"Good artworks catch
your heart and then make you think. You ask a lot of questions. A good artwork
gives you alternative ways to observe the world you live in."
"A Conversation With
Hung Liu / Reflections About Making", School Arts, April, 1996.
View 2009 media projects by clicking on the words in the list below.
( You will need to have Windows Media Player to view them and high
speed broadband/DSL internet connection for best results. MAC users click here to download a free copy of Windows
Media Player for MAC.Click the words below to view
videos. )
Please Note... Students selected their own songs to
use for this assignment. Click here for specific project directions and
content requirements.
The
assignment proved challenging for students that chose more serious songs with
explicit lyrics. Editing their videos was truly a learning experience, as
students gained awareness and understanding of the power of media and the
difference between meaningful social commentary and gratuitous tabloid
journalism. In a few cases graphic images were replaced and profanity bleeped
out. More often than not, compromise was reached by adjusting the amount of
time an image appears in the video. In the end, I do believe the original
“vision” and “voice” of these student videos was preserved.
For best results, read the song
lyrics before viewing the videos.
( Teacher Sample ) Taylor Swift – “Change”
( Teacher Sample )
Billy Joel – “We Didn’t Start The Fire”
Miley Cyrus – “The Climb”
Papa Roach – “Lifeline”
The Fray – “How To Save A Life”
Demi Lovato – “La La Land”
Rehab – “Graffiti the World”
OneRepublic – “Stop and Stare”
David Cook
- ”Time of My Life”
Rise
Against – “Audience of One”
Nickelback – “If Everyone Cared”
Michael
Jackson – “Man in the Mirror”
Rascal Flatts – “Every Day”
Rodney
Atkins – “It’s America”
Boys Like
Girls – “The Great Escape”
Nickelback – “Someday”
Taylor
Swift – “Change”
Kid
Rock – “Roll On”
Black
Eyed Peas – “Where Is The Love?”
Nada
Surf – “Always Love”
Everlast – “Letters Home from the Garden of Stone”
Big
& Rich – “8th of November”
“Counterclockwise
Circle Dance, The ( Lay-O-Lay
Ale Loya )”
Our Public Policy students completed a modified
version of this multimedia project. Click here for specific project directions and
content requirements.
( Self-injury PSA ) Between The
Trees – “The Way She Feels”
( Media Literacy PSA ) Jack
Johnson – “Good People”
( Pet
Adoption PSA ) James
Taylor – “You’ve Got a Friend”
(
Parkinson’s Disease PSA ) Bill
Withers – “Lean On Me”
* ( Suicide Prevention PSA )
Blink
182 – “Adam’s Song”
( Genocide PSA )
John
Lennon – “Imagine”
( Volunteer PSA ) The
Killers – “All These Things That I’ve Done”
( * Teacher-made sample project )
( stay tuned
for more examples )
"Media literacy
empowers people to be both critical thinkers and creative producers
of an increasingly wide range of messages using image, language, and sound. It
is
the skillful application of literacy skills to media and technology messages.
As
communication technologies transform society, they impact our
understanding
of ourselves, our communities, and our diverse cultures, making media
literacy
an essential life skill for the 21st century."
( The
Click
here to read NY Teacher article about 2008 Music
Video Projects and click the link below to see those videos…