Riki's Human Videos

 

Band
Song
Cast
Props
Costumes
Length
Description
Be Yourself

5

Male and Female

Minimal
None
5 Minutes
This human video is about our identity in Christ. We can be ourselves because Christ is our identity as believers.
Jesus Take the Wheel

4

Male and Female

Minimal
None
4 Minutes
This human video is about letting go and trusting God with your life.
Move Along

4

Male and Female

Minimal
None
4 Minutes
This human video is about how life can be tough, but its important that we "move along" towards the cross.
Never Alone

6

Male and Female

Minimal
None
4 Minutes
Dance and sign language combination. The main character is searching for God and keeps getting distracted.
Find My Way

7

Male or Female

 

Minimal
None
4 Minutes
A short skit proceeds this human video about a modern day Prodigal son
Change the World

7

Male or Female

Minimal
Easy to Find
3 Minutes
This human video is the story about how a child sees the world and finds a way to make it better.

 

Alive

6

Male or Female

Minimal
None
9 Minutes
This is a skit with 3 monologues and then a HV. It is about how Christ gets us through hard times (abuse), how to live your
life for Christ (persecution) and how to find Christ (suicide).
Wide Eyed

6

Male and Female

None
None
4 Minutes
This human video is about how people are struggling to find the real God in a world of fakes.
Get Down

8

Male and Female

Minimal
None
4 Minutes
This human video about friends helping out when you are down.
Day of Freedom

6

Male and Female

None
None
4 Minutes
This human video is about the freedom we have in Christ.
Hold Me Jesus

6

Male and Female

Minimal
None
5 Minutes
This human video about how Jesus loves us and helps us in our time of need.
I Can Only Imagine

3-6

Male and Female

Minimal
None
5 Minutes
A brief skit proceeds this powerful human video
Christmas Shoes

5-6 People

Male and Female

Minimal
Winter Clothing
3 Minutes
This human video follows the lyrics to the song and is great to do before Christmas.

Definition of a Human Video
From Riki

A Human Video puts action to music. It is a combination of pantomime and acting. Students love practicing and performing Human Videos because they are done in their language, which is music. Students also love to watch Human Video performances, especially if the involve their peers. The overall purpose of a Human Video is to give Glory to God in a medium that students understand and can relate.

Definition of a Human Video
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A human video is a form of theatre combining music, American Sign Language, Modern Dance and drama. A human video consists of a song (usually by a popular singer or group) played over loudspeakers while actors use rhythmic physical movement (gestures and other movements of the limbs and body) to communicate joy, exultation, sadness, and anger. Their movements should demonstrate both a story and the theme of the song being played. The story can be either implicit in the words of the song or a story written independently of the original artist's meaning.
The name “human video” is descriptive of how this dramatic act is performed. Because it typically has no set and limited costumes, it is ideal for performance in any location.
In this case, the performance is presented in a form similar to a music video you might see on MTV, BET, VH1, or similar music networks. It presents a story that illuminates a particular artistic intent through spatial relationships, meaningful gestures, and artistic movement. The fact that it is a live performance is what makes it not only “theatre,” but also “human.” “Human videos” are an amalgamation of a variety of communicative art forms, such as: interpretive dance, modern dance, American Sign Language, music, pantomime, and classic mime.
In the United States, one example of how human videos have permeated the culture is the inclusion of human videos in Fine Arts Festivals (Assemblies of God, Pentecostal Holiness Church, Church of God, etc.) and church ministry groups in a variety of Protestant denominations.
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