ST. LOUIS — After some final instructions and several last-minute rehearsals, students and staff at Mascoutah High School took on a major production, Sept. 27.
They produced and performed in a lip dub video. It’s a type of music video that combines lip-synching and audio dubbing, and they can be found all over the internet.
Students danced and sang their way through their school building.
English teacher Gina Etter said, “We start with selecting our songs, and then we create a route. Then we time our route, and then we know how much music we need.”
No re-takes. No stopping and re-starting the camera. A lip dub video is Just one, long, continuous shot. Imagine the coordination necessary. Student organizers did just that.
“In my middle school years, I always loved the lip dub,” said Student Avery Beer. “I always dreamed about doing it when I got to high school. For the past two years we've done it and it's been so much fun.”
Student Aubrey Tisdale said, “I helped plan it and pick the songs in class, and now I'm going to be singing ’Hot to Go’ with Avery.”
Mascoutah Principal Dr. Amy Kelly Johnson said, “Tribe Talk, our student video production team, coordinates one continuous shot with our entire student body and it's amazing!”
Students seemed to share that sentiment. After they appeared for their segment, they hustled to get to another part of the building to be in place for their next performance. About 11 minutes after they started, the entire student body gathered in the gymnasium for the crescendo, which climaxed with thunderous applause.