Everything is a Remix
Ripoffs, Remakes, Remixes, Knockoffs, all words that critics use to describe creations made today. While watching 'Everything is a Remix' by Kirby Ferguson, I became much more aware of the amount of remixing that really goes on in today's media. Nothing made today is original. Everything fits in a genre or a subgenre. Everything has some inspiration from something else.
Kirby shows many examples of these creators and creations in his mini-series. It blows my mind on how I never realized it before. When I notice familiar things in movies, I always just see it as 'easter eggs', small innuendos for the audience to enjoy, but they may only be called 'easter eggs' to avoid the c-word, "copying".
One specific thing that really surprised me was when Kirby talked about Star Wars. Growing up with the films made me believe they were completely original, telling a long story throughout many films. He shows multiple clips of how shots/scenes were blatantly copied/remixed from other movies.
I personally think that adding shots and other elements from one move to another isn't such a bad thing. In moderation. Take this as an example, Captian Marvel and Dark Phenoix. Both superheroes, both gaining their powers from a magical space explosion, and both defending space. This example isn't mentioned in Kirby's video, but it is too exact to not bring up. Linked here is a video explaining all of the similarities more in-depth. But like I said, the similarities can be good. Some films, going back to Star Wars, have small little scenes that at first glance, wouldn't make you bat an eye. If you are a livid movie watcher, an enthusiast, then maybe the scenes would stick out to you, but in general, I think the creators of the film are either doing it without thinking about it or just enjoy the shot/scene from the other movies.
When creating things inspired by other creations, it's best to always try and credit back to the original work, or change you piece up enough so it doesn't become outright stealing. As an artist myself, I always credit where I get my inspired ideas from. If I am getting all of the attention from something that wasn't entirely created by me, that makes it wrong. To stop from 'ripping' somebody off, always check with the other creator and make sure it is ok with them to continue with your work. Also always tag or link or credit the artist that you are using, to make sure they also get some attention from the work you have made, inspired by them.
Kirby shows many examples of these creators and creations in his mini-series. It blows my mind on how I never realized it before. When I notice familiar things in movies, I always just see it as 'easter eggs', small innuendos for the audience to enjoy, but they may only be called 'easter eggs' to avoid the c-word, "copying".
One specific thing that really surprised me was when Kirby talked about Star Wars. Growing up with the films made me believe they were completely original, telling a long story throughout many films. He shows multiple clips of how shots/scenes were blatantly copied/remixed from other movies.
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I personally think that adding shots and other elements from one move to another isn't such a bad thing. In moderation. Take this as an example, Captian Marvel and Dark Phenoix. Both superheroes, both gaining their powers from a magical space explosion, and both defending space. This example isn't mentioned in Kirby's video, but it is too exact to not bring up. Linked here is a video explaining all of the similarities more in-depth. But like I said, the similarities can be good. Some films, going back to Star Wars, have small little scenes that at first glance, wouldn't make you bat an eye. If you are a livid movie watcher, an enthusiast, then maybe the scenes would stick out to you, but in general, I think the creators of the film are either doing it without thinking about it or just enjoy the shot/scene from the other movies.
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When creating things inspired by other creations, it's best to always try and credit back to the original work, or change you piece up enough so it doesn't become outright stealing. As an artist myself, I always credit where I get my inspired ideas from. If I am getting all of the attention from something that wasn't entirely created by me, that makes it wrong. To stop from 'ripping' somebody off, always check with the other creator and make sure it is ok with them to continue with your work. Also always tag or link or credit the artist that you are using, to make sure they also get some attention from the work you have made, inspired by them.
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