If Nothing Happened Today

Breaking news!!!

Paperdoll's single - If Nothing Happened - was featured on the Today Show during a segment about Al Roker.  (1:56 into the clip) 

Just in case no one clicks the above hyperlinks....

Today Show Clip

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/35870556#35870556

Aaaand more links

Official Music Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyLjzv2wmdE

Unofficial Music Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6N1cjC6pvk&feature=related

Dayquil Commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkHUjEgpaAo&feature=related

New Paperdoll Music Video

Given that this was finished over a week ago, this is kind of old news. Well, old to me, but new to anyone who follows this blog.

The NY band, Paperdoll has recently had a song of theirs ("If Nothing Happened") featured in a Dayquil commercial. To capitalize on the exposure, it was decided at the office to new an official music video for it. The last video was, of course, for the song "Anything At All."

We wanted to get the video done as soon as possible, so animating it was out of the question. After knocking around some concepts, we settled upon a video comprised exclusively of public domain footage.

It took three of us (including myself) roughly two days to rip enough clips from various dvd's. They all came from one of those cheap "50-pack"-type deals. After the footage was compiled and organized, I took the directorial duties and edited all the clips together myself. That took about another two days, but the total amount of hours added up to less than 24 hrs.

A high def version of the video can be seen here.

I've been Linked!

Apparently, in a blog post about paperdoll, angry asian man linked to my Youtube upload of the video. Cool.


http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/07/what-im-listening-to-paperdolls-ballad.html

High Quality Paperdoll

A better version of the music video is up now. We're still working on the actual HD version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ov3_Dh2qYM

Paperdoll Music Video is Done!!!

Anthem Link

http://anthemcg.com/en/video.php

Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma8PGRfrlSc&feature=channel_page

At the moment there's no high quality version on the youtube page.

Paperdoll Extra

In the last post I forgot to add another thing I worked on for the video. It's just a line of sea creatures used repeatedly for a crowd scene.



Also, here's some minor edits I made to the Teresa Fish(Band Vocalist). I've got some other stuff to post today, but those might come a little later. Check back in the evening, or early morning depending on how long my day is.


Alllllso, I can't remember if I posted this already and I'm too lazy too check. Here's another character that wound up on the cutting room floor. Hakaider Shark!!!

Punks, Rastas, and Disco Anglers!

First up in our little aquatic adventure is the Blade Runner Replicant Fish. This unfortunate creature was "retired" before making the final cut.


Next up is the Hot Topic blow fish. Unlike the previous fish, this little guy will be appearing in the music video. His final incarnation is in the first image at the lower right-hand corner.




Back fresh from the 80's is the Punk Fish whose final form can be seen in the center of the 2nd image.



Ah, the mellow Rastapus. His final design is the iamge in the top right-hand corner of the 3rd page. I personally think the one one the left-hand side was a little more fun.

Oh, one of the band members has arrived! It's Seahorse Patrick, the guitarist.



Appearing next is Jack Fish, the bass player. For this guy I worked off a preexisting design (seen at the top left) and edited it a bit. I also got to animate this one. For compositing purposes, I had to put blank space at the end of the animation.

These are all in Flash btw. I'd take a good ol' paper and pencil anyday, but whatever.

Slap dat bass hard!!!

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~dahill21/portfolio/Jack_Fish_Guitar8.swf

Back from Scarborough Fair is the groovy 60's Cuttlefish. Her animation had to be rushed a little to meet a deadline.


http://studentpages.scad.edu/~dahill21/portfolio/60%27s_Cuddle_Swim15.swf

As we descend deeper into ocean, we at last reach the bottom. Here we find some of the more
"interesting' creatures. Finally venturing out of his den of despair is the Emo Eel. Can the sun ever shine in the murky depths? Can a heavy soul ever escape the grasp of the abyss?





The Idle animation is the only one that I didn't clean-up and color.

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~dahill21/portfolio/Emo_Fish_Idle12.swf
http://studentpages.scad.edu/~dahill21/portfolio/Emo_Fish_Notice6.swf
http://studentpages.scad.edu/~dahill21/portfolio/Emo_Fish_swim17.swf

Our final entcounter is with the Disco Angerfish. Upon further study, the Disco Angler appears to bare a strong resempance to Gunther.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbYtqAWDF2U

He's got that creepy 70's porn star vibe to 'em.

Oooooo, you touch my twa la la!








And so end the first of a long line of postings.

Tune in next week. Same Bat-time. Same Bat-channel.