Paradyce
07-31-2005, 11:53 PM
GENRE:
Music Video / Rocumentary
BAND:
Mannequinass
(yes...as in "mannequin" - the plastic women who model clothing in department store windows + "ass"..as in butt/hiney/ba-dunk-a-dunk)
http://www.elarasystems.com/extranet/files/CarterDennis/Photos/Mannequinass.jpg
CONCEPT:
Three boutique store fashion Mannaquins have joined musical forces to create the ultimate faux-hipster band "Mannequinass"!
The musical formula is such:
Jem and the Holagrams
Lusious Jackson
Tegan & Sara
Def Leopard
The Bangles
Beck +
----------------------
= Mannequinass
There is a hip/retro 80's feel with synthesizers and huge sing-along chourses.
FORMAT:
Video to be relases on DVD, VHS (sooo hip) and video samples online - as well, this video will be played at art shows, gallerys and indie clothing stores.
This video will have our 3 Girls (Mannequins) performing in a music video, live concert footage, and some backstage/rockumentary footage of the girls before and after the show interdispersed throughout.
RUNTIME:
Less than 10 minutes total.
PRODUCTION:
Much of this project will be done with traditional stop motion animation using real mannaquins. There will be a combonation of stop motion within real enviroments, against greenscreen and CG animation composited into scenes. The look and feel will be very gritty and realistic. We are not looking for shiney clean, rubber, pixarish animation. As real mannequins do not move very well, we would like the band to have very akward / jerkey movements and appear to be "real" mannequins mixed in with live people. We plan to use CG (we are a 3dsmax/combustion house) in the wide concert shots and when real stop motion puppets simply wont work (walk cycles, lips, various effects) all the while keeping the CG in the style of gritty, grainy, david lynchish, stop motion movements.
POSITIONS NEEDED:
Anyone who digs the concept and could see themself fitting into the puzzle is welcome to email me: paradycevideo@yahoo.com
We need someone to build, texture and rig a 3D mannequin to match the real mannequin we are currently aquiring. We will need people with cool ideas and a flair for the hip and bizzare to help us with personality development. We need someone with a flair for fashion and to help us with some concept art. Web designer to take existing Mannequinass aestheic/artwork and spin it into an online presence for the project. Everyone is welcome - The Mannequinass projects aims to be fun, bizzare, funny, visually entertaining and interesting...all the while rocking an awesome soundtrack. If you have a talent not listed, hit me up anyways - we can find a place for you!
CURRENTLY ON-BOARD:
Bob Dyce - Concept designer / Videographer / Editor
Ryan Hayford - Artist / Studio Musician / www.maldroid.com (http://www.maldroid.com/)
Johnny Genius - Engineer / Sound Producer / ProTools Genius
Toby Wincorn - Song Writer / Studio Musician / Dreamworks Records
Oakland Art Collective - Various artists, set designers and fashion designers
CURRENT STATUS:
We are currently writing and recording the soundtrack and brainstorming the video elements.
CHARACTORS:
Final Names & Personalities still in development:
Scarlet:
Lead Guitar / Vocals
The band leader. Outspoken and very very snotty. Uber hot/sexy.
Redhead. Hipster high fashion skirts and sleveless shirts.
Daphnie:
Keytar (the 80's keyboard that you wear on a strap like a guitar) / Vocals
Nerdy keytar player. Has the "cute-nerd" vibe with glasses neat/clean appearence.
Blonde. Preppy neat fashion. schoolgirlsih.
Chloe:
Drums
Tough, silent type. Rarely speaks, but gestures rather often.(middle finger)
Black hair. black wife-beater tanks and short-short white shorts.
The girls are not very "animated" and this is due to their very bitchy, snobby, cooler than thou attitudes. They move when they want to, they "play up" the silent plastic bitch attitude when dumb-ass men are trying to hit on them with pathetic pick-up lines. Comedic and not far from the truth when it come to the prada/dolche gabbana wearing women who buy the high-fashion clothing right off these mannequins' asses (pardon my french)
Woundent you imagine that mannaquins would be the most stuck-up personalties in the world? They are like models, that never eat, or even have to move a muscle their whole lives...no, they are simply exist to look perfect and wear the latest fashions.
This concept has been compaired to the the band "Gorillaz" who have proven than people will buy into the "animated band" / make-believe senario if the music is good and the concept is solid. We don't take ourselves too seriously and the music is first rate.
FINAL WORD:
This is an art-rock project. We're talking mannequins here, so style is everything. It is a "gag"...as in: "hey those arnt real girls, they're mannequins!!" Which has an interesting artistic and comedic value. Things I can promise: The music will be awesome. Written, performed and recorded by signed, seasoned, solid musicians.
The sudio/voiceover/overdubbing will be solid and the final piece will be stylish as hell.
We have the resources and motivation to push this project to completion.
The look of the video is going to be experimental and amatureish as I have the most video experience in the group, and I am limited to 1 music video and about 30 corporate videos - most of which, my team has modeled, animated and composited 3D medical products/tech devices/computer equipment/etc. into 5-15 minute videos. My talents are in shooting video as well as motion graphics/titles/green screening. I dabble in 3D modeling/animation. I went to art school to make movies - I make 3D intensive corporate videos...go figure?! Lets make some art together!
Thanks - I look forward to hearing from you!
Bob Dyce paradycevideo@yahoo.com
Music Video / Rocumentary
BAND:
Mannequinass
(yes...as in "mannequin" - the plastic women who model clothing in department store windows + "ass"..as in butt/hiney/ba-dunk-a-dunk)
http://www.elarasystems.com/extranet/files/CarterDennis/Photos/Mannequinass.jpg
CONCEPT:
Three boutique store fashion Mannaquins have joined musical forces to create the ultimate faux-hipster band "Mannequinass"!
The musical formula is such:
Jem and the Holagrams
Lusious Jackson
Tegan & Sara
Def Leopard
The Bangles
Beck +
----------------------
= Mannequinass
There is a hip/retro 80's feel with synthesizers and huge sing-along chourses.
FORMAT:
Video to be relases on DVD, VHS (sooo hip) and video samples online - as well, this video will be played at art shows, gallerys and indie clothing stores.
This video will have our 3 Girls (Mannequins) performing in a music video, live concert footage, and some backstage/rockumentary footage of the girls before and after the show interdispersed throughout.
RUNTIME:
Less than 10 minutes total.
PRODUCTION:
Much of this project will be done with traditional stop motion animation using real mannaquins. There will be a combonation of stop motion within real enviroments, against greenscreen and CG animation composited into scenes. The look and feel will be very gritty and realistic. We are not looking for shiney clean, rubber, pixarish animation. As real mannequins do not move very well, we would like the band to have very akward / jerkey movements and appear to be "real" mannequins mixed in with live people. We plan to use CG (we are a 3dsmax/combustion house) in the wide concert shots and when real stop motion puppets simply wont work (walk cycles, lips, various effects) all the while keeping the CG in the style of gritty, grainy, david lynchish, stop motion movements.
POSITIONS NEEDED:
Anyone who digs the concept and could see themself fitting into the puzzle is welcome to email me: paradycevideo@yahoo.com
We need someone to build, texture and rig a 3D mannequin to match the real mannequin we are currently aquiring. We will need people with cool ideas and a flair for the hip and bizzare to help us with personality development. We need someone with a flair for fashion and to help us with some concept art. Web designer to take existing Mannequinass aestheic/artwork and spin it into an online presence for the project. Everyone is welcome - The Mannequinass projects aims to be fun, bizzare, funny, visually entertaining and interesting...all the while rocking an awesome soundtrack. If you have a talent not listed, hit me up anyways - we can find a place for you!
CURRENTLY ON-BOARD:
Bob Dyce - Concept designer / Videographer / Editor
Ryan Hayford - Artist / Studio Musician / www.maldroid.com (http://www.maldroid.com/)
Johnny Genius - Engineer / Sound Producer / ProTools Genius
Toby Wincorn - Song Writer / Studio Musician / Dreamworks Records
Oakland Art Collective - Various artists, set designers and fashion designers
CURRENT STATUS:
We are currently writing and recording the soundtrack and brainstorming the video elements.
CHARACTORS:
Final Names & Personalities still in development:
Scarlet:
Lead Guitar / Vocals
The band leader. Outspoken and very very snotty. Uber hot/sexy.
Redhead. Hipster high fashion skirts and sleveless shirts.
Daphnie:
Keytar (the 80's keyboard that you wear on a strap like a guitar) / Vocals
Nerdy keytar player. Has the "cute-nerd" vibe with glasses neat/clean appearence.
Blonde. Preppy neat fashion. schoolgirlsih.
Chloe:
Drums
Tough, silent type. Rarely speaks, but gestures rather often.(middle finger)
Black hair. black wife-beater tanks and short-short white shorts.
The girls are not very "animated" and this is due to their very bitchy, snobby, cooler than thou attitudes. They move when they want to, they "play up" the silent plastic bitch attitude when dumb-ass men are trying to hit on them with pathetic pick-up lines. Comedic and not far from the truth when it come to the prada/dolche gabbana wearing women who buy the high-fashion clothing right off these mannequins' asses (pardon my french)
Woundent you imagine that mannaquins would be the most stuck-up personalties in the world? They are like models, that never eat, or even have to move a muscle their whole lives...no, they are simply exist to look perfect and wear the latest fashions.
This concept has been compaired to the the band "Gorillaz" who have proven than people will buy into the "animated band" / make-believe senario if the music is good and the concept is solid. We don't take ourselves too seriously and the music is first rate.
FINAL WORD:
This is an art-rock project. We're talking mannequins here, so style is everything. It is a "gag"...as in: "hey those arnt real girls, they're mannequins!!" Which has an interesting artistic and comedic value. Things I can promise: The music will be awesome. Written, performed and recorded by signed, seasoned, solid musicians.
The sudio/voiceover/overdubbing will be solid and the final piece will be stylish as hell.
We have the resources and motivation to push this project to completion.
The look of the video is going to be experimental and amatureish as I have the most video experience in the group, and I am limited to 1 music video and about 30 corporate videos - most of which, my team has modeled, animated and composited 3D medical products/tech devices/computer equipment/etc. into 5-15 minute videos. My talents are in shooting video as well as motion graphics/titles/green screening. I dabble in 3D modeling/animation. I went to art school to make movies - I make 3D intensive corporate videos...go figure?! Lets make some art together!
Thanks - I look forward to hearing from you!
Bob Dyce paradycevideo@yahoo.com