Wikipedia defines a Lip Dub as a type of video that combines lip-synching and audio dubbing to make a music video.
It is made by 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. The most popular lip dubs are done in a single unedited shot that often travels through different rooms and situations in, say, an office building. 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:
- 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.
This LipDub shot by students of UQAM (Université du Quebec à Montreal) two weeks ago has one more compelling characteristic; it adds a French version of the song at the end.
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