23 October 2009

Yes, to get you in the mood for video making this weekend, here's another entry for our Hopes And Fears video contest, from Karla S in Monterrey, Mexico. We've seen a few animated videos made using The Sims in our time, but this one really impressed for its direction and narrative. Good job Karla.

By the way, we've had a few videos submitted which are really good, but use copyrighted material (usually other people's photographs). Unfortuantely, we can't allow those videos for the competition, as they infringe a third party's rights. So please make sure everything in your videos is your own, original work.

Don't forget, we're looking for you videos for:

- Bend And Break
- We Might As Well Be Strangers
- Your Eyes Open
- She Has No Time
- Can't Stop Now
- Sunshine
- Untitled 1
- Snowed Under

You have until November 9th to make your video. When you have, please upload it to Vimeo or YouTube and send the link to videos@keanemusic.com. Only one video per person, please.

One winner will be picked for each of the eight songs. We will then select one overall winner who will win a deluxe Hopes And Fears bundle featuring a double CD, a T-shirt and a limited edition signed poster. The seven other song winners will each receive a signed copy of the Hopes And Fears Deluxe Edition double CD.

Thanks to everyone who's entered videos so far. We're really impressed with the standard (as are the band, who've been checking them out too).

Comments

Oh God, it was awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved it!

Posted by lofranko on 2009-11-05 00:41:16

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PERFECT I LIKE IT

Posted by paula*arg on 2009-11-03 18:01:18

Hermooooso video! Ojala saliera de Thin air n_n ! I love KEANE!!!! =)

Posted by katherine on 2009-11-01 12:38:33

wow!!! it's incredible!!! I'm totaly amazed!!! :DD but I still thing they look a bit gay... :| but I still love it!!! good work!!! :DD

Posted by Elfa on 2009-10-30 19:06:31

yeaaahhhhhh!!! orguloo 100% mexicano!!! felicidades karla genial!!!...................................from: merida yuc. lau piNk

Posted by laurapinkeane on 2009-10-30 01:55:23

Wow,this video is amazing - I think it deserves to win!!!!! The expressions are excellent and Richard on the drums has all the right moves! It's brought a smile to my face - thankyou Karla! xxxx

Posted by keanemaiden on 2009-10-28 13:38:12

super bien hecho Karla, que chido que nos representes, me encanto!!! esta genial la animacion y el tema del video :D

Posted by a?da (m?xico) on 2009-10-28 06:04:26

That virtual girl is hot!! d'you look like her?

Posted by daniel_san_18 on 2009-10-27 04:13:05

YOU´RE WONDERFUL GUYS!!!!!CONGRATSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HUGS AND MANY MANY KISSES FROM MEXICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Posted by CLARA LUZ on 2009-10-27 00:16:10

Il n'y a pas de quoi Karla, tout le plaisir est pour moi. I read what you wrote to joanna90. Your video is indeed a ' labour of love'. Nice expression.

Posted by Mihajasoa on 2009-10-26 23:21:11

Merci beaucoup Mihajasoa :D @mortenluvskeane: I love playing The Sims!, I've played it since their first version, so it came natural :), but sometimes my sims skip work too! lol. @joanna90: with a lot of practice and love for Sims and Keane ;D Thanks guys for all the support! Gracias a todos por su apoyo! :)

Posted by ksolalinde on 2009-10-26 22:08:30

Me encanto!!! Muy buena idea hacerlo con los Sims 2 ^^ Espero que gane! Me gusto mucho . Toda la suerte karla :] y felicitaciones (:

Posted by Rooopi on 2009-10-26 21:46:35

Tengo que decirlo, ¡me encantó! es uno de los mejores que he visto y aún a pesar de haber sido hecho con animación, capta el sentimiento de la canción. Felicitaciones Karla.

Posted by CandyAmelie on 2009-10-26 18:34:01

Hello Dear, My name is faith.I got your contact today at(www.keanemusic.com)and i become interested to knowing you and be your friend please i will like you to contact me back through my email (faithogwog6@yahoo.com)so that we can know each other better i will also tell you more for my mail box i hope to hear from you soonest yours friend faith

Posted by joyogwo2 on 2009-10-26 17:58:55

creative video, see also my video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfDteSowtzA

Posted by deloyse on 2009-10-26 15:36:07

Hi Karla! You're really welcome! As is written below your video you did an impressive work with the direction and the narrative. It's a pleasure to watch it.:)

Posted by Mihajasoa on 2009-10-26 15:29:15

aww !!! karlita !!! it's yoour video !! i'm soo exiting !!!!

Posted by romy_k3an3 on 2009-10-26 13:01:14

i luv this, luv the song nd the video is amazing, how did you manage to do this cos i cant even get my sims to go to work lol

Posted by mortenluvskeane on 2009-10-26 12:26:06

... another week my beloved Keane,wishing you safe travel and luck in Barcelona and Bilbao shows.God bless you guys for a peaceful week ahead.Always thinking of you my dearest Tom.A friend is the hope of the heart...take care,a kiss :) Rachel

Posted by RACHEL-RIO-BRAZIL on 2009-10-26 09:00:21

wow!!! i loved it!! i'm impressed that she could do that video with a video game, congratulations!!! :)

Posted by crisroyall on 2009-10-26 03:57:29

Amei! Amei! Amei! The Sims 2 + Keane ... Putz, is too crazy! Congratulations and take you, creator, win! Kiss the boys from Keane. Betty, Brazil

Posted by bettyribeiro11 on 2009-10-26 02:06:12

Amei! Amei! Amei! The Sims 2 + Keane... Putz, é louco demais! Meus parabéns e tomare que você, criador, ganhe! Beijão aos meninos do Keane. De Betty, do Brasil

Posted by bettyribeiro11 on 2009-10-26 02:03:49

that was an amazing video karla love the job you did, the story the scenes, thank you ,by the way the last part when tom watches them, it's pure magic excelent job!!!

Posted by Robbie_keane on 2009-10-26 00:56:39

quite brilliant !! what a beutiful clip !! From egypt with love !

Posted by boomber man on 2009-10-26 00:45:48

awsome i love it it was great job karla (luv ur name!!!)

Posted by keanez girl on 2009-10-25 23:16:40

This is simply amazing! You used the perfect scenes and angles for the song! Incredible job!

Posted by Wolf_at_the_Door on 2009-10-25 18:22:28

A-maz-ing!! Really well-thought, I love the Sims-made Keane, especially the Hopes and Fears logo on the drum, and "The motion keeps my heart running..." part of the video. Really well-made, I loved it:)) Good luck, Karla:D Lots of love from Moshie xxx

Posted by Keaniemoshie on 2009-10-25 17:36:11

Wow that's awesome!

Posted by Tatti on 2009-10-25 17:06:18

My nieces used to love the Sims when they were 12 and 14 years old. But they do not any more now that they have grown up.

Posted by Gudrun (Austria) on 2009-10-25 16:39:23

Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xD

Posted by naye on 2009-10-25 16:04:25

Seriously impressive work! How did you do that by using the game?? WOW!!

Posted by joanna90 on 2009-10-25 13:20:34

Hi again everyone! I can't thank you enough for your time and comments about mi vid, it really means a lot :D @majitos, este vídeo fue creado específicamente para el concurso, puede ser que hayas visto mi otro vídeo con Siims, es el de la canción BBH, también de Keane :D, está en los vídeos relacionados. @sonylang, Puede ser el mismo caso, Mis amigos me apoyaron postéandolo en sus páginas de facebook, probablemente lo hayas visto por ahí... y sí, Viva KEANE y viva MONTERREY :D! XX

Posted by ksolalinde on 2009-10-25 06:23:01

te juro que me parece ya haberlo visto antes del concurso, puede ser??????????????

Posted by majitos on 2009-10-25 05:07:17

Muy lindo Karla!!! :D Me encantó! Y me encantó ver a los chicos en version Sim jajaja

Posted by jennifer on 2009-10-25 05:00:20

It's so great!!!!!

Posted by Crusoe(JAPAN) on 2009-10-25 03:19:24

Ninety nine percent of my life I've been lied to. I just found out TTR wear more eye make-up than I do.

Posted by Left Coast on 2009-10-25 03:01:20

I love it! What a great job! Really good camera angles and interpretation of the song using the camera movements, etc. Great to see all the thought and details that went into it. This is my favourite so far.

Posted by hereforthemusic on 2009-10-25 02:43:16

I love keane and I love the sims...it's so great

Posted by ladyofsorrows-9 on 2009-10-25 01:21:02

obvioooo, tenias que ser de MOnterrey Karla !! quedooo fregonsiisiimoo me encanto el videoo, no se si estoi bien pero ya lo habias puesto en un facebook??? por que creo que ya lo habia visto antes.. great job!

Posted by sonylang on 2009-10-25 00:58:47

i really like this one thanx 4 the video clip bye 4 now Babs U.K.

Posted by Babs2009 on 2009-10-24 22:46:10

Excelent Video!! 3D ART !!! If you can look this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZikRR4Okbg this video was made by Keanearctic... It's a good and funny video!!

Posted by ALPHABETASQUARE on 2009-10-24 22:10:41

WOW!!!!!!!!! That was incredibly impressive!!! I LOVED IT!! It fits perfectly & I love the animations of TTR & the 2 main characters.

Posted by annie nyc on 2009-10-24 22:02:44

LA verdad esta muy bueno !!!!!!!!! me encanto y buena suerte!!!!!!!!! from natyperfectkeane argentina

Posted by NATY0598 on 2009-10-24 21:21:57

coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________ tortilla de patatas :-D

Posted by piluky on 2009-10-24 21:13:05

I like the sims!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by naye on 2009-10-24 18:05:18

Excelente!!!! I really love this video ;)

Posted by Ale_Ros on 2009-10-24 16:17:17

oh, it´s really wonderful, great work !!! XD

Posted by www on 2009-10-24 16:16:01

Absolutely amazing!!!

Posted by _Irina_ on 2009-10-24 14:31:28

Enhorabuena Karla, es fantástico!!!! me encanta tu video, además es que es una de mis canciones preferidas..... se nota que te lo has currado. Todo mi apoyo para tu video desde España.

Posted by Penélope on 2009-10-24 14:16:48

Buen video!!! este es uno de los que más me ha gustado. Mucha Suerte!!! :D

Posted by caritoline on 2009-10-24 14:16:11

Complimenti Karla , hai realizzato un buon video, molto creativo e fantasioso , mi è piaciuto tanto , sei stata originale , brava ! Un salutone da Sabrina v. from Catania !

Posted by Sabrina v. on 2009-10-24 13:23:30

The video is good, but I'm not a big fan of The Sims, I prefer videos that show the rela world. For me, videos that are made using Sims make the characters look a little unnatural. But the theme of the video is great. Congratulations Karla

Posted by dr7 on 2009-10-24 12:56:30

well done!!!! great video!!!!

Posted by fanofmusic4 on 2009-10-24 12:39:18

....you know where to turn to when you need a friend...God bless you...

Posted by RACHEL-RIO-BRAZIL on 2009-10-24 10:09:39

Excellent!

Posted by Graceloveskeane on 2009-10-24 05:05:00

Karla! That was fantastic! I have been a huge Sim fan for over 9 years now and am thinking about doing a video with Sims3 for this! Yours was fantastic! WTG!

Posted by Aundrea on 2009-10-24 04:13:43

holy moly thats good!! love it. and i have to say ,the best one so far...

Posted by cjswench on 2009-10-24 03:30:20

... life is ephemeral ... and so it goes ...may there be love and light..much peace to you...

Posted by RACHEL-RIO-BRAZIL on 2009-10-24 03:23:15

this is my favorite video !!! i liked how they look like tom, tim and richard!! great job and good Luck!!! :)

Posted by haileydog on 2009-10-24 01:01:13

WoO hoO Mexico!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by naye on 2009-10-24 00:33:05

muy bien.... excelente de monterrey! del cerro de la silla, la macro, valle oriente jaja de donde eres? yo tambien vivo ahi!

Posted by skyness.uk on 2009-10-24 00:15:15

Well I guess this is a nice job, but sorry... I don't feel the song on this video.

Posted by Cris Try Again on 2009-10-23 23:57:12

Cool !!!... Very well done and even in least details, like for instance the girl's gestures that are just perfect before the mirror !... Congrats Karla, I've already seen the vid you've done for BBH and I loved it ! But this one truly is awesome too !... Tim, supporting evidence as your songs speak about Love, fit so well to Love and that until now through these vids, ♥Love is the magic word♥... Sweet Dreams, G'Night & Good Weekend !

Posted by Agnes(Fr-15/07/2007) on 2009-10-23 23:30:30

HELOISA, ISA FROM SAO PAULO, BRASIL *** I AM A BIT FRUSTRATED since I am having no time to watch the two new videos, so, I hope I can watch them in not hurry this weekend. LOTS OF LOVE TO MY FAVOURITE BAND AND A WARM HUG TO YOU ALL, HAVE A NICE WEEKEND! XXXXXXX

Posted by isa on 2009-10-23 23:21:43

Merci Rachel, c'est gentil! Je te souhaite aussi une excellente fin de semaine. Porte toi bien, à bientôt, je t'embrasse.

Posted by Mihajasoa on 2009-10-23 23:11:28

Great video! Good luck Karla! ;)

Posted by Silke (Germany) on 2009-10-23 23:07:51

wow karla great video !!! t kedo genial las mexicanas rockeamos jaja LOVE YA GUYS FORM KEANE!

Posted by eugeniachaplin on 2009-10-23 23:04:11

Congratulations to Karla Solalinde who has done a great job with the song and the video!

Posted by Mihajasoa on 2009-10-23 23:03:13

@Johanna: Yes, I am. That was my first experience at sims video making :). @Denislavia: For me, the children represent pure energy, so that's why they're in the sequence "the motion keeps my heart running." The end is opened for interpretation ;)

Posted by ksolalinde on 2009-10-23 22:44:09

Great video, Karla! You are also the one who made a video for Black Burning Heart, right?

Posted by Johanna on 2009-10-23 22:21:20

Omg I didn´t recognize my - or our sweet Tommy, nor Tim, maybe a bit I did Richard / only by beard/.I´m a little confused I don´t understand whose are these children, the end of vid as well. Anyway good job, outstanding! And I must say - Music is the best thing ever, it never ceases to amaze me.... all best to you , with much gratitude, je t´adore sans cesse...

Posted by Denislavia on 2009-10-23 22:11:11

Wow Karla!!! That´s really great!! I love it♥ KEANE!!!!!! xD

Posted by Julia B. on 2009-10-23 21:52:10

OMG ! I must admit this video is great ! Very well done and directed ! Great cuts and effects ! Very good ! Really ! CONGRATULATIONS ! \o/ Brilliant ! The end is awesome - so creative ! Karla, you have A LOT of chances to win ! Good luck \o/

Posted by Juliana Scaffa on 2009-10-23 21:32:08

yay! excelente video Karla .:D... uno de los mejores hasta ahora... México tiene que ganar!!! saludos y buena suerte :)

Posted by yessicachaplin23 on 2009-10-23 21:30:21

Hey guys!! Good job, Karla!! Your video is so interesting and colourful, congrats and good luck :D HUGE HUGS FROM CHILE :)

Posted by Dra_House on 2009-10-23 21:27:59

love it!! omg, this is an amazing video, you did a great job Karla!! wonderful =D

Posted by marie135 on 2009-10-23 21:25:41

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Posted by A.B on 2009-10-23 21:19:57

WOOOW GREAT VIDEO..... CONGRATULATIONS!

Posted by keane_8@hotmail.com on 2009-10-23 21:12:32

GOOD VERY GOOD!!!!!! ES RELAMENTE IMAGINATIVO..ES UNO DE LOS MEJORES...

Posted by MARITSHU on 2009-10-23 20:44:42

Well done loved it thought it was the best one yet really enjoyed watching it thanx xxx

Posted by ruthie on 2009-10-23 20:18:06

@ ksolalinde! girl, you are very talented! very nice entry for 'can't stop now.'

Posted by lord_byron on 2009-10-23 20:08:43

This video is definitely the best one yet. That last part was particularly impressive; it's precisely what I think the video should be like!

Posted by Carlosg777 on 2009-10-23 20:03:15

oh! I like too much I love Sims, and the band was exactly as the real ones good job!

Posted by angelik_ie on 2009-10-23 20:01:33

Such a fantastic job Karla! You are SO talented with the Sims videos WOW!! :) :) Congrats!!! :D :D

Posted by DeeWinnipeg on 2009-10-23 19:51:29

Nice, but I prefer Pedro´s version, the ending is so kitschy.

Posted by Gudrun (Austria) on 2009-10-23 19:40:21

El mejor hasta ahora... No creen que seria bueno que lo hicieran ellos personalmente?

Posted by macarena on 2009-10-23 19:19:22

WOW!!!!!! YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!! FELICITACIONES KARLA, MUY BUEN TRABAJO, ME HE QUEDADO ENCANTADA, OTRA VEZ DIGO: WOW!!!!!!!

Posted by alita_k007 on 2009-10-23 19:06:35

great!!!! loved it

Posted by mari_atf on 2009-10-23 18:53:37

OMG are you my lost twin hahaha i'm joking her name is karla s i'm karlav she is from monterrey mexico like mee :O haha unfortunately i don't have that brain to do an exelent video :D haha really nice bueno wooooowwwww estoy sorprendida nunka pense ke hubiera alguien llamada karla i ke amara a keane komo io los amo de verdad tokalla eres lo mejor :D haha ganaras :)

Posted by karlav on 2009-10-23 18:21:06

Felicidades karla!! Mexico presente en este concurso =) yay! I really liked it, by far this is the best video I've seen this week, Best of luck to you :) Please come back to Mexico soon!!!!!!!!

Posted by lili104 on 2009-10-23 18:00:00

Wow..!° jee I like it.!

Posted by mich keane on 2009-10-23 17:46:05

Good effort, but if you are going to do an animation of the band performing the song, you have to make the mouth movements sync with the song, and unfortuantly this doesnt, which for me makes it look like its a video to a different song. Love the song though. 1.5/5

Posted by david1974 on 2009-10-23 17:39:00

BRILLIANT xxxxxxxxxxxx

Posted by daviniaalison on 2009-10-23 17:34:29

KARLA YOUR WORK IS THE BEST, I LOVE IT. I ALREADY HAD SEEN THIS IN THE FORUMS love from México..

Posted by shesay on 2009-10-23 17:28:42

Karla's video is the best! Congrats Karla!!! :D

Posted by BrokenCrystal on 2009-10-23 17:22:08

It's really great... CONGRATS The end of the video is the best ^^

Posted by lizetho on 2009-10-23 17:07:52

This is soooooooooooooo cool !!! The guys look so cute as Sims characters ! Well done Karla !! Classy !

Posted by maureen1973 on 2009-10-23 16:58:12

uuuuuuooooooooralesss!! EL MAS INTERESANTE HASTA AHORA!! SUERTE!!

Posted by soulshine on 2009-10-23 16:51:19

Now here's a classy video if you like, this girl has real talent! I particularly liked the playground sequence at the end, and the hands framing the end shot!

Posted by ginga on 2009-10-23 15:56:07

I think it's my fav! Good job!

Posted by Car0le-20 on 2009-10-23 15:48:30

This is my favorite entry so far. Good luck Karla!!

Posted by lisamariec on 2009-10-23 15:40:53

Hi everyone! thank you so much to km.com for posting my vid! You rock! I made it with all my heart! and thanks to everyone checking it out, your kind words mean the world to me :D Keane, MEXICO LOVES YOU! Please come back on your next tour! Karla Solalinde

Posted by ksolalinde on 2009-10-23 15:31:24

Mihajasoa!! Je te souhaite une excellente fin de semaine. Prends bien soin de toi ! Gros bisousss :)

Posted by RACHEL-RIO-BRAZIL on 2009-10-23 15:24:06

I wanted to make a video with images of paintings .. but do not understand how you make a video ... :( jijiiji I'm a mess!!!!jajajaj good luck to people who do this job!!!luck!!:) zury!! from argentinian :)

Posted by Melisa on 2009-10-23 15:10:13

Une vraie merveille !!!! Great great video, congratulation !!!

Posted by nis410 on 2009-10-23 15:03:16

Outstanding! Sherry, Michigan, USA.

Posted by Sherry W. on 2009-10-23 14:46:05

I've seen this from the keane forum and I think is the best vid so far, great job !!!! :)

Posted by lalivaldez on 2009-10-23 14:42:24

wow!!! well done!!!.....

Posted by rainborn8228 on 2009-10-23 14:41:40

Thank you km and congratulations Karla. This video is so good, I think you understand the feeling of the song, and chose the right animations well done , I liked it so much! Good Luck!!

Posted by RACHEL-RIO-BRAZIL on 2009-10-23 14:35:20

Brilliant Karla! Congrats! _EUGE_ from Argentina

Posted by eugenia on 2009-10-23 14:31:50

jaja los sims!!!!ta bueno!!!jiiji good work!!!:) los amo con todo mi corazon keane!!:) que tengan un lovely day!!!:) zuri!!

Posted by Melisa on 2009-10-23 14:21:04

Omg, this one is so cool! I like the drums so much! And the band really looks like the band! Very very well done Karla!

Posted by Hanne ( Netherlands) on 2009-10-23 14:08:36

Truly amazing, Karla. Best of luck to you! xx Jo Anne

Posted by jo anne on 2009-10-23 13:57:49

Wow! Congrats Karla!!! =D I've seen it on the forum, and I'm happy for you that km.com put it here. It's very impressive!!! =D Syrinx from Guangzhou, China!!!

Posted by Syrinx on 2009-10-23 13:49:22

Uaaaaaaaaaaau Karla!!!! I really loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations, it´s a very impressive video!!!!

Posted by simoninha (brazil) on 2009-10-23 13:28:12

Brilliant! One of the best entries thus far. Great job Karla!

Posted by moondogie1 on 2009-10-23 13:23:30

Really beautiful!!! I love the end - people in motion. Good luck in competition!

Posted by anjelik1972 on 2009-10-23 13:19:47

WOW!! I love this video. It's great!

Posted by Eline on 2009-10-23 13:12:03

That is brilliant well done.

Posted by jenniewren1938 on 2009-10-23 13:07:31

Omg! Wow!! Best of luck!!

Posted by Spiralling on 2009-10-23 13:06:37

J'adore !!!

Posted by gaëllejeannine on 2009-10-23 13:05:50

This is so cute ^-^ Good luck Karla :)

Posted by meggxo on 2009-10-23 13:05:28

Great video, grabbed the concept and meaning of the song. Really enjoyed the animations and the fact that Richard's drums say "KEANE - Hopes and Fears"

Posted by devilskeeper on 2009-10-23 13:03:55