Original
I'm pretty sure everyone has seen this classic Youtube video that has attracted more than 370 million views. Some might wonder what is so fascinating about this video of a toddler and a baby and I do wonder too but the point is it is very likable. What is so fascinating about the remix is not only that it's the same video just "redone" but the amount of views it has gotten. The original video has almost 375 million views but the remix has about 38 million which is still a lot! The original is just a regular funny video but the remix is somewhat of a song. There is a lot of visual and eye-catching aspects of the remix that has gained it so much attention. Instead of it being just a plain original video clip, the remix has incorporated visual effects and syncopated speech to the video to make it the same video but in a whole different genre. Although the remix and the video go hand it hand since the plot is the same, but they are not a like in the sense that one is a song the other is a homemade video. It is just like in a song, the remix can become a whole different song because other features such as a underlying beat are added making it fall under a whole different category. It is the same in this video, the visuals and the song-like feature have made it pleasing to the ear and it does not really focus on the content of the video as the original does.
REMIX
In the world of user-generated content, each one of us is capable of becoming an overnight sensation. As we observe, discuss, and analyze Web 2.0, we will start to unravel what it means to live in Web 2.0. But mostly—as this is above all a writing course—from the first day of class, we will compose an exploration of the many forms and types of media that make up our daily experiences. In doing so, we will compose a living record of the what it means to create and compose in Web 2.0.
Great analysis, Katarina! Could you say a little more about what exactly about the original makes it "likeable"?
ReplyDeleteI love this video and believe it or not the first time I ever saw this video was a few days ago when I was watching the video by Michael Wesh. The remix is awesome, I love the way they took a funny video and added a tune to it and turned it into a bigger hit and even more amusing.
ReplyDelete