Split-screen Videos
Wordless
Pantalla Dividida - A 1:28- min., wordless, split screen video that shows a guy outside handing school objects (like books) to a girl standing inside
Split Screen: A Love Story - 2:25 min. wordless, split screen video that shows a man and a woman's travels through a city and ends up showing that they meet - Could be used in a unit on friendship and love, travel and transportation, or to practice comparisons
배우 임지규(Im Ji Kyu)와 함께하는 '1리터의생명(1Liter for Life)'_English|수자원개발|기아대책 - A masterful, 1:54 min., wordless, split screen video of children's experiences with water in two different places. Could be used to talk about the importance of clean water, as well as about poverty
This Brilliant Split-Screen Video Has A Powerful Message You Just Won't Forget - A 0:31 min. split screen PSA video about the importance of conserving water
In Chinese
Ice Dew Chun Yue 2014 TVC - Split Screen - 0:30 second split screen ad in Chinese for bottled water
In Dutch
De Harense Smid 2005 TVC Split screen - 0:35 second ad in Dutch that compares hauling furniture home from the store on your own with using the store's delivery service
In French
INCVT : Passage de Split screen Version Française - 0:25 second ad in French about a Dad's life at work v. his life at home
Spanish vs. Italian vs. French vs. Portuguese | Romance Languages Comparison - A 4:26 min. split screen video that makes linguistic comparisons between 4 different languages and makes input comprehensible with images
In Italian
Spanish vs. Italian vs. French vs. Portuguese | Romance Languages Comparison - A 4:26 min. split screen video that makes linguistic comparisons between 4 different languages and makes input comprehensible with images
In Japanese
Twice - TT (Split Screen) Korean Vs Japanese - A 4:13 min. video made by a fan that compares two music videos from a music group--one made for a Korean audience and the other for a Japanese one
You Can’t Stop Us | Nike - A 1:00 min., split screen ad in English with Japanese subtitles that encourages perseverance and teamwork (Japanese teachers could show this with the sound off for a unit on sports)
In Korean
Girls' Generation (SNSD) - The Boys (Split Screen) (Eng/Kor) - 5:38 split-screen music video half in English and half in Korean - Designed to be listened to with headphones so you can hear the two languages separately
Twice - TT (Split Screen) Korean Vs Japanese - A 4:13 min. video made by a fan that compares two music videos from a music group--one made for a Korean audience and the other for a Japanese one
In Portuguese
Spanish vs. Italian vs. French vs. Portuguese | Romance Languages Comparison - A 4:26 min. split screen video that makes linguistic comparisons between 4 different languages and makes input comprehensible with images
In Spanish
Borocanfor - Pantalla dividida - A 0:20-second, split screen ad in Spanish for foot powder
DOMINGO - un corto de pantalla dividida - 1:10 video in Spanish in which a child who sleeps in tells the other 2 children who get up and leave the house that it is Sunday
MOLIRENA PANTALLA DIVIDIDA - A 0:30-second, split screen ad in Spanish for a political candidate (the screen splits part-way through the ad)
PANTALLA DIVIDIDA - A 0:22-second, split screen ad in Spanish for Coca-Cola (video quality isn't great)
Spanish vs. Italian vs. French vs. Portuguese | Romance Languages Comparison - A 4:26 min. split screen video that makes linguistic comparisons between 4 different languages and makes input comprehensible with images
ALMAS GEMELAS (Cortometraje) [Subtitled] FULL HD - YouTube - Soulmates (Shortfilm) - A beautiful, 3:35 min. video in Spanish in which a man philosophizes about the idea of soulmates - There is a shower scene that is suggestive, but doesn't show anything - this would be more appropriate for college than high school
In English
Air New Zealand TV Ad - 'Airpoints' - A 0:31 second split screen ad in English that shows people traveling from one country to another - Would be good for cultural comparisons (if you turned the sound off)
Coca Cola UK: Grandpa: Living a Healthy Lifestyle - 1:00 Coca Cola ad in English that compares the daily activities of a grandfather in the past with the current activities of his grandson - Would be good for comparatives and past v. future tense
Etihad Airways TV Commercial (60' - EN) - The World is our Home, You are our Guest - A 0:56-second, split screen, wordless ad for an airline set to music in English
(500) Days of Summer (4/5) Movie CLIP - Expectations vs. Reality (2009) HD - 2:42 min. split-screen video in English that simultaneously shows how expectations and reality conflict in a dating relationship
John Lewis: The Other Half - 1:30 min. wordless ad set to music in English, movie trailer style, that depicts a woman from the past and a man from the present who meet and fall in love at a coffee shop - Would be good for past v. future tense
Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal fear NBA commercial - 0:40 second ad in which two famous basketball players discuss overcoming fear in English
LeBron James and Kevin Garnett NBA COMMERCIAL - 0:34 second commercial in English for the NBA playoffs that shows a split screen of the two basketball player's faces throughout the ad, and then concludes with "their can only be one"
McDonald's Time After Time - 1:02 min. McDonald's ad in English that shows a boy and a girl interacting across the screen and then talks about avoiding preservatives to protect your children
Mitosis vs. Meiosis: Side by Side Comparison - 6:21 min. explanation of the two concepts in English
Nike - A fabulous, 1:30 min., split screen commercial in English with subtitles in Spanish that encourages perseverance, teamwork, and unity (Spanish teachers could show it with the sound off and just the subtitles. It would be good for a unit on sports)
PSA - Split Screen - 0:30 second split screen PSA in English of a boy and a girl contrasting the things they like and highlighting that their differences make them unique - Useful for making comparisons, discussing likes and dislikes in an ESL class (or could even be used without sound in other language classes
Split Screen: A Love Story - 2:25 min. wordless, split screen video that shows a man and a woman's travels through a city and ends up showing that they meet - Could be used in a unit on friendship and love, travel and transportation, or to practice comparisons
Split screen comparison movie - 0:49-second video that uses split screen footage of characters from different movies who are doing similar things - Does include one scene where the guy is bleeding
Splitscreen : half Days - the Niquet brothers 2003 - 3:55 min., wordless, split-screen video that compares the healthy and unhealthy lifestyles of two men (does have a scene that shows one pouring wine) - Would be good for a unit on healthy choices/lifestyles
Switch To iPhone - Commercial by Apple - A 1:58, wordless split screen montage that compares "your phone" with an "iPhone" with captions in English
ThinkSmart Hub 500 Split Screen - A 0:31-second, split screen ad for Skype for business in English
Unofficial Transperth Commercial - Smartrider Vs Coinrider - A 0:55-second, wordless, split screen transportation commercial with text in English
Youth Respecting Tobacco - Split Screen - A 0:34-second, wordless, split screen ad from First Nations that contrasts the activities and successes of students who smoke with those who don't