Passing a note in study halls used to be the method of choice for scoring a prom date, but like so many things it’s not that simple any more. Kids these days are hooked on YouTube, that’s a given, and now they’re using their favorite video site to woo would be dates with music, dance, animation and other unique and creative ways.
17 year old Adrian Newcomb of Simi Valley, California, had a particularly creative idea. With some help from a friend he spend six hours composing a stop motion animation video with more than 625 digital photographs in order to ask his girlfriend to the big dance. He used the “underwater” animation sequence because “The girl that I’m asking, she really likes sea horses,” he said. “I wanted to somehow incoroprate those into how I ask. I knew I couldn’t get a real one so I figured I’d animate my own.” Using a light blue sheet as a back drop he took the series of photos, which depict Adrian swimming through paper fish and other underwater decorations. Sea horses bearing the letters “P-R-O-M” cap off the homemade video. After he finished the video he posted it on YouTube and her Facebook wall. Is anyone surprised that she said yes?
“There’s a bit of competition to see who comes up with the most creative idea,” Adrian said. “Everybody’s trying to find new ways to ask.”
Some kids are finding new and interesting people to ask as well. One Colorado teen asked a Maxim Model to his prom via YouTube. She said agreed, and they made headlines. Most kids are just in it for the fun and creativity that crafting these videos offers. ”All of this is for fun. We just like being creative, and hearing the different ways people were asked to prom,” said Jesse Sheehan, 18, a high school senior in Cheshire, Connecticut. Of course Jesse didn’t exactly use his own YouTube video to ask out the girl next door – he invited a popular video blogger and succeed in winning her hand, at least for Prom.
