VGCH, could I get a little input please?

[Sable Gear]

So, after contributing to a thread about a BioShock musical, I felt I would be relatively safe bringing my little project to light, apart from having no film experience whatsoever.

Alright, I guess I should outline my inspiration a little first; basically I was sick so I decided to watch and old movie (animated film is my cureall) and found myself watching Fantasia. Somewhere deep in the nerd-workings of my head a seed was planted, and every time I heard a certain track from the movie the little seed continued to germinate.

So I come here to express my idea: I want to make a small series of music videos using game-clips and classical music to express the ambience of both the music and game story. Video Game Concert Hall.

My first idea stems directly from Fantasia; the Metroid Prime trilogy set to Bach's Toccatta and Fugue. I have a few others too, Twilight Princess to a few songs from Stravinsky's Firebird, and tentatively Assassin's Creed to a few songs from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition

Now that I've said my bit, opinions everyone? Like it? Hate it? No idea what I'm talking about? Any ideas?

 

[Sable Gear]

Yes I realize that the 'Actually watches game AMVs' and 'Enjoys classical music' demographics probably don't overlap much but I think this could be fun.

Another idea; Halo trilogy to the 1812 Overture

 

[ThrobbingEgo]

I like the "let's get a classical orchestra to play video game music" idea better. What this would result in is a video game clip show... without the memorable music.

That said: go for it. If you can pull it off well, power to you. After all, "Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?"

 

[Spleenbag]

I'm in the center of your Venn diagram, Sable Gear: I watch AMVs and enjoy classical music ( I can't really name anything in particular, but I enjoy it if I hear it).

Let me see if I have this right: you wish to take videogame clips and set them to classical music?

Sounds amazing. I could probably help insomuch as finding good pairings.

A BioShock musical, incidentally, would be the greatest thing ever created. Ever. In history. For all time. Bar none. Period, end of story.

 

[JC175]

That sounds quite cool, as long as you can do it well. Are you planning on using gameplay footage, or pre-rendered material?

 

[scotth266]

It's an interesting concept that I hope comes to fruition.

 

[Sable Gear]

That sounds quite cool, as long as you can do it well. Are you planning on using gameplay footage, or pre-rendered material?

Both, though in-game stuff will be used sparingly, preferably with most of the stats/desplays and such removed if I have to record it myself.

Thanks you guys, I thought I'd earn instant hostility for this. Now all I need to do is find the time and skills to actually DO this. I think classical would be an easier start to AMVs because the timing will bemore forgiving, no lyrics to worry about.