This film is dedicated to the late Roger Ebert, who died at the age of 70, on April 4th, 2013. Ebert loved movies and even named our LipDub, “The Greatest Music Video Ever Made.“
“The Grand Rapids LipDub Video was filmed May 22nd, with 5,000 people, and involved a major shutdown of downtown Grand Rapids, which was filled with marching bands, parades, weddings, motorcades, bridges on fire, and helicopter take offs. It is the largest and longest LipDub video, to date.
This video was created as an official response to the Newsweek article calling Grand Rapids a “dying city.“ We disagreed strongly, and wanted to create a video that encompasses the passion and energy we all feel is growing exponentially, in this great city. We felt Don McLean’s “American Pie,“ a song about death, was in the end, triumphant and filled to the brim with life and hope.“ - Rob Bliss, Director & Executive Producer
Rob Bliss Events and SEF video
proudly present
in association with Creo Productions
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“THE GRAND RAPIDS LIPDUB VIDEO“
LINE PRODUCER
Josh Rubino
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Keri Larsen Kujala
ASSISTANT TO THE PRODUCER
Melissa Dylan
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Andrew Tingley
STORYBOARDS & CONCEPT ART
Greg Oberle
DIRECTOR
Rob Bliss
PRODUCER
Scott Seven
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Rob Bliss
Scott Seven
FULL CREDITS ON FACEBOOK
MUSIC
“American Pie,“ written by Don McLean;
Produced by Ed Freeman for The Rainbow Collection, Ltd.
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*Note: The “NEW WORLD RECORD“ designation refers to size and scope, not duration.
This $40,000 production was entirely financed by the generosity of local sponsors that are listed below:
PLATINUM SPONSORS:
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel ()
EasyRotor Helicopter ()
Grand Vally State University ()
metroPCS ()
Avanti Law Group ()
GOLD SPONSORS:
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts ()
Experience Grand Rapids ()
Grand Rapids Downtown Alliance ()
A.K. RIKK’S ()
Eastern Floral ()
United Bank of Michigan ()
The Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation
The Seccia Family Foundation
SILVER SPONSORS:
Fifth Third Bank ()
PNC Bank ()
Steelcase ()
Huntington ()
UICA ()
Biggby Coffee ()
Mindscape at Hanon-McKendry ()
Harold Zeigler Auto Group ()
Express Signs ()
BRONZE SPONSORS:
Hanon McKendry ()
HopCat ()
Cascade Engineering ()
Rockford Construction ()
Siegel Jewelers ()
Gentex Corporation ()
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