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Re: Mission Statement

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:19 am
by Shelley
I actually found this video very enjoyable. I love Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young so I *really* like the song style, however on first listening I found the words very jarring because of the incongruity between the jargon and the mellowness of the music. I found the video clever in expressing the ideas in the song in a way that helped me meld the lyrics and the music together in a way I couldn't do previously in my head, so now I like the song even more!

-Shelley
(she's baaaack)

Re: Mission Statement

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:30 am
by Kevbo1987
Wow! Welcome back, Shelley!

Re: Mission Statement

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:40 am
by weird_el
Turns out this video was made locally (for me) by a company in Fitchburg WI. Way cool.

Re: Mission Statement

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:04 am
by jacobpacek
So as we all know this is a CSN-Y style parody, but in Al's AMA he said that this is the CSN song that it most resembles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMbuJXQCIvo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Not sure if this has already been posted, but oh well.

Re: Mission Statement

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:22 am
by Good Enough For Now
It's basically a combination of "Carry On" by CSNY and "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by CSN. Both songs are the first song on each band's first album.

Re: Mission Statement

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:50 pm
by Killingsworth
The thing I like most about this video is how it showcased a different style of animation which we haven't yet seen in one of Al's videos. I appreciate the level of work that went into making this but for some reason, I couldn't really get into it until about the last verse of the song.

Re: Mission Statement

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:58 pm
by mellow weasel
I think the video was the best one could do for a song as MS (it helped to understand stuff that otherwise sounded like "blah blah blah corporate nonsense blah"), but the song didn't give many opportunities for visual jokes, so the video had no chances to stand out.

Re: Mission Statement

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:48 pm
by angela27
Killingsworth wrote:The thing I like most about this video is how it showcased a different style of animation which we haven't yet seen in one of Al's videos. I appreciate the level of work that went into making this but for some reason, I couldn't really get into it until about the last verse of the song.
f you read the FAQ on their website, they don't consider it "animated", because they film the drawing in real time and then edit it to the required speed. Of course, there are a few parts that I'd say qualify as animation (when they slide words around).

Re: Mission Statement

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:22 am
by weird_el
Today TruScribe was front page news in the paper and featured on the local news too. Working with Al is apparently a big deal :D

Re: Mission Statement

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:31 am
by algonacchick
Something's wrong with the website. :( I just see a list when I go there.