How to Teach the Gravity Trick in Film Class

The Gravity Trick is a video trick that kids find hilarious. It is not that difficult to set up and film. It is also a good problem-solving lesson for the students who you show it to the following year. Here is how to teach this filmmaking trick.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Show your video or film class the gravity video from the previous year and ask them how they think it is done.

2. To film the video find a desk that you can lift.

3. Place something (books are best) under one side of the table so that it is slanted.

4. Set up a tripod with a video camera on it that is pointed at the desk and slanted at the exact same angle, so that the desk appears flat in the view window.

5. Set up a chair at the exact same angle behind the desk, then sit at the desk and press record.

6. Roll things across the desk and have the person at the desk toss things straight up in the air and catch them. The effect on film is amazing.

[goodteacher22]

on 8/26/2009 i am going to try this!