A short video interview I did with CCCB Lab in Barcelona (Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona) during my recent 2011 speaking tour in Spain. I was asked to speak about remix video as a political tool and if I think there are any ethical boundaries for remix artists. I also talk briefly about the [...]
Over the past several years I’ve been recording TV commercials and using them in educational remixing workshops. I’ve found that fair-use remix video can be a fantastic way to combine critical media literacy, technical skills and creative play to help youth understand, deconstruct and reconstruct mass media messages about gender roles. At the 2010 Open [...]
If you happen to fly Virgin America airlines this spring make sure to check your on-board TV for my Donald Duck meets Glenn Beck remixed cartoon. I recently received news that the remix will be featured on the BoingBoing TV channel throughout February and March of 2011. Thanks to the good folks at BoingBoing.net and [...]
In late 2010, the Chevron corporation rolled out their new “We Agree” advertising campaign. I guess it was meant to present Chevron as a common sense oriented yet pragmatic and caring mega conglomerate. Needless to say it comes across as a desperate and failed attempt at human authenticity. The fail reached epic proportions when the [...]
I was recently interviewed by Henry Jenkins, Professor of Communications at the USC, as part of a series in relation to the “DIY Video 2010” show at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. I curated the Political Remix Video section of that show organized by Mimi Ito, Steve Anderson, and the Institute for Multimedia Literacy. [...]
