Audio Contest f

[lapdjack]

1-liner: Create audio for the short intro animation to "Jackline Hunter Films," linked below.

Prizes: Immortality of your audio piece , possibly a permanent paying position in JHF as an audio artist

http://eva.auzen.com/01.zip

[xXDathDalerXx]

what is this JHF you speak of??

[lapdjack]

JHF = Jackline Hunter Films

At 6/29/06 10:41 PM, xXDathDalerXx wrote: what is this JHF you speak of??

[Royal-Magnum]

What's the exact length of that clip? I just might be able to help you out.

[Anima-Theory]

What happends if one wins?

[lapdjack]

Royal_Magnum: The clip is less than 30 seconds long. Download the .zip to import the .swf into your favorite sound editing software.

Anima_Theory: If you win your audio piece will be tied to the animation linked above forever; the animation will be used on the homepage of JHF, as well as the introductory "banner" animation for several Flash films by JHF. Also, if you're up for more work, you might get a paying position as an audio artist in JHF.

[Anima-Theory]

right.....hmmm.....this sounds tempting :P

[PERVOK]

*Raises hand* Question!

What kind of music are you looking for?

[lapdjack]

Whatever sounds good and fits in sync with the clip linked above. :)

At 6/30/06 01:52 AM, -ZENON- wrote: *Raises hand* Question!

What kind of music are you looking for?

[Anima-Theory]

At 6/30/06 02:12 AM, lapdjack wrote: Whatever sounds good and fits in sync with the clip linked above. :)

There has to be a specific genre you are looking for.

[lapdjack]

No genre limitations --- check out the clip, and create whatever the clip inspires you to create. (Of course, syncing the audio clip to the animation is an assumed requirement...)

At 6/30/06 02:14 AM, Anima_Theory wrote:

At 6/30/06 02:12 AM, lapdjack wrote: Whatever sounds good and fits in sync with the clip linked above. :)

There has to be a specific genre you are looking for.

[Metaljonus]

Cool..sounds fun.

[Metaljonus]

At 6/30/06 06:01 AM, lapdjack wrote: No genre limitations --- check out the clip, and create whatever the clip inspires you to create. (Of course, syncing the audio clip to the animation is an assumed requirement...)

How do you go about syncing the clip up to the animation?

[lapdjack]

try editing the clip in a sound editing program with timeline... like Jahshaka.

At 6/30/06 06:46 AM, Metaljonus wrote:

At 6/30/06 06:01 AM, lapdjack wrote: No genre limitations --- check out the clip, and create whatever the clip inspires you to create. (Of course, syncing the audio clip to the animation is an assumed requirement...)

How do you go about syncing the clip up to the animation?

[Metaljonus]

At 6/30/06 07:22 AM, lapdjack wrote: try editing the clip in a sound editing program with timeline... like Jahshaka.

ok I'll download it and give it a shot if I got some questions i'll ask ya :)

[Metaljonus]

Ok I downloaded it installed it and its not working...are there any other programs like that?

[xXDathDalerXx]

At 6/30/06 08:18 AM, Metaljonus wrote: Ok I downloaded it installed it and its not working...are there any other programs like that?

installed it?? it's a swf file...you can view it in Internet Explorer

[No1r]

Great!!!!
What's the timeline for this?!

Going to download..:)

[JonH2O]

At 6/30/06 01:22 PM, xXDathDalerXx wrote:

At 6/30/06 08:18 AM, Metaljonus wrote: Ok I downloaded it installed it and its not working...are there any other programs like that?

installed it?? it's a swf file...you can view it in Internet Explorer

Jahshaka.

[xXDathDalerXx]

At 6/30/06 01:41 PM, JonH2O wrote:

At 6/30/06 01:22 PM, xXDathDalerXx wrote:

At 6/30/06 08:18 AM, Metaljonus wrote: Ok I downloaded it installed it and its not working...are there any other programs like that?

installed it?? it's a swf file...you can view it in Internet Explorer

Jahshaka.

aaah i see now

[No1r]

How can i send you my sound?

Could you leave us a mail? :)

[V1C70R]

omg lol

[No1r]

i've used the internal newgrounds mail ;)

thank you simon!

[SlurryDrunkBastard]

At 6/29/06 10:47 PM, lapdjack wrote: JHF = Jackline Hunter Films

At 6/29/06 10:41 PM, xXDathDalerXx wrote: what is this JHF you speak of??

what genre shall it be?

[lapdjack]

Hi Simon,

I agree that some intro's might help build up the suspense for the audience if sync'ed with content-dependent audio (like the Warner Brothers intros). However, I'm not sure how using an intro with episode-dependent intro-sound will turn out for a series, such as Eva (with each episode being about 5 minutes long).

As of now, the clip is a bit too long to be used as an intro for all Flash movies; very likely, the intro to the shorter JHF movies will only include the last bit of the clip. (However, the entire clip will be in the intro to the JHF website.) Since the intro will be cut down to just about 10 seconds (more or less), that doesn't allow for much time for a unique content-dependent clip to blossom in the span of the intro.

So, I'm tending towards using the same sound clip for intros to the shorter movies. Still, that could lead to problems -- such as the melody becoming distinctively irksome by the time an avid fan gets to the 113th episode. Then again, knowing that that might become a possibility in the long run might help you, the audio artist, design a piece that somehow won't wind up down that path.

The point of this contest is for you to flaunt your style, skill, and audio interpretation of the visual clip I've linked above. "Tell" me about you as an audio artist, not through words, but through your ~30 seconds audio entry. (Thus, I'd have good grounds to determine whether you'd fit as an audio artist for JHF.)

Of course, multiple entries are allowed. Submit as many interpretations as you wish.

Thanks,
Jack

At 6/30/06 09:02 AM, Simon_F wrote: Do you want an intro specific to the EVA project (as in with the Matrix trilogy, with the Warner Brother's logo) or something to be used generally?

Personally, I find that intro music customized to the movie being introduced by said studio or whatever adds a sense of forshadowing and is a lot more interesting than just some several-second intro music that is used every time and has no relevence to the subsequent movie. For the EVA project, specifically, I'd imagine a Godfather-like theme, forboding and slightly mysterious, with the main theme being introduced in a very simple manner (such as a melody with just chords to add harmony on the piano, which would also tie into the whole piano motif in EVA), and then as the intro ends and the movie starts the music changes key signature and sweeps into something a little more dramatic and complicated but with the same theme again, and then of course the composer would work from there insofar as scoring the animation with character themes and such.

If you're interested in that kind of thing, I could help out in early July, and then I'm gone for three weeks, and then I'm free starting August 2nd. I do orchestral/piano stuff, from hardcore classical to cinematic. Given the theme of piano in EVA, I think some solo piano stuff to emphasize the musical aspect of the movie and then orchestral background music to set the mood at other times would work nicely, but of course, that's up to you.

I've already conceptualized a melody, so I suppose I'll get working on composing a sample intro. I won't, however, be able to do anything but MIDI until I get my other computer back on July 3rd (which has all of my programs on it). At that point I can finalize things, and get a much nicer sounding mp3 of what I've written.

[lapdjack]

For those of you who haven't figured out how to send your entry to me... o_O

[u][b]Please send me a link to your mp3 via NG mail. [/b][/u]

(Look at the top right corner of the NG page, and click INBOX.)

[colob]

http://newgrounds.co..637270&sub=53415

[lapdjack]

The contest is still running... Anyone else care to submit?

[DavidOrr]

How long are you going to have this contest for?

I am currently away from my main music studio so I don't have access to all my equipment to make a trailer. I'd love to use this as an opportunity to test out some new software I have though, so I hope you are willing to accept entries through this comming week.

[lapdjack]

The contest will run until mid August or so.