Tash Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Coldplay team up with Oxfam to raise land grab awareness Band will create new video for 'In My Place' using fan footage Coldplay and Oxfam have teamed up to make a new crowd-sourced video for an acoustic version of their track 'In My Place' that will be part of a campaign to combat land grabs. Land grabbing is the practice of banks, individuals or governments buying huge plots of land in poor countries for profit, which is damaging to those who live there, who can end up without a home or livelihood. The video seeks to highlight this issue by showing the sense of being out of place. Fans have been asked to submit video or photo footage by March 20 for the chance to be included in the video. Coldplay’s music video and film director Mat Whitecross will stitch the best of the footage together to make the final cut. "People are being asked to move something favourite, personal or familiar from their home to somewhere it doesn’t belong. Alternatively, they could do something personal, everyday, familiar that they’d usually do at home, in totally the wrong place." The video will launch in April when The World Bank has its Annual Spring Meeting and aims to encourage people to take action and try. link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 That explains these tweets: On tour wth Coldplay We're launching an amazing, exciting new project with @Coldplay on Monday. And all of you can get involved. Can't wait to tell you about it! link On tour wth Coldplay Wow, your excitement about our new @Coldplay project is giving me goosebumps! Can't give away too much yet ... watch this space! link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollyxyloto Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 :o wow, I think I'll submit some pictures :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 So cool of them! It's great that they're showing the world they still support Oxfam! And it's a nice idea. Can't wait to hear that version of In My Place as well!!! This post is very calm but really I fangirled like crazy when I learned about it 20 minutes ago :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecortazzo Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I'm mostly excited not for the video, but for the music. They say this will be an "acoustic" track of in my place. So it's gonna be piano? And is it gonna be a new version that we've never heard before, or is it gonna be an old version? Any clues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 A piano version would be nice, but they've done it with acoustic guitars before, so there's no guarantee it will be a piano cover. I'm hoping for a new version too, but either way, this is awesome and I'm glad they're doing it. Planning on entering. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I am in so need of a creative project! this shall be fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I don't quite understand what kind of pictures/videos they want. Will someone enlighten me? :wacky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakfak Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I'm mostly excited not for the video, but for the music. They say this will be an "acoustic" track of in my place. So it's gonna be piano? And is it gonna be a new version that we've never heard before, or is it gonna be an old version? Any clues? Acoustic doesn't necessarily mean piano. It'd have to be new I think. There are several acoustic recordings of IMP floating around, but they're all from live recordings, as far as I know there's not a studio one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplaymom Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Acoustic doesn't necessarily mean piano. It'd have to be new I think. There are several acoustic recordings of IMP floating around, but they're all from live recordings, as far as I know there's not a studio one. In fact, some would argue that piano isn't acoustic at all:D I'm weird my best version is at KROQ House of Blues in 2003 when Jonny forgot to turn on his guitar. I loved that kind of mellow sound without the lead guitar very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I'll just pretend I didn't hear that,lol. But it's not likely since that song is one that Chris always praises Jonny's performances on, so I'll be ok... *rocks back and forth shivering* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyy Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I don't quite understand what kind of pictures/videos they want. Will someone enlighten me? :wacky: same here!!! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Take something from yur home and film/photograph it in a place that isn't it's usual context, or do something you'd normally do in your own home somewhere it wouldn't normally be done...just paraphrasing, but that's what it looks like to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetelephoneline Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Take something from yur home and film/photograph it in a place that isn't it's usual context, or do something you'd normally do in your own home somewhere it wouldn't normally be done...just paraphrasing, but that's what it looks like to me. Sounds cool but hard to invent something :P But they will give more info on monday I think? Awesome Coldplay projects are Awesome :dazzled: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Take something from yur home and film/photograph it in a place that isn't it's usual context, or do something you'd normally do in your own home somewhere it wouldn't normally be done...just paraphrasing, but that's what it looks like to me. Oh okay, thanks for that! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny and the cake Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Where do we submit it? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Oxfam and Coldplay will probably announce that on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiquidSky Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I love In My Place! and I have no idea what to submit lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 oh dear.... i read that "land crab awareness" :smash: :escaping: i'll submit something though :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 I have a couple of ideas but I don't know if they are realisable :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I suck at taking pictures, and even more at making vids. So NO, that's nothing for me. Good luck with your projects guys lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecortazzo Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I'm surprised everyone is talking more about the video and not so much about the song! I mean cmon people! We are probably gonna hear a new acoustic version of in my place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 ^ remakes of old songs kinda... don't make me very excited. I prefer new ones :wacky: And there are already a few acoustic versions from IMP out there (from little concerts/sessions and the like), so.. yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecortazzo Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 ^ remakes of old songs kinda... don't make me very excited. I prefer new ones :wacky: And there are already a few acoustic versions from IMP out there (from little concerts/sessions and the like), so.. yeah. Well, I'm thinking that for a new video like this, that they're not gonna use an old acoustic version that's already been heard. I believe Chris is gonna do a new studio recorded piano version of it. Just like with yellow "every mother counts" version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdwGB-Pzmy8[/ame] Oxfam ambassadors Coldplay have donated an incredible acoustic version of their track 'In My Place' for a new Oxfam campaign video, and we've teamed up with the award-winning director Mat Whitecross to create it. Now we just need you, Coldplay fans and friends of Oxfam, to star in it and help create a unique crowd-sourced video for the GROW campaign. This special acoustic version of In My Place was recorded for Absolute Radio in 2002. Usage is by kind permission of Absolute Radio 2013. In My Place Film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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