The other day I posted a video I made early last year as an attempt at making a video podcast that compares and contrasts Barcelona and New York. I spent a good deal of time making that video. It took a lot of scripting, filming, editing and dubbing. After I made that first installment I knew I wouldn’t have time to continue making more.
So, you can imagine how I was humbled when a few weeks ago I learned of two rival Seattle High Schools that as part of a state-wide video competition released their projects. They are insanely good. Now, first of all, understand that both of these multi-performer videos were done in UNEDITED SINGLE TAKES. Truly amazing! These have been circulating for a few weeks so you may have seen them but they are worth watching again.
We’ll start with Shorecrest High School’s lip-dub to Outcast’s hit, “Hey Ya”. Do not miss this:
Next, we’ll see Shorewood High School’s response, also an unedited single take, but with a twist. This one, was filmed and then SHOWN IN REVERSE!! Student video director Javier Cáceres spent hours filming himself singing Hall and Oates’ hit “You Make My Dreams Come True” in reverse, adjusting the lyrics phonetically so they’d sync when played backwards. Then he spent more hours teaching fellow students how to do it so it would look right. This video ended up taking first place in the competition.
Really cool, right?
I’ve heard that the song choice was an homage to the scene in 500 Days Of Summer when Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character finally makes it with the girl he’s been pursuing. If you haven’t seen the movie (or even if you have) this is a scene you’ll enjoy watching.
Just below it, I’ve posted the same video in split screen that shows the filming of the scene. Also, one take! Spectacular!!
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