Whereas Blue Man Stomp, Lip Sync, and Boys Poms seem to be the most anticipated performances  that define Spirit Week, the Spirit Week videos serve as understated side-projects. This is significant considering the great amount of work and artistic abilities required for such a difficult task of creating a movie.

From a points perspective, the video is equal to all the other performances and projects.

“In terms of points, the Spirit Week video is about as important as any of the other big competitions: Blue Man Stomp, Boys Poms, Lip Sync, and the Art Board,” said Josh Behm, director of the sophomore’s video project.

A common misconception is that the video takes very little effort to film, when the reality is just as much time and artistic ability, whether it be acting or script writing, goes into the video.

“A lot of things went into creating the video. The editing was definitely the hard part; I spent three to four hours a night for an entire week constantly editing and tweaking the project to perfection,” said Behm.

Also, the due dates and time schedule are insane, giving the students who make the movie a minimal amount of time to write a plot, film their video, and edit it.

Furthermore, the movie’s time restrictions limited plot depth.

“One of the most frustrating rules for me was the time restrictions. The video could only be two to three minutes long, giving almost no time to develop the story. If we were allotted more time, we could have been much more in depth and not as rushed,” said Behm.

More specific requirements and rules can be counterproductive to creativity.

“Each grade had a certain set of requirements for their video. This year, each class video needed to include four lines in a row without any interruption from other lines. Also, we were required to include a traffic cone, a biker, and a character named Henry or Helena,” said Behm.

With these rules and restrictions in mind, the video project proved to be especially difficult for Behm with his small crew of six.

“We only had a crew of six, which is a lot less than that of last year. As a result, it was pretty difficult, but we managed to make it work,” said Behm.