2009 Halloween Math Class v2

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MDWeathers
October 30, 2009

This is a Halloween video trick I did for my Nature of Math class at Biola University, October 28, 2009. It was another experiment in video editing and mixing video with live action. UPDATE: Versi...

This is a Halloween video trick I did for my Nature of Math class at Biola University, October 28, 2009. It was another experiment in video editing and mixing video with live action.

UPDATE: Version 2 - I fixed the audio so you can hear what I'm saying better.

You can download the full-quality version of this at: http://blog.MatthewWeathers.com/2009_...

UPDATE: NOV 1, 2009
Thanks for all the compliments. I appreciate it. All this attention was quite a surprise - I mainly posted the video for the students who weren't in class that day, and so my students could pass it on to a few friends.

I've read a bunch of comments, and I have a few general responses:

Math: No, I wasn't actually trying to teach anything with the video - it was just for fun. This was the last 5 minutes of a 75 minute class - I actually taught real math for the first 70 minutes. And yes, I love teaching this class, and I try to keep it lively by doing little fun things like this once in a while.

Software/Camera: I used Pinnacle Studio Ultimate, version 12.1 - the "picture-in-picture" feature for the special effects. I filmed it with a simple Panasonic PV-GS35 MiniDV camcorder.

Idea/Time: I did this last semester as an April Fool's joke. New class, new year, I decided to try it again, with a few more twists. It took me about 45 minutes to film the video, maybe 2 hours to edit and refine it, then I practiced the interaction with the video a couple times.

Class: This was filmed with a video camera on a tripod in the back of class, with about 80 people in class that day. Those are real people, not a laugh track. The class is called "Nature of Math," and is a general education class for non-math people. We do some basic math and study the history and philosophy of math. Yes, that's Edwin Abbott's "Flatland" I mention - students have to read it for the class.

Biola (biola.edu) is a private Christian university located in a Los Angeles suburb. I don't place much significance in Halloween, but I don't mind trivializing the day, and making it just about candy and costumes. The disclaimer at the end of version 2 is an imitation of the disclaimer Michael Jackson put at the beginning of his "Thriller" video. (BTW, Biola grad Judith Hill sang the last song at his funeral. Yeah, Biola!)

So thanks again for all your generous comments. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I hope it inspires you to go out and do creative, fun things of your own.

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I think i just died a little. O.O

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lmfao he fixed the audion so you can hear him better... total bs xD

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Omfg, that scared me.

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I wish you were my teacher!!!! I might actually like math then.

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what an awesome teacher.

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That was actually a math class I'd be taking. Great job, seriously, and to guys below me: Do you really have to argue here? Get each others mail adress or phone number or whatever and argue there.

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lol at Thriller reference

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whats ur problem? ur comment was totally un-necessary

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Thank You. I am not "able to write properly". In Europe we learn a lot of languages, so sometimes it is difficult to avoid some mistakes.
BTW: We learn languages on the contrary Americans...

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