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Radiohead Launches In Rainbows Video Contest
kittyKat \| 03/18/2008 @049 \| edit post

Radiohead has invited fans to create animated videos for any of the songs on the band's groundbreaking In Rainbows album, and you don't even need to be an animation expert to enter.

Possible submission formats range from storyboards of "basic sketches with words" to concept videos. If you have a great idea but lack the skills to make it real, animation sharing site Aniboom can connect you to another entrant with whom to collaborate. The deadline for entry is April 27.

Ten semifinalists selected by Aniboom, TBD Records and Adult Swim will receive $1,000 each to produce one-minute videos. Anyone will be able to vote on Aniboom and MySpace, but Radiohead band members will ultimately choose the winner, who will receive $10,000 for the creation of a full-length music video. The Cartoon Network's Adult Swim may or may not premiere the video (apparently, that's yet to be determined).

The announcement comes one business day after Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails announced a somewhat similar fan-generated video project for the latest Nine Inch Nails album, Ghosts I-IV.

Radiohead's In Rainbows has been a resounding success in just about every way, from the initial digital release to the standard CD, released in January by TBD Records and ATO Records, when it debuted at the top of the U.S. album chart. It succeeds musically as well, for me anyway, with Radiohead's meticulous craftsmanship focused on a warmer sound and, of course, some excellent songs.

With a month and a half to put the initial concepts together and the prospect of major exposure for the winner -- not to mention the lure of compensation -- we expect to see some quality videos emerge from the contest.

LINK--> http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/03/radiohead-in-ra.html

Re: Radiohead Launches In Rainbows Video Contest
Gods-Mistake \| 03/18/2008 @103 \| edit post

YEAH!
Nice!
Thanks for the info!

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