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Paint it black song modern version12/27/2023 If you want to know more about the “ nuts and bolts” as to the technical considerations that went into the making of the video, please continue to read the section under this video. For certain, though, the “ Paint It Black” motion as issued did not work for my intentions nor with my model choices.Īnyway, without further ado, here is the version of the video that I made linked below for you to check out. The problem, however, when using “canned” motion and especially camera motions, is that they tend to make many MMD videos featuring the same motion to look similar. No two people will interpret a song’s lyrics in absolutely the same way, likewise, no two MMD video makers are likely to make the same identical rendition of a motion performance. In the final analysis, MMD video making is about interpreting a performance in video form. So I looked at the motion more carefully and then decided to slightly edit it to make it work for what I had in mind. Now honestly, I was thinking of redoing the motion from scratch, but time constraints and other factors precluded that option. But I wanted to use this piece of music to portray those traits and the anti-war sentiments since associated with the lyrics. These traits are captured by the MMD motion’s interpretation, albeit in a highly stylized form. Very crudely, PTSD has some similar traits to depression. It is a disorder that the medical profession was not able to properly identify until more recent times, but now that its symptoms are understood, historians have found evidence for it dating back to the US Civil War and even earlier. PTSD or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder affects a lot of soldiers who have faced combat situations. One of the reasons why is because the lyrics perfectly captures the insanity of (that) war and one of it’s more tragic consequences: PTSD. The song was first used in the classic Vietnam War movie “ Apocalypse Now (1979)” and because of this, the song was forever associated by the generation around that time ( including myself) with the Vietnam War. But it was not the first time this song was used in a movie. It is a beautiful performance and understandably highly popular. The version of this song used in the MMD video is a clip from the performance by Ciara, which was performed for a movie called “ The Last Witch Hunter (2015)”. In this light, the MMD motion does a good job of capturing this interpretation. Rather, it was more likely about depression or a bad “ acid trip“. The original meaning of the lyrics probably had nothing to do with the war. It was written around 1966 at the height of the Vietnam War. Paint It Black was written and originally performed by the famous rock and roll group: The Rolling Stones. So, what’s the problem? Actually, none unless you look more closely into the history of this piece of music. There is nothing wrong with this interpretation!īefore going further, please have a look at Garmus1’s video interpretation of this motion: For me and Garmus1 we both felt that the lyrics of the song had a different meaning which was not touched upon in the interpretation of this song as expressed in the motion. It is a very nice motion, but it felt, to me, kind of flat. It featured a motion made by NephaShine which made use of a modern version of a 1960s Rock Classic: Paint It Black. These two questions are worth answering and that’s what this article is about.Ī little while back, a great MMD video maker and friend of mine, Garmus1 ( Daniel Clem on YouTube) sent me a link to view one of his videos. How did you get inspired to create it?… the trigger that kept you going? That’s Great, all right! … Wow! … a Diva performance from the tank-turret! Camera motion/view angles are awesome, the music sounds great when Loud… and that model/motion doesn’t disappoint… Thanks for sharing! I sent Reggie D., this site’s owner, a link to a new video that I uploaded the other day and he responded as follows:
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