Hi! I make stuff. // VGM and Ambient music composer for hire.
Age 31, Male
Italy
Joined on 2/22/13
The only reason why I suggested a contest is not so much because of the hard cash (it may not even need to be a reward), but things like @RealFaction's Art-Inspired Music contest that happens each year can be a strong motivating factor if they gain support from the upper echelons of the site.
Alternatively, we can all band together, X number of us, barge into the Animation Forum and offer them a collab playlist or festival-type thing i.e. Music-Based Animation?
That's a cool idea, actually. Kinda like a Newgrounds Film Festival or something, promoting both artists/animators and musicians involved. It's like... I don't know if you're familiar with it, Nine Inch Nails once made a film festival with short films based on their album Ghosts I-IV. It was a huge collab effort from and for their fanbase.
It could be a first step, then maybe, if the thing kicks off, we could make an exploration game with art and music from the community.
@RealFaction would probably be hard to get a cash prize from a third party, although there's potential for promotional items and whatnot.
We could give shells and necklaces made of cheap pearls and seaweed. :^)
Other people I shall tag who may or may not be interested, but I think you should all check out this post anyway for realz.
@Butzbo
@ArtistGamerGal
@EDM364
@NekoMika
@B16
@WooleyWorld
@CrunkOnASwag
Pass this along to as many people as you can, please, while you're all at it.
Will do!
@LucidShadowDreamer
@SnowTeddy
@Hikari
@backwardecho
For starters
love how you guys planed this thing out from A to Z since day one. I'm in. still owe realfaction that contest thing. weeks ago phyrnna uploaded a music video and got on top of the day, and i was like yo dawg we can upload these here?
guys and gals, your ideas are actually brilliant.
Thanks for joining, buddy. ;)
Yeah, let's make a contest out of this! I mean, cash isn't the only incentive, front page for a few days could be a great initiative, or hell, even a digital trophy like 'turd of the week'. ( I dont know why that came to mind first, but I'm sure you know what I mean.)
"Incomprehensible Shit of the Week" sounds like a good award. :'D
I like that first track a good deal. If I see a place to pop it in, I'll let you know. Thank you kindly. ^_^
Thanks man, appreciated!
Just dropping by thanks to the tags ;)
I think it'd be great either way, but in my opinion a contest would be fun as a way to enter more freely (and still allowing collaboration among the creators, similar to the Animation Jams from last year), and also as a way to get more variety of tracks used for the videos... Maybe the issue being how to handle the expected length from the tracks, and hopefully avoid repetition of the tracks.
(Still, a collab would be excellent too, maybe in the line of this one http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/685745 )
I've found a lot of inspiration from Audio Portal tracks through the years, although usually more fosued on the 'ost' side rather than a 'music video'. In any case, more people have to know about this great resource and the great stuff you can find for games and animation. I'd be up to make a thing!
Thanks for your feedback. So far, people seem to be favoring the contest idea. I figure the track length would go from 2 to maybe 5 or 6 minutes at best, but numbers can be figured out later. It also takes quite a lot of time to even make a 1-minute animation, so we'll surely consult with the experts here :)
I like the idea! A contest sounds pretty neat to my ears as well :)
Sure thing, thanks for dropping by :)
Awe yeah, great idea ForgottenDawn! :) I'm on the fence with the collab vs. contest - personally would prefer collab but I think a contest has its advantages and would pull more weight here.
Thanks, glad you're on board! Yeah, both options have their advantages. Whatever comes up from the poll, I'm sure we'll be able to organize just fine in the end. :)
A contest would be sweet. i absolutely love digging through the AP to find the perfect song for my projects.
The contest option seems to be a favorite right now. I'm glad to have so many people on board already. :)
@JK-FlipFlop
@CyberDevil
@BlueAlpha14
@Skiddle
I think this is a great idea -- a contest. I wish more people did make music videos to Newgrounds songs. People I tagged, can you share this around?
Thanks for the extra tags! And I share your same sentiment, there really should be more music videos from AP tracks.
Seems like a contest for something like this would bring in the most music, with everyone working with a track of their choice. I like collabs though. Less incentive, but more fun, more true to the NG spirit of all. :) Either way nice idea, would definitely join in if time allows.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Just noticed this.
I agree. I recently started posting my MV's up here too but yea we should get animators on this. x)
Glad to have you on board.
Troisnyx
I agree. Hardly anyone does this...
What if we made it a contest?
ForgottenDawn
Maybe not necessarily a contest, even though I realize hard cash and being competitive could be a motivating factor for some, but I honestly believe in collabs more just for the sake of creating and stimulating the process. I mean, I think Newgrounds is a great place for collaborating between various folks from all kinds of backgrounds, cultural and artistic, and it's so easy to get in touch, too. So, in the end all I'm saying is... why not? Why doesn't this happen more often?