Epic Rap Battles of Literature
For my project I read Speaker for the Dead. When we finished our books, we were paired with another book do compete in our Epic Rap Battle. My partner and I were paired with 100 Years of Solitude. I was the art producer which meant I had to get all the costumes ready. We had three characters: Ender, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Colonel Aureliano Buendia. We also had to create the lyrics for the rap. the filming took in total about a week and the editing took about two. below is out final product:
Lyrics:
SOLITUDE INTRO
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, that's my name
Writing so detailed, it puts yours to shame
Rocking family values and fortitude
I wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude
I’m thorough, I captivate the reader
Unlike you Scott I can create a great leader
But I’ll let the colonel take it from here
And let the Liberals teach you some fear
I’m Colonel Aureliano Buendia
para acabar contigo neste dia
(To finish you off today)
For my pride, I fought against the tyrants
Solving fights with words? I do it with violence
But The BC and their boss Mr. Brown
They killed a child, they had to be shut down
So before I arm my boys and commit first degree
You need to tie me up “to a chestnut tree”
My courage godly, my acts eternal
That should teach you not to mess with the colonel
SPEAKER INTRO
I think I’ll take my chances against you
You’ll lose this war like the other 32
I’m Ender Wiggin, I killed all the buggers
But I’m not as harsh as your dictator brother
I am the commander, so you’re outranked
This war is with words, and I’ve got you flanked
I am the one true speaker for the dead
you’re a terrible son, so your mom said
When the piggies tore poor Pipo apart
they displayed him like a piece of art
Who’s stupid enough to think a diamond is ice
Ursula is the real one who paid the price
SOLITUDE END
You guys like hating on my characters
Like the Buendias- I rise from my failures
Melquiades wrote the future, from the past
It was all true, from the first to the last
It starts with the man tied up to a plant
And ends with the child, eaten by ants
The Buendia family ended right there
And the truth of the scrolls was left in despair
The raw, uncut legend that’s my novel
Trumps your boring interspecies squabble
My intricate style sewn into the pages
will immortalize my work throughout the ages
My story is silk, My words are divine
Left you in the dust like you did Valentine
SPEAKER END
Valentine got married you know she’s well
Unlike Sofia who just said farewell
I can rebel against the Starways Code
Watch out now, cause I'm about to explode
I’ll use the Third Life to make you a plant
Put an end to your awful Gregorian Chant
Like the piggies, I’ll kill you for honor
But even they think yours should be a slaughter
My book teaches understanding and reason
your book is full of bloodshed and treason
Love and Logic, that's what I’m all about
I’m finished rapping, over and out
SOLITUDE INTRO
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, that's my name
Writing so detailed, it puts yours to shame
Rocking family values and fortitude
I wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude
I’m thorough, I captivate the reader
Unlike you Scott I can create a great leader
But I’ll let the colonel take it from here
And let the Liberals teach you some fear
I’m Colonel Aureliano Buendia
para acabar contigo neste dia
(To finish you off today)
For my pride, I fought against the tyrants
Solving fights with words? I do it with violence
But The BC and their boss Mr. Brown
They killed a child, they had to be shut down
So before I arm my boys and commit first degree
You need to tie me up “to a chestnut tree”
My courage godly, my acts eternal
That should teach you not to mess with the colonel
SPEAKER INTRO
I think I’ll take my chances against you
You’ll lose this war like the other 32
I’m Ender Wiggin, I killed all the buggers
But I’m not as harsh as your dictator brother
I am the commander, so you’re outranked
This war is with words, and I’ve got you flanked
I am the one true speaker for the dead
you’re a terrible son, so your mom said
When the piggies tore poor Pipo apart
they displayed him like a piece of art
Who’s stupid enough to think a diamond is ice
Ursula is the real one who paid the price
SOLITUDE END
You guys like hating on my characters
Like the Buendias- I rise from my failures
Melquiades wrote the future, from the past
It was all true, from the first to the last
It starts with the man tied up to a plant
And ends with the child, eaten by ants
The Buendia family ended right there
And the truth of the scrolls was left in despair
The raw, uncut legend that’s my novel
Trumps your boring interspecies squabble
My intricate style sewn into the pages
will immortalize my work throughout the ages
My story is silk, My words are divine
Left you in the dust like you did Valentine
SPEAKER END
Valentine got married you know she’s well
Unlike Sofia who just said farewell
I can rebel against the Starways Code
Watch out now, cause I'm about to explode
I’ll use the Third Life to make you a plant
Put an end to your awful Gregorian Chant
Like the piggies, I’ll kill you for honor
But even they think yours should be a slaughter
My book teaches understanding and reason
your book is full of bloodshed and treason
Love and Logic, that's what I’m all about
I’m finished rapping, over and out
Video
Audio
1.(Marquez in writer's office)
2.Wide shot of Marquez
3.Close up of Marquez
4.Medium shot of Marquez writing motion with feather quill pen
5.Close up of Ender Wiggin/Orson Scott Card looking shocked
6.Pull out family photo, with medium shot
7.Throw away picture, switch to wide shot
8.Point to self, with medium shot
9.Hold up two fingers, gesture with them like eyes in close up
10.with medium shot point back to self, then to Scott, Ender looks pissed in wide shot
11.Gesture behind him, in wide shot
12.Point threateningly, in medium
13.Setting change to Brazilian town
14.Colonels back facing audience, turns to cam, hand behind back,
15.go from wide to medium shot, make a fist during second line
16.point to himself with thumb, fist in air in close up
17. Gesture at question “U wot m8?” in medium close up, make gun holding gesture in medium
18.Banana Co. and boss pic shows on screen, gesture in medium shot,
19.then go to wide shot, look angry, point to ground
20.Gesture to both sides in wide shot, close a fist
21.Make chained gesture in medium shot. “Real Chains?”
22.Look around, as if asking for challenge in wide shot
23.point to cam in close up
24.(After rap, put hands behind back and stand straight)
24.(Frame change to spaceship)
25.Ender makes challenging gesture in wide shot,
26.make gossip gesture in close up
27.In close up, gesture to self with both hands
28. Make devilish smile in close up.
29.In medium shot, make video game controller gesture “Actual controller”
30.Point both hands at cam with finger gun gesture in closer medium shot
31.Make salute gesture in wide shot
32.In medium shot, gesture from mouth, the then form arms in a circle, for “flanking” gesture
33.In close up, make speaking gesture
Point at cam while laughing in medium shot, Colonel looks Furious in wide shot
34.In medium gesture, make tearing gesture
Then laying gesture
35.In wide shot, Shrug at question, look around
36. Point at cam, then pull down with fist in medium shot
37. Wide shot, Marquez looks annoyed
38.In medium, make rising gesture
39.In medium shot, make gesture to “Family”
40.In close up, look pained, claps heart
41.Make tie up gesture in wide shot
42.Crouch on ground in medium shot, gesture to ground
43.In wide, make wiping gesture
44.In medium, angrily hold scroll
45.Point at book in medium shot
46.In close up, make “Talking” gesture with hands, speak sarcastically
47.Make angry gestures with hands in medium shot
48.In wide shot, make “grand” gesture, add some light effects
49.In wide shot, just make plain angry gestures
50.In medium shot, point at cam, them behind self
51.(Ender holding back suppressed annoyance)
52.Point at cam in wide shot
53.In close up, make yelling gesture and emphasis “farewell”
54.Hold fist above shoulder in “rebellious” gesture in medium shot
55.Gesture at self in medium, then make an exploding gesture
56.In medium shot, point at cam
57.Look bored, make yawn gesture in close up, Marquez looks about to blow his cap
58.Make stabbing gesture in Medium shot
59.In wide, make noose gesture to self
60.Hold hand to chin in close up with other arm crossed
61.In medium shot, point to cam, cut throat, and throw fist to ground
62.In wide shot, look
63.In close up, salute on “over and out”, then turn back on cam and walk away.
1.(Intro).
2.Gabriel Garcia Marquez,
3.that's my name
4.Writing so detailed,
5.it puts yours to shame
6.Rocking family values
7.and fortitude I wrote
8.One Hundred Years of Solitude
9.I’m thorough, I captivate the reader
10.Unlike you Scott I can create a great leader
11.But I’ll let the colonel take it from here
12.And let the Liberals teach you some fear
13.(Enter Colonel)
14.I’m Colonel Aureliano Buendia
15.para acabar contigo neste dia
(To finish you off today)
16.For my pride, I fought against the tyrants
17.Solving fights with words? I do it with violence
18.But The BC and their boss Mr. Brown
19.They killed a child, they had to be shut down
20.So before I arm my boys and commit first degree
21.You need to tie me up to a chestnut tree
22.My courage godly, my acts eternal
23.That should teach you not to mess with the colonel
24.(Exit Colonel, enter Ender)
25.I think I’ll take my chances against you
26.You’ll lose this war like the other 32
27.I’m Ender the xenocide,I killed all the buggers
28.But I’m not as harsh as your dictator brother.
29.I won the third invasion by just playing a game
30.If you don’t back out now, at you my guns will aim.
31.I am the commander, so you’re outranked
32.This war is with words, and I’ve got you flanked.
33.Ender Wiggin the speaker for the dead
you’re a terrible son, so your mom said.
34.When the piggies tore poor Pipo apart
they displayed him on the hill like a piece of art
35.Who is stupid enough to think a diamond is ice
36.Ursula is the real one who paid the price.
37.You guys like hating on my characters
38.Like the Buendias- rise from my failures
39.Melquiades wrote the future, from the past
40.It was all true, from the first to the last.
41.It starts with the man tied up to a plant
42.And ends with the child, eaten by ants
43.The Buendia family ended right there
44.And the truth of the scrolls was left in despair
45.The raw, uncut legend that’s my novel
46.Trumps your boring interspecies squabble
47.My intricate style sewn into the pages
48.will immortalize my work throughout the ages
49.My story is silk, My words are divine
50.Left you in the dust like you did Valentine
51.(Exit Marquez, enter Ender)
52.Valentine got married you know she’s well
53.Unlike Sofia who just said farewell
54.I rebel against the Starways Code
55.Watch out now because I’m about to explode.
56.I’ll use the Third Life ritual to make you a plant
57.Put an end to your awful Gregorian Chant
58.Like the piggies, I’ll kill you for honor
59.But even they think yours should be a slaughter
60.My book teaches understanding and reason
61.your book is full of bloodshed and treason
62.Love and logic thats what I’m all about
63.I’m finished rapping, over and out.