Could I just upload it without any audio with "kit" instructions for viewers to find the song and add the audio themselves... so I don't run into copyright police!

Here's an animation example I'm working on for something else: https://vimeo.com/84682452

I'd like to see it

Me too!

I think t would be awsome. I alwasy thought all of the Camille stuff would lend itseld perfectly to funky animation. Especially in the style of the supposed album cover with the funky crude stick figures.

FragileUndertow said:

I'd like to see it

Same here

Yeah, I'd like to see it too.

Cool, I'll make one.

I'm really wondering about is if it would catch on because of Prince's notorious cease and desist attitude, or even prince.org's fear/policy of no offence to Prince's legal team with my add your own audio method.

If it had no music or copyrighted material, it would just be a bunch of pictures, wouldnt it?

tecstar said:

If it had no music or copyrighted material, it would just be a bunch of pictures, wouldnt it?

Right! I should do it right? It would be like one of those youtube videos after their bot has taken away the music. But all anyone would have to do is add the track to it to watch it properly. Build it. Kind of like an IKEA approach.

ufoclub said:

tecstar said:

If it had no music or copyrighted material, it would just be a bunch of pictures, wouldnt it?

Right! I should do it right? It would be like one of those youtube videos after their bot has taken away the music. But all anyone would have to do is add the track to it to watch it properly. Build it. Kind of like an IKEA approach.

would it have some sort of cue to know where to place and sync the recording?

V10LETBLUES said:

ufoclub said:

Right! I should do it right? It would be like one of those youtube videos after their bot has taken away the music. But all anyone would have to do is add the track to it to watch it properly. Build it. Kind of like an IKEA approach.

would it have some sort of cue to know where to place and sync the recording?

I would think I would make the animation start right from the start of the track to keep it simple. 00:00:01 = 00:00:01

I hope no one uploads a complete version to youtube to save everyone the trouble /s

Please keep us updated to this. I would really dig seeing this.

funkomatic said:

The song isn't even worth it...

It's the single strongest example of Prince as an artist he's put to record. Artist... not pop star or conventional musician. I used to be obsessed with it. Sorry you don't like it!

ufoclub said:

funkomatic said:

The song isn't even worth it...

It's the single strongest example of Prince as an artist he's put to record. Artist... not pop star or conventional musician. I used to be obsessed with it. Sorry you don't like it!

Hell yeah. This and Crystal Ball to me are an artist creating Art. With a capital A

Linking to copyrighted material also counts as infringement, as far as I know!

Dave1992 said:

Linking to copyrighted material also counts as infringement, as far as I know!

Linking as in a URL? I wouldn't link to anything. Is Black Album on Itunes?

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camile !!!

I'm all for it seeing it - and playing the accompanying music on my end!

If possible, please orgnote me when it's uploaded

It will be a while to do this right, I have to finish the current animation project due in a few months, so Bob George wouldn't be until late Spring (to start)...

But what images do you imagine during the song? I mean obviously the song paints a picture of a narrative, but what do things look like? Colors? styles?

Post pics!

ufoclub said:

It will be a while to do this right, I have to finish the current animation project due in a few months, so Bob George wouldn't be until late Spring (to start)...

But what images do you imagine during the song? I mean obviously the song paints a picture of a narrative, but what do things look like? Colors? styles?

Post pics!

This will probably sound weird, but when I picture Bob George animated, I see claymation style, like Eddie Murphy's short lived series "The PJs" or those California Raisins commercials in the '80s.

In more general terms, the animation should be quirky, with dark tones, shadows, etc. The song is funny and funky, but also quite dark and even a bit unnerving. The animation should reflect that. Not quite Tim Burton level creepy, but something a bit like that. JMHO.

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

ufoclub said:

It will be a while to do this right, I have to finish the current animation project due in a few months, so Bob George wouldn't be until late Spring (to start)...

But what images do you imagine during the song? I mean obviously the song paints a picture of a narrative, but what do things look like? Colors? styles?

Post pics!

I see Picaso, Mann Ray, Max Erst, Kurt Schwitters

I wanna see this too.

I want to see it too!!! I've been dreaming about making animations of P's songs for a loooong time but never thought of Bob George, sounds very interesting!!