Savant Location Scouting in Pope Valley (Sheepskin wipe)

Thanks to family connections, Robert was invited to scout a second location in Pope Valley. This beautiful area will be a funeral scene set in the Basque country. There are no sheep on this land, so Robert describes an old-school technique to blend sheep from another shoot into the funeral scene. A sheepskin (or single sheep) can make a wipe unnecessary, so only cuts are needed. This lightens the workload for the editor.

No digital effects have been employed in the film. 

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High School Lib Dub Rumble (Washington State)

It’s not Glee but “Lip dub” — meaning lip-sync with choreography.  A real High school video class asked another for a lib dub throwdown — and it was ON. Shorecrest v. Shorewood. The first (Outkast) is one long shot. The second (Hall & Oats) is one long shot also, but from back to front. Some clever kid helped others memorize their reversed lines, and they listened to the music played backward while they shot.

Hey Ya: A music video Shorecrest High School  

vsanford - My friend Garrett and his friends are famous! Shorecrest High School students made a “lip-dubs” video for school spirit and it’s wonderful, joyous and funny. One of the school teachers challenged is students to make a video as a class project. 4 other teachers caved to pressure and about 150 student participated. 

Now the competing school is in the game and a “lip-dub” competition is under way in North Seattle.

My friend is the kid in the green sweatshirt and yellow shirt — he powers the wheelchair, and has a few other scenes. 

Share it, celebrate and give thanks for teachers who use current tools to teach leadership, collaboration and thinking-out-of-the box.

Shorewood Lip Dub Shorewood High School 

 Hall and Oates. One shot. Backwards. That’s about all that needs to be said. Don’t you wish high school was always this much fun?

Hall and Oates. One shot. Backwards. That’s about all that needs to be said. Don’t you wish high school was always this much fun? Watch, AFTER THE JUMP… (thanks, dan)