Everything is a Remix...

SO! The next installment of Everything is Remix has been completed! Look! There are old computers and an interesting summary of the creative process.

Everything is a Remix Part 3 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.

Also, this is an amazing (and long) article about creative remixing in art.

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Don't retreat, reload

This is an interesting article that discusses the recent trend in films towards looking backwards into the past. Retro is trendy. The ultimate remix? But why? What escapism can we find in the past? Here's the link.

Everything is a Remix

Yes, everything has been done before. Think that baseline or that camera shot looks familiar? That's probably because it is. Everything is referencing something and every media product is part of a larger media story. This is relevant to what we are studying because we are looking at horror films, which are part of a genre and part of a tradition. Here is a link to an amazing project looking at how music and films are remixes and sometimes even knock-offs.

Everything is a Remix

Everything is a Remix Part 1 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.

Everything is a Remix Part 2 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.