SOUR '映し鏡'(Mirror) - non connected version -

This is an interactive music video for SOUR 'Mirror'. (non - connected version in Japanese) Please visit http://sour-mirror.jp and experience the full connected version!

SOUR「映し鏡」インタラクティブミュージックビデオ（コネクトなし日本語版） http://sour-mirror.jpにて実際に体験してください！

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DIRECTOR: Masashi Kawamura + Qanta Shimizu + Saqoosha + Hiroki Ono
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Masashi Kawamura
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Qanta Shimizu
PROGRAMMER: Qanta Shimizu, Saqoosha, Yuma Murakami, Jun Kuriyama (S2 Factory), Shu Takano (S2 Factory)
DESIGNER: Masashi Kawamura
DIGITAL PRODUCTION: Qanta Shimizu, AID-DCC, Katamari
FILM PRODUCER: Yasuhito Nakae, Hisaya Kato
FILM PROJECT MANAGER: Hidetoshi Nagamine
FILM PRODUCTION: Aoi Promotion
MUSIC: SOUR '映し鏡/Utsushi Kagami' (Mirror)
Composed by SOUR / Lyrics by hoshijima
SOUR: hoshijima, Sohey, 高橋ケ無
RECORD LABEL: Zenith Co.,ltd.

SPECIAL THANKS:
Mariko Nishimura, Yasutaka Kageyama, Jeff Lieberman, Kaori Ando, Naonori Kuwata, Teiichi Ota, Yusuke Iwai, Jackie Tran, Studio Kudos, Yuki Yoshida, Suta Shimizu, Wieden + Kennedy New York, everyone else who supported us on Kickstarter, and all the SOUR fans!

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The song 'Utsushi Kagami' (Mirror) sings about the fact that everything and everyone around you is a mirror that reflects yourself. You can find who you are in the reflection of others. These lyrics sounded to be a great opportunity to create a fully interactive music video, collecting all the different datas on your social networking sites and using it as a platform of entertainment. Every viewing experience will be personalized based on your social network status, by connecting to your Facebook, Twitter, and the webcam.

We have raised all the production budget through Kickstarter, and allowed the followers of SOUR_official to automatically become a part of the color pixel in the actual film.

今回の曲「映し鏡」は、あなたの身の回りにあるモノや人そのすべてがあなたを映す鏡で­あり、そこに映る姿を見て自分自身が誰であるのかを知ることができるといったことを歌­っています。この歌詞を聞いたとき、インターネットのソーシャルネットワーク上に転が­る自分/個人のデータを集めてそれで何かエンターテイメントを作れないだろうかと考え­ました。オンラインにある自分の存在を通して、自分の姿を確認することができるとした­らすごく面白いのではないかと。このコンセプトを元に、アクセスした人それぞれのソー­シャルネットワーク上での状況によって、各自全く違った視聴体験ができるようなコンテ­ンツを作りあげました。

また制作費をKickstarterで募ったり、@SOUR_officialをフォ­ローすることで自動的にビデオ中のピクセルになれるなど、ファンの方々によりビデオに­関わっていただける仕組みを作りました。

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LYRICS:

Everything that I see with these eyes
Are the reflections of my heart
All that's ugly and all that's beautiful
They're all mirror images of my heart
If I can't see through the frosted glass
I should keep on polishing my soul
Even if I worry about the changing world
I won't change the way I feel
Someone's happiness and someone's unhappiness
Sadness and joy keeps falling out of your embrace
Even if you can't see from all the tears
Let's not place an umbrella over our hearts
If you grieve about the world
we should all move on together
Your smile is my mirror
I want to make it shine even brighter
My heart will always be reflected upon you
Those eyes that stare into mine
You are the most precious thing in life
For this, I can keep on walking forever
Your smile is my mirror
I want to make it shine even brighter
And let's project our world together
You are the most precious thing in life
And with our eyes gazing at each other
Let's keep on walking together, forever

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• Category

  Film & Animation

[masakaaa]

Hi everyone! Thank you for the nice comments :) If you liked this video, please visit sour-mirror. jp and experience this on your own browser. You can have a more personalize experience when you connect to your Facebook, Twitter, & webcam.

[Tej Desai]

Hey Masashi, this is brilliant stuff once again!!! Congratulations to you and all those involved on this project!! A classic example of how a great idea has no boundaries ... even though rest of the world dont follow the language, this idea will fly across the world ... Cheers!

[masakaaa]

Thanks! it was definitely a team effort. I could have never done it without the amazing tech directors in Japan. Big call out to Qanta Shimizu, Saqoosha, and Yuma Murakami.

[rocaxal4u]

わたしのパソコンがSOURにジャックされた！最高です！

[CaMacabre]

You are easily one of the most creative individuals I've had the privileged to come across. Thanks for spreading your gift with this world. I wish you the best of luck in the future.

[Ian Bailey]

GREAT video. I wasn't able to do the interactive version, but the song and the video idea are both so great. I love the basslines. I play the upright bass as well and I am jealous of his skill. X )

[Verarit Veranondh]

masakaaa san, oogenkidesu ka. :)

;p

[Jake Cunnilingust]

I love going to that sour mirror site ++++