Hello and WELCOME to the 2021 CIS TALENT THROWDOWN ! This year, obviously, things have been different. Each year, we enjoy having a talent show at the end of each year - it's something to work towards, to bring us together, a space to showcase the cool talents inside many of our students! This, year - we want to do the same, and like last year, due to our situation, we're going VIRTUAL!!!!
Here's the basics: Find a talent: from music, to gymnastics, to juggling, to comedy, from yourself to a group (Google Meet!) - anything is possible. Film yourself doing your routine, and email it to Mr. Lehman. Read on for more details!
What: CIS Talent Showcase Who: Any CIS 5th or 6th Grader, by themselves or with a group When: Thursday, May 27th - 7pm on YouTube Live! (private link for CIS only) Final date to submit your entries: Wednesday, May 12th Where to Submit Entries: EMAIL: [email protected]m with your idea for the Talent Show (or fill out the form at the bottom of this page) Where: Premiering LIVE! on YouTube Live, streaming into your homes
Nitty Gritty: What kinds of things can I do? Well, the cool thing is, since we have this cool video format, we have lots of possibilities this year! Any talent that you have, that you can video, will work. Here's some ideas of traditional talent show acts that are PERFECT: Play music, rap raps, dance, juggle, do a gymnastics routine, do stand-up comedy, act!, do yo-yo tricks, do magic, read a poem you wrote, create silly skits, the list is endless! GET CREATIVE! Air guitar song? DO IT! A skit you you made up? DO IT! There are no wrong answers! PLUS, since we are using a video format this year, we have other really cool possibilities::: Are you a fan of Dude Perfect? Like trick shot videos? Use you camera or a phone camera, upload videos of you (or you AND your friends) to WeVideo, and make a compilation video! You could make any kind of videos you want - Ninja Warrior, RC Cars - anything that you can video and put together in WeVideo would be fine!!! SPEAKING OF MAKING VIDEOS - ARTISTS!!! You could take a timelapse video of you painting or drawing, etc - and submit it as well! (email me for details) Video also means you could do acts WITH your friends! Want to do a silly skit, a comedy routine, funny interview, a short theater skit? You can do all of that - with Google Meet! Meet with your friends, practice together, and then record your Google Meet and send it to Mr. Lehman (Want to do this? - Let Mr. Lehman know and he'll help you do this!) Have an idea and are not sure if it would work or would be right for the show? Email me and we'll talk it out!
Submission Details: Record yourself, record a Google Meet with friends, or put together video with WeVideo! Upload it to Google Drive, and send me an email sharing it! That's it! Once submissions are closed on Wednesday, May 12th, I will watch all your entries, and will contact you. I will talk with you about ways to make it better, more polished, more like an Act! We will talk details about how you will record your actual talent show video.
Recording Your Final Talent Showcase: This is a talent show, so let's act like it! Dress up! Wear costumes! Make backdrops, make props, make characters for your video! Put a curtain up, draw a background! Get your parents shop lights out, or colored lights, disco lights, anything - make a stage - make it fun! We'll talk it out more once you have been selected! Once you've prepared, shoot it! If it's not good, try again! Once you're finished, email the final product to Mr. Lehman - I'll stitch it together, and we'll premier it LIVE! on YouTube (private link just for CIS)!!!
One More Opportunity! Like performing but aren't sure what to do? Have a personality that likes getting in front of people, kinda like being in charge? :) How would you like to be our MC? I will create an order and have an MC (or two or three - we'll see how many are interested) - and I'll send you scripts to read to introduce each act. Interested? Email Mr. Lehman!