Mwc9: July : Another Talk Thread!!!

[gumOnShoe]

Contest: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1080 444

Feel free to post here as much as you want. I'll be adding a link to this thread from the rules page.

[Lost-Chances]

Any idea who is the last judge?

[Earthshine]

I'll be the last judge if you still need one.

[gumOnShoe]

At 7/13/09 03:35 PM, Lost-Chances wrote: Any idea who is the last judge?

Scarab was on the short-list, but he hadn't made a decision yet. If you'd like to do it, you've already been a part of the team, you can do it again.

Earthshine, have you participated before? I think you have, but I need to see some writing and maybe comments in another thread before I'd make a decision. Certainly, if you want to do something like this, making constructive comments in the talk threads is the best way to grab my attention. I took a hiatus last month, though.

[Lost-Chances]

At 7/13/09 05:05 PM, gumOnShoe wrote:

At 7/13/09 03:35 PM, Lost-Chances wrote: Any idea who is the last judge?

Scarab was on the short-list, but he hadn't made a decision yet. If you'd like to do it, you've already been a part of the team, you can do it again.

Sure. Scarab doesn't seem that much into the idea of judging. I'm having a bit of a hard-time anyway doing my entry so it'll at least take some pressure off to do it well. I don't see it getting a high mark anyway.

At 7/13/09 05:05 PM, gumOnShoe wrote: Scarab was on the short-list, but he hadn't made a decision yet. If you'd like to do it, you've already been a part of the team, you can do it again.

Sorry, I said I'd make a proper decision, which I obviously never really made. I'm still there if you need a judge urgently, but I'll probably leave it if that's okay. If L-C wants to do it again, that should be all good. I'm sure I'll be around for future contests anyway... I've just got some bread in the oven for the time being.

Sorry to hear about this thread being deleted (I believe?) again too, that sucks. Hopefully this one will last until the end of the contest anyway :)

[gumOnShoe]

At 7/13/09 05:12 PM, Scarab wrote:

Its settled then. Lost-Chances is the 5th judge. :)

Sorry to hear about this thread being deleted (I believe?) again too, that sucks. Hopefully this one will last until the end of the contest anyway :)

Uh, yeah, several times now. This is at least the 3rd incarnation that I haven't had to delete from my own stupidity. I tend to forget what forum I'm in when I'm making multiple threads at once. On more than one occasion I've made the talk thread in the wrong forum. :(

At 7/13/09 05:15 PM, gumOnShoe wrote: Uh, yeah, several times now. This is at least the 3rd incarnation that I haven't had to delete from my own stupidity. I tend to forget what forum I'm in when I'm making multiple threads at once. On more than one occasion I've made the talk thread in the wrong forum. :(

That's too bad. Hopefully this one will last anyway like I said. When you use these forums regularly, posting in the wrong forum is probably something that will happen at least once. I'm pretty sure I did it more than a few times when I made threads more often, heh.

It's good to hear we have a judging team sorted out anyway. As always, I'll probably stick around, just giving the advice and comments I can on entries. In the meantime, I might be able to get something of my own sorted, so... yeah!

[blakedatch]

At 7/13/09 06:48 PM, AronKong wrote: I HAVE LOADS OF SONGS TO USE!

However blunt it is, I'm glad we're getting a comment like this. It's time for the musicians to come to us for extra attention instead of us running to Fyndir--I mean-- voice actors for attention. But to be serious, we need more people from the audio portal to be interested in this. Hopefully, Fulp's mention will get more over here.

[shadow1124]

I still don't know if I'm going to enter or not. I found a song that I think I can work with, but it's all a matter of me actually sitting down to write it. That, and working full-time doesn't help either, but I may still enter this month's contest.

In any case, I'm willing to review anyone's entry and give feedback. Just let me know.

[LiquidOoze]

Are we supposed to post our songs here or at the contest page?

[gumOnShoe]

At 7/14/09 04:36 AM, LiquidOoze wrote: Are we supposed to post our songs here or at the contest page?

You can post a song here if you just want to talk about it, but you should also post it with your submission to the contest.

[bl00db47h]

I'm not participating, I don't really like this idea.

[Earthshine]

Hey gum, you have any ideas for good songs for me to use?

[Bosa]

Hey Guys!

First of all, I would like to say that this is a great idea! All songs can be created with a story, and in fact, most of them are. I think that the writer should pay very close attention to the main details of the song like instrumentation, key changes, vocals (if any), and most of all the style of the song.
The instrumentation within a song is important because certain instruments can set different feelings of what is going on. Take the Harry Potter theme for example. The celesta that plays at the beginning of the theme gives the feeling of mysticism, enchantment, and mystery; which pretty much makes up the setting of Harry Potter. There are many instruments in the world, all of which can tell their own story.
Key changes can also be important because it changes the mood of a listener excessively (Depending on how high or low you go, which will determine the mood effect.) Increasing the key of a song and speeding up its pace or tempo will most likely give a feeling of increased excitement or hope. However, both of these can be decreased to give a feeling of darker evil, or sadness. All of this depends on what type of song a man creates.
The vocals and style of a song pretty much determines what kind of story you, as a writer, are about to create. The vocals can tell the story, or if there are no vocals, the style of the song can determine the setting. By style I mean genre and composition. Again, both of these are important to listen to, as all the others are.

Finally, I will try and round up some good musicians to increase the interest in this contest. I have 160 songs you guys can work with altogether, so let's get to it!

Here are some examples if interested:

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  Hero-Man by Bosa

  Click to listen.

  Score

  4.19 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  341 Views

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  QoE Title by Bosa

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  Score

  4.14 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  498 Views

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  A Young Mind by Bosa

  Click to listen.

  Score

  4.18 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  3,136 Views

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  Saving a Family by Bosa

  Click to listen.

  Score

  4.18 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  933 Views

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  We Dream to Fly by Bosa

  Click to listen.

  Score

  4.19 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  6,169 Views

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  Saving a Family by Bosa

  Click to listen.

  Score

  4.18 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  933 Views

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[SkeletonGimp]

Due to severe migrane attacks I've been having lately, I may have to pull from this MWC too. Goddamnit!

[Krank]

I post one song alone I have made I consider story material:

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  [DjBjra] - The End is Near by Bjra

  Click to listen.

  Score

  4.05 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Video Game

  Popularity

  1,105 Views

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[vow2thou]

I'm not participating, I don't really like this idea.

I don't mean to sound preachy or anything, but you might find that, despite reservations, you'll really develop your literacy skills by entering abstract contests such as these. I once wrote a piece of poetry based on 'Ghost Love Score' by Nightwish, and it really helps to pull your thought away from self-indulgence and into a mindset that is not your own. Of course, it's only a suggestion. But pushing the comfort zone usually results in tremendous growth.

I HAVE LOADS OF SONGS TO USE!

Have to agree with blackdatch. Even if I am a n00b to this scene!

[JackPhantasm]

Can we use our own songs?

I also propose that anyone who writes a techno story is automatically disqualified.

Unless you want a lot of this:

Going faster, over there, THERE WAS A BAT, I ran more, then I ran even more, then I ran again, and then I ran even more.

[JackPhantasm]

At 7/14/09 08:44 PM, vow2thou wrote:
I once wrote a piece of poetry based on 'Ghost Love Score' by Nightwish,

lmao

can I see that?

[gumOnShoe]

At 7/15/09 02:35 PM, Fyndir wrote: Lol, the first entry this month and it's...less than 400 words.

Come on guys, how hard is it to read the rules of a contest?

Actually the first entry was a rap song I had to delete because the contestant was very confused.

[gumOnShoe]

At 7/15/09 06:39 PM, Fyndir wrote:

At 7/15/09 05:06 PM, gumOnShoe wrote: Actually the first entry was a rap song I had to delete because the contestant was very confused.

Well, I guess we can't be right all the time.

I'll go PM Zerok about it, shall I? ;)

Yes, and next month, it will be WritersBlock. I've decided to have emissaries one must pass through before I can be contacted.

[vow2thou]

At 7/15/09 01:39 PM, JackPhantasm wrote: lmao

can I see that?

Heh heh. Yeah, why not. It's more than four years old now, and I've come a long way since then, but for your viewing pleasure, here it is:

http://allpoetry.com/poem/1050328

Enjoy.

[JackPhantasm]

At 7/15/09 05:06 PM, gumOnShoe wrote:
Actually the first entry was a rap song I had to delete because the contestant was very confused.

Could I write a rap song and then for my story turn it into a play?

:HERE YEH HERE YEH, THE PIMP RETURNS, ALL PLAYERS RISE!

[TechFlash]

At 7/15/09 02:35 PM, Fyndir wrote: Lol, the first entry this month and it's...less than 400 words.

Come on guys, how hard is it to read the rules of a contest?

Fuck, was that mine? I thought it had to be at least 1000 characters, not words. Can I resubmit mine when it has enough?

[blakedatch]

At 7/15/09 08:02 PM, JackPhantasm wrote: Could I write a rap song and then for my story turn it into a play?

HERE YEH HERE YEH, THE PIMP RETURNS, ALL PLAYERS RISE!

It is not so much a matter of "could" you; it's rather "should" you. From the looks of it, no.

At 7/15/09 08:39 PM, TechFlash wrote: Fuck, was that mine? I thought it had to be at least 1000 characters, not words. Can I resubmit mine when it has enough?

Sorry, might want to read the rules once more...unless you're saved by some miracle, try next month's contest.

SUBMITTING

1) Post your stories in this thread.
2) Do not post revisions in this thread. They will be deleted.
3) You may submit one story only, one time. Posts will not be deleted at your demand so make sure your work is perfect before posting here.
4) Post the link to the song either at the beginning or end of your story.

[gumOnShoe]

At 7/15/09 08:39 PM, TechFlash wrote:

At 7/15/09 02:35 PM, Fyndir wrote: Lol, the first entry this month and it's...less than 400 words.

Come on guys, how hard is it to read the rules of a contest?

Fuck, was that mine? I thought it had to be at least 1000 characters, not words. Can I resubmit mine when it has enough?

I'll let it slide this ONE time. ;)

You've got till tomorrow to copy & paste it elsewhere if you haven't already. Try and spend some time on it too... I don't usually do this stuff...

[blakedatch]

At 7/16/09 12:42 AM, gumOnShoe wrote: I'll let it slide this ONE time. ;)

You've got till tomorrow to copy & paste it elsewhere if you haven't already. Try and spend some time on it too... I don't usually do this stuff...

Well, darn, his miracle came...and just when I thought I could get off with ruining someone's hopes...

Darn your compassion, gumOnShoe, darn it.

[gumOnShoe]

Honestly, if me deleting a story like that is going to lead to him spending more time in the future and rereading things, it doesn't hurt. I'm not here to be McHarsh judge. The one story limit is there so that users aren't submitting lots of crap that judges then have to wade through. Its also there so that if we're half way through the competition and a few judges have been reading ahead, we aren't screwed over when a story disappears and is replaced because a user changed their mind.

Its early enough, and its an honest mistake... lesson learned I hope on his end.

[JackPhantasm]

At 7/16/09 12:40 AM, blakedatch wrote:
It is not so much a matter of "could" you; it's rather "should" you. From the looks of it, no.

Excuse me?

I'll take that as a yes then.