BRAINBOX - YOUNG FILM MAKERS:
Students learn:
| Curriculum | Learning Activities |
|---|---|
| SCIENCE | Real world experimental design and data collection |
| TECHNOLOGY | Use technology for analysis, diagnosis and/or improvement of human movement |
| ART | How gravity/movement/balance can affect perception (and thus, choreography) |
| ENGINEERING | How engineering made dance move possible (Michael Jackson shoe patent) |
| MATHEMATICS | Methods used to synchronise sound, video, dance using authentic data |
Q: Did Michael Jackson use Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) to enhance his Art (STEAM)?
He was Michael Jackson. He could do anything. So when fans saw him do the impossible on the dance floor, they never thought he needed scientists to help!
But when the King of Pop and his dancers leaned at a gravity-defying 45 degrees in live performances of the 1987 hit “Smooth Criminal,” it was a secret gimmick – not super-human talent – that made it all possible. Source: Copy of Patent Document
Video 1. WHS Music Video 2016 - Blending music, technology and choreography
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Video 2. Blending physics and choreography
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Video 3. Blending physics and choreography
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Video 4. How the above video was made
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Choose your favourite piece of dance music and design (choreograph) your own dance.
HOW TO CHOREOGRAPH A DANCE (WITH PICTURES)
Based on your investigations/results, do you think that knowing more about science is useful for a dancer?