This video, however, is a bit different. It has all the components of a successful lipdub video (catchy song, continuous flow, epic shots, etc…) plus a little more - an interesting storyline. Watch it now.
Pretty good right? But what makes it special? What makes it stand out from the rest? Maybe it's the fact that's it's shot in one continuous shot. The planning alone would have taken weeks. Everyone involved would have to know where to be, what to do, etc… beforehand - no room for mistakes. But that's not anything new. Every lipdub video requires that kind of planning. Perhaps that's what makes them all great. Epic amounts of students working together towards a common goal.
What makes this one unique, I think, is the storyline. The concept of a new student coming to a new school. We can all identify with that. Some of us have been there. It's hard - making new friends and trying to fit in. Well I don't know about you, but I would love to be a new student at this school. Literally, the video showcases the various cliques of the school and how any student can fit in anywhere. And while it is a story created for video it more than likely represents the reality of that school culture. Everyone working together. Students know that cliques exist - yet each group is valued and respected. There are no "outcasts".
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ReplyDeleteI disagree. The "plot" is two scenes spliced on to the start and end of the video. The lip dub is fairly unique that I have seen because it displays all the different activities that people participate in but that doesn't limit them to cliques. It is more of a demonstration of what they do at school as opposed to who they hang out with. While there might be some overlap, it doesn't necessarily mean that.
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ReplyDeleteAlthough there was a chance for a storyline, I think that it could have been better. The new student is present only at the beginning and the end. Continuity is lost as you are supposed to be looking at the school through the eyes of the new student but at the end of the clip the new student is on the ground. The new student seems to be abandoned in his new setting, as focus is put towards the next new student arriving. Also, clique wise, people are equal and respected within their own group. There is still plenty of room for animosity between certain groups, but many groups do respect each other.
ReplyDeleteGood insight Smith. I agree that the ending could have been reworked to achieve their intended effect - rather than accept the new student he is left standing outside…alone. Perhaps this is done to show that he is new, and left to make his own choices and find his way….but that is reaching. In any case, the most impressive thing about this video, I think, is that real students came together to create it. Cliques seem to thrive off of and respect each other. It seems that realistically, it would be a great school to be a part of - not for their representation of it… but more for what dynamics exist behind the creation of that representation (if that makes sense).
ReplyDeleteI also pondered on that thought. He does have many choices for the group he would like to be a part of. The amount of time and effort the students would have had to put into this project must be impressive. It is not always easy to motivate high school students to that level of commitment. The school does seem like it would be great to go to. The way all the groups would have to mesh and collaborate for this project makes it seem like the atmosphere in this school would be amazing. It would be interesting to see how the groups would interact outside of this project.
ReplyDeleteWell said. That was the point I was trying to convey. Seeing how these groups interact outside of this project would definitely give us a realistic representation. Often, videos romanticize things. However, whatever the dynamics I would be willing to bet that those dynamics were improved by this project.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. The End.
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