So basically i did keep with the whole idea of making things dramatic, etc. or at least i tried to. However, I also decided to make it sort of comical as well since everytime i mention the viking metal genre to anyone they just laugh and are like “what the heck?”. Also, because the way I animated the effects makes it rather comical 
–movie to come–
So this video is EXTREMELY rough. Im having a hard time making this look the way i picture it. I cant figure out how to do special effects like fire and water yet 
Also, for some reason when I rendered this out from after effects and the size got changed, I cant figure out what when went wrong, and i ran out of time before I could figure it out so I just posted it as is.
viking_metal_rough from Michelle Mulier on Vimeo.
PLAN:
1. Why this particular song/piece?
I chose this particular piece because i love how its more folk sounding than alot of the other viking metal, its not just all screaming, but it’s also very dramatic and upbeat.
4. what do you hope the viewer’s experience is? (emotional, political,
etc.)
i want the viewer to have an exciting, dramatic experience
5 pieces in order:
So I’ve been working more on this project and I decided that my original idea has more of the feeling of irish folkloric music rather than viking metal so Im changing my idea. Viking metal is very rough and brutal, the original idea I had was just too calm and peaceful. It didnt go with the music. So for this new plan I’m going to focus more on the vikings themselves and what represents them and their brutality ( ships, axes, swords, rough seas, blood, skulls, etc) so that it fits more with the music style. For textures I will use wood, leather, stone. If i include patterns they will be celtic patterns like the ones I had previously posted. It will be a mix of real and abstract. I’m also changing the color scheme to make it more dark. My new scheme is blue/green, purple, and orange/red, as well as back and shades of grey.
axe flies through the air and hits the "camera glass" glass shatters
stormy seas
i have thought about what to do for this project soooo many times and im still not quite sure how to go about it. I only have one idea to go off of right now that seemed halfway decent. Its based on norse mythology as i said before and since the tree of life is an essential part of any mythology including norse i focused on that. So these are 2 rough sketches of how it opens up. They definetely might change and im not positive how im going to continue it although i do have some thoughts.
Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterised by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the viking age. It is “noisy, chaotic, and often augmented by sorrowful keyboard melodies. It has some influences of death metal, black metal, folk metal and power metal. Both clean vocals as well as “death growls can be heard, and the pace tends to vary from mid-paced to fast-paced. Also, it tends to include the traditional acoustic folk instruments along with the metal instruments.
Norse mythology flourished during the viking age and therefore has much impact on the viking metal genre. Norse Mythology is a strange world. It’s differed from other mythology, in that their characters and world, even in Asgard, are grave and solemn. This may all be due to the fact, even though the gods are immortal, they will be destroyed in the final battle between good and evil.
Asgard was one of the Nine Worlds created by Odin and his brothers, and it was the name of the home of Aesir gods and goddesses. Dozen or more palaces or halls were built within Asgard belonging to the gods, with Odin residing in great hall called Valaskjalf. Valhalla was another great hall belonging to Odin. The great wall around Asgard was built by the frost-giant, Hrimthurs. There was only one entrance to Asgard, known as Bifrost or “Rainbow Bridge”, which was guarded by the god Heimdall. Asgard is a section in Timeless Myths, dealing with Norse and Germanic deities. According to the Norse myths, there were two race of gods, the Aesir and the Vanir. Note that though Njörd, Freyr and Freyja were Vanir deities, but they later became important Aesir gods and goddess.
The Vanir were a tribe of deities associated with fertility and prosperity. They lived in Vanaheim (Vanaheimr or Vanaland), the world of the Vanir. They warred upon rival tribe of gods known as the Aesir. They differed from the Aesir, by being the Vanir gods of light. The Aesir seemed more sombre and gloomy. However, after a peace between the Vanir and Aesir, three of the Vanir – Njord, Freyr and Freyja, became also popular deities of the Aesir. Apart from the Njord and his children, there is very little information than about the Aesir. The Vanir deities seemed to be more popular in Sweden, where most of their places of worship were found. However, other Scandinavian countries also worship them. One of the differences between the Aesir and the Vanir was that the latter practise incestuous marriage. Njord and his unnamed sister were husband and wife, and were parents of twins, Freyr and Freyja. Freyr and Freyja were also married to one another. While Njord and his children were living in Vanaheim, incest between siblings were normal practice, but when they became Aesir deities and lived in Asgard, the three Vanir deities have to find other partners. Obviously the Aesir frowned upon incest.
Norse Sagas contain stories of interest, particularly the Völsunga Saga. The Völsunga narrated the entire saga of family of Sigurd (Völsungs) and the Giukings or the Niflungs (the Nibelungs in the German myth). I had also written a German version of the Völsunga, known as the Nibelungenlied. A Norwegian version, called the Thidrekssaga was written around the same time as the Nibelungenlied, and used both Icelandic and German oral traditions. Thidrekssaga, however, was centred around the hero Thidrek of Bern, usually known in German as Dietrich of Verona.
this is the song im considering using: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCWbkY7JbwI
my color scheme is going to be a range of golden browns with dark reds and perhaps some dark greys like this picture below;
im not sure exactly what im gonna do with it at this point but since alot of viking metal has an emphasis on norse mythology and norse paganism ive been researching that and looking at norse symbols to find patterns..
these are a couple other pics i found that i liked that represent vikings:
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My words are Create/Destroy
So my story continues as Humphrey the Fuzzalumpha has eaten way to much candy and goes insane and becomes a scientist who goes so mad he CREATES a new potion that goes out of control insane and DESTROYS his whole planet. As the planet gets destroyed im going to make the panels more and more abstract to represent it all going into chaos. So the panels will go: 1.black and white 2. epressionistic line 3.metallic 4. fluorescence 5. transparency. I have not completely decided if Im going to stay with the same media throughout all 5 panels or not but Im pretty sure I will.
My first panel is in black and white and it just shows him as a mad scientist creating his potion and going insane. I used the same media because its just a continuation of his previous life so it felt right to keep the media the same. I tried to make it look like one of the old creepy black and white pictures you might see of mad scientists.
My second panel is going to be expressionistic line, so that i can keep it less abstract and ”simpler” than the others but it will show the emotion of him realizing what he has done and his world starting to get destroyed.
My third panel is going to be metallic. As the planet gets more destroyed it gets more distorted so it will be a wamer color pallette to show the initial blast of his potion blowing up. It will also use collage, as things are starting to fall apart but are still held together by a thread.
My fourth panel will use fluorescence as the planet just blows apart, which will be accented by the extreme brightness of the colors.
My fifth panel is going to use transparency and cubism as the planet is completely fallen apart into abstractness and is starting to dissapear.
heres some of the research i did. This is only like half of it though, because i looked at books too.
expressionistic line
cubism
collage
art nouveau
op art
pop art
His name is Humphrey,
And he’s a Fuzzalumphy,
Who lives on a small Hill,
In Wuzzafuzzaville.
symmetric
Wuzzafuzzaville can be found,
On a planet small and round,
In a Galaxy far out in space,
Tis a most peculiar place.
A place untouched by human hand,
in fact, tis a place where humans are banned,
whether size or proportion, nothing makes sense,
Every wall is crooked and every building is immense
geometric
Humphrey loves to dance,
Everytime he gets the chance.
Tap is what he truly loves,
with tails, top hat, and gloves.
animated
Yet sometimes there are those points,
When tap dance dissapoints,
and tis on those rare nights,
that he turns to the disco lights.
dynamic
Some days, however,
He decides to endeavor,
On a mission rather challenging,
And yet also quite promising.
Such a simple task
And yet also so great,
For when it is done
It does make him au fait
Asymmetric
By now you may be wondering,
What it is about which I am blundering,
Well the task which i speak of is simply reading a book,
And is usually done alone in a small, quite nook.
Now you must learn Humphrey’s greatest love
One of few things in his life he is rather ashamed of
For the one thing from which he can never retreat,
Is anything with sugar, or anything that’s sweet.
He loves to go to the candy shop,
And get a bright swirly lollipop,
Or a giant jawbreaker,
And sweet breads from the Baker.
rythmic
Sometimes he will spend,
A few days on the weekend,
And to the beach he will go,
As long as there is no snow.
natural
But at the end of the night,
When the moon’s shining bright,
And everything goes quite
Except the crickets great riot
Humphrey can always be found,
In his bed sleeping sound.
Awaiting the next day
and the sun’s morning ray.
Inanimate
