BoomdeYada

Boom-de-Yada Project

Based on the Discovery Channel’s “The World is so Awesome” videos, we will be making short videos of our own. They will feature the good, the bad, and the just plain crazy things found in the created universe.

You will be graded on two components in equal measure – the lyrics and the finished project’s artistry.

The project will be due the Monday we return from break.

The lyrics must be based on the video – but absolutely cannot be the lyrics of the video. This is a personalized project. I encourage you to use the chorus form, “God made the whole world, and all the ____________ things,” but you need not. You must have three verses and three choruses, making roughly 1 minute of video. You may go over, but should not be more than 5 seconds under.

You may find your images online, or create and upload yourself. However, both American and Jewish laws prohibit the use of images that are not in the public domain. Any watermarked or copyrighted images are disqualified.


You can use any of several video makers to create your movie. You may use:
o PowerPoint
o www.animoto.com
o www.slideroll.com
o Windows Movie Maker
o iMovie

Please remember that my tech skills are limited, so choose something you are comfortable with.

You also have a choice of ways to incorporate the lyrics – you may either record and upload you singing them (or a helpful friend or loved one singing them) as a musical track, or you may have the lyrics appear on the screen.

Finally, all of the things you feature in the video must be God-made, not man-made. Sports teams, the great wall of China, iPhones, and all other very cool but human-created things are prohibited.

Have Fun!

Cool Things

If you like Matt's music, more can be found at two websites.

www.bibleraps.com

www.biblerapsnation.com

In terms of all the cool things you do:

The quote of the day is "If you want to help G-d, help other people." - Ethan Hertz

The excellent example of the day is, "Don't give Reese's to people who are allergic to peanut butter." - Meredith Galanti

Hanukkah Bonus Point Bonanza

In honor of Hanukkah, which begins tonight, here is an gift for all of you - an opportunity to earn Bonus Points. Follow the link to one of my favorite Hanukkah songs - Light is in the Air, by Matt Bar. You may remember Matt from his Lech Lecha song, which inspired us to write our Lech Lecha songs.

If before the end of Hanukkah, you come to me at the start of the day and sing me the chorus, it is worth 8 points.

If you can sing the whole song, with the words in front of you, it is worth 13 points.

If you can sing the whole song, without the words in fron of you, it is worth 20 points.

Happy Hanukkah!