Author Topic: If I Wanted to Save America - YouTube Contest (Read 16829 times)

ModernSurvival · « **on:** April 30, 2012, 11:32:32 AM »

For full details see my blog post on the contest here

http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/create-an-if-i-wanted-to-save-america-video

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You can get my speech "If I Wanted to Save America" with out the music at the end here

http://www.survivalpodcast.net/audio/save/if-i-wanted-to-save-america.mp3

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You can get my speech "If I Wanted to Save America" with the music at the end here

http://www.survivalpodcast.net/audio/save/if-i-wanted-to-save-america-music.mp3

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Those who do not want to participate in making a video but have photos to contribute or thoughts or ideas for the content creators post them here in this thread. All questions for me should be posted in the blog post or here so I can answer them one time for all. Have fun and lets come up with something really awesome.

Dene B. · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2012, 01:49:58 PM »

I was a little nervous about doing this- but I hope I've captured the essence of the topic- http://youtu.be/na5OMdHip-g

Special thanks to Jason Akers for allowing me to use one of his personal photos-

Dene

ModernSurvival · « **Reply #2 on:** May 04, 2012, 08:26:26 AM »

Amazing job Dene! Hoping to see what some others come up with but you just set the bar VERY high.

Nicodemus · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2012, 11:08:15 AM »

Nice work Dene!

Jack, Do we have to use the intro or can we start at any point in the audio?

Shadowrider · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2012, 02:57:01 PM »

Good job, Dene! +1!

Chemsoldier · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2012, 03:14:15 PM »

+1 Dene!

Jack when you finalize it I will facebook, tweet, post to every forum I am on and email to every blogger I know. Just dont wait so long it leaks out there, the speed that it goes from zero to huge will give it more velocity into the visibility of the average person.

Rosesandtea · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2012, 03:25:41 PM »

Dene, that was great. I enjoyed watching your video.

markl32 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2012, 05:00:25 PM »

I liked it! Great Job.

TheZenful1 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2012, 07:30:24 PM »

Awesome!!! Great job!

netua · « **Reply #9 on:** May 05, 2012, 06:37:30 AM »

Love it! +1

Sike43 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 06, 2012, 08:54:38 AM »

Very nice job on the video!!! That will be tough to top.

chaching007 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 06, 2012, 12:18:32 PM »

Sharing it on FB, love it!

TheZenful1 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 06, 2012, 01:10:47 PM »

Hey cha... I was so impressed by the video I thought the exact same thing... but I remembered this is part of a contest... and it isn't a publicly linked video (hence this statement at the top of the video page "This video is unlisted. Only those with the link can see it."). The contest doesn't end until Monday the 14th. And upon realizing these facts, I decided not to post a link until the entries are finalized and a winner has been declared.

mozartsgokart · « **Reply #13 on:** May 07, 2012, 02:47:17 PM »

Here is our PREVIEW of "If I wanted to save America"
This video too is unlisted. For the sake of the contest please do not share the video till its all done and submitted.

http://youtu.be/vj4PNLuVhik

Two man team working on this.

This is just a wire frame preview. The final is something that will take all week to render. Looks kinda like this. http://www.renderfluid.com/america.0371.png Expect to have a finished copy uploaded by Saturday, maybe Sunday. We are still animating the end, which by the way will have a nice surprise.

Your feedback is appreciated.

Hootie · « **Reply #14 on:** May 07, 2012, 10:07:46 PM »

Quote from: mozartsgokart on May 07, 2012, 02:47:17 PM

Here is our PREVIEW of "If I wanted to save America"
This video too is unlisted. For the sake of the contest please do not share the video till its all done and submitted.

http://youtu.be/vj4PNLuVhik

Two man team working on this.

Awesome work! +1
I love the text. Don't know if it would look good, but needs some background pictures or background music. It might give the video the extra punch it needs to turn it from good to great.

mozartsgokart · « **Reply #15 on:** May 08, 2012, 05:29:36 AM »

The big issue is time. I don't think background images will work but using symbols and animating individual text items to accent what is being said would really bring it to the next level. But time is the problem. When we are done we will already have over 60+ hours into it.

Im not opposed to background music. Anyone know where to get royalty free music from? I would have to be subtle and not interfere with the message of the text.

Roundabouts · « **Reply #16 on:** May 08, 2012, 10:23:57 AM »

This is great! I am so impressed that you guys even know how to do this. I don't have a clue. What a good message!

Hootie · « **Reply #17 on:** May 08, 2012, 12:47:26 PM »

to help you out here is the audio transcribed.
http://thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?topic=35147.new#new

Special thanks to Mozartsgokart for doing the hard work of transcribing 70% of this!!

CookingtoSurvive · « **Reply #18 on:** May 08, 2012, 08:40:10 PM »

Awesome job Dene. My wife and I were listening to this podcast together and it was very moving with the audio but throw in some video and it stirs a lot of very positive emotion.

markl32 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2012, 11:59:57 AM »

Oh hell yes, the text version is great! I would even have the text backspace or strike out when Jack make a mid sentence correction. It would further amplify the passion and make it look as heart felt as it sounds.

In a blend of the two currently on the table the text version could have some pauses to insert supporting images like the first one did.

In my opinion there need not be music. it would detract from the message.

This all coming from a guy with little to no creativity so take with a pound of salt.

whatever the result this needs to be preserved so I can play it for my children when they come of age.

womule · « **Reply #20 on:** May 11, 2012, 01:39:17 PM »

listen to the song "in america" by charlie daniels. i think that should be the song for whatever video is made for this project

onfloat · « **Reply #21 on:** May 12, 2012, 01:54:49 AM »

Quote from: Dene B. on May 03, 2012, 01:49:58 PM

I was a little nervous about doing this- but I hope I've captured the essence of the topic- http://youtu.be/na5OMdHip-g

Special thanks to Jason Akers for allowing me to use one of his personal photos-

Dene

That was awesome! It triggered the same emotion I felt when I first heard it.

onedeadpirate · « **Reply #22 on:** May 12, 2012, 01:59:40 PM »

I do post audio clean up etc. Was thinking about doing this video but unfortunately don't have the time to dedicate to a full editing project.

I am willing to help out any of the editors putting something together by doing some audio clean-up and leveling. Anyone interested?

mozartsgokart · « **Reply #23 on:** May 13, 2012, 03:03:48 PM »

Here is our video for the contest.

http://youtu.be/wme9rRJEEjQ

Enjoy!

Nadir_E · « **Reply #24 on:** May 13, 2012, 07:05:52 PM »

Quote from: mozartsgokart on May 13, 2012, 03:03:48 PM

Here is our video for the contest.

http://youtu.be/wme9rRJEEjQ

Enjoy!

Very, very cool. Loving this contest!

-N

womule · « **Reply #25 on:** May 15, 2012, 08:24:14 PM »

ive watched both videos and i got to say you guys worked really hard on those videos. if i may add some constructive criticism, i get bored with both videos around 3:14. its not the audio that is boring its the repetitive images. the images are cool and all especially the one with the words jumping around the screen, but it does get boring. im not saying i could do a better job, im just saying i believe in this project and would like to give you a perspective from the audience.

mozartsgokart · « **Reply #26 on:** May 16, 2012, 05:28:50 AM »

In our defense, there is alot being said in Jack's speech. The original video "If I wanted america to fail" was a slower paced video. Less being said, the video is only 4:39 where Jacks video is about 7:50 . The slower video allowed for much more footage and clips to be inserted even though its a shorter video.

Ill say this too. The original video, which first appeared on rushlimbaugh.com, cost who ever made it alot of time/money. Its professionally shot and they had access to all the clips and audio.

Animating and rendering almost eight minutes of video in under 2 weeks is almost unheard of. There is a ton more I would have like to have done. More color, more animations, add / color / animate objects appearing when spoken of. Hell, our video doesn't even have shadows. To meet the time deadline we had to scale back our expectations. As I have said before between the two of us we easily have 80 hours put in on this.

It was a fun project to do. No regrets. There are changes I still plan to make. Eventually we will render out a 1080p copy too. I look forward to hearing other comments on the videos.

Hootie · « **Reply #27 on:** May 16, 2012, 12:18:36 PM »

Quote from: mozartsgokart on May 13, 2012, 03:03:48 PM

Here is our video for the contest.

http://youtu.be/wme9rRJEEjQ

Enjoy!

Great work! Like how you ended with the US map.
+1

womule · « **Reply #28 on:** May 16, 2012, 05:22:18 PM »

Quote from: mozartsgokart on May 16, 2012, 05:28:50 AM

In our defense, there is alot being said in Jack's speech. The original video "If I wanted america to fail" was a slower paced video. Less being said, the video is only 4:39 where Jacks video is about 7:50 . The slower video allowed for much more footage and clips to be inserted even though its a shorter video.

Ill say this too. The original video, which first appeared on rushlimbaugh.com, cost who ever made it alot of time/money. Its professionally shot and they had access to all the clips and audio.

Animating and rendering almost eight minutes of video in under 2 weeks is almost unheard of. There is a ton more I would have like to have done. More color, more animations, add / color / animate objects appearing when spoken of. Hell, our video doesn't even have shadows. To meet the time deadline we had to scale back our expectations. As I have said before between the two of us we easily have 80 hours put in on this.

It was a fun project to do. No regrets. There are changes I still plan to make. Eventually we will render out a 1080p copy too. I look forward to hearing other comments on the videos.

dont get me wrong, you did a great job better than i could do. i just see your talent and i believe in what youre doing and wanted to help. if you leave it like it is its fine, but i also see your potential

voodoo medic · « **Reply #29 on:** May 16, 2012, 10:21:08 PM »

Well I know that I am way past the deadline but I have been working on a video for a week. I worked hard trying to figure out how to make it so I really wanted to post it. The link to the video on YouTube is: http://youtu.be/m-YbjhpL49c

I appreciate anyone who takes the time to view the video and provide any feedback. I know it is not perfect but I appreciate having the opportunity to share my work with the TSP community.

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