#not killjoyhistory

[killjoynest]

are there any masterposts with everything one should know about danger days lore? like how do i aquire all of this information

god WHAT a question anon. as a heads up, quite a bit of whatever you see in the tags on tumblr has some level of fanon to it - there isnt really much to canon so everyones been using it as building blocks or whatever this whole time.

As for actual resources there is this, which should have comic links, the twitter doc, etc. there is some stuff on @killjoyhistory though ill admit i havent checked in a while. for the most part if you cant find something canon in comics/mvs/twitter you just check one of the others or make shit up. like gerard way walked out the door and we all scrambled to barricade it after him bc jfc dude its not great.

anyways helpful hints: theres fuck all about the fab killjoys themselves so u can just say whatever you want there. some charcters are only one off mentions or something and are now, like, basically collective ocs. witchfucker wednesday is mandatory (joking .... unless?)

#like if you have an actual canon thing to ask abt u can ask me bc despite my obvious disdain for the writing i DID in fact read all of that #which is why misinfo hours are fun 💖 #asks

[killjoyhistory]

i hope you know you're doing destroya's work with this blog

thank you! it's an archival project to preserve the original killjoyhistory which disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

#asks #ammargura

[themat182]

@killjoyhistory fan made finally it’s finished

#MouseKat #TheChemicalRomance 

[killjoyhistoryarchive]

Photograph by Claire Vogel.

EXCLUSIVE interview with Nate Weaver–director of photography on the “Art Is the Weapon” video

I recently reached out to Nate Weaver (director of photography on the “Art Is The Weapon” video), and he graciously agreed to answer some questions about the filming process. Read on to learn more about the creative process behind the launch of the Danger Days era!

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1. Are there any props, characters, or concepts that didn’t make it to the video? I watching a behind-the-scenes video for “Na Na Na” and was surprised to see at least a few things that didn’t make it into the actual video. Was there anything that you guys filmed or discussed that weren’t included in the final cut?

You know, I’m a bad person to ask. I was there, but the place was literally blanketed in all these props and dressing that Jason and Gerard had come up with. All the art was carted out to the set days beforehand, and by the time I got there it looked like the Killjoys had been there for a week. I couldn’t keep track. You have to understand that Gerard was the source of all this stuff…Jason was adding and fleshing out plenty of ideas, but Gerard’s creativity was the source of everything and it was very off-the-cuff and free flowing.

2. One of my favorite scenes from the “Art Is The Weapon” video is Kobra Kid flinching and covering his ears at the sound of a gunshot. How much insight did the cast have into their characters’ personalities? Did they ever suggest certain scenes or details for their characters?

It’s really difficult for me to say, on music videos traditionally directors do not get too involved in “directing” the finer points of an artist (or their character). In a lot of music videos, what band members decide to bring to the screen is very much their decision because that character likely is on display in other ways.

That said, I’m pretty sure I remember the idea of Mikey flinching was Gerard’s idea. All the scenes we shot were pre-determined well in advance, so as far as did Ray, or Frank, or Mike come up with any of the scenes, I can’t say.

3. How and why was the Four Aces set chosen? What made the crew decide that a diner/gas station was the perfect place to introduce the Killjoys? Did you consider any other locations before you started filming?

This was a decision made by Gerard (to my knowledge) relatively early on. If I had to guess, the reasoning was practical. It’s tough to find a small geographic area that can give you a lot of different looks and places to play around in. But it was a fun playground!

4. What kind of steps did the cast and crew take to really “transform” the set, making it look like something from the Danger Days universe and not just a generic diner?

Well, I think one of the keys is knowing that we all knew that it was never supposed to look like a diner necessarily. Or a motel. Jason Fijal had a lot of ground to cover. I would guess that he was busy building gizmos like Dr. Death’s radio console and collecting props for a good week beforehand, if not more. And then at that point, it’s just him looking at a list of scenes we have on the shotlist, and dressing those sets the day before. I remember we had to have a couple discussions about how to turn the motel’s front office into Dr. Death’s radio station. But luckily for us, it was all supposed to be post-apocalyptic, makeshift anyway!

5. What was the creative process like? How did you and Gerard work together to make a video that matched his vision?

It was like holding onto a firehose? But I would mean that in the best way. I mean, I’m glad you asked, because I’ve been lucky enough in my music video career to work with some very incredible, creative people. Gerard though is one of the most freely creative people I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet and work with. From the very first meeting, I quickly realized that Gerard had this world very fully realized in his head, and I’d need to hang on and just try to fill the few gaps in his plan with photography and filming approach that fit his vision. Gerard was really the director. And I couldn’t have been more happy than to just help him get all that stuff out of his head and onto the screen. It was fast, it was chaotic, and it was one of the most freely creative shoots I’ve ever been a part of. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

6. What was a typical day at the shoot like? What duties and responsibilities did you have?

(Since mine was only a one day shoot, I have to kind of breeze over the ‘typical’ part.)

I have to comment that there was nothing typical about this shoot…it wasn’t typical because we had so much to shoot in one day, because Gerard was so involved in almost everything, I could go on and on. It was the best kind of not-typical.

A lot of people might think a director is responsible for everything, but really a director is (hopefully), overseeing a lot of talented people and just letting them do their thing and making sure it all meshes to the director’s vision. So if you say Gerard was a director because it was his idea, and he was very interested in certain details of how it was all brought to life, then my job as co-director was doing all the director jobs that he was too busy to do because he was in front of the camera so much. That means breaking rough ideas for scenes into a shotlist, deciding how it was going to be lit, and “gap filling” other creative decisions that needed to be made. Where the camera goes, where the cuts will be, etc.

7. From what you’ve said, it sounds like the schedule was pretty rapid-fire. Do you think it would have turned out differently if the crew had more time, or was the tight schedule the perfect way to squeeze out creative energy?

Well, unfortunately, it’s almost always the case that if you had more time or money there would be improvements. I would have loved for it to be a two-day shoot. But I have to realize that most of those improvements would be to things like lighting, and maybe more coverage on some of the more peripheral concepts Gerard had. But the core of why people seemed to like it as much as they did…all that would have been the same. I doubt it would have been a “better” piece in the fans eyes if we had more time.

And yes, I do think the circumstances of all of it made it a little bit to the screen. It was to be a rapid fire trailer. So if by the end of the day the feeling of “getting things done” came across as urgency on the screen, it all fit together.

8. Finally, are there any fun/interesting stories from the shoot that you could share?

This may already be common knowledge, I don’t know, but when the guys are sitting in the diner eating scavenged food, all the cans were supposed to be vegetarian chili I think. Mikey wasn’t into real chili. But I think what the art department got by accident was either real chili or refried beans? Mikey was genuinely really grossed out by having to eat this stuff, but he barely said a word and at the end of the take was trying to spit it out I think. It was hilarious, but I felt bad he wound up doing something he was so grossed out by! After I called cut he’s like sputtering and trying to get this stuff out and everybody’s laughing.

Before I we finish, I just want to say again how awesome this project was to work on. In making music video, it’s not always what it’s cracked up to be. Sometimes people are difficult, sometimes the conditions are a pain. I was a late MCR fan, I didn’t get “it” until Three Cheers. But going into it, I wasn’t counting on it feeling like a bunch of people getting together and making a short movie for fun, with the added benefit of having some resources to get those fun ideas on screen. It’s so rare to have a great time on a shoot, and then the final product turns out amazing as well. Everybody involved was awesome, and I can’t stress enough how awesomely easy and low-key it was to work with Gerard, Ray, Mike & Frank. It will always be a really fond memory in my life; gratifying beyond words!

[Originally published 08.08.2018]

#reuploads #not killjoyhistory #my chemical romance #nate weaver #gerard way #mikey way #frank iero #ray toro #claire vogel #interviews #behind the scenes #na na na video #jason fijal #exclusive

[vinyls-and-valentines]

Hi! Do you know if there's like a guide to the killjoy universe? Because there are many concepts i dont understand lmao. Thanks! :D

Uh, not as far as i am aware, no, but this is the best "Danger Days lore (disambiguation)" post i can provide with links i've gathered over the years:

starting off strong, there is this post on where to starting looking into Danger Days (most of the comic links are mostly busted, but they were meant redirect to content found here)

comic links for National Anthem

the original Better Living Industries website

the big bad doc of twitter canon and the addendum of videos featured in the original tweets from said doc if you want to have them separate

the band discussing merch designs, the American flag and bad luck beads

Angesagt! interview(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) where they discuss the influences of Danger Days, and somewhat delve into the creative process and creation of the album

you can consult @killjoyhistory and @killjoyhistoryarchive for additional material

and here are some older (before 2019) killjoys/danger days dictionaries

It seems more intimidating than it actually is, but if you need to ask any questions or just a quick answer for something then my inbox is always open!

#i say 'before 2019' because that's when i & some of the dd blogs that i've been following since the beginning of this blog were established #also god the loss of the original killjoyhistory blog hit where it hurts 😔 #anyways. sorry for taking so long i had to think really hard on this one + go fishing for links #answered #anon #resources #killjoys

[kidd-corvid]

never forget that yo gabba gabba still exists in danger days

#shouting #mcr #um i dont know where he said this i got it from killjoyhistory #danger days #killjoys

[newsagogos]

guess what i just found through looking through the diner pictures?

#killjoyhistory my beloved :( #you can guess or wait for me to post it

[destrya]

hello! ur one of my fave mcr blogs, and i'm sorely lacking in mcr content on my dash, so do u have any other blogs u could recommend? also how is ur day going? i hope it's going well :-)

hi! oh wow I feel honored haha ❤️ ow man I wish I could help you but I made this (side)blog really recently and I haven’t had the chance to see many mcr blogs let alone follow some :(

#my day is going fine btw! this ask is so sweet kdfjh #anonymous #OH wait I was going through killjoyhistory the other day and they have a lot of stuff there it's great #check that one out!

[mind-all-over-the-place]

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#did killjoyhistory deactivate 😟 #rambles

[thebutterflyprince]

NO DUDE IS KILLJOYHISTORY GONE????

#IM SO MAD #killjoyhistory #des talks

[killjoynest]

whos even like. basically owning danger days tumblr rn whos the current "oh thats THEE danger days blog"

#yknow not in just a killjoyhistory way but like how soph was ages back #goofin hours

[aquelagibbles]

trying to make my room look danger-days-esque for a 10 year tribute live stream tomorrow. my idea was “killjoy hangout spot”, dunno if i did it well enough haha

oh, and i did this kobra kid helmet in a single day. i plan on fixing it later :) i’m open to any suggestions on how to improve this thing!

oh! massive thanks to @killjoyhistory for (unknowingly haha) helping me tons with infos on the overall aesthetic and material!

#my chemical romance #mcr #danger days #killjoys

[voughtcorsair]

killjoyhistory is dead??? what the hell what the fuck does anyone have it saved to archive.org or anything?

#radiowaves

[killjoyhistory]

Pinned post with quick links to resources.

Killjoys library.

KilljoyHistory YouTube.

Download all(?) known MCR songs.

Racism in the Danger Days canon / fandom. (Another.)

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Please DM if you happen upon an original KilljoyHistory post that I haven't added to this blog yet. Asks and submissions are open for anything you might need to contact me about.

This blog was created to save posts originally created by @/KilljoyHistory on Tumblr/Twitter. Their blog was deleted on March 9th, 2021, along with most of their other socials without warning. I've tried to reach out to them but have had no success (yet) and I'm not sure what's going on or why they deleted.

If you receive a notification that this blog has reblogged something from you from several years back– I try to go through archives with some sort of regularity but sometimes there are comments or additions that I can't remove, certain people in a thread have deactivated, etc., and your post may have been the last one before any additions. Sorry if I scared you!

This version of KilljoyHistory was initially owned by @voughtcorsair and is now run by @hyperthrust.

If you are the original owner of the first KilljoyHistory and would like your blog back, then please contact me. Anonymous asks are open so you can send a message here. I hope you're doing well.

[killjoyhistoryarchive]

SHINY Cover of “SHINY” magazine shared by NewsAGoGo on Twitter (11/7/2010). A close-up photo of Fun Ghoul offers a glimpse of the contents:

Source: 1

#shiny #magazines #universe details #fun ghoul #twitter pictures #twitter #killjoyhistory #reuploads

[vinyls-and-valentines]

hey, i saw some of your hcs about bad luck beads and was wondering what’s been canonically said about them since i can’t find much. do you mind filling me in?

As far as i know, there's only the fact that the name comes from the fact they're supposed to keep your bad luck where you can see it has been established as canon, in an interview with the band. The rest is an amalgamation of headcanons which have been incorporated into the way a lot of us view the killjoys universe

#i'd include a link but i think i read it in a magazine scan because it's not in the interview i remembered it being in #the dd visual library put together by the original @killjoyhistory blog didn't have any answers for me either so yeah. anecdotal #information it is #(unrelated but i despise the word 'anecdotal' with a passion. can never remember how you spell it. i had to google it) #answered #anon #bad luck beads #danger days #killjoys #← in case anyone knows the interview i'm talking about