the link to the video can view it. The video will not appear in any of YouTube's public spaces, such as search results, your channel, or the Browse page, but the link can be shared with anyone.)
4. PM me the link before the deadline.

Participants
Chernabogue - with THREE videos!!
Darklink42 - maybe
setzertrancer - maybe
JH Sounds
Less Ashamed of Self - he didn't say so in the thread, but he better!
diotrans
friendlyhunter
Modus

Call for artists

Additionally, we are looking for artists to create sigs and/or other images that we can use to promote the challenge. We are planning on promoting it to get as much participation and viewership as we can! So if we get a bunch of images that people can choose from to put in their sigs, on Facebook, Twitter, or wherever, that would be super awesome. Basically it just has to say "OverClocked Remix Music Video Challenge," and we can link it to this thread. If you do make an image, feel free to post it to the thread.

OK that's it... get to working on your videos and see you at the viewing party!!

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Killer. Should be good. Nothing to add sorry. :P

[Chernabogue]

Three words: COUNT ME IN! :D

Edit: This time I'll make THREE videos!

[Darklink42]

Put me in as a maybe. I don't know if I'll have time, but I'd like to try.

[analoq]

Shall there be a means for which those not present at MF can participate in the viewing party? Like, will there be a simultaneous viewing party on IRC?

[setzertrancer]

I would definately like to be a part of this. I can't say for sure yet as i'll have to wait and see if inspiration strikes.

You are a video making machine Chernabogue.

[analoq]

Edit: This time I'll make THREE videos!
Not that your other videos were bad, but consider consolidating your efforts in terms of quality over quantity. Just an idea.

cheers.

[diotrans]

Shall there be a means for which those not present at MF can participate in the viewing party? Like, will there be a simultaneous viewing party on IRC?

Yes. Thank you for bringing this up. We def need to have an IRC party too. I don't know about the logistics of having it simultaneously with the live event. If that doesn't work out, we can just have 2 separate viewing parties, with the IRC party at a time other than MAGFest so that it doesn't conflict.

[JH Sounds]

Okay, I'll make an effort to create a video for this.

[friendlyHunter]

Not sure if I'll be able to finish something in time for the deadline (maybe I should do something less ambitious for #3, and then do my original plan for #4?)... but I have a BIG favour to ask of someone here. My apologies in advance for totally derailing the thread >_<

You may remember me mentioning in the previous thread that I wanted to finish a trilogy of 3 videos before I start on my music video. Now the first 2 videos are done, and I'm working on the 3rd - but there's one 6-second live-action shot that I'll need someone to record for me. The shot contains one character (Chef Gordon Ramsay), who can also double as the camera-holding-guy (and only needs to show his hand and/or arm). No acting skills are required, and the audio for the scene is already 100% complete. However the scene requires a "prop" of sorts to be made... a large (or medium??) bin/container/box with something written on it (or just written on a paper that's taped to it), containing a piece of spaghetti (preferably cooked, but raw is ok too) (I don't want to spoil the scene for someone interested in helping :wink:)

The video is a comedy, and the amount of silliness in it is... it's very very silly. If the shot looks totally amateur and really really bad, it will fit right in :nicework: In fact, if you so desire to make things bad on purpose for comedic effect, go for it :D

That said, even when I add bad special effects and bad drawings to my videos, I always make sure it's as easy as possible to follow for people watching it. If it's so bad that you have to think for three seconds "wait, is that supposed to be Chef Ramsay?", then you'll be too confused to get any jokes. If you really want to put effort into this 6-second shot (accurate clothes, good acting, multiple takes, appropriate location, etc) then by all means do!



I should be finished a big chunk of the video later today or tomorrow, so if anyone's interested in helping, I can PM a link to a private WIP video to show the context of the scene (which contains a badly-drawn pre-vis version of the 6-second shot itself)


For anyone who's curious about what I'm working on, here are all the videos in the series so far. Anyone who's familiar with Hotel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS956FdMPfc) Mario (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQGA6eZmZyg&feature=related) should enjoy them =D

Over Nine Thousand Toasters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq_mk9QisP0)
Over Nine Thousand Toasters II: The Evil Faces of The King (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVohCC2-K8c&feature=related)
The Evil Faces of The King - The Alternate Ending (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfh-ZZPZPCA)
Trailer for "Over Nine Thousand Toasters III" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIwAi1XH5Uo)
Over Nine Thousand Toasters III: Mama Luigi and the Unfitting Music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrfsW9AiKUQ&feature=related)
Over Nine Thousand Toasters - Episode I: The Vastly Inferior Prequel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRrsz488pTI)

Over Nine Thousand Toasters: Spaghetti (Part 1 of 3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50uXeS-iOeI&feature=related)
Over Nine Thousand Toasters: Spaghetti (Part 2 of 3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8_WfHVkAM0&feature=related)
Over Nine Thousand Toasters: Spaghetti (Part 3 of 3)... is the video I'm currently working on ;)

[JH Sounds]

I've done a music video for one of my own tracks, as an experiment and test for the OCRMVC. Right now I'm trying to get my head around video editing software. It was shot on my iPod touch, and it came out better than I expected.

JH Sounds - "Piana" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwvZmv2dlsM)

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

I've done a music video for one of my own tracks, as an experiment and test for the OCRMVC. Right now I'm trying to get my head around video editing software. It was shot on my iPod touch, and it came out better than I expected.

JH Sounds - "Piana" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwvZmv2dlsM)

Hmm. Interesting. I'm surprised all of that was shot on an ipod touch. Cool song too.

My one critique would be, that if you are planning on shooting your video with your ipod that, since one or two of the shots came out a little choppy, that you might want to shoot things many times just in case.

Think 5 takes per shot and 1 will surface as the best. Promising work though, glad to have you excited to be on board.

[analoq]

Or just try to avoid handheld shots, if you can jury-rig your touch to a tripod. This guy (http://vimeo.com/12925855) was able to get shots comparable to a Canon 7D* out of an iPhone4 by using a Steadicam Merlin, but that's a near $1000 investment. But he has some good tips on his blog that may apply to the Touch as well, like playing back at 24fps for smoother motion.

*Not that DSLRs are all that great for moving shots either...

[diotrans]

OK so I updated the first post to include the list of participants. I also wanted to remind people that we are asking for artists to volunteer their time to make a banner! I will be working on one soon and post it here within the next few days so that we can promote this more.

So, anybody else out there want to sign up? How is everybody's videos going?

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

I've been wrestling with the right idea to attempt this time around. My budget is, like, in the negative so I may enter a non-filmed entry this time.

I'm definitely interested in doing something flash or after effects based though.

We shall see.

[friendlyHunter]

I'm trying to think if there's something quick I can finish in time that'll still be entertaining. I think all my ideas are too ambitious so far ><
[Edit]All two of them.

[The Biznut]

SO glad to see this continuing. If I am going to be at MAG, then I will get something done, but that is not a for sure yet for me. I have two 4th year classes compressed into one month, the month of January, and then I have a 9 week practicum. I don't know if I will be able to take the time off to fly, totally depends on the schedule for next semester.

Gotta see what flights will cost too.

Don't put me down yet, we'll see.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

I have a sig contribution to get the ball rolling. Very quick cut/paster but my sig needed a picture or two for a change.

http://ploader.net/files/37cff35e1d57bcc5d6f3301ad565d4b6.jpg

[diotrans]

I have a sig contribution to get the ball rolling. Very quick cut/paster but my sig needed a picture or two for a change.

http://ploader.net/files/37cff35e1d57bcc5d6f3301ad565d4b6.jpg

LAOS: I love it!! Thank you. I'm planning to make one as well.

[Chernabogue]

Hell yeah, I'm on an OCR sig. :D

EDIT: Also, I don't know if I'll have the time to make three vids. I may concentrate or one or two very good ones :)

[The Biznut]

Luke that' one mean lookin stache complimented by some killer 5oclock shadow, haha!

I should hop on board with that idea for a sig...

[Chernabogue]

My Vegas went wrong when I did modifications on my SotC video and I couldn't do anything. I hope I'll get this fixed for this competition. :(

[friendlyHunter]

hmmmm... so I got a GREAT music video idea last night... or at least I thought it was great - now I'm debating whether I should do it or not. Flashback time:
*cue harp sound*

Almost four years ago, I started an OCR Fan Art Competition entry that was going to be a comic (pictures and words), with navigation and some minor animation in Flash. I made a lot of drawings for it (and completed them all), but barely made any progress in the Flash department. Although, I did successfully cut a ReMix and a SNES song into pieces, to play different bits when you advance to the next panel. I've been meaning to finish the thing since forever, but I've never really felt like it.

Unflashback time:
So yesterday I got the big idea "hey, why don't I use all the drawings I made for a music video for OCRMVCOMGLOL??!" The ReMix was picked out literally 3 years ago. And having the pictures without text would be totally awesome, both because it leaves more up to the imagination, and because I wouldn't have to include the crappy script I wrote. And it's by far the easiest music video idea I've gotten (I could probably finish it in less than a single weekend). AND, a slow animated slideshow of sorts would actually fit well with this particular song.

But then I realized the result would be pretty much the exact opposite of what one thinks of when one hears the term "music video". The song, by COTMM (http://ocremix.org/artist/4283/children-of-the-monkey-machine/remixes), is atmospheric and eerie, slow, tense and dramatic, and doesn't even have a sense of beat or rhythm for a lot of it. The math tells me I'd be switching images roughly once every 15 seconds. "Very slow animation with fitting creepy ambient music" is a much more appropriate label than "music video". The subject matter of the images won't exactly leave people with a positive feeling either.

Now that I've thought about it some more, I kind of want to make it... but will it belong in the viewing party?? Maybe diotrans can be the judge of that...?

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

hmmmm... so I got a GREAT music video idea last night... or at least I thought it was great - now I'm debating whether I should do it or not. Flashback time:
*cue harp sound*

Almost four years ago, I started an OCR Fan Art Competition entry that was going to be a comic (pictures and words), with navigation and some minor animation in Flash. I made a lot of drawings for it (and completed them all), but barely made any progress in the Flash department. Although, I did successfully cut a ReMix and a SNES song into pieces, to play different bits when you advance to the next panel. I've been meaning to finish the thing since forever, but I've never really felt like it.

Unflashback time:
So yesterday I got the big idea "hey, why don't I use all the drawings I made for a music video for OCRMVCOMGLOL??!" The ReMix was picked out literally 3 years ago. And having the pictures without text would be totally awesome, both because it leaves more up to the imagination, and because I wouldn't have to include the crappy script I wrote. And it's by far the easiest music video idea I've gotten (I could probably finish it in less than a single weekend). AND, a slow animated slideshow of sorts would actually fit well with this particular song.

But then I realized the result would be pretty much the exact opposite of what one thinks of when one hears the term "music video". The song, by COTMM (http://ocremix.org/artist/4283/children-of-the-monkey-machine/remixes), is atmospheric and eerie, slow, tense and dramatic, and doesn't even have a sense of beat or rhythm for a lot of it. The math tells me I'd be switching images roughly once every 15 seconds. "Very slow animation with fitting creepy ambient music" is a much more appropriate label than "music video". The subject matter of the images won't exactly leave people with a positive feeling either.

Now that I've thought about it some more, I kind of want to make it... but will it belong in the viewing party?? Maybe diotrans can be the judge of that...?

Sounds cool. Pretty sure it wouldn't be something we WOULDN'T watch unless it had inappropiate content or was, like, 20 minutes long or more.

[diotrans]

Sounds cool. Pretty sure it wouldn't be something we WOULDN'T watch unless it had inappropiate content or was, like, 20 minutes long or more.

I agree with this. I think we've had a lot of variety in our music videos, so I wouldn't say that there is any strict definition of what a music video should be, at least, not for this. It sounds creative, which is good, I got a lot of ideas and inspiration from our viewing parties where other people did completely different stuff than I would have ever thought of doing.

So shall I add you to the list? .D

[friendlyHunter]

Yesh!

Maybe just order the music video playlist so my video doesn't completely ruin the mood for the video after it :)!!

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

So I still haven't started yet. I'm hoping my amount of effort this time around will be somewhere between my first and second vid. I've got a few ideas in the back of my head which are all nearly equally feasible. Which one of these vague concepts sounds the most attractive to you guys?

1) -Heartfelt slow song with slow-mo/high-speed contrast & little-to-no message. - Skrypnyk

2) -Creepy-crawly attempt at a horror effects showcase. - Earthworm Jim

3) -Something sad with a robot. - Wizards & Warriors

4) -A non-fictional characters piece of multiple people's daily routines. - Chrono Trigger

5) -A flash or photo-based fast and/or complex object = sound = object experiment which will take a disgusting amount of time. - Shnabubula

With such minimal information, does anyone have any votes on these options?

[Chernabogue]

My Vegas came back, woohoo. I'm looking for a great song now! :)

[diotrans]

So I still haven't started yet. I'm hoping my amount of effort this time around will be somewhere between my first and second vid. I've got a few ideas in the back of my head which are all nearly equally feasible. Which one of these vague concepts sounds the most attractive to you guys?

1) -Heartfelt slow song with slow-mo/high-speed contrast & little-to-no message. - Skrypnyk

2) -Creepy-crawly attempt at a horror effects showcase. - Earthworm Jim

3) -Something sad with a robot. - Wizards & Warriors

4) -A non-fictional characters piece of multiple people's daily routines. - Chrono Trigger

5) -A flash or photo-based fast and/or complex object = sound = object experiment which will take a disgusting amount of time. - Shnabubula

With such minimal information, does anyone have any votes on these options?

I personally have to say 2 or 3, because I like Earthworm Jim and I like robots ^_^


My Vegas came back, woohoo. I'm looking for a great song now! :)

Yay!!

[analoq]

5) -A flash or photo-based fast and/or complex object = sound = object experiment which will take a disgusting amount of time. - Shnabubula
This. If you are able to do something unconventional, why settle for less?


Anyways, I hope to be able to put something (probably another kind of music visualisation) together over the holidays. I don't celebrate christmas so I'm typically not too busy around that time.

cheers.

[friendlyHunter]

I personally have to say 2 or 3, because I like Earthworm Jim and I like robots ^_^

I like Earthworm Jim and robots and #1. So you have a high-speed camera do you???

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

I like Earthworm Jim and robots and #1. So you have a high-speed camera do you???

I wish... I just have an idea or two as to how I could attempt to achieve the same effect.

[Chernabogue]

Right, I did one of my videos. It's a 12-minute full of nostalgia video, but a simple one (not full of effects and other stuff). I'm sure people will like it :wink:

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

12 minutes!? Is there even one OCRemix that's 12 minutes long?

[friendlyHunter]

Vegeta! What does Chernabogue say about his music video?
It's over 12-MINUUUUUTES!!! :wink:
WHAT 12 MINUTES!? There's NO WAY that could be right, CAAN IIIIIIITT??!
I think it's right. After all, there is a 12-minute remix on the site.

[Chernabogue]

I started a second video, I have about 40 seconds already. How about you guys? :)

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Grrrr.......

[friendlyHunter]

lol!

Haven't started mine yet, but I'm making significant progress on my non-music-video video. I still expect to finish before the deadline :D

[JH Sounds]

I think I'm gonna take my idea further and edit the video within my iPod touch using apps. More on that later. 8-)

[diotrans]

Hey ppl I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays/winter break/last week of the year.

I wanted to ask how many people who are participating or planning on attending the viewing party will actually be attending MAGFest. It occurred to me that I may well be the only person involved in the OCRMVC who is still planning to go to MAG. If nobody else here is going, maybe it makes more sense to just have the IRC viewing party and change the weekend? (Since I wouldn't be around to coordinate it if it was during MAG.) So yeah, a show of hands from everyone who is planning to either submit a video or otherwise just attend, and whether you will be at MAG or not would be nice. Thanks!

P.S. How's everyone's videos going? .) Chernabogue have you finished like 15 videos yet? :wink:

[Chernabogue]

Hey ppl I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays/winter break/last week of the year.

I wanted to ask how many people who are participating or planning on attending the viewing party will actually be attending MAGFest. It occurred to me that I may well be the only person involved in the OCRMVC who is still planning to go to MAG. If nobody else here is going, maybe it makes more sense to just have the IRC viewing party and change the weekend? (Since I wouldn't be around to coordinate it if it was during MAG.) So yeah, a show of hands from everyone who is planning to either submit a video or otherwise just attend, and whether you will be at MAG or not would be nice. Thanks!

Yeah, I can't go to MAGFest, but it'll be very cool if our videos are broadcast during this event and if people can appreciate the video editing work and OCR music!


P.S. How's everyone's videos going? .) Chernabogue have you finished like 15 videos yet? :wink:
Haha, no, I'm only working on the second one! :)!!

[Modus]

I'll make one. Dunno how I keep missing these... if you're not viewing at MagFest, feel like pushing the deadline up a bit? :p

[JH Sounds]

I won't be going to MAG, but I intend to finish up my video before the deadline. I've already done some tests using the iMovie iOS app, and I'm pleased with the results.

EDIT: ...and I can barely see my name in the participants list cuz of the teh yellow.

[diotrans]

I won't be going to MAG, but I intend to finish up my video before the deadline. I've already done some tests using the iMovie iOS app, and I'm pleased with the results.

EDIT: ...and I can barely see my name in the participants list cuz of the teh yellow.

fixed 10char

[friendlyHunter]

I read that quote 3 times before I realized that what you "fixed" was the text colour.

[Modus]

edit: just disregard.

[friendlyHunter]

So I've released my latest non-OCRMV video, and now the music video is the next project in the queue. I am excite :nicework:

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Remember, anyone bored who doesn't have time to start a video just yet can make artwork for the competition.

It can't just be me. :P

[diotrans]

I read that quote 3 times before I realized that what you "fixed" was the text colour.

Yeah actually what I fixed was that JH was not going to MAG... I have arranged to have him kidnapped and taken to MAGFest against his will ,) OK just kidding...

Yeah, I can't go to MAGFest, but it'll be very cool if our videos are broadcast during this event and if people can appreciate the video editing work and OCR music!


So yeah, that was our original intention when we decided to have the viewing party at MAGFest. Unfortunately, I tried to get a panel room at MAG, but it was too late. We just started the planning for OCRMVC3 too late to get an official room. So we were thinking we could just have an informal gathering in like somebody's hotel room on a laptop. We would post about it in here and elsewhere on the internet, but then we're really not drawing any more additional people than whoever we'd already be reaching by our own self-promotion. And by the sounds of it, nobody here will even really be around at MAGFest for even that. So yeah that is why I'm trying to decide whether it makes sense to still do it.

So I've released my latest non-OCRMV video, and now the music video is the next project in the queue. I am excite :nicework:

Yay awesome! I'm glad you'll finally be able to make one of these .)

[Chernabogue]

Uploaded my two videos. 8-)

I don't think I'll have the time to make another one, plus I'm not inspired with all my exams coming, haha.

@diotrans: I'm sure you can find how to show our vids at MAG, but if you can't, that's not a problem, we'll do another viewing party! :) (But whenever it is, I won't be able to be there. maybe except after my exams, I'll have a lot of free time...)

[JH Sounds]

Haha, finished my video! I hope the remixer doesn't mind the shortened edit I did of the track. :wink:

[Chernabogue]

A little message to everyone involved: MAGFest and everything are coming so finish your vids, upload them and give the links to diotrans! It would be a shame not to have something to show! :p

Good luck guyz! :)

[diotrans]

All right, I thought about this a lot, and I have come to the conclusion that it doesn't really make sense to do a viewing party at MAGFest. I think it would have been really neat if we could have gotten a panel and been on the convention schedule and had a room with a projector and lots of random people stopping by to check out the videos. But because we weren't able to get a panel, the only thing I could really do is have an informal gathering of people, and I don't even know whether I'd be able to get enough people to have a viewing party. It's really too bad that pretty much all of the people who made videos and are involved in the challenge won't be at MAGFest, because if that were the case, I think it would be totally worth it to get together and just have our own party even if it was a small gathering. But being that the people who made videos won't be present, I feel like me getting a group of people to watch all the videos in a hotel room lobby would be like having a birthday party without the guest of honor.

So I'm very sorry to anybody who is disappointed by this. However, we will be much more prepared for this next year, and now we know we have to submit our MAGFest panel early.

Being that the viewing party will not be at MAGFest, I guess let's have it the weekend after, at our usual Sunday 9 PM time? So that would be Sunday the 23rd.

Good luck everybody!! I can't wait to see your videos!

[Modus]

Sweet, thank you. Next year I'm definitely going to try to go to MAG though. (Is it in the same place each year?)

[diotrans]

MAGFest has always been in Northern Virginia as far as I know, well at least the past few years it has definitely been in Alexandria, Virginia. They may change hotels for next year because the attendance keeps going up, but I think it would stay in the same general area.

[Modus]

That's good. Goody good.

I'm halfway through my video, but I have a small issue with one of the 'rules'. I understand why you'd want the videos to be uploaded as unlisted, but when I do that my subscribers never see it in their feed as a newly uploaded video, even after I switch it to 'public'. I only have like 300 subscribers but I'd like for them to notice the video too... so does it HAVE to be unlisted?

[Chernabogue]

Okay, so we have one more week to finish our vids! :) Have fun at MAG!

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Gah. I am so without anything this time for real. :(

[analoq]

Okay, so we have one more week to finish our vids! :) Have fun at MAG!
No, viewing party is on the 23rd. That's almost two weeks.

[diotrans]

That's good. Goody good.

I'm halfway through my video, but I have a small issue with one of the 'rules'. I understand why you'd want the videos to be uploaded as unlisted, but when I do that my subscribers never see it in their feed as a newly uploaded video, even after I switch it to 'public'. I only have like 300 subscribers but I'd like for them to notice the video too... so does it HAVE to be unlisted?

I hadn't even thought of that. We like to keep the videos a secret until the viewing party to give it more impact and specialness. But I understand the problem of uploading and then later setting as public. Would you strongly object to uploading shortly before the viewing party, like a few hours or a day before? That way we can still keep it mostly secret but then all your fans will see it too.

[friendlyHunter]

Doh, I'm busy with stuff, and not sure if I'll actually have time to do mine or not. We'll see.

That's good. Goody good.

I'm halfway through my video, but I have a small issue with one of the 'rules'. I understand why you'd want the videos to be uploaded as unlisted, but when I do that my subscribers never see it in their feed as a newly uploaded video, even after I switch it to 'public'. I only have like 300 subscribers but I'd like for them to notice the video too... so does it HAVE to be unlisted?
I'm not 100% sure, but I think that subscribers might be alerted when you switch it to public (based on one of my subscribers mentioning they saw my video in their subscriptions thing). But I could be completely wrong. I believe I uploaded said video as private, then I set it to unlisted, then public. This was just a couple weeks ago.

In any case, it seems reasonable to allow uploading it as public, just to be on the safe side, no?

[Modus]

Yeah, I think it's OK. Anyone in the spirit of the challenge would naturally not look at the entries before the viewing regardless.

I will definitely have a video and it will definitely be using CryEngine 2 (more specifically, the Crysis Sandbox) That's all the information I'm giving till the viewing :]

[setzertrancer]

Wow, inspiration just struck me last night of a OCR song I wanted to make into a music video, I was inspired in large part due to seeing a great non-ocr original cover music video that I think a lot of people should see, due to these amazing video editing skills being done by a 15 year old girl. It made me realize that if I want to start a career in video production industry i'm going to need to be able to beat the skills of this girl at least, lol and so I need more practice.

here's the video that inspired me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vefzCt8T8LI

It wasn't until I decided to come here to download the song I wanted that I thought to check the forums and was surprised to find the deadline extended and not expired yet. I think this will give me another reason to start work on this video right now.

Looks like I only have 8 or 9 days so I'm not going to promise I'll have it done in time, but It would be really great to happen to make it a comp entry too. I hope to have something to bring to the viewing party when I see you all there.

[Modus]

Wow, inspiration just struck me last night of a OCR song I wanted to make into a music video, I was inspired in large part due to seeing a great non-ocr original cover music video that I think a lot of people should see, due to these amazing video editing skills being done by a 15 year old girl. It made me realize that if I want to start a career in video production industry i'm going to need to be able to beat the skills of this girl at least, lol and so I need more practice.

here's the video that inspired me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vefzCt8T8LI

That's some pretty advanced After Effects editing for someone who's 15, but I can't say I'm surprised. Kids are now growing up with access to editing programs like CS5 that are industry-leading powerful. When I started editing a few years ago, I thought I had found a secret way to get ahead in the industry, but the truth was that thousands of people were thinking the same thing.

The barrier of entry used to be very high in editing but now you can literally download a program and become a freelancer. So yeah, when I make a portfolio my work will have to be so good that it's indistinguishable from web or TV ads and programs if I want a stable career.

Just wanted to give my two cents on editing :)

EDIT: Also, I'm struggling to get my video done between work, college, and keeping the apartment in shape, but I'm halfway done so I hope to gosh I can finish it >_<

[setzertrancer]

Been working all day on my Music Video. I've got the beginning calmer bit nearly done, but things are going to get difficult in the upbeat parts.

I've had spend most of the day just cutting clips out of a 10 hour documentary to narrow down what I have to work with.

Hmmm 10 hour documentary. I wonder if anyone can guess what I'm using clips from for my music video.

Good Luck everyone else.

[Modus]

Planet Earth

[setzertrancer]

Right you are modus, geez that clue gave it away easy.

I'm a little less impressed by the Music Video I mentioned earlier when it only took me 2 quick tutorials on You tube to learn to do the things she had done in the video that I didn't know how to do. It's just a matter of learning what all the effects can do when I haven't even touched most of them. I'm now using that information and making the upbeat part of the music video almost exactly how I imagined it in my head.

[diotrans]

Planet Earth

Yay, Planet Earth is awesome. Can't wait to see it, setzer .)

[Modus]

This will be interesting. My music video is using Crysis footage to mimic Planet Earth, with the addition of explosions because we all know that's what Planet Earth lacks... natural explosions

This is good inspiration to pull an all-nighter and finish it.

K, i'm done talking until my video is posted.

[JH Sounds]

I've been testing some filters in an app I bought yesterday, including this filter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgEbuFYTe7s). I plan on using my iPod touch exclusively for editing, and now that I've figured out a way to sideload video content onto the iPod I'm free to incorporate external footage alongside things I've shot.

[setzertrancer]

I look forward to seeing what you have planed JH.

My video still has a lot of work left and may not be as finished as I want it by the viewing party. But I plan to have it finished enough to look like it's done, but then add my more ambitious effects afterwards. I really only have 1 more day, because I'm going to be busy all day tomorrow.

[Chernabogue]

Just sent my links to diotrans. Hope you guys will have the time to finish yours!

[setzertrancer]

So do I Chernabogue. it turns out I need to search the planet Earth episodes for more footage, this will probably be more time consuming then the editing itself.

Well I should have a whole day without interruption to work on it, I better get to work.

[friendlyHunter]

2 days left... looks like I'm out :O

[setzertrancer]

It's not looking good for me either actually, not because I'm out of time but because I'm completely burned out and am so tired of staring at my editing screen. I need to take a break to keep my sanity. I also regretted the last video I rushed on because of pressure from a time limit.

Tell you what though, since it is 70% done and large portions of the video are completely done and look awesome I'm going to show it at the viewing party anyway and I think people will understand how great it will be when the blanks are filled in.

I don't care about winning the competition I just want to show off my work.

Also at the last viewing party people had trouble staying in sync while watching the videos because they could not download HD videos as fast as everyone else. I think we should all wait until everyone has loaded the video and all press play in sync. Especially since my video was made to be seen in HD.

[Modus]

It's not looking good for me either actually, not because I'm out of time but because I'm completely burned out and am so tired of staring at my editing screen. I need to take a break to keep my sanity. I also regretted the last video I rushed on because of pressure from a time limit.

Same idea here but I'd like to express it differently:

I CAN'T DO ITTT ;_: It's not worth it to force myself to do it because inspiration is what makes it good and inspiration gets spent after oh... 5 straight hours.

But no... NOOO I must do it for the children... must find a way!

[Chernabogue]

As always, if someone can make a chat log of the viewing party, I'll appreciate it very much! :)

[setzertrancer]

Well it's gonna take a long time to upload so I better just make a few tweaks to make it presentable and upload it unfinished and finish it after the viewing party. It's only 70% complete but it could still be considered a preview.

See you all at the viewing party.

[Chernabogue]

Well it's gonna take a long time to upload so I better just make a few tweaks to make it presentable and upload it unfinished and finish it after the viewing party. It's only 70% complete but it could still be considered a preview.

See you all at the viewing party.
I'm impatient to see it!

[setzertrancer]

I'm impatient to see it!

Thanks unlike my last video this one caused my Video Editor to crash every 20 minutes. Does that make you more impatient?

I look forward to yours too especially since our taste in music is similar. Lol we both did a music video for The End by tefnek. I actually also started a music video on Wicked Orchestra a long time ago but gave up on it. Is anyone willing to share what song they picked, or should we leave it as a surprise?

[Chernabogue]

Thanks unlike my last video this one caused my Video Editor to crash every 20 minutes. Does that make you more impatient?

I look forward to yours too especially since our taste in music is similar. Lol we both did a music video for The End by tefnek. I actually also started a music video on Wicked Orchestra a long time ago but gave up on it. Is anyone willing to share what song they picked, or should we leave it as a surprise?
Yeah, I willing to see it! Video editors crashes are always great xD

And one of the mixes I choose for one of my two vid's is from zircon.

[setzertrancer]

Cool Zircon is awesome.

The mix I choose is a Final Fantasy VII one.
but it's not one winged angel this time

[Modus]

You guys set a time yet? I'm completely burnt but I'm gonna send in my video finished or not tonight. I'm setting my alarm for early evening hoping I can regain enough energy to finish it.

I can't believe how many shots I need for a 3 minute song :/

[JH Sounds]

I can't believe how many shots I need for a 3 minute song :/

I ended up making a short edit of the remix I chose, cuz I didn't have enough shots. I hope the remixer doesn't mind, hehe.

[Chernabogue]

I ended up making a short edit of the remix I chose, cuz I didn't have enough shots. I hope the remixer doesn't mind, hehe.
I did it in my very first OCRMV video, so I don't think it's so important.

I think dio set up the party at 9 PM:


Being that the viewing party will not be at MAGFest, I guess let's have it the weekend after, at our usual Sunday 9 PM time? So that would be Sunday the 23rd.

Good luck everybody!! I can't wait to see your videos!

[analoq]

When is 9PM? Timezone, please.

[Modus]

Pretty sure it was EST last time. I would count on that, but let's wait for whats-his-face.

Uploading my vid...

[Chernabogue]

Pretty sure it was EST last time. I would count on that, but let's wait for whats-his-face.

Uploading my vid...
It is EST. It was that last time.

[setzertrancer]

I think it is 9Pm -8:00 GMT, that's when it was last time and that is when dio said this expect it this time. Seriously though he should be more clear about this in his posts, or update his initial post with the time under which time zone.

Well I hope I show up at the right time.

[diotrans]

Sorry I have been a little MIA lately, people. I had the week from hell last week, with getting the flu and being bedridden for most of the week, then Palpable/Vinnie/my boyfriend getting really sick and I have been taking care of him for the past few days. Blah blah blah excuses, I know.

More detailed information coming really soon, like within the next half hour. I'm going to go through all my messages and get everything organized.

[diotrans]

OOOOOOK.

Viewing party info:
irc.esper.net #ocrmvc
Today, Sunday January 23 @ 9 PM EST

So far I have 2 videos from Chernabogue and 1 from JH Sounds. Please let me know if I have somehow missed yours or send it to me again.
EDIT: I now have a video from Modus and setzertrancer each. That's 5 videos in total!! Keep 'em coming!

Unless there are any major objections, I think what we should do this time is at 9 PM I will post all the links to the videos to this thread so that people can queue everything in HD. Then everyone is on their honor not to view them just yet, but we'll give it I don't know, 10-15 minutes for everything to queue, and then we can watch them all when I announce each of them one by one in IRC.

Again, sorry I took so long in getting this organized, I would ordinarily be more on top of things but this has not been a good week for me. Please let me know if there are any more question/concerns/etc.

[Chernabogue]

Have fun everyone! And I re-ask but, please someone, make a chat log! :)

[diotrans]

Oh right, I meant to mention that. I have an IRC client set up to log the whole thing as usual .)

[Chernabogue]

Oh right, I meant to mention that. I have an IRC client set up to log the whole thing as usual .)
Thank you a lot! :)

[Kizyr]

Viewing party info:
irc.esper.net #ocrmvc
Today, Sunday January 23 @ 9 PM EST
[...]
Unless there are any major objections, I think what we should do this time is at 9 PM I will post all the links to the videos to this thread so that people can queue everything in HD. Then everyone is on their honor not to view them just yet, but we'll give it I don't know, 10-15 minutes for everything to queue, and then we can watch them all when I announce each of them one by one in IRC.
I'll be there!

By the way, I like this idea. I usually have videos/multimedia running on a separate computer than IRC, so it'll be easier to queue stuff up like this.

Also, since this is the 3rd, I think I completely missed the 2nd music video challenge... KF

[JH Sounds]

Wow, it's almost time isn't it? :grin:

[diotrans]

Wow, it's almost time isn't it? :grin:

Yes! 10 minutes!

[diotrans]

Here are the videos!!

PLEASE QUEUE THE VIDEOS BUT DO NOT PLAY THEM AT THIS TIME! We will be watching them one at a time at the viewing party on IRC. We are doing this to give people enough time to queue the videos in HD, then we can watch them at the same time without waiting for people to queue them.

JH Sounds: Analoq - sonik metro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrzKbiAO628

Chernabogue: Kingdom Hearts Desertion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3AVU86d5sk
Chernabogue: Donkey Kong Country Nostalgia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp5WsChDpmc

Modus: Fille Nature: Above the Sky http://vimeo.com/19098762

setzertrancer: Ascention to Cosmo Canyon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAsQfq1A9GI

Analoq: Read the Sine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L32nqKnZQeE

[JH Sounds]

Great job, everybody!

[BardicKnowledge]

Everyone did fantastic work -- consider the bar raised for MVC4!

[diotrans]

Huge success!! I think this was everyone's personal best video yet. I'm so proud of everyone because I can see the progress you are making as video makers. There was some really beautiful stuff tonight. I really wish I'd made a video now, but I'm def. excited/inspired to do that video idea I've had forever, for the next one.

Here is the chat log: http://www.diotrans.com/random/OCRMVC3chatlog.rtf

Great job everybody, and thanks everyone who participated or viewed the party for making it such a success!! :grin:

[Arrow]

There were seriously some amazing entries this go around. Some epic in scope, some chillax, and some downright hilarious, but all six showed excellent direction. setzer, you need to finish that one; we're all eagerly anticipating the final product after seeing what you've done so far!

[setzertrancer]

Sorry I wasn't there everyone I was staying up for this and I unfortunately I fell asleep. If anyone kept a chat log, please let me know as I would love to see it. Oh nevermind thanks for the chat log dio! Everyone expect comments from me real soon.

[Modus]

That was fun! And everyone did so well. I truly enjoyed every single entry.. I think everyone did judging by the chatmosphere ;)

But again I look up to analoq, captivated by his 3D coding fanciness. I was so captivated by his balls! I'll definitely start learning Blender or some other 3D program right away.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Hey Diotrans, you and I need to change our sigs. :P

I missed not being in the roster this time around. Glad I was actually in the chat while watching for once though.

[setzertrancer]

Since I couldn't comment on the website you used Modus, I'll comment here. Your video looked great and the water in that game had amazing effects.

Analoq you have really made me interested in learning to do what you did there. I think that has amazing potential for awesome effects and audio syncing if it was combined with making AMVs.

Chernabogue I was kind of disappointed by your videos, but only because the ones you had at the last competition were so much better and I had hoped to see you progress your video editing skills in this one.

Yikes now i'm suddenly intimidated by the next competition, it's going to be hard to top this one, lol.

[Kizyr]

It was definitely fun! Thanks again for hosting it Amy, and thanks to everyone who entered.

...I'm no good at filming/editing live video, but I have a bit of experience with editing game footage (but not for music video purposes). I might try to make an entry for OCRMvC4... KF

[JH Sounds]

I was so captivated by his balls!

Seconded !

[Chernabogue]

So am I limited to one vid next time, analoq? ;)

And yeah, I got hugs from Cyril and dio! :3

I'm happy everyone liked my videos, especially the DKC one! The KH one could have been better has setzertrancer mentioned it, but I did it during an exam period and wasn't very inspired.

Can't wait for next one!! :D

[analoq]

So am I limited to one vid next time, analoq? ;)
Just do this for me: if your video consists primarily of game footage that is not even in Standard Definition, don't upload it in High Definition. Thanks!

[Modus]

Already got dibs on the next song I wanna use... it's another WillRock. I just can't help it >_>

I might be too unworthy to continue using WillRock mixes.