Thanks, Leo. The official video (made back in 1979) is a great example of early music-video. Cheap sets, bad lip-synching, and primitive, cheesy special effects. Just like mine! ;-)

No way! It's BETTER than the original music video.

Where did you find those masks? They're brilliant!

In Chartres, of all places! On my honeymoon this summer. I thought they were somehow wonderfully French, but my husband informed me that they can be found in England, too. Ah well. I'm still charmed by them.

I bought them thinking that I'd either send them to my little niece or use them in a lip-synching video. Poor niece! I tell myself that she's too young for them anyway. Maybe one day when she's older I'll part with them. :-)

Thanks for your nice comment!

Thanks so much, Jared F! That means a lot.

Don't expect too much too soon. I'm not sure I'll have time to get so ambitious for awhile. I've got a couple of other lip dubs ready, but they are much simpler affairs.

As for the moving shots, well, that's ok. I was trying for a kind of 'pac-man' or 'pong' vibe... sort of primitive video style. Feeble but fun. Anyway, thanks for your honesty. :-)

He he! I never thought of that!

No, I was signaling to the camera... a kind of lo-fi clapboard I use to signal the next take. I think some of those signals were for take "2.1" or some other strange fraction of a take. I liked them so I left them in. :-)

Wow... thanks! Of course I'm sure there are others here who would beg to differ!

Many thanks for adding this to the Staff Picks. I'm surprised and honoured.

Thank you!

I don't know this game. Is it old or new?

Check it out! The best lip dub with the old school game "Guess Who"

vimeo.com/1193166

Truly wonderful!

well there ya go, good find. yeah its an old school game. a very good one at that. to go on in life any further without playing it may be a big mistake :P

ps: your lip dub still rules.

Hmmm. I may try that. I'm not sure why the motion became blurry when I uploaded to Vimeo. It's something I'd like to correct. I'm new to this, so I'm glad to get suggestions and advice. Thank you!

"Bo knows" good lip dubs.

I have to disagree with Bo on this!!

But thank you, Bo, all the same. Praise is always welcome! :-D

Finalcut. Thanks for hearting!

You're the second person who mentioned Guess Who. I guess I'll have to find out what that is.

Thanks for such a nice comment.

Hello, and thanks.

I'm new at this and appreciate the advice. I agree that the movement is blurred, which is a problem (you're not the first to mention it). I have a feeling that if I'd converted to HD I wouldn't be having this issue... it looks fine on my computer and others I've used, even in a compressed format and even on Youtube! (at least in HQ). Something obviously went wrong when I uploaded to Vimeo.

It's funny, your advice presupposes that I know a lot more than I do! I'm not sure what you mean by the black grid layer, etc (sorry!).

As for the "moves" not being exact, did you mean that they don't fit the music? Or...?

Thanks again for your suggestions! I have a lot to learn, but I'm enjoying the process.

Ahhh! I see now! I read "silver" instead of "sliver" above. After that I just went blank, thinking I was lost (silly, silly fear of being mystified by technology!). Ok, this makes sense. And thanks for pointing it out. Very helpful!

Mine, too. I put it in the category of Sublime Ridiculosity. Loved it the first time I heard it, way back in 1979. Cool as candy.

Glad it made you smile. :-)

ha! I blush.

Of course, it's the magic of masks! I suppose they enhance the look of the exposed bits.

I think there were twelve masks in all. In each mask I taped myself synching first to the lead vocal and then to the back-up. Inevitably, I took two or three takes of myself doing both "roles" in every mask, for a total of anywhere from 48 to 72 takes in all.

I kept the sound down very low out of respect for my poor neighbors. They must think I'm bonkers.

The real me? But isn't the masked persona just as "real" as the unmasked? Or am I being too philosophical?

Pop pop pop muzik! (ah, that's better!)

Is this a case of "great minds"?

Actually, yours sounds nothing like mine. I didn't beat you to anything... the punch is yours for the taking!

I'll look forward to seeing your vid. Sounds interesting.

Thanks. I'm a bit overwhelmed by the response so far. I mean, I was happy with how it came out, even entertained (if I can say that about my own work... well, I just did!), but I didn't think it would get as positive a reception as this.

I guess I'm not the only person out there who enjoys complete, silly frivolity. That's nice to know. :)

I was in high school then, too. I bought the single when it came out.

I second that! We want an I heart Vimeo button!

Loved the video too, so funny and creative. Especially the non-singing faces were great, they look so bored at times. :D
I love the roughness that is left in (such as the ending, with the looking to the side and the fingers).

Thanks! It was fun to play those roles. Masks are good.