In Technology in the Classroom we have begun working in iMovie. For the first project we were asked to create a movie mash-up by “juxtaposing pre-existing audiovisual content as a form of interventionist expression”. After watching Johnathan McIntosh’s Right Wing Radio Duck movie remix(http://www.rebelliouspixels.com/) I was excited by the prospects. I first thought of Disney characters and how in almost every Disney movie the main character’s mother has died and how that loss seems to play a significant role in their unfortunate turn of events (Jasmine in Aladdin was going to be forced to marry some scummy old wicked man, Cinderella is forced to sever her step mother and sister, Snow White, The Little Mermaid, Bambi, ….and so the list continues) but aside from the fact I did not know how to go about approaching that topic and even so, what message would I be sending out (how appropriate of an assumption?), I also had to consider the fact that by Thursday evenings I’m usually quite sleep deprived and become rather sensitive….so overall bad topic for everyone. Ok, so the next night I went over to my parents to use their Mac with an excellent feeling of determination to get a strong layout for my movie mash-up concept/theme/plan, sat down in front of the computer, ideas…..blank! So I revisited http://www.rebelliouspixels.com/ and watch McIntosh’s Buffy vs Edward remix, feel re-inspired. Decided to research and focus in on the absurd way female action characters are accessorized and clothed when heading into battle such as Wonder Women, Xena Warrior Princess, Elektra, that girl from The Fifth Element (come on, really?), Resident Evil, Nikita (another endless list). I think where I was heading idea-wise wasn’t bad, I mean people hardly seem to change out of the clothes they slept in when going to the store - not necessarily passing judgment, or claiming I never do that – but these women are taking on the world in less material than a bath towel. I began watching one clip after another (anyone who has never watched Xena Warrior Princess, it’s so bad its almost worth an episode) but the longer I sat there watching these I started to consider, and then research, how the male action characters are dressed and start to lose hold of my argument since I’m not quite sure how much superman’s spandex one-piece really hides much, or why Will Smith’s (and many others) shirts always somehow seem to “fall off” during a fight scene…..I become completely frustrated. Consider writing a blog about my naive initial first reaction to the “exciting prospects” for this assignment and fill in my current attitude/feelings about the assignment…thankful my father brought me a cup of tea right then and I took a moment to reconsider that idea and began again. …….Four hours later (and way too many clips from Baywatch) my brother, with his hand on my shoulder, very softly suggests that perhaps it would be best for me and once again, everyone else, if I go to bed and try again tomorrow.
Day three. While driving back over to my parents I decide. I decided I was going to make a music video remix. There are so many music videos that portray the male singer surrounded by numerous scantily clad girls who flock to “him” (you pick) while he sings about how awesome he is, how he gets all the girls, can’t pick, can’t stop cheating, sorry he cheated, etc! Began searching youtube for the footage and, finally found the fun! I had intended to just get it going and then attempt to sleep, but could not stop. Ended up getting an hour and a half of sleep that night and not because it was due the next day, but because too entertained and too excited about seeing it finalized to sleep. One of my sisters came in, I showed her what I was doing, then my brother came to check on what we were laughing so much about, we all ended up in tears.
…..and, techniques learned in GarageBand proved to be very useful in this project! Really want to post it here but unable to get it to load.
……sorry for the length of this but that’s how long it took me to get there!
For my music video mash-up used clips from
LMFAO
3OH!3
Cobra Starship: Guilty Pleasure
Purple Haze
Tray
Chris Brown
Lady GaGa
Beyonce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmMU_iwe6U&ob=av2e
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