fuzzfilth Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Now, with seemingly everyone left and right producing virtual choir videos due to "the situation", I thought - so can I (?). So I downloaded DaVinci Resolve (it's awesome. And free), made some guides to sing to, activated a buddy who knows lots of singers, and got 55 videos back in 1.5 days. Then sorted and synced these videos in Resolve, exported the audios to Logic to do the deed, then thought a little about the video concept, and after one all nighter, here it is. Enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaren Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Christian, this is gorgeous! Thank you for taking the time to do this. And thanks for sharing it. I will pass on the youtube link to people I know who will also enjoy it. Anyone care to translate the lyrics to English? And who is the composer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzfilth Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Hey Karen, glad you like it. As it's originally an Irish song, there are English lyrics to it: May the road rise to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the sun shine warm upon your face the rains fall soft upon your fields And until we meet again May God hold you in the palm of his hand. The German adaptation is not quite as smooth, but certainly not as edgy as "Krautwurzelstein". Since we couldn't train the choir the old school way, we recorded the guitar part first, one take, on a smartphone. Then we recorded the guide video for the sopranos, where we played back the first video's sound in the earpiece and sang the soprano voice and played the matching piano notes at the same time, also in one take. Then repeat that for the alto, tenor and bass guides. Then sent those videos out to the actual singers where everyone could see their voice performed and hear voice, piano and guitar. Then waited for the videos to come in. All you hear are smartphone recordings, so we've come a long way since Mary Had A Little Lamb, it seems. But then, I wasn't twiddling thumbs in the Logic project either... I'm currently working on the next video, where I try to put 100 singers into a 3D animated church in Cinema4D. First rendering tests are promising, take a peek here: These videos are just stand ins, I'm just trying to get the look and the motion paths right, and the render times down (these 16seconds took 23hours to render ). Once that's set, I can fill in the actual videos and render the entire thing in scenes, then cut and finish in DaVinci Resolve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaren Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Thanks for the translation. Wow! Your technical and organizational skills are impressive. I look forward to your next video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnchristp Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Very nice! That's a good way to use some freetime. All the best Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzfilth Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 I made it. It's done. Two weeks and four computers later. 1 week render time. Version 2 of the song, 106 singers and musicians, from home, yet together. Take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Antaren Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Wow! This is glorious!! The song, the singers, the video work. It touches my heart. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... jnchristp Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I made it. It's done. Two weeks and four computers later. 1 week render time. Version 2 of the song, 106 singers and musicians, from home, yet together. Take a look. Very good! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Restore formatting Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply Share More sharing options... Followers 0 Go to topic listing
Antaren Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Wow! This is glorious!! The song, the singers, the video work. It touches my heart. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnchristp Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I made it. It's done. Two weeks and four computers later. 1 week render time. Version 2 of the song, 106 singers and musicians, from home, yet together. Take a look. Very good! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Restore formatting Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply Share More sharing options... Followers 0
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