Re:Music and dialogue + a good CHIP
I saw a few questions/comments about the music and dialogue...
About a silent film... I wasn't saying I was going to make it a silent film...I was just noting that it worked as one... ALSO we have some big surprises in store for you if you think I will not be utilizing the voice actors in the film... ACTUALLY its quite the opposite... I made sure to let Endika know that JP is an awesome vocalist and that I wanted to utilize his death metal growl in the film... SO he integrated some of the dialogue into the score to be SUNG by the actors... OH YEH two of the voice actors are like professional Opera singers and stuff whom Endika went to college with.... so think about that ^ ^
About dialogue... I always believed "true" animation or filmmaking actually wasn't about the dialogue... in life... like in film I believe in SHOWING not TELLING so I NEVER like tried to make dialogue shine... I hate talky films myself... I can't stand anything made by directors like Kevin Smith... its all BLAH BLAH to me... I want to SEE IT not HEAR IT... If you turn the sound off... its just peoples mouths moving up and down... thats not compelling or interesting to me... I guess I'm more about the Japanese aesthetic... only talk when you have something to say.... BUT "Heart String Marionette" is in no way lacking dialogue.... it has about as much dialogue as a normal film... AND for the FIRST TIME I actually stressed the dialogue and like I must say when I try I'm pretty good at it ^ ^ So in that you'll see another side to Uberector M dot.... yeh I can do dialogue... awesome hilarious dialogue actually... I just never wanted too... but in HSM I have... AND I use it in a way that I haven't seen it used very often in film....
I'm the type of person that goes to extremes to prove a point... people said about WATS "It has no story" So I'm like ok YOU WANT A STORY?! So with HSM the narrative is so intertwined and complex only the the most insightful will be able to put it together ^ ^ So the people that said there was "no story" will now say "There's too much story" haha... again the ignanT assume something does not exist for the simple fact that they are unable to perceive it...even though others can....
People said "There's no dialogue"... yes it was very sparse on purpose... SO NOW with HSM... of course I have to prove to the ignanT that there was no dialogue for a reason and its not because I can't do it its because I didn't want too ^ ^ M dot the consumate childish rebel that he is eh ^ ^
SO because of me and my chip on my shoulder your going to get an epic film with amazing visuals, amazing music, an awesome mind bending story and pwning dialogue performed by WIN voice actors ^ ^ AND OF COURSE everything is original and its strange and there's FUCKED monsters and fight scenes and suspense and horror and comedy and WTF galore ^ ^
So I believe the best thing to do with criticism is too become great in the criticized areas and throw it in the FACE of those that doubted you ^ ^ You don't get down on yourself you get mad... and you use that fire to fuel you to work harder, get better, improve in every way....
Here's a relevant quote from Edward Gordon Craig in "On the Art of the Theatre"
"Too early criticism breaks the young actor who would be an artist as far as possible, and causes him to be a traitor to the art which he loves. Beware of this... Receive your bad criticism with a good grace and with the knowledge that with patience and with pride you can outlive and out distance all around you"
So if criticism strikes you in the heart... take that dagger and DO NOT STAB YOURSELF... because that will cause you to hate your art...hate yourself.... instead work hard... learn how to wield the dagger yourself and throw back into the FACE of who threw it at you... much like Jack Burton does in Big Trouble Little China...
So yeP thats pretty much the answer to the problem ^ ^
Brought to you by professional weirdo M dot Strange.