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[Short Movie] A collection of video project ideas you can use for cultural and school festivals

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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I’ve worked in a variety of roles—regardless of pro or amateur settings—including live event PA, cameraman for video and photography, restaurant staff, and logistics center staff. I now spend my days as a part-time writer. I’ve contributed to music and manga websites with feature/review articles, and wrote the liner notes included as a bonus for 1st PLACE Inc.’s “IA SUPER BEST.” As for my music background, I started playing guitar in junior high and focused on band activities during my school years. For over 15 years since then, up to the present, I’ve continued releasing original tracks as a Vocaloid producer. My areas of expertise are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.

There are probably many people who want to try making a video for the school festival!

These days, there are lots of apps that make filming and editing easy, so the key point is that anyone can give it a try without much hassle.

Here, we’re mainly introducing videos that were actually made for school festivals.

From works with lots of time and effort put into them to fun videos that stand out with clever ideas, there are many different styles.

Use these as a reference and expand your ideas in various directions.

Let’s all work together to create a memorable video and enjoy the school festival!

[Short Film] A Collection of Video Project Ideas You Can Use at School Cultural Festivals (91–100)

A promotional short movie inspired by student life

“We and the Gaigosai” (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies school festival “Gaigosai” PR short movie)

A promotional short movie inspired by student life

A PR short movie themed around student life—highly recommended! It vividly captures real snapshots of youth and is packed with the passionate spirit of students taking part in the cultural festival.

If the whole class creates it together, the teamwork will shine.

It’s perfect for university PR, too.

You’ll get a fresh, lively sense of what students’ daily lives are like.

There are plenty of ideas you can use to promote the opening and closing ceremonies of the school festival, as well as individual attractions.

It’ll resonate with anyone who wants to relive their school days.

Everyone, give it a try!

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Parody of the Street Interview Channel

Interviewer: Go Yoshida / Beaten by a station staffer and bleeding / A TV man's life: frightened by Rino Sashihara, encouraged by Shinobu Sakagami, and bearing a grudge against Osamu Suzuki / Machiroku Channel director Mitani

Parody of the Street Interview Channel

The idea is to turn interviews into a short film.

We often see interview videos on TV in news and documentary programs.

You’ve probably had the experience of being drawn to the expressions of people answering seriously.

There are many kinds of interview videos, but how about making a piece that parodies the “man-on-the-street interview” often seen on variety shows? Come up with a theme, interview your friends or teachers about it, and put it all together.

Since it’s a parody, you can even edit it a bit over the top.

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Atsuhiko Nakata-style YouTube University video

[Complete Guide to the Autumn Political Situation] Takaichi as the new party president and the Komeito split! The battle to be kingmaker, the Democratic Party for the People’s confusion, and what’s the real intent behind a coalition with Ishin? A thorough analysis of six swirling mysteries!

Atsuhiko Nakata-style YouTube University video

Great at hyping things up! Let’s try making a short movie using a whiteboard in the style of Atsuhiko Nakata! If you’re screening it at a cultural festival or school festival, why not choose themes like your regular classes or electives, festival highlights, or the history of your school? By writing it out on a whiteboard and adding an entertainment touch, even boring explanations are sure to become way more fun! By inserting captions effectively and using picture-in-picture to add images, you can create a video that will really grab viewers’ interest.

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street pantomime

2015 Gamarjobat Street Performance

street pantomime

The difficulty level is quite high, but its defining feature is that you can do it in various scenes around the school or on location.

It works well solo or in a group, and I think there’s a special joy in syncing everyone’s images and creating something together.

The video features the duo Gamarjobat, who have won awards around the world for their pantomime, with the concept of silent comedy.

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Recipe introduction video

Because of this, I stopped eating karaage at izakayas. The most delicious karaage in the world [Supreme Karaage] 'Japanese fried chicken'

Recipe introduction video

How about creating videos that explain cooking recipes, a genre that’s also very popular on YouTube? It’s important to clearly convey the steps and your own recipes, and to make viewers feel like they want to eat or try making the dish themselves.

If you’re serving food at a school festival, it’s also a great idea to make content that explains how it’s prepared to create a sense of familiarity.

The presenter’s speaking style is an essential element for enhancing the video, and including a slight hook that makes viewers wonder whether something truly delicious will be completed can be a key factor in drawing them into the video.

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