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Teh Internets How Shorewood High Shot the Video
Posted by Dominic Holden on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 3:50 PM
You may recall that, on a challenge from a neighboring high school, Shorewood High School up in Shoreline recently shot a lip dub to "You Make My Dreams Come True" by Hall & Oates—but they shot it backwards. Like, totally in reverse. With 500 students. It was basically the best video ever. But last week they also released a video that shows the way it was filmed originally, in one shot, played forwards with everyone walking backwards.
Man, these kids rule.
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I'm astonished that any of them were able to remember their backtrack lip syncs, weaving blindly in reverse as they were.
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So it really is all ONE tracking shot. I was wondering if it were, while watching the original. Amazing.
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20 minutes later and I am still geeking out on how this teenage director and crew managed to film, without any edits, a single mobile and very complex tracking shot while choreographing a cast of 500 complete amateurs who perform myriad maneuvers flawlessly.
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I graduated from shorewood about 5 years ago... There must have been some serious changes in administration because we would have been tarred and feathered upon mere mention of such a project.
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Well, it's no "Russian Ark", but then Sokurov didn't shoot his film backwards. So, give Javier mad props for this - and he better have gotten an "A" in his video production class.
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Javier mentioned that he was inspired by Pharcyde video for "Drop", which was directed by Spike Jonze: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3qMdkuc…
When I was at Shorewood in the mid 90s, the A/V department was nothing but a broken tape deck. Well done, kids.
Javier mentioned that he was inspired by Pharcyde video for "Drop", which was directed by Spike Jonze: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3qMdkuc…
When I was at Shorewood in the mid 90s, the A/V department was nothing but a broken tape deck. Well done, kids.
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I'd rather watch this 25 times in a row than have to sit through 98% of the crap released by Hollywood.
Amazing.
Amazing.
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We really stand no chance against these kids growing up with facebook and youtube and iphones and digital video. They're a bajillion times smarter than us and a gazillion times more creative. I beg you kids not to get rid of social security when you grow up! Take pity on us!
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Uh... I only made it through maybe a minute of that video. It was not entertaining at all. Rather lame.
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Absolutely brilliant. And looks like it was so much fun! Just shows the amazing things young people can do with a bit of encouragement. Learning doesn't have to suck.
Also, I sincerely hope that their rival school is giving them big congratulations while secretly scheming brilliant ways to top what they did.
Also, I sincerely hope that their rival school is giving them big congratulations while secretly scheming brilliant ways to top what they did.
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Wow—these are some seriously talented kids! I love that this came out of a public high school rather than an art school. Can't wait to see how their competition responds!
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