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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 20:53 18 Dec 2024
We used to engage in a technique called 'Eye Scan' in the advertising industry.
Example. Someone would sit at a flat table or desk and be presented with a tabloid newspaper.
We would then have a film camera set up in front of them to monitor where the eye was led to regarding headlines, pictures, text and advertising as they turned the pages.
This technique resulted in Page 3 being on the right of a DPS ( double page spread ) as a key target eye scan area for glam models to be placed.
I suppose one could argue that the eye would find them on the base of the left hand page but l don't recall us discussing that.
Sounds quite simple, and this was where we were at in the early eighties.
There would be a varied audience for this practice and they were paid similar rates to those who took place in some market research programmes.
History now.
Today we monitored facial expression on two students reading the first two sections of 'Urban Werewolf'. They looked perplexed.
Thought they might. |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 20:32 18 Dec 2024
I have had an AI lyrics to music induction.
It's quite a trip. It is moving forward as a fast pace.
What occured to me is that you can make AI demo's from the melody patterns that are contained in the structure of the lines, words and syllables.
Lyrics don't usually have much value on their own but AI may change this.
We did a short piece with a female vocalist in English and the verses in French. Even the first two attempts sounded ok.
You can select tempo, instruments, mood etc.
TV and radio jingles are simple - and quite catchy.
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 12:34 17 Dec 2024
'PORNSTAR'
( Taken from The Pornstar and the Priest - 2001 UK and Australian release ).
She's the
Kursaal flyer
On the
High tides
The X- Rated
Pornstar
In the classifieds
She's a
Toxic cocktail
Now on release
A phone call
Away from
The Catholic Priest
She's the
Warning sign
Near chemical waste
A night
On a payphone
At premium rates
She's ten
Different names
On ten
Different cards
She's the
Danger that breeds
In every schoolyard
She's the face
That you see
In the heat
Of the night
She's the shape
On the screen
As you turn
Out the light
Bring on beauty
Long live the beast |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 19:01 16 Dec 2024
'URBAN WEREWOLF'
Draft continued -
Peter sat
Atop a rainbow
Looked below
Through traffic flow
Eyed Professor RO
At the side of the road
Peter stepped
Onto a blood painted cloud
Shouted out aloud
'B A L A C H A D H A'
The Professor looked up
Waved an empty coffee cup
Meanwhile
Over in Whitechapel
A Dirty Blonde
Was hanging out
By the Cash Machine
Looking mean
She's gone all goth
Blackened eyes
Wears a cross
Has cut the cloth
To the contours of
Her slinky slunky body
Cheeky monkey
Orders takeaway
Grabs the bag
And runs away
Round a corner
Down Brick Lane
Runs in to Robin Gunningham
But she don't know it's him
( She thought it was Banksy! )
But what
She does know
Is that some
Senior members
Of the Church
Are xxxxxxx SCUM
Dirty filthy xxxxxxxx
With 'A' levels
In child SEX ABUSE [Post edited 16 Dec 19:08]
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 13:57 16 Dec 2024
'STEP BACK INTO IT'
Taken from 'Ipswich Zero 6'
Your glittering career
It started here
Across this table
All those months ago
Your eyes
Much brighter then
And I've kept
The Golden Virginia
Hand rolling tobacco paper
That you left
On the sofa
All this time
I wonder why?
Some keepsake
Before l let you loose
With your
Performing Arts Degree
To step back into it
With all the mainliners
Tonight
Asking you all this
In our Q&A session
Relayed straight
Into an FM radio station
'TELL ME HOW
THEY GET THE STUFF
INTO PRISONS'
'EXPLAIN HOW
ALL THIS HAS
AFFECTED YOUR
MENSTRUAL CYCLE'
'ARE YOU
PERSONALLY AWARE
OF THE NUMBNESS?'
The radio station
Are paying £400 for this
And like our
Initial deal back in March
You will get fifty per cent
Before you step back into it
Only this time
You're gonna have
To keep on walking
'Cause I've taken this thing
As far as l can now
And do l blame myself
For your rapid demise?
I suppose the answer
Is 'Yes'
Even though
You answered
The small ad |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 18:03 15 Dec 2024
Continuing with the Urban Werewolf draft
Urban werewolf
By the power generator
Sends a howl
Across the highway
Traffic lights turn to blue
The ghost of Ginsberg
Hovering above
Eddington Tower
Peter Orlorsky
And the Chickenhawks
Sun burned pages
From sixties
Counter culture papers
Fluttering down
Werewolf turns
Takes the shadowy path
Past the Esso garage
Enshrouded in moonlight
But all is not well
At the farm
Burning cars
On a painted horizon
I'm turning in this bed
Can't sleep
So l can't dream
And dreams
Are protein
Substance
The only route
To the everclear
Feel you near
Through snow
Blizzard ice
Relentless
In the tumult
Punch drunk
By flash floods
Of imagery
Played out
On twenty four hour
News channels
Famine
Tempest
Disease
The urban werewolf
Screams
Turns
Runs
Ever
Faster |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 12:42 15 Dec 2024
URBAN WEREWOLF
This is a first draft....or the opening sequence to one.
It is memory and dream based so won't make much sense ( which is my intention ).
Urban werewolf
On the rampage
The precinct
Your Babylon
The subway
The Hanging Gardens
Akkadiem street talk
From the Third Dynasty of Ur
You engage
In malpractice
Fare dodging
Petty theft
Proudly stating
'I am twenty five per cent
L E S B I A N
Too hot to handle!'
The all too familiar pose
Sitting
Back against a burning wall
With a fixation
On pixelated images
Of Sharon Tate
Hole gouged in face
Jaw line slashed
Pregnant body
Drenched
Blood red
Manson #Satantic cat call
Sexy Sadie on the ranch
Dancing on the Helter Skelter
Step into my dream
Maiden Lane
Summer Seventy Six
Sneak me in
Through a side door
Of the Royal Opera House
Around 3am
Let's go back stage
Sit on the boards a while
The building creeks
Costumes sleep
Ghostly figures leap
From a painted back drop
Take the stage
And the orchestra plays
We met at midnight
You never said your name
Led me away
And l felt
This overwhelming compulsion
To eat you
Sink my teeth
Into your flesh
Deep
Below the surface
Of your being
So we travel
Through time zones
A semi in Woking
And you put on
The Stereo MC's
And it's
'Deep down and dirty'
The soundtrack of our lives
Play fight scratch bite
A rite to passage?
Then that cursory glance
I want to draw blood
Spit you out
Across the skyline
And you crash
Into the fifties wardrobe
In your fishnet body suit
Then in the play park
It's - 'Mummy Mummy look up in the sky'
But mummy is face timing
And the chance just passes her by
Miriam was in the kitchen
Saw an Angel
In a swirl of mist
Wiped her eyes
Took a second glance
But
Sometimes in this life
You only get one chance [Post edited 15 Dec 12:59]
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Reply | The birth of Iron Maiden
at 22:24 14 Dec 2024
We are explaining the origination of the Iron Maiden logo with filming on location beginning in January or February.
I have been checking some exchanges we have had recently and can confirm that the letters that made up the master logo were initially traced out for position to allow spaceing for the logo to be stencil sprayed onto equipment and speakers etc.
Even Steve Harris appears to have no recall of this. Nor Dave Murray as far as l know.
It's possible that a mainstream television company may pick up on this. Most of the interest is coming from South America.
This is a very small part of a very big story but essential that millions of Maiden fans know what happened in June 1977. |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 09:01 14 Dec 2024
A little add on to the tech revolution.
During 2005 l was in the company of a band - Death in Vegas in London and we were discussing how they had used a number of guest vocalists on a recent album ( Scorpio Rising ).
The ISDN sound file mode had been around for a while at the time but l was very much off pace on it's capability.
One of the questions l put to them was 'What was it like working with Liam Gallagher?'
They said 'Oh, we hadn't met him at the time, sent him a demo over ISDN and he sent back one example of the lead vocal which was perfect and it went straight onto the track'.
They used the same mode of recording with Iggy Pop too who was in New York and he kindly gave them six variations of the vocal to select from.
COVID created an even more concentrated time portal for creatives and musicians to experiment and that practice is even more prevalent now.
Exciting but also troubled times.. |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 08:41 14 Dec 2024
Hello Phil, your daughter in law's use of AI is a perfect example. Some people from our generation may be reluctant to delve into AI capability.
The bullet points aspect is of interest because l was briefed ( pre AI ) to write a simplistic outline of Ian Brown's ( former Stones Roses's ) career by an American artist management team for a US audience - that being a little different from a British audience.
He said 'Just do it as a list of bullet points', which is what l did in 2006. I don't think AI was being used in '06 but the American rational for written work interested me.
My associates, who l met up with on Thursday looked quite perplexed when l attempted to explain how you can make a soundtrack by just keying the words into pop up boxes.
I sent demo copies of the work to several record company owners and even they couldn't believe how the work had been created without humans in a recording studio.
I should add though that l went through quite a long process to find a voice that suited the work. The female voice from Ukraine was perfect and l ended up writing for her voice at times.
I have been writing non stop this year as anyone who follows this thread will be aware.
As you rightly point out - copywriting is most definitely something that is available through AI - this is the most incredible step forward. |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 21:13 13 Dec 2024
A few of us dinosaur creatives had a seasonal meet up yesterday.
It is not just me who misses the vibe and energy of days long past....one of our group is doing creative and design work at no cost to keep his mind active.
For my part l was quite pleased to report that l have written one million words in a calendar year and that l have experimented with a number of AI packages - something none of my compatriots have attempted as yet.
The staff who were serving us must have thought we had dropped off another planet as the terminology / speak we engage in still is alien to the new breed.
The seventies and eighties was a golden era in advertising but l wish l could start it all again in the 'now' because the advances in tech would make our work much easier and less time consuming.
I saw something quite special this week while re- watching 'Once upon a time in Hollywood' ( QT ), it was the street mime sequence by 'Pussycat' - l would love to find out how that evolved while filming....it may have been the actress who devised that on the shoot....unless QT was behind it....either way it was the best mime piece for teardrops l have ever seen. |
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Reply | M&T makeover
at 17:47 13 Dec 2024
As l understand it the club are or were under 'investigation'.
Some common ground there. |
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Reply | M&T makeover
at 17:37 13 Dec 2024
So we appear to have two local companies who have pledged £350,000 and £200,000 for three year deals at Maldon and Tiptree that include kit branding, stadium re- naming, ground signage and player sponsorship and the like?
All this for a club that are attracting around 150 fans to home matches?
If that.
The new Sporting Director ( should any deal go through ) is none other than Mitchell Cowling?
Robbie Cowling sponsors the Colchester Community Stadium and the shirts.
Colchester United have not been able to attract any major sponsors since the days of The Weston Homes Community Stadium.
It will be interesting to see how this all pans out.
I am trying to imagine a football club where the background staff which may include in excess of 35 kitchen personnel and an additional gathering of individuals along with the coaching and playing members may outnumber the fan base.
Two promotions would put Maldon and Tiptree at Conference South level.
The sponsorship packages seem top heavy even at that level.
It did appear that a cash injection may have occured a few weeks ago - maybe this is linked
Or maybe not?
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 19:54 11 Dec 2024
Taken from 'Ipswich Zero 6'
This is a short passage from the 'Reflections' section towards the end of the book.
It is Christmas Day, 2006...
I walked past 79 London Road, the house where the accused was living.
I know these properties to be split into flats and bedsits. It is a world where people arrive then disappear and are never seen again.
There is still a white tent outside and the scaffold and tarpaulin remain.
There are two police officers at the front of the property. One a WPC. They seem to be sharing some kind of joke.
At the back of the property l could see two other police officers.
The media have all gone. No need to tape the road off anymore. Just a few days ago there were media people here from all over the world.
Just when l was getting to the exit of this part of the zone something finally caught my eye.
In the garden of 111 London Road there were five candles burning brightly, protected from the breeze.
I wanted to knock on the door and thank those who lived there for their consideration, but it was Christmas morning and perhaps best if l did not disturb them.
I crossed Handford Road and went back to my car, passing the portable white information centre that the police had set up about ten days ago.
The door was shut.
It seemed to be unmanned.
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 13:10 11 Dec 2024
Taken from 'Blueprint for Life' ( also appeared in Graphic Poetry / Victionary, Hong Kong ).
ASSASSiN
ENTER -
The sleazy soda stream princess
THAT -
Was some kind of entrance!
The non - restricted access
In navy and denim
Turn on the meter
In pulsating neon
Take the injection
And know what's coming
YOU -
You're so judgemental
And you're going NOWHERE
We can hear
Your eyes move
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 12:59 11 Dec 2024
Taken from 'Blueprint for Life' ( also appeared in Graphic Poetry published by Victionary / Hong Kong ).
NW6
In Kilburn
The desert moonlight
Alluring but cruel
Entices our souls
An act that connects us
Momentarily frozen
Out very existence
We are the unborn
Tonight we recapture
In a sepia dream
Burning raw incense
A closeness so pure
Our transient spirit
Above and beyond
This urban metropolis
Where we all sold out |
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Reply | BSM vs Wimbledon
at 19:43 10 Dec 2024
Sounds as though Smith had a mishap in the gym.
Samson had a mishap pre match.
Won't feature tonight |
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Reply | BSM vs Wimbledon
at 19:31 10 Dec 2024
John - Joe O'Toole is 36 now.
Playing for Wimbledon tonight.
I remember him playing for Watford against us at Layer Road. We filmed the match.
I wonder if Matt Jay will even bother watching the match tonight?
If l was him l would stay at home in the warm. |
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