So exciting. Even with all the other entries in, I still think this one is the best MUSIC VIDEO of them all. Other videos have an interesting narrative, but no real insight into the song or thought put into what the images on the screen mean.
THis is by far the best so far. All the other ones suck so badly that its scary that this contest was created. But this one is high quality camera work and looks great. It combines otherside, cant stop TMB and othe chili peppers vid b w/e it is amazing.
I guess the similarities are kind of interesting then. Comparing a light colorful video about the imagination to a dark dull video about drugs. Both can have their dragons that need slaying for different reasons depending on how far you want to look into it.
best video yet. very good start, with you battling that thing, but you shouldve kept having things be created out of cardboard, and made it more of a story, this was more of a, starts off guy finds boxes, fights shit, robot comes out, and then we just have them all dance for 3 more minutes
I guess it's good that it fits in with 2 of the best RHCP music videos then. Lol. Though I think the Otherside comparison is a stretch. The tone and visual style are very different. Cant Stop, I can see with the peanuts and the industrial location, but I think this has enough other stuff to make it stand on it's own. The video is about using your imagination on cardboard, and cardboard boxes need packing peanuts. And where would you find a big stash of cardboard boxes? In a warehouse.
I don't think it's a stretch at all. It's a nice video, but immediatly I thought of Otherside when watching it. As Hefedolde said their is the dragon type thing in both your video and Otherside where in both a person fights it off, and the bass/guitar is a bit different in your video as you have the shape but it is similar.
Also as I think about it more now the idea is very similar, at least how I see them. I see Otherside as a kind of dream world and I saw the warehouse and people inside as a dream world where imagination runs wild. However, I won't deny that your video is very well put together and one of the best posted despite the similarities.
Man i think your video is truely artistic and you deserve to have your video chosen because out of all the other videos its got what flea was talking about mabe not the dirt (the views don't meen nothing)
Very good! The use of light was very clever. Specially the blue light gave a nostalgia mood to the guitar solo. In the beginnig the story was very clear and we could folow the character. But in the end I was a bit lost between the characters, the backstage reality and the sequence of eventes. But maybe that is what you wanted to do, right? Ah.. nice choreography with the black hats.
Yeah, it was supposed to get more abstract towards the end. I wanted the video to be able to break out of its narrative boundaries and just flow with the music, using the behind the scenes shots to make it more personal and real. I basically wanted to start the story and let it go wherever it wanted to go. When a song picks up with energy it's hard to force it to go in a certain narrative direction.
I think it's just meant that it could have been tried to save audio quality, but FTKX decided against it because he knew it would be bad anyway. So he tried to save as much video quality as possible.
As of this point, I have to say congratulations. You worked off a theme that's completely relevant to what Anthony stated the song was about, and I think it comes off rather successful.
I don't know if this is good or not, but it reminds me of a few of their other videos, mainly Can't Stop, because of the cardboard box usage and the use of the packing peanuts. Even so, it's wonderful that you went with something creative, entertaining, and that involves using the imagination.
Well, I figured I could sacrifice audio quality for video quality since everyone has the same audio for this contest. I don't think I can change it now anyway. I've already submitted this one.
Bigtimear, what's up with the gay name? And besides that, if you really think this video was so lame, then why don't you get off your fat ass and try and THINK about doing something better yourself? Or...
Are you just scared that you'll be worse?
Congrats, guys. I really like it. Even without sound, I liked it alot.
Hey now Bigtimear- I thought this video was awesome- especially considering Anthnoy Kiedis' remarks. It's really insightful, actually. Cardboard boxes are synonymous with imagination in my mind.
This is a winner for sure! Bigtimear must just need to let off steam...
i love the boxes! it reminds me of kids when they get a box and turn it into something really cool with their imagination like a plane or a car...for me it wsa a VW campervan, i was a weird child though! WKD VID! captures imagination perfectly!
wow. i love it. it looks like a real musicvideo and like alot of fun :D it reminds me a little of can´t stop though. but i`m not sure if it really fits to the song, i mean there`s a scientist and a love sign, but i think the video could also fit to another song of blink 182 or something. but your video is defintly one of my favorite.
Well, the song is about imagination as stated by Anthnoy Kiedis in both the announcement video for this contest and the commentary for the album. And this video is about this guy's imagination going wild with this cardboard boxes, so I think it's thematically relevant. It's not a literal translation, but I think it taps into the spirit of the song.
yes i know, thats what i like about the video, but oh hard to explain, i just think that the songs isn`t fast or "wild" enough for the video... i think a beastie boys song could fit better, but thats just my opinion. your video is still great ;)
chili peppers 'sweded?' crazy shit man, i like it.
steveboutin 3 years ago
I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed this when it came out. I'm glad I came back to it.
misayhara 4 years ago
This one is actually worth watching all through the end, instead of all the other shit ones that you turn off after 2 seconds. Good work.
SoakyBeaver 4 years ago
So exciting. Even with all the other entries in, I still think this one is the best MUSIC VIDEO of them all. Other videos have an interesting narrative, but no real insight into the song or thought put into what the images on the screen mean.
This one is still on the top of my list.
ChrisLyon 4 years ago
Haha - this is pretty good! That and Satoshii's cell-shaded type one
Giggleheimer 4 years ago
This has GOTTA be the winner! Seriously, you ROCK! This is true RCHP style, well done!
yoyochickens 4 years ago
i like the video but your audio sounds scratchy
mommywheresddy 4 years ago
this is the best no doubt, and cactuskev comes in 2nd place!
jbitar07 4 years ago
this is cool. Made me laugh:)
babysjiraffen 4 years ago
man... it'll be tough to rival this :P
redhotguns 4 years ago
my favorite, this one needs to win. I could definetly see this being on tv
jbitar07 4 years ago
Very nice!
devildolley 4 years ago
Good job. .. ;)
♥
kellina84 5 years ago
yeah you just gave this contest hope
IanHudson 5 years ago
Lol! Funny ^-^
TheRealAstromancer 5 years ago
This is a surefire winner.
InnateStrife 5 years ago
love it! well done :)
JagStang24 5 years ago
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!
I hope you win (well I still have a few more to see, but this is grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!)
TehBaro 5 years ago
well done. hope you'll win
teeja85 5 years ago
THis is by far the best so far. All the other ones suck so badly that its scary that this contest was created. But this one is high quality camera work and looks great. It combines otherside, cant stop TMB and othe chili peppers vid b w/e it is amazing.
frusciante949 5 years ago
I guess the similarities are kind of interesting then. Comparing a light colorful video about the imagination to a dark dull video about drugs. Both can have their dragons that need slaying for different reasons depending on how far you want to look into it.
ftkx 5 years ago
Love it! Have you ever seen a kid being given a great present and then he just plays with the cardboard box!! Excellent :) Hope you do well ;)
nyknoo 5 years ago
best video yet. very good start, with you battling that thing, but you shouldve kept having things be created out of cardboard, and made it more of a story, this was more of a, starts off guy finds boxes, fights shit, robot comes out, and then we just have them all dance for 3 more minutes
mitchnsean11 5 years ago
Fantastic Video the best i've seen on you tube so far
bigbirdatthenest 5 years ago
this is actually pretty good.. BUT it reminds me waaaaay to much of can't stop and otherside :S othewrwise good ! :D
Telejull 5 years ago
I guess it's good that it fits in with 2 of the best RHCP music videos then. Lol. Though I think the Otherside comparison is a stretch. The tone and visual style are very different. Cant Stop, I can see with the peanuts and the industrial location, but I think this has enough other stuff to make it stand on it's own. The video is about using your imagination on cardboard, and cardboard boxes need packing peanuts. And where would you find a big stash of cardboard boxes? In a warehouse.
ftkx 5 years ago
I don't think it's a stretch at all. It's a nice video, but immediatly I thought of Otherside when watching it. As Hefedolde said their is the dragon type thing in both your video and Otherside where in both a person fights it off, and the bass/guitar is a bit different in your video as you have the shape but it is similar.
NeverendingDistance 5 years ago
-continued post-
Also as I think about it more now the idea is very similar, at least how I see them. I see Otherside as a kind of dream world and I saw the warehouse and people inside as a dream world where imagination runs wild. However, I won't deny that your video is very well put together and one of the best posted despite the similarities.
NeverendingDistance 5 years ago
nice video,i must agree
it´s a great idea but >IT´S STOLEN<
from the otherside video!! the bird-monsters, the swords, the baseguitar-strings on that cardboard-like flea on the pylon...
but okay
hefedolde 5 years ago
That's what I thought too but I didn't want to say anything due to the fact that I'm a competitor :)
SocialFornication 5 years ago
Hell I'd watch this on tv. Better than most music videos i've seen, anywhere.
dobbyglue 5 years ago
god damn it this is so piss-poor. i would be fucking pissed if the rhcp even considered this shit. the contest idea is disappointing enough.
LACALVIN85 5 years ago
Calm down there, lacalvin. Don't choke on your cheetos.
somethingclassy 5 years ago
Kick ass, definitely the best by far at this point. Looks like you had a set and director and the whole shebang.
y0utuberculosis 5 years ago
by far the best video that has been posted yet. very cool. 5 star
alichute 5 years ago
effing good job!
my favorite vid
TMFilms 5 years ago
very unique idea. really really good.
rhcp102406 5 years ago
Man i think your video is truely artistic and you deserve to have your video chosen because out of all the other videos its got what flea was talking about mabe not the dirt (the views don't meen nothing)
Nath25 5 years ago
Looks like this is the video to beat... shit.
I really feel you captured the essence of the song very well. If I'm gonna lose, I'd like it to be to a video like this.
SurrogateGirl 5 years ago
haha! that's great!
Katrinchen91 5 years ago
Dude, your gona win. Id try to fix the audio tho, it sounds like its being played through a fliter or something.
Telemaster777 5 years ago
The bad audio is just for this compressed web version. It's a side effect of the compression settings I used.
ftkx 5 years ago
Very nice! The best I've seen so far. If you win, I'd be very satisfied, I really enjoyed your video :)
tekwic 5 years ago
I think this is the best to be entered so far.
My only complaint is the sound quality, but that's pretty minor.
superdude007 5 years ago
Man... i had the same idea to put "Love" somewhere when they talk about Fleas fists. I think theyl like the suddlety.
Telemaster777 5 years ago
Great video
you deserve to win
melonhead006 5 years ago
best so far!
WTFxISAxGREENDAY 5 years ago
Beautiful work, guys. Such creative use of boxes and just a very fun piece.
Love for the Godzilla thing, by the way. Hah.
-Lela
ClockworkClaws 5 years ago
Very good! The use of light was very clever. Specially the blue light gave a nostalgia mood to the guitar solo. In the beginnig the story was very clear and we could folow the character. But in the end I was a bit lost between the characters, the backstage reality and the sequence of eventes. But maybe that is what you wanted to do, right? Ah.. nice choreography with the black hats.
Best one I've seen.
GabrielaTropia 5 years ago
Yeah, it was supposed to get more abstract towards the end. I wanted the video to be able to break out of its narrative boundaries and just flow with the music, using the behind the scenes shots to make it more personal and real. I basically wanted to start the story and let it go wherever it wanted to go. When a song picks up with energy it's hard to force it to go in a certain narrative direction.
ftkx 5 years ago
nice... you are exploring narrative... keep on doing videos like that!
GabrielaTropia 5 years ago
I really like this video! I'd vote for it.
itsalexie 5 years ago
I think it's just meant that it could have been tried to save audio quality, but FTKX decided against it because he knew it would be bad anyway. So he tried to save as much video quality as possible.
PhoenixFelix47 5 years ago
I must say, this is the best video there is to this date for the video.
BigDBassist 5 years ago
tomas?
shnizzle66 5 years ago
very nice job indeed!
yes imagination and cardboard does equal fun, just like imagination and throwing dunkin donuts at people in NYC is fun..and mean...but fun..
XRhcp1223 5 years ago
I love you guys, you know that though!
I especially love Danny's role in it, it seems so perfect for him. But it's very entertaining overall!!
Lovelovelove
<3kelkel
Iliasmonster 5 years ago
As of this point, I have to say congratulations. You worked off a theme that's completely relevant to what Anthony stated the song was about, and I think it comes off rather successful.
I don't know if this is good or not, but it reminds me of a few of their other videos, mainly Can't Stop, because of the cardboard box usage and the use of the packing peanuts. Even so, it's wonderful that you went with something creative, entertaining, and that involves using the imagination.
VaguelyAloof 5 years ago
i love it
one thing though, the song doesn't sound that good, try editing the audio again or something?
redhotchilimando 5 years ago
Well, I figured I could sacrifice audio quality for video quality since everyone has the same audio for this contest. I don't think I can change it now anyway. I've already submitted this one.
ftkx 5 years ago
Youtube sucks. Why are you saying the audio sucks on FTKXs video? It sucks on every video.
ChrisLyon 5 years ago
FUN! reminds me of "Can't Stop"
cossatte 5 years ago
Bigtimear, what's up with the gay name? And besides that, if you really think this video was so lame, then why don't you get off your fat ass and try and THINK about doing something better yourself? Or...
Are you just scared that you'll be worse?
Congrats, guys. I really like it. Even without sound, I liked it alot.
PhoenixFelix47 5 years ago
yeah, what is bigtimear talking about? he favorited the video of kids skating around.
somethingclassy 5 years ago
THE BEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSTTTT
victorcps 5 years ago
Hey now Bigtimear- I thought this video was awesome- especially considering Anthnoy Kiedis' remarks. It's really insightful, actually. Cardboard boxes are synonymous with imagination in my mind.
This is a winner for sure! Bigtimear must just need to let off steam...
Go FTKX! I'm rooting for ya!
ChrisLyon 5 years ago
Who's bigtimear? Amateur? this was the best of all so far.
Dlachm1 5 years ago
this is what I call a stupid video. Wont work at all, really amateur
bigtimear 5 years ago
excellent excellent excellent!
Youve set the bar for these videos, congrats
Eternalyte 5 years ago
I wanna play!
Excellent job, fellas. Very hip.
DMNOP 5 years ago
Awesome! You guys are wicked! Best I've seen! Must have been sooooooo much fun!
roxycathy 5 years ago
that was awesome!!! this is definitely my favorite now
somethingclassy 5 years ago
a new winner
loved the video, great job!
lol where did u ever get so many boxes
napkinholder 5 years ago
probably ebay...
the4me 5 years ago
It's harder to find boxes than you might think. I ended up having to buy most of them actually.
ftkx 5 years ago
i love the boxes! it reminds me of kids when they get a box and turn it into something really cool with their imagination like a plane or a car...for me it wsa a VW campervan, i was a weird child though! WKD VID! captures imagination perfectly!
StoneColdBush69 5 years ago
wow. i love it. it looks like a real musicvideo and like alot of fun :D it reminds me a little of can´t stop though. but i`m not sure if it really fits to the song, i mean there`s a scientist and a love sign, but i think the video could also fit to another song of blink 182 or something. but your video is defintly one of my favorite.
the4me 5 years ago
Well, the song is about imagination as stated by Anthnoy Kiedis in both the announcement video for this contest and the commentary for the album. And this video is about this guy's imagination going wild with this cardboard boxes, so I think it's thematically relevant. It's not a literal translation, but I think it taps into the spirit of the song.
ftkx 5 years ago
yes i know, thats what i like about the video, but oh hard to explain, i just think that the songs isn`t fast or "wild" enough for the video... i think a beastie boys song could fit better, but thats just my opinion. your video is still great ;)
the4me 5 years ago