Mykola: It was super random... I follow Mick Boogie on twitter (http://twitter.com/MickBoogie). He posted this tweet about how he needs animators real quick, so I responded with a link to my website (www.myk31.com). I didn't think he'd ever reply to be honest, LOL. But then, very next hour he emails me saying he likes my shit and that the style would fit well for the project he had in mind.
I was excited as hell, even though the original deadline was like 1 week (impossible!), which was changed later anyway. Plus I didn't care, I was stoked to do something for the artists involved, and I believe the song is just PERFECT material for a video like that.
Sid: Explain the concept you created for the video?
Sid: Explain the concept you created for the video?
Mykola: Initially there was no specific concept, it was supposed to be kinda abstract. I showed samples to Mick and he was like "it'd be cool to have some characters representing the artists involved"
and I was like "hmm yea I can do that". So that's it concept-wise, basically illustrating what the song is about :). Technically speaking, I simplified the video as much as I could without watering it down and
taking away from the fun in it. So like, all the characters only have a head and not even hands,
the background is the same color thru the whole video, etc. Otherwise it'd be impossible to finish it in time.
Sid: From start to finish how long did it take you to create it?
Mykola: About two weeks. Maybe slightly less. I should've kept count haha.
Sid: Upon completion of the video, which scene turned out to be your favorite?
Mykola: Hmm there are a few.. But the TV-set scenes take the cake for me personally :). Especially the one with the Donkey Kong nintendo game, that was fun to recreate and it looks interesting in the video.
