This document provides instructions for students to create a lip sync music video in groups as part of a media studies class. It explains that lip syncing is important for music videos to be technically successful. Students will be assigned one minute sections of a song to film their group lip syncing and acting out. They then must combine all footage into a complete music video using editing software. The document provides examiner tips on elements the successful video should include and guidelines for students to follow to stay on task and meet the deadline of posting their final video to a blog.

1. A Level Media Studies
G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media

2. Connect…
• What do you notice about the following
video?

3. Discovery Question
How do you Lip Sync successfully in a Music
Video?

4. Why Lip Sync?
• Lip Sync is a technique that allows for artists
to “mime” along to a backing track
• Why is this techniques important to music
video production?

5. LOOK OUT!
• Lip Syncing is important to making your video
a technical success but its easy to get it wrong
– watch the following professionals making a
mistake!
Lip Sync Fails

6. Lip Syncing
• With the popularity of Video Sharing sites like Youtube, fans
utilised the lip syncing techniques to make and share their
own videos – this gave birth to the Lip Dub.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_zhaji9eos
• Take That Lip Dub
• Some TV shows and artists even used the idea for their own
videos
• Nickleback – Rockstar
• The Office (US)

7. Your Task
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As a class we are making a Lip Sync Video!
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In 3 groups you are going to be responsible for 1 Minute of my song
The RULES:
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Everyone MUST Lip Sync at least 1 Line
You can find other volunteers but don’t be rude or upset if they say no
You must complete your whole Minute Section before returning to S112

8. Your Task
• Now you have your footage you need to
combine them all to create 1 track
1.Import the Song into Final Cut and Lock it!
2.Import ALL the footage
3.Edit it together to make a complete video!

9. Examiner’s Tips
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The video lasts at least as long as the track (can be longer if you have an
intro or outro or both)
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The video features the artist/band quite prominently
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The video features some element of performance- singing and playing
instruments (usually miming) and often dancing or acting too
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The video has some kind of concept along with the track
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The video does not feature a complete narrative but the concept may
involve fragments of narrative
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Different genres of music produce slightly different visual conventions in
music videos

10. Blog Housekeeping
• Now you only have ONE WEEK until your
deadline it is important that you complete all
the work on the Checklist and post it to your
blog!
• It must be posted and I will give corrections if
necessary