Ever since I started teaching Digital Media last year, my student shave BEGGED to do music videos as a project. I always refused the project adamantly because the majority of student-made music videos I had seen online were frankly, quite terrible. Nevertheless, after 3 semesters of pleading, I finally decided to give into the music video project, and am so glad that I did.
To begin, I wanted to make sure that the students had a good understanding about the history of music videos because while I grew up on MTV actually SHOWING music videos, this generation has no idea about TRL or what a music video countdown is. Below is the presentation I use to begin the unit; the students LOVED it and we always ended up looking up our favorite music videos at the end of the class:
To present the project, I used this presentation below. It includes the criteria, timeline, and rubric. Within the presentation I also embedded a YouTube playlist of music videos that showcase an actual storyline rather than just people performing. I wanted my students to understand that the greatest music videos are the ones that feel like short films with the perfect soundtrack, which I really felt they understood.
The project took around two and a half weeks from start to finish. The students did an incredible job and it turned out being one of my favorite projects from all of my classes. Below is the playlist of the top videos from my 2 Digital Filmmaking classes for your viewing pleasure. I hope your students enjoy the project as much as mine!
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