First CMU campus lip dub features RSOs, students
The streets and sidewalks of Central Michigan University were filled with enthusiastic students Sunday as MAC TV filmed a lip-syncing music video starring students.
The lip dub was shot in one take while students danced and sang to a mix of "Kids" by MGMT, "Jump" by Van Halen, and the fight song played by the CMU Chippewa pep band.
The video was a follow-up to the video MAC shot Sept. 30 in downtown Mount Pleasant, which featured local business owners and residents.
MAC Production Director Andrew Hickman said the downtown one was the first lip dub MAC ever made.
"We’ve been planning this since May," Hickman said. "The one on campus is much bigger and includes many more people than the previous one.”
Hickman said several dozen registered student organizations participated in the campus video.
The American Sign Language Society was one of the RSOs that participated.
"Not a lot of people know about us so we take any opportunity to get exposure," said Caledonia senior Emily Vaughn. "While everybody else is singing their lyrics, we will be signing ours."
Each RSO was given a location to appear and certain lyrics to sing and dance to, before joining the growing crowd of students parading around campus singing, waving signs and dancing.
“It’s a great way to show our school sprit and get people exposed to our organization in a very creative way,” said Shambreia McBrayer, Mount Pleasant senior and member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
Watching the making of the video inspired some students to participate in future lip dubs.
“It got me so excited when I saw everybody jumping around for the video. It made me feel proud to go to Central," said New Boston sophomore Allyesia Watson. "Next year I am definitely going to participate in the lip dub if they make another video."
The video will take a few days to edit, and can be viewed at MAC TV and Central Michigan Life.
