Dashboard Confessional - Thick as Thieves Contest Finalist

[themightylex]

@mattcatt2 thanks!

[sirtobey]

this should've won

[themightylex]

@sirtobey thank you

[Paudiks13]

whew!!..

this was the cutest vid i've ever scene..

[Jazmofo]

i apsolutely love this. amazing. ♥

[crisanthonicgoth666]

i love it .. very nice .. very nice .. very nice .. very nice .. this video made my day complete .. ^^

[themightylex]

aww thanks! that just made MY day! :-)

[inggnz]

this is badass

[Miss0Luv0Productions]

It should Have one..I Love this song and the video was all amazing <3

[smokey252]

lol, that was so cute.

[themightylex]

thank you. it was a lot of fun to make.

[Westerzz]

fantastic i would've voted for you guys! great animation loved the fairy tale idea

[GianneDaSamurai]

Awesome, i liked the Alice in Wonderland part. x]

[kinderbat34]

I don't understand why this one didn't win. it's one of the best music vids i've seen period.

[garugoth]

omg this is sooo good as the official

[Mishka67]

It's kind of racist, they stole that black lady's pie and ran away while she chased them with a rolling pin. Yesa Master

[themightylex]

Mishka

That isn't a lady. That's my brother, Joe, as the baker in this cartoon. Besides that, why does it matter the color of the person they stole a pie from? I'm going to assume you were just kidding.

[SakuraGeisha30]

this was amazing. i didn't think people made videos that great on their own. great job!

[themightylex]

thank you.

[kiana13hallie]

it's cute ;) hehehe

[emshortcakee]

Haha, you guys made Chris look really good in this video!

Great job!

[Anayu]

This is so cool! I cant believe this vid didnt win! I've seen other entries and I like this one the most! I love the fairy tale feel :) (personally since i usually draw fairy tales xD)

How did you guys animate this? Are you major pros or something? Gosh, Its still awesome! :)

[themightylex]

we used anime studio. a very inexpensive animation program that I highly recommend. thanks.

[Jaegund]

AWESOME!!!

[ovanmaru]

I love this video! I also like how you used fairy tails, very classic. The video flows with the music real well too, I'm impressed^^. Don't let not winning the contest get you down, you did a GREAT job! (It's because of you I love this song now...and I cant watch any other video XD) Take care :P

[themightylex]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[yaoryu]

you're second best for me, i still prefer the winner's vid, no offence. but u did a great job

[gunithdev]

You should've WON! This is freaking awesome!

[garryyL]

kinda corny.

but somehow, i still liked it.

you could tell you put ALOT of effort into it.

thats probably how you made it to the finals.

congrats, &sorry for the loss.

:]

[CrystalLovesDC]

I still can't believe why this video didn't win!

[awesomelyjessica]

i love the card trick that won, but i love yours WAYYY more. it was how i always pictured the song

[Phoenixfan77]

I really like the line "listen to yourself, you got a hemorrhage in your mouth and it won't stop bleeeeeeeeeding." That's so graphic and metaphorical. Great job on the video, I think I've said it b4, you guys should've won.

[torninpeices]

I thinks that's amazing

better than the cards one

I actually found that one quite boring

But I lovelovelove this. :D Best one I've seen for sure

[alohamerica]

Damn it!! The character looks really like Chris Carrabba!! Well done ;)

Too bad you didn't win!!

[ladyluck13233]

that was too cute! sorry you guys didnt win!

[1awesomeperson]

this is amazing

[frederikaparker]

I honestly like this one best out of all i've seen, and Im not a fan of animated. But this, was pretty perfect. Fits the song perfectly. Good Job

[DarthTofu2]

Fantastic song, fantastic video. You did an awesome job with this, as you have already heard. Cool as the card vid was, I would have voted for your video over that one, just because it captured more of the essence of the song.

[themightylex]

thanks. we thought it did too. i'm surprised so many of the contestants were so off base with the meaning of the song.

at any rate this was at least a fun project to make.

[Sweet52Temptation]

At least you can say you tried =) I liked the song and loved the video even more...

It reminds me of someone ^.^

[chirhoiotasigma]

awesome video!

[muffle4325]

I love this video i cant belive u didnt win

[redcatgirl194ever]

OMG how didn't you win! That video was so AWESOME!

[silvernightraven1984]

what a great video, excellent job! Im sorry you didnt win this is the one i would have voted for

[FinalFantasyX2Freak]

I'm sorry you didn't win.

I really enjoyed your interpretation of the song. You did an amazing job.

[themightylex]

Thank you!

[Sweeney2066]

Even though you didn't make it, great video.

[Phoenixfan77]

Awesome video!!! I just re-read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass for a class, and I enjoyed it. Undoubtedly, you know your Alice, you got the Mad Hatter and jury scene right. And you had the white Rabbit, not the Queen like the movie, dictating the trial. Great job, you should have won.

[themightylex]

thank you. i'm glad our little details were not unnoticed by everyone.

[raptorzero4]

man i dunno

that vid was amazing

but its hard to compare this to the winner because theyre two different categories

i have to admit that both were creative and unexpected

but that was an awesome vid

[pannenbackerboy27]

the one tht one wasmuch better and cooler

[tangent227]

That was very enjoyable. Good work.

[GalliumGnu]

a lot of work to make that aye

[spindlebrooche]

You're the man Lex.

[themightylex]

Thanks. It's about time.

[lfcrule2]

wow its amazing, im suprised it didn't win

[themightylex]

thanks... we really hoped the band would like it as well.

[ogreenpimphato]

That is amazing!!! (:

[shnghny]

in my opinion, i preferred this to the one that won.

[themightylex]

thank you.

[mistyflips]

The art reminds me of the Cartoon Undergrads.

[themightylex]

i haven't heard of the Cartoon Undergrads, but i'll go check 'em out now. Thanks for the info.

[mistyflips]

It was on MTV in 2000-2001. It's a really good, created by a guy named Pete Williams. I really like this... It's not a slight at all as Undergrads is one of my favourite shows :)

[MikeyUniverse]

this is my favorite version next to the card trick video. if they could have two official videos im sure they would have chosen this one as well.

[themightylex]

thank you!

[adiansbane]

This is really amazing! I don't think I can't say anything that hasn't already been said, but I do have a question.

Do you and the others who made this video have an online gallery I could check out? I would love to see more of your drawings/animations!

[lonewolf117]

This perhaps is the best one I've seen. It also shows my view of the song. ^_^

[themightylex]

Thank you.

[FaeDaemon]

Hey, I just wanted to say that this was awesome compared to all the others. They all seemed either to have nothing to do with the phrase "thick as thieves" (for two people to be inseparable) and had a very break-up/sad story behind them or were just over-the-top cheesy.

(I have to break this up a little, as apparently the limit is 500 characters, and I came in at 808 =P)

[themightylex]

I'm glad you liked it. We really wanted to do something different. We were really suprised that no one else seemed to understand the song.

[FaeDaemon]

(the other half =p)

This, on the other hand, had an original approach with the animation (which is a good thing) and basing the story off fairy tales (particularly like the part with the mad hatter and the march hair, made me laugh and smile). It also seemed to capture the more happy and carefree side of the song, which is great, as it seems so many songs today avoid that feel.

Best of luck in your future endeavors, and I look forward to seeing more from you.

[KryssyTheEmo]

i must agree, i like yours the best. it's very original, and just.... awesome. :D

[themightylex]

thank you very much.

[KryssyTheEmo]

no problem. :)

[6thStreetProductions]

I really liked the concept. Finalist! Hell's yeah!

[themightylex]

It was a fun learning experience. We'd never used Anime Studio for such a full project, especially one with scanned in drawings, so we we're kind of happy it worked.

[xy11xy]

You guys win in my book:)

[themightylex]

Thanks. :)

You ROCK!

[DSfan81]

You know... brilliant as the winner was, I liked yours better. Don't worry, you day will come

[themightylex]

Thank you.

[imjohn727]

the best contest piece ever!!! work of a pro! hope u win!

[themightylex]

thanks, but we lost unfortunately.

[magnabank]

Cool video!

[Changstax]

Amazing, must have taken lots of time. lol. or looks like it

[themightylex]

thanks. it took 4 of us a bout two weeks.

[6shatter6chandelier6]

This video is excellent.

[themightylex]

thanks!

[sirnubenegra]

i got anime studio 5. i could not find the pro at the store.

[themightylex]

You can update online for $150 bucks.

[sirnubenegra]

do you really recomend the upgrade? what els does it have. live, the 3d thing(face tilts) i am having trouble with this one. i don't know how to deal with the bones. and i wish i could transfer my adobe images.

[sirnubenegra]

what program are you using?  is it flash?

[themightylex]

Anime Studio Pro. Just $200 and you get bones to animate your characters and a 3 camera, auto mouth recognition and much much more... (i sound like a commercial)

[RaikRen]

This Vid is freaking awesome xD anyway i can DL it?

[themightylex]

send me a PM and I can email it to you

[rockvaliant]

Very Nice..

I love the video.

Cool...

:-)

[themightylex]

Thank you.

[khaza1wolfgurl]

very cool! I'm loving all of the animations I've seen so far :D

[themightylex]

i'm glad to hear it.

[Herazon]

Amazing! Did you have any prior experience animating before you did this? It looks so professional.

[themightylex]

yeah, I've been animating in 2D and 3D for a couple of years now. Starting to get the hang of it.

[Bliskvibe]

not gonna lie thats pretty darn cool

[nhilven]

what a great video!!! awesome job!!! how long did u take making this animation?

[themightylex]

thanks. it took us 2 weeks to do this. We found out about the contest just 14 days before the original due date. It's our first video using Anime Studio Pro. The final (which we never posted) looks a lot better.

[nhilven]

post it up buddy!!! the world must see!!!

[yanghai]

The first time I knew about the video making contest for Thick As Thieves, I really thought of an animated video right away. Perhaps somebody can do it! And, you're really great!!

I was rooting for you and the magician.. and the magician wins, but that's okay, at least you showed the world how great are you in animation stuff. =P

[themightylex]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate it.

[jmario89]

Man this is really cool idea really! and looks pretty nice.

[themightylex]

thank you. during the contest we had time to smooth out all the details and were hoping to put the improved version on MTV. oh well, maybe next time.

[GandysApprentice]

I like this on the best, it really does fit better than all the love centered ones I've seen, and much better than the card one (though I love that one too)

[IzzyDeadyet]

I just watched Heidisaid's vid on the intro/outro so I came to check your channel out. I'm amazed, this is so beautiful & what a great interpretation of the song. Really fantastic work, I wish you the best with the competition, Peace.

[themightylex]

thank you. :)

[kraznadar]

HOLY SHIT! You, sir, are amazing!!! You should be featured man! LOVE this.

[themightylex]

thanx. no featuring for me though... i like it in my nice quiet corner over here.

[kraznadar]

y'know what... I'm kinda the same way! I've got a few youtube people who I'm closer with, and they're mentioned me in videos once or twice (they're more popular), and there's always a little flood of people who subscribe who I never really get to... "meet". And they don't say much, from what I can tell. I'm all about subscribers trickling in, and then I get to interact personally

[greenash85]

This one was my favorite. i really wanted it to win.

[themightylex]

thank you.

[nUedleProductions]

Very cool work. Love it though the animation needs more work, but the idea is very cool.  Good job.

[twh115]

Very nice blend of illustration and animation.  You won the contest in my book.

good luck and please keep posting your material here.

[themightylex]

Thank you very much, and I will keep posting.

[soulastar]

This is absolutely fantastic. I could go on and on about how amazing I think this is. It's so unique!

[themightylex]

thanks. we'll keep on making animations and maybe someday you'll see one on the big screen.

[LandonMobile]

I really wish that you had won out of the four. I liked this one a lot and I really appreciate your animation style.

[themightylex]

thank you. it would have been a great boost to get an MTV video on my resume. Oh well, I just have to work harder. ~ peace

[xy11xy]

There doesn't seem to be a limit to the number of times you can vote???

[themightylex]

I think that it only totals one vote per person. Thank you for helping us win! *a zillion kisses*

[billifer]

I sent everyone a bulletin, Lex (And sent you a friend request.)

[themightylex]

You're Awesome! Thank you!

[billifer]

Yeah, I know. ;-) So are you guys though.

[rappyamurray08]

thanks for the comment.. you guys have alot of talent.. havent seen any thing like yours very cool

[themightylex]

thank you very much.

[lilmizflirtz04]

this is so cool. when will the winner be announced?

[themightylex]

No idea... they haven't even told us when they will begin open judging. i think things got a little hectic with the tour and the contest being pushed back 2 weeks.

[lilmizflirtz04]

ohhh true, true. well best of luck yo you, i really hope you win =]

[themightylex]

:) thank you for that. too kind.

[themightylex]

Please check out the video description for the link to vote. Thank you sooooo much!

[lilmizflirtz04]

np. will do =]

[macislost]

Yeah your compositings good, but you need to lose that animator guy. He's a tool.

[themightylex]

Mac, I was totally about to sound off on you, until I realized who you were. Sheeesh, don't get me fired up like that. :) We miss having your animation talents in the studio!

[shavei7]

wow! this is really, really, really good! how long did it take you to do this? did you draw this yourself? anyways, good luck!!!!

[themightylex]

Thank you very much. It took 4 of us two weeks to get it done. my brother is the artist. i did all the compositing, some animating and all the 3D work. Another guy did most of the animation, and the fourth guy did some secondary animation and clean-up.

[shavei7]

wow this is really, really, really good! how long did it take you to do this? who did the drawing? anyways, good luck!!!!

[ashash84]

wow! I love this! good luck in the contest!

[themightylex]

thank you very much.

[LandonMobile]

WOW that is amazing.

[themightylex]

glad you liked it. :)

[panickrazy101]

the best i have seen so far.

[themightylex]

hey, i appreciate that. :)

[JoleneHeather]

WOW!

[themightylex]

thanks! :)

[TheKoch55]

You're animation is amazing. nice work.

[themightylex]

thank you.

[rowsdowersavesus]

Good going Lex.

Where do I vote? And how?

[themightylex]

it'll be on myspace, but we're still waiting for them to set up their page. i think their tour really set things behind in the contest.

[HeidiSaid]

Really amazing! I honestly thought that the animation was.... and your profile. I'm really blown away in many ways. Seriously cool. ~peace

[mattadamsapple]

Great work. Keep the videos coming!

[f3xpgm]

I love this video! Miss you Lex! Hug!

[themightylex]

Thanks Felix. I'll be posting more stuff as the contests deadlines come along. I might even do a vlog at some point.

Big hugs to you, my Portuguese brotha!

[f3xpgm]

Hug! Atlanta mate!

[mattadamsapple]

When did you get the call???

[themightylex]

Friday night. about 8PM PST(11PM your time).

[faithwins1]

good video , can see why it got through, very unique and clever . The card trick video got a phone call the other day too. Best of luck to the both of you.

[themightylex]

thank you!

[ersigh]

HOLY BANANAS! I love the flow in this!

[themightylex]

thanks!

[billifer]

Lex -- wow! That's even better than most of your usual work. It's... wow. I didn't know about the contest, but there's nothing that could beat this.

[jennaow]

u did this?

it is awesome! best of luck!!

[themightylex]

Yes I did. Actually, there were 4 of us working on this.

Thanks for the luck. Voting starts on monday, so I'll be calling on folks to help us get the win.

[MyFishHasFeet]

WOW Lex!! Is SOOOOOOOOo great to see a vid from you!! Its getting cold out , so I'm back online to watch your wonderful vids .

*HUGE hugs and kisses*

[themightylex]

Thank you! We've done all sorts of stuff, but I just can't put anything online yet. I think it was safe to put this one up since the entry deadline was over a 3 weeks ago.

*many hugs and kisses back*

[lolaknows]

This is amazing Lex!  I love it!!! It's awesome!

[themightylex]

thank you dear!

[xy11xy]

Fantastic!

[themightylex]

thank you my dear. :)