JoCo Day 2013
Colleenky isn't certain
But she thinks that maybe this could be the year
When they defeat procrastination forever...
Wishful thinking, I know. But maybe, just maybe, we might get the JoCo Day project done before Dec 5. What say you?
I will resubmit my idea that we could do a filk project based on Jingle Bell Rock, because he hates that song. And I am mean.
JoCo Day, JoCo Day, JoCo Day Rock....
Shamble up, JoCo fans, shuffle your feet....
See? Catchy! ;-)
But she thinks that maybe this could be the year
When they defeat procrastination forever...
Wishful thinking, I know. But maybe, just maybe, we might get the JoCo Day project done before Dec 5. What say you?
I will resubmit my idea that we could do a filk project based on Jingle Bell Rock, because he hates that song. And I am mean.
JoCo Day, JoCo Day, JoCo Day Rock....
Shamble up, JoCo fans, shuffle your feet....
See? Catchy! ;-)
Comments
Make several/make a long one that could easily be separated into things if there are several ways he has influenced your life; too much footage makes things easier than too little, and there's not time to get a lot of people into it. Tell anyone whose life you think JoCo has changed in some way to join in (it'd be nice to get, say, Len Peralta in on this! Code monkey dance Emily?)
We can just stick them all together with a karaoke version of A Talk With George in the background, and we're done!
Are we using a song? Signs if we are, spoken if not. I have all things Whovian this weekend, but I'll get onto this straight afterwards.
If you're doing signs, make sure the writing is fairly large and easy to read. Basically following the submission guidelines for the Doubleclicks' Geek Girl video should work for this too.
If you'd prefer to speak or do something else rather than doing signs, feel free; it'll all work out somehow.
@thefoodgeek, are you able to upload to the box.com folder? Here's a link to the JoCo Day 2013 folder which is only for collaborators (I think it's easy to become a collaborator; you just click a link… but I could be wrong.) Or should I make it public? Four JoCo days and I still don't remember how we usually do this.
Ooh! I just figured out how to make collaborators into editors. @thefoodgeek and @srdownie should be able to upload now (but I already uploaded @srdownie's contribution myself.)
I was thinking, if we start it with @srdownie's clip (which ends with the line 'How many monkeys does it take to change a lifetime?') the next part has 'JoCo…' pretty clearly in the backing vocals, so maybe the next person shown could hold up (or wave around, possibly while singing, or have it descend from the Heavens on a crane, baked into a cake… I know not to underestimate people here) a sign saying, 'just JoCo!' (edit: Or, 'just one: JoCo!') and then we go on to all the other signs.
Edit: Just made the JoCo Day 2013 folder open to all, since I realised the previous ones were. Maybe this will make things easier.
I saw @thefoodgeek's video and I think it's really sweet and should work the way it is. Having too many nice things to say and not enough music to go with it will be good problem to have (and anyway, it looks like a problem we [by which I currently mean @srdownie] can solve.)
Also, you know what else JoCo would probably like for his birthday? Seeing the JCCC4 video funded. Pretty much the same deadline for both.
(or if not, definitely tomorrow)
Edit: Also, do you think there should be a tumblr for other people to add their signs when it's too late for the video, or does that only work if you're The Doubleclicks and you have hundreds of people submitting clips?
@Angelastic, to answer your questions...
1) Colleenky and Cybermudgeon, Pennsylvania, USA
2) Maybe it might be best to wait and see if there's a need for the Tumblr.
Edit: I haven't worked out the timing of everything else for the next draft yet (and I probably shouldn't until more footage and ideas come in) but by accident I just happened to get @Colleenky's clips perfectly timed with the 'once you learn how to love, it's time to let it show' part. (For those who haven't seen the clips, she met Cybermudgeon, learned how to love, and lets it show.)
Alex is working today but I'm hoping to get him involved and we'll hopefully submit something tonight or tomorrow. Sunday is JoCo's actual birthday, right?
You know, I think I'll just go to bed, and see what there is in the morning. I should note that in the quick and dirty proof of concept, there are some titles which would be better if they were people holding up signs (not necessarily with the same wording), and there is some singing slapped on top of the original recording which would be better if it were properly mixed or whatever. I have to go visit an apartment tomorrow, but after that I can do video stuff all night and even into JoCo Day here when it's not JoCo Day there yet. Or someone else can do it, I don't mind.
Edit: @Gina, nothing is too silly or too mushy!
@tiguh, that's why I love JoCo Day. It usually seems like there's no way it will be done in time, and then suddenly, Boom! Amazing things happen while I'm sleeping. Sometimes even when I'm awake. When I make videos myself, it takes ages to get good enough footage, but here, all I have to do is nag a bit (sorry!) and the next thing I know there is too much awesome footage to fit in one video.
I took a stab at a quick edit to make Monkey Shines longer, but now I'm not sure how to upload it. I assume I need to create an account on box?
It's still only 1:24, but that's longer than it was.
Btw, thanks @angelastic for the plug! 24 hours left on our kickstarter!
Btw, Arrgh.