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Post by sensiblechuckle on Sept 13, 2024 11:36:35 GMT -5
Hi all!
I didn't know where to post this, and even though I don't post often on this forum, I do frequent this board quite a lot.
My co director and I have been working on a fan animated short for the past 5 years based on the entirety of Mount Vernon and Fairway (very much inspired by 1970s Fred Wolf animation like the Point), and we just finished this past summer (our originally intention was to finish by the 50th anniversary of Holland, but we didn't make it.)
I wanted to share this with everyone on these forums, and hope everyone enjoys this massive labor of love.
I also want to add, there is a higher resolution version of this short film coming out a bit later, but our preferred viewing version of this short is this version.
Hope everyone enjoys this!
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Post by nts1drums on Sept 13, 2024 12:00:00 GMT -5
This is AWESOME! Absolutely loved it. Very entertaining throughout the entire film  |
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Post by Will/P.P. on Sept 13, 2024 12:50:04 GMT -5
It's very charming. Love the vivid colors! Is this hand drawn cells? Looks fantastic.
And the music is timeless.
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Post by sensiblechuckle on Sept 13, 2024 13:33:17 GMT -5
We animated this all in Photoshop and composited in After Effects, edited it in Premiere originally but then Resolve, and then took a hi res version (2400x1800) that will be released down the way, transferred that on VHS, and then transferred the video from the VHS back to digital.
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Post by gigantiskpyjamas on Sept 13, 2024 15:53:31 GMT -5
The Mount Vernon EP is one of my all-time favourites, so I guess you can imagine how much I absolutely adored this. Incredible work! Loved the little nods to Smiley Smile and Wild Honey. I really hope people close to the band get to see this. Your work deserves wider exposure!
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Post by mfp on Sept 13, 2024 16:05:55 GMT -5
A wonderful marriage of animation and music. Thank you for enhancing my appreciation of this "magic transistor radio" experience.
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Post by jk on Sept 13, 2024 16:06:03 GMT -5
Beautifully done, SC. I had never warmed to the narration on MV&F, preferring the wordless Fairy Tale Music on the 30 Years box set, but this has converted me, so thank you!
One small complaint is the fact that the "Special Thanks" page is impossible to read. Otherwise it was a joy to watch!
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Post by mfp on Sept 13, 2024 16:08:58 GMT -5
Beautifully done, SC. I had never warmed to the narration on MV&F, preferring the wordless Fairy Tale Music on the 30 Years box set, but this has converted me, so thank you! One small complaint is the fact that the "Special Thanks" page is impossible to read. Otherwise it was a joy to watch! Perhaps it will be easier to read in the upcoming higher resolution version  |
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Post by gigantiskpyjamas on Sept 13, 2024 16:21:48 GMT -5
One small complaint is the fact that the "Special Thanks" page is impossible to read. Otherwise it was a joy to watch! I also noticed this but I loved the VHS look. It took me right back to my childhood of watching cartoons on VHS tapes with bad tracking. 😊 |
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Post by Emdeeh on Sept 13, 2024 21:42:08 GMT -5
This is just what the fairy tale needs -- well done! (Add me to the list of folks who'd like to read the Special Thanks credits.)
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Post by sensiblechuckle on Sept 13, 2024 22:02:35 GMT -5
![]() If only because people are unable to see the finer details that will be more apparent in the hi-res version. Here's the special thanks, as well as a scene that has a few easter eggs within it (I don't know how to make these two photos bigger but you can see them as attachments) Attachments:
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Post by jk on Sept 14, 2024 4:08:15 GMT -5
![]() If only because people are unable to see the finer details that will be more apparent in the hi-res version. Here's the special thanks, as well as a scene that has a few easter eggs within it (I don't know how to make these two photos bigger but you can see them as attachments) Wow, thanks for those, SC. My better half and I are just crazy about end-credits. Everyone else has long left the cinema and we're glued to the lists of names until the bitter end.  I see the young prince is playing "A Casual Look". Very cool!  As for the portraits, one looks to me like a young Jack Rieley and the other (at a wild guess) Machiel Botman but I'm probably way off the mark... |
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Post by Emdeeh on Sept 14, 2024 8:42:13 GMT -5
I noticed the boat from the Holland cover in the film -- that was a nice nod.
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Post by jk on Sept 14, 2024 9:34:20 GMT -5
I had another look through -- with the sound off. Caught the nods to Smiley Smile/Wild Honey/Holland. Of course, there's the famous woodie at the start. At 1:01 one of the people in the portraits looks like Mike! And at 10:27, there's the famous surfboard-carrying session on the beach. There's bound to be more... Nice touches indeed! |
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Post by debonbon on Sept 14, 2024 19:53:39 GMT -5
Wonderful work! Would love to see a non VHS version. I get what you were going for but VHS is, was and always will be horrible looking.
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Post by AGD on Sept 15, 2024 2:33:13 GMT -5
That was utterly delightful - bravo, well done!!
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Post by AGD on Sept 15, 2024 2:55:28 GMT -5
![]() If only because people are unable to see the finer details that will be more apparent in the hi-res version. Here's the special thanks, as well as a scene that has a few easter eggs within it (I don't know how to make these two photos bigger but you can see them as attachments) Wow, thanks for those, SC. My better half and I are just crazy about end-credits. Everyone else has long left the cinema and we're glued to the lists of names until the bitter end. I see the young prince is playing "A Casual Look". Very cool! View AttachmentAs for the portraits, one looks to me like a young Jack Rieley and the other (at a wild guess) Machiel Botman but I'm probably way off the mark...My initial thought was Blondie & Ricky, but now you mention it... |
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Post by jk on Sept 15, 2024 5:22:12 GMT -5
As for the portraits, one looks to me like a young Jack Rieley and the other (at a wild guess) Machiel Botman but I'm probably way off the mark... My initial thought was Blondie & Ricky, but now you mention it... There's something in his demeanour that made me think of Jack, as in this photo (that hand):  Maybe the Chuckling One can put us out of our misery... |
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Post by AGD on Sept 15, 2024 13:29:19 GMT -5
Another thing... I'd quite forgotten how good the Fairytale music is.
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Post by lonesurf on Sept 16, 2024 7:54:24 GMT -5
Beautiful … thank you.
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Post by Mikie on Sept 16, 2024 9:58:59 GMT -5
I didn't watch every piece of the video. Were any the Fairytale music tracks used in the video without Jack's voice? The music by itself is really good.
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Post by jk on Sept 16, 2024 16:34:10 GMT -5
I didn't watch every piece of the video. Were any the Fairytale music tracks used in the video without Jack's voice? The music by itself is really good. The animated short film sets the complete 12-minute fairy tale with Jack narrating and Brian as the Pied Piper. I agree that "Fairy Tale Music" on the GV30 box set with songs but no narration is a wonderful listen: But the video has drawn me closer to the "original". |
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Post by sailor68 on Sept 17, 2024 7:12:59 GMT -5
keeping the resolution low was a good thing, gave it a vintage vibe. enjoyed watching it very much. thank you for making it.
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