Produced by the Organization for Transformative Works, this video explains vidding in the words of vidders.
I’m a huge fan of the vidding
community on Youtube. Vidders take clips of a movie or television show and edit
them to music in order to interpret the events or characters in a new way. Contrary to what one of the commentators in the video believes, vidding is more than just a stupid hobby; it involves a deep analysis into motives, meanings, and motifs present in movie/tv shows and music. While watching one video, it suddenly struck me that vidding could serve as an
interesting school project.
It’s fairly common for English classes to
watch a film adaptation for a novel read in class, but (in my experience) most
teachers use films as a fun break rather than a learning exercise. For a
project on a book and movie adaption, students could use video-editing software
(such as Windows Movie Maker or iMovie, which both come installed on PC or Mac,
respectfully) to create a video illustrating a theme, important relationship
development, or character study. This exercise would require students to
analyze the film and the song used in their video, reinforcing an educational
lesson through film and technology. A video-editing project would also teach
students editing skills that can be useful in the world beyond the classroom.
Currently, this idea would have to
be compromised to due to difficulties providing students with the
access to movie clips. An alternate lesson could be a paper based on a song
that can used to highlight an aspect of either the book or movie adaptation.
Maybe in a few more years, as digital access to movie clips increases, a
project like this would become more feasible.
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