- Lip dub
A Lip dub is a type of video that combines
lip synch ing and audio dubbing to make amusic video . It is composed of filming individuals or a group of people lip synching while listening to a song or any recorded audio then dubbing over it in post editing with the original audio of the song. There is often some form of mobile audio device used such as aniPod . Often they look like simple music videos, although many involve a lot of preparation and are well produced. They have become popular with the advent of mass participatory video content sites likeYouTube . Tom Johnson, a technical writer who blogs about Web 2.0's effect on communication, describes a good lip dub as having the characteristics, or at least the appearance, of: [http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/06/05/lip-dub-video-analysis/ Lip Dub Video Clip Captures Essence of the Web — Spontaneity, Authenticity, Participation, Fun] , 5-June-2007, Tom Johnson]
* spontaneity: "It appears as if someone thought up the idea on the spot, pulled out their personal video camera, and said hey everyone, let’s all lip sync this Flagpole Sitta song."
* authenticity: The people, production and situation appear real.
* participation: "The video doesn’t consist of one person’s spectacular lip sync, but that of a group, all participating together in this one spontaneous effort, which seems to communicate the attitude and mood of the song."
* fun: the people in the video are having a lot of fun.Controversy
Jakob Lodwick, the founder of
Vimeo , once claimed that he had invented Lip Dubbing [http://www.vimeo.com/lipdub/ Vimeo's Lip dub channel] ] . However numerous examples existed beforehand. He has since admitted an error in his claim.Fact|date=January 2008See also
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External Links
Must See LipDubs:
* [http://vimeo.com/173714 Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger]
* [http://vimeo.com/928615 Digg Dubb: Groove Is In The Heart]
* [http://vimeo.com/645580 Fergalicious Lipdub]
* [http://vimeo.com/272631 Frontier Psychiatrist: allen girl lip dub]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=jxAYstzJVkM CNET Australia office lip dub]
* [http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/lip-dub-mr-roboto-by-styx/ Lip Dub - Mr. Roboto by Styx]
* [http://vimeo.com/639969 Lip Dub: Journey's Don't Stop Believing]
* [http://vimeo.com/216025 Dane Cook Lip Dub - Dream House]
* [http://vimeo.com/202219 Purpose - Lip Dub]
* [http://vimeo.com/398477 Lip Dub : Lollipop]
* [http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/aol+lip+dub/video/x3a60z_lamour-a-la-francaise-lip-dub-aol-f Fatals Picards - L'Amour à la française (AOL France)]
* [http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj37fJDX64U Telecom New Zealand Television Advertisement using the song Baby Come On - ElemenoP]
* [http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xc8_Br9VaQ Lip Dub created by New Zealand Radio Station] ZM
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh5STWuTz8s Lip Dub created by Tauranga Intermediate in New Zealand] Winner of a Lip Dub competition run by Telecom and ZM.Press Releases:
* http://www.pr-inside.com/alba-stars-in-fiance-s-music-video-r500921.htmExternal blog posts:
* [http://www.brandflakesforbreakfast.com/2008/09/watch-your-favorite-songs-sung-by-art.html Your favorite songs sung by art students and internet geeks ]
* [http://www.thoughtgadgets.com/2008/09/with-all-this-lip-dubbing-are-you.html With all this 'lip dubbing,' are you paying attention?]
* [http://www.thisisherd.com/2008/09/lip-dub-stars.html Lip dub stars]
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