Remixing is a folk art but the techniques are the same ones used at any level of creation: copy, transform, and combine. You could even say that everything is a remix.
An exploration of the remix techniques involved in producing films.
Creativity isn't magic. Part three of this four-part series explores how innovations truly happen.
Our system of law doesn't acknowledge the derivative nature of creativity. Instead, ideas are regarded as property, as unique and original lots with distinct boundaries. But ideas aren't so tidy. They're layered, they're interwoven, they're tangled. And when the system conflicts with the reality... the system starts to fail.
For the first time, the whole series as a single video in HD. Written and Remixed by Kirby Ferguson In the five years since the series launched, Everything is a Remix has been viewed over two million times and produced a popular TED Talk. Amazingly, Remix continues to change the way people think about creativity, originality, and copyright. To celebrate the five year anniversary, I've polished up the original four parts and merged them into a single video. For the first time now, the whole series is available as a single video with proper transitions all the way through, unified styling, and remixed and remastered audio. Part One has been entirely rebuilt in HD.
Part 1 of Everything is a Remix, the 2021 Re-remix. Remixing is a folk art but the techniques are the same ones used at any level of creation: copy, transform, and combine. You could even say that everything is a remix.
Part 2 of Everything is a Remix, the 2021 Re-remix. Anything you do and share with the world is a meme. Life itself is built with memes. Everything is a meme! But, why are some memes more successful than others? Why do we want things that are familiar, but different?
Explore the phenomenon of cultural appropriation. What is it? What are the outcomes? When does creativity and appreciation veer into appropriation?
This video explores the creative process behind video games, tracing the history of popular titles like DOTA 2, Fortnite, and Tetris. The video discusses how individuals have copied and built upon existing ideas over time, ultimately creating innovative and original titles. It also delves into the three steps of creativity - copy, transform, and combine - and provides examples of how this has shaped the gaming industry over the years.
The Age of AI has arrived and its first flashpoint is art. AI is revolutionizing how we create, view, and experience art, while sparking fear and anxiety in the art world.
An extrapolation on the "One Last Thing" from Kirby Ferguson's web series Everything Is A Remix - Episode 2: vimeo.com/19447662
Rob G. Wilson made this video examining the origins of The Matrix. It was written by Cynthia Closkey and most of the comparisons were crowdsourced by Everything is a Remix fans.
Like a time capsule for the changes wrought by the iPhone — iOS went from revolutionary to kind of stale-looking in a remarkably short period of time.
The remix method of copying, transforming and combining is definitely used in The Force Awakens, as well as the other works of JJ Abrams. Is remixing a weak point in The Force Awakens? Is the remix method growing stale? Have we reached the limits of remixing?
Nothing is original, says Kirby Ferguson, creator of Everything is a Remix. From Bob Dylan to Steve Jobs, he says our most celebrated creators borrow, steal and transform. Kirby Ferguson explores creativity in a world where "everything is a remix."
Parody - Transforming media into something new - Repurposing or changing - Memes - Making an argument - Everything is a remix
Reality - Fan fiction - Hollywood Actor World - Rick Dalton World - Bruce Lee - Manson Family - Spahn Ranch - Linda Kasabian - Sharon Tate - Celebrity cameos
Awkwafina did nothing wrong - What is cultural appropriation? - A bunch of examples - More interesting cases - Elvis - Cultural appreciation - The takeaway - How not to appropriate - One final story