Potentially stupid question

[kuronosan]

Okay y'all. So I wrote a Bond song. Anyone out there know a good way to pitch this to Amazon/MGM? I'm not one to really toot the horn of my own my music, but I really think this is something that fits "Bond".

[-Zer0-]

Cut a Bond intro with the song. Post online and tag relevant people. Go viral. ??? Profit.

[kuronosan]

Like cut my own or hodge podge something like a "compilation video"?

[Salodin]

Just replace a current bond video with yours, try a few and see if it fits. If not, ask AI to cut a video

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[Cantih]

DO NOT use AI

[-Zer0-]

Just replace a current bond video with yours, try a few and see if it fits.

This is the easiest way to mock things up. I wouldn't use AI unless you get desperate cause anyone with creative control who makes meaningful decisions in the industry abhor it. I'd suggest trying to storyboard it first if you have an idea for visuals.

[kuronosan]

I think my plan was to use it for storyboarding but I'm wondering if using existing stuff wouldn't get me hit with account flags. Really don't like the idea of using AI exclusively to do a video but I don't exactly look like James Bond and I'm not an animator.

Happy to link music if anyone's interested in hearing it. I'm not the best with videos (even my YouTube channel is like, not professional lol).

[kuronosan]

I decided I'm going to learn After Effects. Maybe that would help with story boarding.

[-Zer0-]

Fuck Adobe, but After Effects would be great for motion work!

[arus2001]

Gonna be real, but they'll probably never bite because they don't have creative control from the onset. Even the idea of hoping to go viral works against you because reaching that point means preliminary exposure and hype ultimately dying down long before they could realistically act on it. Otherwise, I'd encourage to only approach this as a fan project with no real expectation of it picking up and whatever skills you pick up from the video creation potentially applying to future mischief.

Just lurking on the creative side of the spectrum with my adulthood, there are simply tons and tons of people out there hoping to make some kind of break and it's unfortunate that those with legitimate talent will never see it. Pretty much all the modern talent shows are scams where the winners were predetermined and control over their works after the fact have been outright predatory. It's also very much an industry of who you know taking precedence over talent. Just asking here is a big red flag you don't know anyone. As others have said, though, avoid AI. Not because execs hate it, but because potential peers and often irrational listeners will crucify you. And even if you do dabble with it in early phases to help hammer out concepts, never fucking disclose it. It's kryptonite even if it does have uses.

[kuronosan]

Actually, I know a lot of people. Just asking for input from the board in case the people who work in the industry know more people.

I've self published my own music and I've made connections, so I'm not worried about this being my big break. I'm already set. It would just be cool to see.

Edit: I do appreciate your honesty though!

[arus2001]

Yeah, I get it. I've gone through my share of folks who think they'll be the next big streamer, for example, and unfortunately I've had slap 'em with the reality stick. Even among the "successful" ones, it still winds up a side hustle. I know "Just do it for fun..." tends not to pay the bills or save folks from the horrors of modern capitalism, but we're just not in a culture that prioritizes the arts enough despite how much we want to consume it.

I think the irony there is those not averse to AI can actually understand that part, but none of it is at the point where it can be considered comparable to those good at their respective crafts. And as a Trekkie, I always approach it from the mindset that this is baby's first step toward holodecks. I'll just be long dead by the time we get them. I've tried listening to AI music now and then and unfortunately without human correction they tend to be pretty bleh. That correction also demands the human fixing it knows what they're doing beyond just vibe coding, so to speak.

[kuronosan]

Yeah, I get it. I've gone through my share of folks who think they'll be the next big streamer, for example, and unfortunately I've had slap 'em with the reality stick. Even among the "successful" ones, it still winds up a side hustle. I know "Just do it for fun..." tends not to pay the bills or save folks from the horrors of modern capitalism, but we're just not in a culture that prioritizes the arts enough despite how much we want to consume it.

I think the irony there is those not averse to AI can actually understand that part, but none of it is at the point where it can be considered comparable to those good at their respective crafts. And as a Trekkie, I always approach it from the mindset that this is baby's first step toward holodecks. I'll just be long dead by the time we get them. I've tried listening to AI music now and then and unfortunately without human correction they tend to be pretty bleh. That correction also demands the human fixing it knows what they're doing beyond just vibe coding, so to speak.

Either way, I don't have much to lose at all sharing the published result. Still working on my mixing skills.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=p_...K19mccQNsRGPkh