peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) (08/12/85)
Has anyone seen the video with the incredible pencil animation? I caught the
end of it one day & want to know what to look out for (I'm not a regular MTV
fan, just an animation fan).
The bit I saw started off with a couple (drawn in pencil) being chased down
a corridoor by a couple of thugs with a monkey wrench, she dives through a
hole & lands behind a counter in a coffee shop, and he gets hit on the head.
She grabs up a comic book & runs home, and in the comic book (a very sketchy
looking product) is the guy she was with earlier, lying on the ground.
WHat's the video called, what's the group, and who did the animation?
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MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076kmo@ptsfa.UUCP (ken olsen) (08/15/85)
Summary: Expires: Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: Keywords: In article <337@baylor.UUCP> peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes: >Has anyone seen the video with the incredible pencil animation? I caught the >end of it one day & want to know what to look out for (I'm not a regular MTV >fan, just an animation fan). > [etc . .] > >WHat's the video called, what's the group, and who did the animation? >-- > Peter da Silva (the mad Australian) > UUCP: ...!shell!neuro1!{hyd-ptd,baylor,datafac}!peter > MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076 I am also an animation fan, and I have seen it only once. It's by a group called 'a-ha'; I don't remember the name of the song or the album, and I have no idea who did the animation. It does, however, have some great real-life <=> pencil-sketch-animation transition sequences. I want to see it again, but I don't watch MTV enough. ------------ | gait kpr | { dual, ihnp4, qantel }!ptsfa!kmo ------------ "Like olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else."
devils1@hou2g.UUCP (D.DARBY) (08/15/85)
Peter, I have part of the answer to your question. The group who made the video is called "Ah-ha", but unfortunately I do not know who did the animation. From what I have heard from reliable sources, the album is quite good.
owen@rtp47.UUCP (Karl M. Owen) (08/16/85)
>Has anyone seen the video with the incredible pencil animation? > >The bit I saw started off with a couple (drawn in pencil) being chased down >a corridoor by a couple of thugs with a monkey wrench, [ ] > >WHat's the video called, what's the group, and who did the animation? >-- > Peter da Silva (the mad Australian) > The song (I'm listening to it now) is "Take On Me", the group is Aha, but I can't tell you who animated it. It was, however, discussed on a recent Friday Night Videos segment on high tech videos. Karl -- Karl M. Owen Data General, RTP, NC ...!seismo!mcnc!rti-sel!rtp47!owen
apt@inmet.UUCP (08/16/85)
The video is "Take on Me", by a-ha. I was really impressed by the animation too. If you only caught the end of it, then you missed the part where the boy and the girl change from animated to filmed when they pass behind some sort of window. It really is a good effect. -=:| Alan Taylor |:=- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...harpo!inmet!apt ...hplabs!sri-unix!cca!ima!inmet!apt ...yale-comix!ima!inmet!apt
boyajian@akov68.DEC (JERRY BOYAJIAN) (08/17/85)
> From: baylor!peter (Peter da Silva) > Has anyone seen the video with the incredible pencil animation? I caught the > end of it one day & want to know what to look out for (I'm not a regular MTV > fan, just an animation fan). > > [...] > > WHat's the video called, what's the group, and who did the animation? The group is named a-Ha (seriously!), the song is called "Take On Me". I don't know the name of the animator, but I've heard from one source that he's an anatomical artist. As is obvious, the animation is rotoscope. Still is damn impressive. One of the best videos to come along in a while. I especially liked the ALTERED STATES ending. Another really well done video to look out for is one by John Fogerty. I don't recall the name of the song, as I've only seen the video once, and don't have the album it comes from (CENTERFIELD). Anyways, it's about a pick-pocketing pig (I kid you not!). The video is done entirely in clay- mation by Will Vinton. It's absolutely astonishing! --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Acton-Nagog, MA) UUCP: {decvax|ihnp4|allegra|ucbvax|...}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-akov68!boyajian ARPA: boyajian%akov68.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA
alan@sun.uucp (Alan Marr, Sun Graphics) (08/18/85)
Another exceptional video (animated) is "Genius of Love", the Tom Tom Club song. The style of the video is the same as the cover of their second album containing that song. (Actually the first album has the same style). The video was produced by Annabel Jenkins (sp?) and Rocky Morton from possibly Cucumber Studios in England. "Extraordinary how potent cheap music is." Noel Coward
peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) (08/19/85)
> The song (I'm listening to it now) is "Take On Me", the group is Aha, > but I can't tell you who animated it. It was, however, discussed on a recent > Friday Night Videos segment on high tech videos. High-tech? Looked pretty low-tech to me (which was a large part of its attraction... someone actually DREW all those cels!). -- Peter da Silva (the mad Australian werewolf) UUCP: ...!shell!neuro1!{hyd-ptd,baylor,datafac}!peter MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076
lee@chinet.UUCP (Lee Morehead) (08/22/85)
In article <1018@hou2h.UUCP> hhs@hou2h.UUCP (H.SHARP) writes: >I recently went to a movie and the movie house played this video >before the movie started. It was labelled a "ZAP" release and seems >to be one of a series of videos to be released to be played before >movies (sort of like cartoons back in the old days). It looked >even better on the big screen than on TV. I recently posted this to net.music alone and didn't cross post it deliberately. However, there seems to be more activity on this subject in net.comics than where it belongs in my opinion. so here goes: In article <145@rtp47.UUCP> Karl M. Owen writes: >Has anyone seen the video with the incredible pencil animation? > >The bit I saw started off with a couple (drawn in pencil) being chased down >a corridoor by a couple of thugs with a monkey wrench, [ ] > >WHat's the video called, what's the group, and who did the animation? >-- > Peter da Silva (the mad Australian) > The English group A-ha's video of "Take on Me" was directed by Steve Barron and Produced by Simon Fields. This team won an American Video Award a couple of years ago for the Rod Stewart video of "Young Turks." There are obviously line drawings in it and probably some animation is present but the primary technique used in the video is an old effect called "rotoscoping." The effect is generated by using the picture of live actors and tracing them to give the effect of animation. I think they did an excellent job and I enjoy the video. -- Lee Morehead ...!ihnp4!chinet!lee "NO one expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
bothner@Navajo.ARPA (08/24/85)
> The English group A-ha's video of "Take on Me" was directed by > Steve Barron and Produced by Simon Fields. > Lee Morehead ...!ihnp4!chinet!lee The group "A-ha" is NORWEGIAN; at least the Norwegian papers this summer were treating it as such. --Per Bothner Bothner@su-score.arpa ...!{decwrl,ucbvax}!glacier!navajo!bothner
hal@aesat.UUCP (Hal Patnaik) (08/26/85)
Actually, A-HA is not an English group, but Norweigan. (sp?) They were
unknowns until they arrived in England, learned english, and created
their first really well distributed album (Hunting High and Low.. "Take
on Me" is the first single released from that album..)
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Mississauga, Ont.rubin@mtuxn.UUCP (M.RUBIN) (08/26/85)
I saw it as a short in a movie theater last weekend (before "Real Genius"). The title, I think, was "Music Zap!". The group was called "A-HA". Best animation<->live-action transitions since the "Betty Boop" era, and utterly amazin' generally....
msf@rayssd.UUCP (Michael S. Frank) (08/29/85)
> Another really well done video to look out for is one by John Fogerty. I > don't recall the name of the song, as I've only seen the video once, and > don't have the album it comes from (CENTERFIELD). Anyways, it's about a > pick-pocketing pig (I kid you not!). The video is done entirely in clay- > mation by Will Vinton. It's absolutely astonishing! The name of the song is "Vanz Cant Danz." It is actually a controversial song because Vanz is the last name of Fogerty's ex-manager, who Fogerty accused of stealing royalties or some such. If you listen to the song, the chorus goes something like "Vanz cant danz but he'll steal your money..." Another very good video is the Dire Straits "Money for Nothing" video. Exceptional computer graphics are used, both by themselves and in coloring a live film of the group. -- ----------------------------------------------- | From the deranged synapse of: | | Michael Frank | | allegra!rayssd!msf | -----------------------------------------------
srp@houligan.UUCP (S R Pietrowicz) (08/31/85)
Wrong again....A-HA is Scottish...Heard that on MTV this morning. srp -- ------ Stephen R. Pietrowicz UUCP: ...!ihnp4!pur-ee!csd-gould!houligan!srp
knf@druxo.UUCP (FricklasK) (09/08/85)
>> Another really well done video to look out for is one by John Fogerty. I >> don't recall the name of the song, as I've only seen the video once, and >> don't have the album it comes from (CENTERFIELD). Anyways, it's about a >> pick-pocketing pig (I kid you not!). The video is done entirely in clay- >> mation by Will Vinton. It's absolutely astonishing! > >The name of the song is "Vanz Cant Danz." It is actually a controversial song >because Vanz is the last name of Fogerty's ex-manager, who Fogerty accused >of stealing royalties or some such. If you listen to the song, the chorus goes >something like "Vanz cant danz but he'll steal your money..." Actually, Zaenz was the name of the guy who owned (or ran) the record company Fogerty worked for in Berkeley. The song was originally called "Zanz Can't Dance" but Zaenz threatened to sue and the song's name was changed in later printings of the album and also on the video. I hve an original copy from before the name was changed. I wonder i it'll be worth something... '`'`' Ken '`'`'`
hal@aesat.UUCP (Hal Patnaik) (09/08/85)
Sorry to tell you this Stephen, but YOU are wrong... For the last time...
A-HA is NORWEIGAN.... Their latest album "Hunting high and low" was
done in england.
I saw the members on a local Video show, and I'm sure that the members
themselves know where they are from... ie.. "We're from Norway"..
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Mississauga, Ont.showard@udenva.UUCP (showard) (09/14/85)
> Wrong again....A-HA is Scottish...Heard that on MTV this morning. > srp > -- > ------ > Stephen R. Pietrowicz UUCP: ...!ihnp4!pur-ee!csd-gould!houligan!srp Don't believe ANYTHING you hear on MTV. --Mr. Blore, the DJ who would not die -- ...udenva!showard
bd@peora.UUCP (Bernie Dougan) (09/16/85)
The group A-HA is from Norway. They said so themselves on
the MTV Video Awards last Friday night.
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