Film Short: Firework Full Cover (JonTron Offical).
Created by: JonTronShow, Alex S., Mike Bedsole, Michael Gregory, and to many animators to name here.
Released: 2016.
Running Time: 4.16 min.
This is an animated musical video remix that was a promise made to
the donators by Jontron for a Livestream charity event for “Teach For America,"
in which he promised to sing the entirety of Katy Perry’s hit “Firework” if
they reached their donation goal, which they did at 25,000$. It was originally released as a song onto
SoundCloud but it was taken down, so they took the song created, and through the help of several
great talents, created a glorious animated amalgam of a music video.
JonTron did a rather stellar job with his singing. He put a
great deal of power, a little pizzazz, and something uniquely him into the
Perry song that, even if he wasn’t a professional popstar, made it enjoyable
as be-all to listen to and watch, emphasizing that sometimes the intent and approach
to a song number can outweigh the glitz of record label polish, and
was also helped by the fact that JonTron actually has a naturally booming power-punch
quality to his singing voice, even if its a bit raw.
The animation meanwhile was supreme A-game from the various
talents around the web that was utilized (and way too many to name here, which can be checked out on youtube) yet
they all kept their various styles somewhat cohesive to the main theme of the song
and JonTron as their consistent focus. Some of the animation styles were funny, some of it was
gorgeous, and they all did a great job.
The best part about this vid though was that they took the
main point of the song, a sort of nod to self-empowerment of the unique
individual, and preserved it within the very construction and final result of this piece. It felt
like a nice homage to the popular song, but at the same time preserve its own self-empowered unique identity. It made the message both much more entertaining, real, and
easy to relate to over the original music video.
Overall this has been one of the better remixes I have ever
come across, and well worth the view, whether you’re a fan of Katy Perry music or
not.
"Firework" by Katy Perry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw
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