Jim Clark aka vidlad: Oh my, how to begin this one. The people who have posted(weelittledrummer & Lonesome EJ) are not at all narrow minded. They are merely
observing, quite accurately, that your animation will be interpreted as an insult to the memory of Robert Johnson. Many people will not have had the opportunity to access YouTube via Mudcat, and that your attempt to "bring to life" Robert Johnson in what I interpret as a genuine admiration of the man and his music will be misconstrued.
It reminds me of the guy who thought he had a great idea by coming up with "The NEW taste of Coca-Cola" and bombed. So much so that Coke had to spend BILLIONS to introduce what is now known as "Classic Coke"(North American viewpoint here.)
And this issue, like Coke, is about TASTE..
Jim, I believe that you wanted to do the right thing, but sometimes re-evaluation can be a learning process. Perhaps using your skills as an animator to do a montage, or something along those lines.
Does anybody want to see The Mona Lisa speak? The photo of RJ is locked in the memory of millions of his fans, me included. And we all know the songs, and wonder, "what was he like?"
Many people will think you are trying to make a clown out of Robert Johnson..Not good.
The whole mystique of the Robert Johnson legend is best left as it is, in my opinion.
Or, as some of my "motorcycle enthusiast" friends, aka "Bikers" have so eloquently said, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it..."
bob