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Soundcheck’s Video Contest, Starring the Fiery Furnaces
By Otis Hart
June 11, 2009
Music videos have been dropped by record labels and MTV, but on YouTube — where digital technology has enabled anyone with a computer and a camera to make a video on the cheap — they flourish. Soundcheck debated the state of the art during its second broadcast from the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, and launched a Soundcheck music video contest with Brooklyn rock siblings, the Fiery Furnaces. Details on how to enter the challenge lie after the jump.
Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger will release “The End is Near” — the first single from their new album I’m Going Away — on June 23, but you can download it now. The catch? We want you to create a video for the song!
Grab the mp3, play it a couple (hundred) times, then launch your favorite video editing program (iMovie works quite nice) and channel your inner Hype Williams. You’ve got until August 31 to perfect your vision. (And no wholesale rip-offs, please! Prince is watching.)
Entries will be judged by director Rik Cordero of Three/21 Media, who has made videos for Jay-Z, Wale, Nas, The Roots and Q-Tip, among many others. The winning director will appear live on the show with both Cordero and the Fiery Furnaces in September.
Requirements:
- Upload your video to YouTube
- Visit the Soundcheck Video Contest YouTube group page and click on “Join This Group”
- Once you’ve joined, click “Add Videos”
- Check the box next to your Fiery Furnaces video and then click the “Add to Group” button
- That’s it, you’re done.
Make sure to include contact information in either your YouTube profile or video description so we can get in touch.
Making the Video:
If you’re less than familiar with the movie-editing software on your computer, here are a few links that should help you get acquainted.
Many new Macs come with either iMovie or Final Cut Express included, and both will work fine for this project.
If you own a PC, you might have Windows Movie Maker. Here’s a link to an introduction to that program:
UPDATE: We’re also soliciting tips from some of our favorite music video directors and animators:
Tip No. 1: Andrew Bird animator John Kuramoto on animating a video
And if you need any tips on the contest itself, or have any questions at all, drop us a line at soundcheck@wnyc.org. We’re happy to help.
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