The Challenge May 2011

Renesongs · 2011-05-02T17:24:14+00:00

Jacquesg4j wrote -Music Moods- It was great to see so many entries in the last few challenges and I feel that a lot of it was because of the great topics that were chosen to keep the field open to most of the Formites... I would like to continue on the openness with the following idea... ... As I listened to the Emotional Compositions of the last challenge I could always see some picture or scenario that was triggered by the songs. I could see Dr. Gray from Grey's anatomy crying after losing a patient while some of your songs were playing in the background or Michael Scofield on Prison Break planning something while listening to our compositions. And as we all know music plays a huge role in setting the atmosphere for certain occasions... SO for this month’s challenge, you have to first create a visual scenario for us to imagine in our heads, and then create a musical piece that would set the mood for that. Basically your entry has to be accompanied by text to create the scenario. Here are a few examples of scenarios (you can use them if you want or create your own): 1) Grant is a 25 year old bachelor that visited Vegas to get drunk and gamble out all of his money because he hardly had money left in the first place. He neither had hope or confidence left... But then things started to change. He got lucky in the Casino and won $20 mil. He is driving his beat up Dodge pickup, cruising down the highway, knowing he has a new beginning and he is ready to take the world by storm. 2) David and his wife Rebecca were trying to have a kid for 10 years and after they realised that they were getting old, they decided to apply for adoption. They became the foster parents of Caylee, a beautiful 5 year old girl with brown hair and the biggest brown eyes you have ever seen. Two weeks before Caylee's 7th birthday the couple was severely traumatised after Caylee was only given 1 month to live after being diagnosed with leukaemia. After many treatments Caylee passed away and the couple was devastated when the doctor gave them the news in the waiting area of the hospital. Closing Date is 23:59:59 Wed 25 May 2011

TI-Distribution

I think its time to sponsor a prize again for this comp :?

Add some more needle into it ?

PeteM

Hammeron wrote
PeteM wrote
deefstes wrote
Hammeron wrote I agree 100% with the time limit.
I pulled my clip because of it being too long. {And it is too long because of some un-necessary repetition which must be clipped anyway} .
Good luck! ?

Now why would you have gone and do that?!?! I wanted to hear your clip, regardless of whether it violates some rules. C'mon. Put it back up immediately! >☹
+1
Send it to me Hammeron and I'll cut it down for you.
Pete, could you do it from the Boxnet link?

Yep, just send me the link via PM.

Bob-Dubery

Jacquesg4j wrote I still think the only way you can force new recordings and compositions are to get more complex topics... Like what I said before. An example being, Incorporate "this" melody into any song with any chords . (like the well known Nokia tune or what ever) ...

But that would result in less people entering the challenges...

And speaking off... IT'S A CHALLENGE NOT A COMPETITION... No cash prize, No medal, No tap on the back even... So the idea is to challenge yourself and your creative thinking. And forcing you to enhance your recording skills and improving general musical skills!!!

I think sometimes we - the entrants and the voters - lose track of things. It can become entrants just submitting whatever they have and/or can do without testing themselves against the challenge, and people voting for the piece they like best without asking themselves "did this piece meet the challenge?"

deefstes

X-rated Bob wrote
Jacquesg4j wrote I still think the only way you can force new recordings and compositions are to get more complex topics... Like what I said before. An example being, Incorporate "this" melody into any song with any chords . (like the well known Nokia tune or what ever) ...
Copyright issues.

Are you serious about this? I don't really know copyright law but I didn't realise it was in violation of any law to record a cover version of a song and slap it onto Youtube, so long as you're not making money out of it. Have I got it wrong?

X-rated Bob wrote I think sometimes we - the entrants and the voters - lose track of things. It can become entrants just submitting whatever they have and/or can do without testing themselves against the challenge, and people voting for the piece they like best without asking themselves "did this piece meet the challenge?"

I agree with XRB. The rules and the themes of these challenges serve a very good purpose and I'd like to see us stick to it, in recording and in voting.

Bob-Dubery

deefstes wrote
X-rated Bob wrote
Jacquesg4j wrote I still think the only way you can force new recordings and compositions are to get more complex topics... Like what I said before. An example being, Incorporate "this" melody into any song with any chords . (like the well known Nokia tune or what ever) ...
Copyright issues.
Are you serious about this? I don't really know copyright law but I didn't realise it was in violation of any law to record a cover version of a song and slap it onto Youtube, so long as you're not making money out of it. Have I got it wrong?

Errmmmm.... ja..... "copyright" was my first thought, but it may may be that I got it wrong.

Norman86

Keep in mind, the Nokia tune is part of an original song, Gran Vals...

And, it wasnt always called the Nokia tune!
(thats a recent "naming" thing, due to the fact that it was one of the standard ringtones available, and always stayed on every Nokia device!)

Jacquesg4j

No copyright issues actually... Like deefstes said no money is made from this! It is actually a song by Francisco Tárrega (from 1902) so the 80 year Copyright that it might have had passed!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nokia_tune.svg

PeteM

I've been entering these challenges for some time now and became quite perturbed when they started to wane around the end of last year, mainly I reckon because anal retentive discussions around rules started creeping in. It's great to see that entries have picked up again because I believe they help those of us who enter to extend our capabilities.

The attitude of "the rules are the rules" concerns me in that we are potentially turning people off again. These challenges are supposed to be fun and the means for you to get feedback from other members. Yeah, you can post your work on the 'clips for review' link but you won't get the same kind of banter as you do when a number of entries are involved.

Of course, once prizes come into the picture, then the rules should be clearly adhered to in case of come-backs.

When it comes to these challenges I reckon we should lighten up a bit... this not an exam afterall... we're participating in a creative exercise... let's keep it cool man.

Squonk

PeteM wrote I've been entering these challenges for some time now and became quite perturbed when they started to wane around the end of last year, mainly I reckon because anal retentive discussions around rules started creeping in. It's great to see that entries have picked up again because I believe they help those of us who enter to extend our capabilities.

The attitude of "the rules are the rules" concerns me in that we are potentially turning people off again. These challenges are supposed to be fun and the means for you to get feedback from other members. Yeah, you can post your work on the 'clips for review' link but you won't get the same kind of banter as you do when a number of entries are involved.

Of course, once prizes come into the picture, then the rules should be clearly adhered to in case of come-backs.

When it comes to these challenges I reckon we should lighten up a bit... this not an exam afterall... we're participating in a creative exercise... let's keep it cool man.

Fair enough but a free for all kind of challenge also takes the fun out of things. I agree it should be fun but at the same time there should be some kind of adherence to the competition rules. I dont believe the rules are there to restrict but rather to direct.

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