OUAN505 - Applied Animation - Pre-Production/Research: Backing Tracks

OUAN505 - Backing Tracks:

After searching the internet for a backing track to the song 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' so that I could loosely piece together the bits I was going to use together (for timing purposes as the entire song is four minutes long so would need some bits cut out!), I then used some rather bad editing software just so that I could create a very quick and simple mock up of the song we would be animating to. I didn't want to, nor would it be possible to use the entire song so with the help of my partner, Nathan (offered to play guitar, do some backing vocals, bass guitar), I wrote some lyrics, making sure it was within two minutes - the limit that the brief stated.

Here is the website of which I found the backing track for mockup purposes. I will have to research into legalities surrounding the use of backing tracks for the final animation. If it is not suitable for me to do so, my partner offered to help create one from scratch, however we will be very pushed for time so a pre-existing backing track edited to the correct timing would be preferred.

http://www.stafaband.info/download/mp3/lagu_wham_wake_me_up_before_you_gogo_instrumental/

After clipping this in Audacity, the final length of our song will be just over two minutes by a few seconds. Obviously this is slightly over the time frame we were given in the brief and the main reason for this is the fade out at the end that finishes the song. In order of song parts we have chosen to use the intro music, first verse, chorus, saxophone solo (instrumental break), chorus (of which fades out after final line is sung).

In terms of timing, cutting each part up and working out how long each section will take gave us a good idea of how to start the storyboarding and thumbnailing process. The into of which is fully instrumental is around 12 seconds long, a decent amount of time to set the scene, show the band and introduce the animation. The first verse will last roughly twenty five seconds with the chorus following with a hefty thirty three seconds. An instrumental saxophone solo will last about twelve seconds - 2D animated facts and figures will pop up on screen. The pre-chorus is a few lines sung after the solo of which will  lead into the last chorus (lasts eleven seconds). The very last chorus is slightly shorter than the first as not all of it will be sung. It will fade out slowly of which will take a good five seconds. This will be a nice finish to the song.