My main source of information and stylistic approach comes
from the documentary Rip: A Remix Manifesto. The documentary centers on music
artists, namely Girl Talk, who have made a name for themselves by creating new
songs from mixing and mashing up old songs. The documentary goes into detail about
the rise of copyright law and how it was not a bad thing originally, but once
corporations started to realize that they were losing out on money they lobbied
for change.
The video itself is a representation of the subject that it’s
documenting. Many different authors composed the video, and it continues to
constantly change by allowing anyone to add in new content and re-upload the
video. It also does a good job at turning something that is fairly dry,
copyright law, and turns it into something fun and interesting by using up-beat
music mashups and many visual effects.
This gives me the idea to incorporate music into my
documentary, or at the very least add more upbeat recordings of my reading to
make it pop more. The end of the video goes into detail how Brazil disobeyed
the US copyrights and how it has prospered from it. Maybe I could incorporate
that aspect into my piece to show how changes to our current system can actually
be a good thing.
I think your topic is really interesting and I think this video is a great source to draw from. I really like the concept of adding music into your story, especially since it is about copyright laws. I think it would actually be kind of ironic to be using a song in your work because it would be making a statement about the fact that you are either breaking or abiding by copyright laws while talking about them. I think talking about what Brazil did with copyrights would be interesting because I'm sure not many people know much about it- I know I don't. I'm really excited to see where you go with all of this because it's something we don't address enough and I'd like to hear about it more.
ReplyDeleteMark, I really like where you're going with this. Copyright law can be a slightly dull topic to discuss for a very long time but by implementing a more up beat, music-based style, you should have absolutely no problem keeping the attention of your listeners. I also think it would be cool if you chose a Girl Talk song to play in the background, behind your voice. You don't even necessarily have to explain it but I think it will leave the listener pondering as to whether or not it was pirated. It seems like you have a great plan of attack. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteMark, I really like where you're going with this. Copyright law can be a slightly dull topic to discuss for a very long time but by implementing a more up beat, music-based style, you should have absolutely no problem keeping the attention of your listeners. I also think it would be cool if you chose a Girl Talk song to play in the background, behind your voice. You don't even necessarily have to explain it but I think it will leave the listener pondering as to whether or not it was pirated. It seems like you have a great plan of attack. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of toying around with background music during your documentary; I think this will add a lot of depth and interest. You may be able to highlight some of the faults with copyright laws by adding a second layer to the story in addition to just the commentary or spoken words. My only caution would be to watch out for the music “stealing the show” of your piece. I also like the detail about Brazil using US copyrights and think that this could be a selling point for the argument you are trying to make.
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