{"id":14468,"date":"2020-08-05T09:32:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T13:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/?page_id=14468"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:08:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:08:25","slug":"make-it-go","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/make-it-go\/","title":{"rendered":"The Make it Go Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Peter Fischli and David Weiss, The Way Things Go, 1987, film still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Peter Fischli and David Weiss, The Way Things Go, 1987, film still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Peter Fischli and David Weiss, The Way Things Go, 1987, film still<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
We Challenge You!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

What better way to spend your time than inventing and making a video of your own? Fischli & Weiss\u2019 groundbreaking film The Way Things Go<\/em> (1987), has inspired people to create and record their own chain reaction events for decades. Send us your video of chains of stuff\u2014even people!\u2014moving and reacting to a stimulus. Videos should be no more than 3 minutes long, and, though it should go without saying, please exercise all due caution to insure the safe production of your video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you need inspiration, The Way Things Go<\/em> is being projected nonstop during museum hours through October 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To submit your video, send a link to your viewable video to museum@bates.edu<\/a> with \u201cChallenge\u201d in the subject line. The museum will share select submissions online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When recording your video, please follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Shoot horizontal, not vertical<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Light yourself well, but don\u2019t back-light<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Keep ambient sound to a minimum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Speak clearly, and introduce yourself: \u201cI\u2019m [your name (students, please include your year) (faculty & staff, please include your title)] and this is my The Way Things Go Challenge video.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    Your Videos<\/h5>\n\n\n\n