- Project Title Monster Mash-Up
- Description Without remixed projects of literary classics, our digital society, that is growing away from the time old tradition of reading, faces the chance of losing the value and worth of literary classics in our new culture of computer based interactions and technology. However, by the creation and lasting impression of remixed literary classics, the second life and existence of masterpieces in these new remixes will bring further importance and renewed interest to the great works of our* time and society.
- Project Members Tara Pina (I don’t know how to make that accent), Mikhaela Tait, Gwendolyn Hammer, Curtis Jenkins, Jalena Reschke
- Social Proof
- Evidence of informal social proof (from classmates, peers)
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Tara Pina:Damn right I worship terminator.....and would die without the machines...... but jokes aside in all reality, I just don't see the reasoning or necessity because 1) I feel at balance with technology - i am the master not the slave! and 2) I don't need to make myself a guinea pig to find out something that is known just like I don't need to smoke meth for that experience .... ;)Greg Williams:Great idea +Curtis Jenkins , I will need to check my calendar closely so that I don't miss any specific homework that requires me to use media! Being a media arts major that may be difficult. Have you seen what this fellow from "The Verge" has been doing? Pretty interesting when it comes to media fasting like a bossGwendolyn Hammer:I'd participate. If I planned ahead far enough.
- Evidence of outside social proof (from enthusiasts, experts)
- Annotated list of potential sources of further social proof
- Social Proof from enthusiasts- I think this guys counts as an enthusiast, though I’m not all that crazy about starting a conversation with him (based on his language in the video) http://www.blisteredthumbs.net/2011/10/tm-e13/
- Another option is just providing proof of how much machinima is out there already reenacting novels, such as this and this. I know Lord of the Rings isn’t a cannonized classic, but it proves that there is an audience, at least for popular books into Machinima
- Professor Kelly and Professor Doug McKinley (Professors of Media Effects)-- very interested in current trends that affect the way the population views media and literature.
- Professor Callahan (Professor of Communications)-- highly interested in how media changes and the theories involved.
- Literature Review
- Links to blog posts exploring the topic from group members
- At least three books that establish the relevance and importance of the topic. These can be trade book nonfiction titles or scholarly studies.
- Frankenstien-- Mary Shelley
- Niche Envy- by Joseph Turow
- Fictional Realities- by J.J.A. Mooij
- Theories of Human Communication- Stephen
Littlejohn and Karen Foss
- Literary Component
- How might literary works provide content or insight for the project (draw from group members' literary works studied)
- Understanding just how remix culture operates as well as how communications and media have been affected over time will be important in creating remixes of Frankenstien. Also, in order to not confuse or presented already known facts, we must research the topic we wish to present.
- Format(s) and Audience(s)
- How will the project be formalized? How will it be distributed and to whom? We can put the video on youtube, make a blog diary,
- via facebook/other social networks
- flash book
- Success Criteria
- Our project will have been successful if we created peices that use new sorce of media to remix the work of Frankenstien in a way that interest the current generations more than the work in it's traditional literary form.
- Prototype
- In order to gain the original insight, class participation involved the creation of this poster as well as the media fast that has already taken place.
The media fast, itself, was a prototype of part of the project that you, professor Gideon, have already participated in. In other words, the project has already gained the participation of a large part of the class.
I think this is a really interesting idea. I love that, like you said, remix allows a classic story to reach a new audience and offer a different interpretation or way of looking at it. There is a definite audience for it, to--including yours truly. I'm a big fan of remix and, just look at youtube, and you see thousands of views on various different remixes. One of my current favorites is the Lizzie Bennet diaries, a vlog modernization of Pride and Prejudice.
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of confused with how it relates to the media fast. I thought you would just be recreating Frankenstein in various forms...so could you better explain the insight a media fast gave into forming this idea?
Another concern is, while remix is internesting, why did you choose Frankenstein? Is there an overarching goal in choosing that piece specifically? In some ways, hasn't it been overdone (Bride, Son, Young, etc. Frankenstein this and that). It isn't a story that has fallen out of popularity and I feel like if, like you said, you want to make a classic story more accessible in a modern world...perhaps choose something less globally recognized. I would almost be more interested to see something harder or less appreciated brought into modern mediums. Like Virginia Woolf or the Bronte sisters or The Count of Monte Cristo.
But, in working with Frankenstein, I think you definitely have a wider audience. It will be easy to reach that audience too via social mediums like youtube and facebook. I definitely love the idea and I think it will be a success--and it will definitely be interesting to watch your remixes play out!
really like this idea as well, since I think by looking at a piece of literature through modern eyes is the only way they maintain popularity, which is why things like superheroes remain so popular, even though movies like The Dark Knight are very different from the original 1940s comics. So I think you're on to something there, though I agree with Shelby that I'm not entirely sure how it relates to the media fast. But it shouldn't be too hard to tie in.
ReplyDeleteI think Frankenstein is a good book to go with, because although it is from the Romantic period its core story is one that sort of transcends time with themes like responsibility over ones creation, fatherhood, original sin, etc. But there are many books you could do this with as well.
The one thing that confuses me is how are you going to remix this? Is it going to be just a machinima, or are you planning on using other forms of modern media, like webisodes, blogs, interactive media, etc? I would probably recommend changing it up a bit.
I enjoyed this as well. Great idea on the remixing but a bit confused on what exactly your planning on doing with this.
ReplyDeleteLooks great guys! I'm excited to see what you come up with, you have a lot of interesting material to start with. It will be interesting to see how you remix Frankenstein. I think it is interesting that you chose Frankenstein in the first place to remix, since this classic story has become so iconic that the actual monster that was originally in the book has been changed completely by society. The monster in the book was more intelligent and physically stronger than any human. He wasn't actually a monster, but a brilliant fantastical creature that was called a monster by its creator. But, all that most people think of when they hear 'Frankenstein' is a dumb bumbling green monster that has nails in its neck. They think of Halloween and ghosts...this was not Mary Shelley's original intent. I mean the doctor's name was Frankenstein...that wasn't even the monster's name.
ReplyDeleteAre you using the remix to help the public understand the original monster? Are you trying to prove that the original story has been lost due to the digital age that we live in now?
Or are you warning us that with the digital age that we live in, the machines that we have created now control us? That like Victor Frankenstein we are creating something perceived as dangerous, but something that is absolutely brilliant? I'm just not sure where the connection is. In the revision of your proposal I would like to see how all of your ideas connect. Why are you remixing Frankenstein? What did this have to do with the media fast? How will you remix it? How will you tie in the media fast? How will you deal with the iconic views of the audience? How will your remix be different than the hundreds of Frankenstein remakes made throughout history?
Anyway those are a few of my thoughts. Good luck! I'm excited to see what you come up with.