Research Project - The Pitch!

Here it goes ladies, for your reference:

Our project is a creative response to the brief, called:
*You, Me, Connecting in the Cloud: The Evolution of the Social, Online &
Remix Culture. *

Here we address Jenkin’s concept of Participatory Culture. One way that
users practice this is by creating & sharing derivative works, otherwise
know as Remixing or Mashups. We’ll be creating our own 60 second remixes to
share online through appropriated media. It isn’t limited to video and will
include remixing across text, image, audio and video. Viewers will see
mashups that range from structured narrative-driven pieces to abstract,
non-narrative works; it’s really about taking an open, experimental and
playful approach in our work.

We’ll then be using a micro-blog called Tumblr to share our creations. The
trend towards micro-blogging illustrates how web technology adapts to match
human patterns of behaviour. This is what we call the evolution of the
social, online. Tumblr however, is more than a micro-blog, it’s a
convergence platform. Elements of flickr, youtube, twitter and
straight-blogging are meshed together on Tumblr.

Our creative response is about exploring the possibilities that a platform
like Tumblr provides for the practice of remixing. The Remix Culture raises
important questions about the changing nature of media ownership and
control; and we hope to contribute to this conversation through our own
participatory practice.

Ange