My "Take Me Home" video on YouTube

10-08-2006, 09:15 PM

For those of you who haven't been here for very long I'll fill you in. Before Prey was released, they announced After Midnight Project would have the ending track to the game with their song "Take me Home." I couldn't get enough of this song, I just loved it.

So using windows (crappy) movie maker and all the prey footage avalible at the time (and it wasn't much but it was enough) and all the band footage I had (about 5 minutes worth) I cut together a music video for the song and I think it is some pretty good work.

The video has been featured on filefront and got a bunch of downloads, but I felt that since everyone seems to watch their movies on youtube exclusively these days I figured I should get on the bandwagon and uploaded it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2Aja9QhSo

For those of you who haven't seen it, enjoy. For those of you who already have, I thank you.

-Maniac

GOK · 10-08-2006, 11:54 PM

Great job. You go to the head of the class.

solobaricsrock · 10-09-2006, 11:20 AM

very good. Me likes.

GOK: nice avatar

MAT · 10-09-2006, 12:23 PM

Well done, thanks for the video.

It is a very beautiful song.

10-09-2006, 11:20 PM

I appreciate all your comments. Jeron Moore (the director of the song's real music video and webmaster of directsong.com) said he liked the video a lot and said he would pass it over to the band, but I have not heard anything from the band about what they thought of my work. Their opinion matters to me...well theirs and Kevin's Girl's, but she loved it.

I had never done a music video before, although I am trained in editing (with real software editors like Final Cut, albeit older versions for os 9 (don't ask)). I cannot in good concience tell anyone that windows movie maker is a useful piece of code, and I implore you not to touch it if you can get around it.

-Maniac

Jeron Moore · 10-20-2006, 02:36 PM

Yo Maniac, I'll see if I can't get one of the guys from AMP to reply to this thread for you. I'm sure they've seen the video, they've just been pretty swamped. If you have MySpace, that's really their primary hub of communication.

www.myspace.com/aftermidnightproject

Oh, and by the way - have you heard Take Me Home (Acoustic)? Pretty cool stuff there. You can find it over at their PureVolume portal.

www.purevolume.com/aftermidnightproject

Thanks for the mention, and again ... cool job on the video. It's freakin' hard to put something together without corresponding footage!! Trust me, I know. I should make a post about the making of the Take Me Home video - that was quite a fiasco. What do you think? For instance, I bet most people don't know that I was using HD video equipment borrowed from the Superman Returns documentary crew.

Peace,
Jeron

PS - Also, I'm not really the DirectSong webmaster... I did have a role in establishing the aesthetic and getting the site going, though. I handle marketing and sales for the company.

Jeron Moore · 10-26-2006, 03:45 AM

Yo Maniac, not sure if you saw, but Jason responded to your video on YouTube.

Jeron

10-26-2006, 07:45 AM

I saw that, I'll be telling all my friends today. Thanks.

-Maniac

10-08-2006, 09:15 PM	#1
Maniac536 Guest	My "Take Me Home" video on YouTube For those of you who haven't been here for very long I'll fill you in. Before Prey was released, they announced After Midnight Project would have the ending track to the game with their song "Take me Home." I couldn't get enough of this song, I just loved it. So using windows (crappy) movie maker and all the prey footage avalible at the time (and it wasn't much but it was enough) and all the band footage I had (about 5 minutes worth) I cut together a music video for the song and I think it is some pretty good work. The video has been featured on filefront and got a bunch of downloads, but I felt that since everyone seems to watch their movies on youtube exclusively these days I figured I should get on the bandwagon and uploaded it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2Aja9QhSo For those of you who haven't seen it, enjoy. For those of you who already have, I thank you. -Maniac

10-09-2006, 11:20 PM	#5
Maniac536 Guest	Re: My "Take Me Home" video on YouTube I appreciate all your comments. Jeron Moore (the director of the song's real music video and webmaster of directsong.com) said he liked the video a lot and said he would pass it over to the band, but I have not heard anything from the band about what they thought of my work. Their opinion matters to me...well theirs and Kevin's Girl's, but she loved it. I had never done a music video before, although I am trained in editing (with real software editors like Final Cut, albeit older versions for os 9 (don't ask)). I cannot in good concience tell anyone that windows movie maker is a useful piece of code, and I implore you not to touch it if you can get around it. -Maniac

10-26-2006, 07:45 AM	#8
Maniac536 Guest	Re: My "Take Me Home" video on YouTube I saw that, I'll be telling all my friends today. Thanks. -Maniac

10-08-2006, 11:54 PM	#2
GOK	Re: My "Take Me Home" video on YouTube Great job. You go to the head of the class. __________________ Wang Bang Heaven: more bang for ya buck. GOK

10-09-2006, 11:20 AM	#3
solobaricsrock	Re: My "Take Me Home" video on YouTube very good. Me likes. GOK: nice avatar __________________ The Pidgoen Playing Rig: AMD 3800+X2 2Gb Crucial BallistiX Tracer XFX 7950GX2 EE Thermalright XP-120 Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm fan Hiper Type R 580W SLI PSU Asus A8N SLI Deluxe Motherboard Soundblaster Audigy 2-ZS Thermaltake Soprano case Dell 2005FPW monitor

10-09-2006, 12:23 PM	#4
MAT	Re: My "Take Me Home" video on YouTube Well done, thanks for the video. It is a very beautiful song. __________________ What doesn't kill you can kill you later. How do you take someone seriously when their sig is the machine stats? -Tea Monster

10-20-2006, 02:36 PM	#6
Jeron Moore	Re: My "Take Me Home" video on YouTube Yo Maniac, I'll see if I can't get one of the guys from AMP to reply to this thread for you. I'm sure they've seen the video, they've just been pretty swamped. If you have MySpace, that's really their primary hub of communication. www.myspace.com/aftermidnightproject Oh, and by the way - have you heard Take Me Home (Acoustic)? Pretty cool stuff there. You can find it over at their PureVolume portal. www.purevolume.com/aftermidnightproject Thanks for the mention, and again ... cool job on the video. It's freakin' hard to put something together without corresponding footage!! Trust me, I know. I should make a post about the making of the Take Me Home video - that was quite a fiasco. What do you think? For instance, I bet most people don't know that I was using HD video equipment borrowed from the Superman Returns documentary crew. Peace, Jeron PS - Also, I'm not really the DirectSong webmaster... I did have a role in establishing the aesthetic and getting the site going, though. I handle marketing and sales for the company. Last edited by Jeron Moore; 10-20-2006 at 02:44 PM.

10-26-2006, 03:45 AM	#7
Jeron Moore	Re: My "Take Me Home" video on YouTube Yo Maniac, not sure if you saw, but Jason responded to your video on YouTube. Jeron