Mashup Assignments

Mashup Those Movies

Take elements from multiple movie posters and mash them up into one. You can change anything- the caption, the title, the main image, etc. Lastly, make it seem like it could be a real movie.

Crossover Battle Royal

Have you ever been asked a question like, “who would win in a fight Batman or Spiderman?” Do you feel like the answer to one of these questions is so obvious to you but not to others? Show people your choice then, take two fictional characters from separate universes and create a scenario of what their battle may look like. You can use any media format to present this battle: image, video even audio if you can somehow make that work. Here’s my example depicting Kisuke Urahara vs. Marian Cross: http://vimeo.com/41235764

Parallel Plot Media Mash Up

Take two different types of media which share a similar plot line and mash them up to better express the story. For example, use the audio from a book on tape and the film form a movie adaptation of the same story or maybe cut between two TV shows with episode that share a similar story line. It’s up to you, just explain your thinking!

Buffalax!

1. Find a video (music, newscast, etc.) in a language other than English.
2. Caption it in English.
3. ?????
4. Profit.

Just look at the example, for crying out loud.

Create Your Own SuperPAC

Do you have a cause/candidate you are aching to support? Why not build your own SuperPAC? Can’t think of a name and/or a mission? Well the folks at WNYC can help you out with this SuperPAC name generator. After you’ve got you’re SuperPAC name it’s time to mashup up some media to support your cause. Use a piece of fiction or reality to start sculpting your message! PSAs, Radio spots, Posters, anything and everything is fair game for this assignment.

Check out The Dude’s SuperPac

Music Mash

_cokwr: Take clips from different songs and mash them up into something fun. Try to use random effects and cross music genres., _cpzh4: Mashup, _cre1l: http://jennak.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Pro1.mp3, _chk2m: jennak, _ciyn3: 128, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Mashedup Children’s Book

_cokwr: Mashup a children's book based on another cultural artifact. For example, framing Dr. Who as a children's book in the aesthetic of a Dr. Suess's work. See example from College Humor here: http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1811404, _cpzh4: Mashup, _cre1l: http://7.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/86/51/ba8e6e3655723f8e0564073d70e0e195.jpg, _chk2m: Jim Groom, _ciyn3: 56, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Ben Harwood’s Track blazing troubadour

_cokwr: Make a movie trailer by taking a trilogy, or any series of movies (LOTR, Saw, Final Destination etc.) and combine scenes from all the trailers to make one trailer..., _cpzh4: Mashup, _chk2m: Zarar A., _ciyn3: 135, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Music Mapped Videos

_cokwr: Pick a song that has geographic references (or heck ,make up the references), and create a Google Map that has the locations along with media for each pin in the map. Mash it up with the audio or video of the song into a new video- making it a music mapped video!, _cpzh4: Mashup, _cre1l: http://cogdogblog.com/2011/10/28/music-mapped-video-new-ds106-assignment/, _chk2m: CogDog, _ciyn3: 208, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Local Commercial Mashup

_cokwr: Find a local place/business that you love! Create a commercial for it using video you've captured and mash it up with audio that provides a discordant experience. For example, mashing up video footage of a children's carousel with heavy metal music., _cpzh4: Mashup, _cre1l: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDW3KP5KrOg, _chk2m: Ben Rimes, _ciyn3: 145, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3: