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YouTube, as a platform for creative expression, has inspired a new form of modern creativity. In this video essay, I explore how the remix, a product of this participatory creativity, hijacks your brain. Why do we love watching things we've probably already seen be reproduced in new ways?
Written, edited and produced by Vanessa Hill. Thanks to Kevin Allocca for his help with this video.
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BrainCraft was created by Vanessa Hill (@nessyhill) and is brought to you by PBS Digital Studios. Talking psychology, neuroscience & why we act the way we do.
FURTHER READING 📚
Videocracy: How YouTube is Changing the World kevinallocca.com/videocracy
Youth on YouTube as Smart Swarms: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00043125.2014.11519263?journalCode=uare20
Mashup Culture: books.google.com/books?id=tHQB-kLxlZ8C&source=gbs_book_other_versions
Secrets of Supercuts | Slate: slate.com/articles/technology/the_browser/2012/11/how_to_make_a_supercut_secrets_of_the_youtube_collage_form_revealed.html
Handbook of Creativity sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/11443_01_Henry_Ch01.pdf
Communicating creativity on YouTube: what and for whom?
biblio.ugent.be/publication/1920104/file/6761597.pdf
VIDEOS 📽
Classics
Bob Ross Remixed | Happy Little Clouds | PBS Digital Studios youtube.com/watch?v=YLO7tCdBVrA
Reading Rainbow Remixed | In Your Imagination | PBS Digital Studios youtu.be/-FD1K8OvVCs
Mister Rogers Remixed | Garden of Your Mind | PBS Digital Studios youtu.be/OFzXaFbxDcM
Julia Child Remixed | Keep On Cooking | PBS Digital Studios youtu.be/80ZrUI7RNfI
Wishery | Pogo youtu.be/qs1bG6BIYlo
Time Machine | Pogo & Skye youtube.com/watch?v=vtr5q6dn7CA
Muppet Mash | Pogo youtu.be/pwvflO3QKrI
Kutiman, GIVE IT UP youtu.be/WoHxoz_0ykI
DOUBLE RAINBOW SONG!! youtu.be/MX0D4oZwCsA
160 Greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes youtube.com/watch?v=pDxn0Xfqkgw
On Remixes
Why videos go viral | Kevin Allocca youtu.be/BpxVIwCbBK0
Are YouTubers Revolutionizing Entertainment? | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios youtu.be/H3-YxxqSN5c
Henry Jenkins on Participatory Culture youtu.be/1gPm-c1wRsQ
Why Do We Experience Nostalgia? youtube.com/watch?v=1dJw9TN0hoE
I Could Do That | The Art Assignment youtu.be/67EKAIY43kg
All Star
Smash Mouth - All Star youtu.be/L_jWHffIx5E
All Star but it's played on two calculators youtu.be/3rfdYej30Dw
VILLAGE PEOPLE - Y.M.C.A. VOCAL COVER 2016 (OFFICIAL) youtube.com/watch?v=gTwxtYin1p0
ADELE - HELLO VOCAL COVER 2016 (OFFICIAL) youtube.com/watch?v=Uef0Qr56mKo
Smashmouth Recreated From Windows XP Sounds youtu.be/ahXQ7e8w7mQ
Shia
Shia LaBeouf "Just Do It" Motivational Speech (Original Video by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner) youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0
Shia LaBeouf TED Talk youtube.com/watch?v=os6U77Hhm_s
I'm sorry Shia, I'm afraid I can't do that youtube.com/watch?v=loeZ-z9ct0Q
Shiawalker Inspirational youtube.com/watch?v=cxCCp3nbCEk
Apple Watch Shia LaBeouf Edition youtube.com/watch?v=4RZC7iBEAsk
Just Do It! ft. Auto-tuned Shia LaBeouf (Motivational Music Video) ORIGINAL
youtube.com/watch?v=CLOpX2cu-4g&feature=youtu.be&t=28s
This Is Sparta Shia LaBeouf - JUST DO IT youtu.be/XW74pHNxkaM
Damn It Shia youtu.be/k_e67Wwumz8
Shia LaBeouf motivates the Death Eaters [Harry Potter] youtu.be/CZgRTDApBks
+1 Shia every 3 seconds youtu.be/oTz93Y-qeq0
JUST DO IT!!! ft. Shia LaBeouf - Songify This youtube.com/watch?v=UhRXn2NRiWI
Political
Gaddafi-Zenga Song-No girl edit version (Noy Alooshe Remix) youtu.be/6GcUutnU2gk
"Zenga" Clip about Gaddafi youtu.be/XeuZiFRzb4k
BRITAIN'S NEW LEADER RAPS LIKE A BOSS youtube.com/watch?v=xv7Jd94bnOI
Angela Merkel Sings Yung Hurn - Nein youtube.com/watch?v=egZzDwJI-Bg
Cassetteboy - Cameron's Conference Rap youtube.com/watch?v=0YBumQHPAeU
Tony Abbott: "NO No NO" youtu.be/fi-q0ALVzPg
Barack Obama Singing Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen youtube.com/watch?v=hX1YVzdnpEc&feature=youtu.be&t=34s
236.com: Synchronized Presidential Debating youtu.be/wfd5g8Y_Jqo
Supercuts
Sorkinisms - A Supercut youtu.be/S78RzZr3IwI
Alex Trebek is a Savage youtu.be/b8NCjz6ghrU
I'm Not Here to Make Friends! youtu.be/w536Alnon24
Humour
Why Do We Laugh? | Sci Show youtu.be/Ov-kXSS1_yc
Why Do We Laugh? | It's Okay to be Smart youtu.be/9WzVMZunzaM
Get VIDEOCRACY 👉 amzn.to/2qrxQ7q
More about the book (my video 🙃) youtu.be/xwlwNzLOGmA
YouTube, as a platform for creative expression, has inspired a new form of modern creativity. In this video essay, I explore how the remix, a product of this participatory creativity, hijacks your brain. Why do we love watching things we've probably already seen be reproduced in new ways?
Written, edited and produced by Vanessa Hill. Thanks to Kevin Allocca for his help with this video.
Say hello: twitter.com/nessyhill | instagram.com/nessyhill
SUBSCRIBE to BrainCraft! ow.ly/rt5IE
Wear some MERCH! 🧠 store.dftba.com/collections/braincraft
BrainCraft was created by Vanessa Hill (@nessyhill) and is brought to you by PBS Digital Studios. Talking psychology, neuroscience & why we act the way we do.
FURTHER READING 📚
Videocracy: How YouTube is Changing the World kevinallocca.com/videocracy
Youth on YouTube as Smart Swarms: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00043125.2014.11519263?journalCode=uare20
Mashup Culture: books.google.com/books?id=tHQB-kLxlZ8C&source=gbs_book_other_versions
Secrets of Supercuts | Slate: slate.com/articles/technology/the_browser/2012/11/how_to_make_a_supercut_secrets_of_the_youtube_collage_form_revealed.html
Handbook of Creativity sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/11443_01_Henry_Ch01.pdf
Communicating creativity on YouTube: what and for whom?
biblio.ugent.be/publication/1920104/file/6761597.pdf
VIDEOS 📽
Classics
Bob Ross Remixed | Happy Little Clouds | PBS Digital Studios youtube.com/watch?v=YLO7tCdBVrA
Reading Rainbow Remixed | In Your Imagination | PBS Digital Studios youtu.be/-FD1K8OvVCs
Mister Rogers Remixed | Garden of Your Mind | PBS Digital Studios youtu.be/OFzXaFbxDcM
Julia Child Remixed | Keep On Cooking | PBS Digital Studios youtu.be/80ZrUI7RNfI
Wishery | Pogo youtu.be/qs1bG6BIYlo
Time Machine | Pogo & Skye youtube.com/watch?v=vtr5q6dn7CA
Muppet Mash | Pogo youtu.be/pwvflO3QKrI
Kutiman, GIVE IT UP youtu.be/WoHxoz_0ykI
DOUBLE RAINBOW SONG!! youtu.be/MX0D4oZwCsA
160 Greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes youtube.com/watch?v=pDxn0Xfqkgw
On Remixes
Why videos go viral | Kevin Allocca youtu.be/BpxVIwCbBK0
Are YouTubers Revolutionizing Entertainment? | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios youtu.be/H3-YxxqSN5c
Henry Jenkins on Participatory Culture youtu.be/1gPm-c1wRsQ
Why Do We Experience Nostalgia? youtube.com/watch?v=1dJw9TN0hoE
I Could Do That | The Art Assignment youtu.be/67EKAIY43kg
All Star
Smash Mouth - All Star youtu.be/L_jWHffIx5E
All Star but it's played on two calculators youtu.be/3rfdYej30Dw
VILLAGE PEOPLE - Y.M.C.A. VOCAL COVER 2016 (OFFICIAL) youtube.com/watch?v=gTwxtYin1p0
ADELE - HELLO VOCAL COVER 2016 (OFFICIAL) youtube.com/watch?v=Uef0Qr56mKo
Smashmouth Recreated From Windows XP Sounds youtu.be/ahXQ7e8w7mQ
Shia
Shia LaBeouf "Just Do It" Motivational Speech (Original Video by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner) youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0
Shia LaBeouf TED Talk youtube.com/watch?v=os6U77Hhm_s
I'm sorry Shia, I'm afraid I can't do that youtube.com/watch?v=loeZ-z9ct0Q
Shiawalker Inspirational youtube.com/watch?v=cxCCp3nbCEk
Apple Watch Shia LaBeouf Edition youtube.com/watch?v=4RZC7iBEAsk
Just Do It! ft. Auto-tuned Shia LaBeouf (Motivational Music Video) ORIGINAL
youtube.com/watch?v=CLOpX2cu-4g&feature=youtu.be&t=28s
This Is Sparta Shia LaBeouf - JUST DO IT youtu.be/XW74pHNxkaM
Damn It Shia youtu.be/k_e67Wwumz8
Shia LaBeouf motivates the Death Eaters [Harry Potter] youtu.be/CZgRTDApBks
+1 Shia every 3 seconds youtu.be/oTz93Y-qeq0
JUST DO IT!!! ft. Shia LaBeouf - Songify This youtube.com/watch?v=UhRXn2NRiWI
Political
Gaddafi-Zenga Song-No girl edit version (Noy Alooshe Remix) youtu.be/6GcUutnU2gk
"Zenga" Clip about Gaddafi youtu.be/XeuZiFRzb4k
BRITAIN'S NEW LEADER RAPS LIKE A BOSS youtube.com/watch?v=xv7Jd94bnOI
Angela Merkel Sings Yung Hurn - Nein youtube.com/watch?v=egZzDwJI-Bg
Cassetteboy - Cameron's Conference Rap youtube.com/watch?v=0YBumQHPAeU
Tony Abbott: "NO No NO" youtu.be/fi-q0ALVzPg
Barack Obama Singing Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen youtube.com/watch?v=hX1YVzdnpEc&feature=youtu.be&t=34s
236.com: Synchronized Presidential Debating youtu.be/wfd5g8Y_Jqo
Supercuts
Sorkinisms - A Supercut youtu.be/S78RzZr3IwI
Alex Trebek is a Savage youtu.be/b8NCjz6ghrU
I'm Not Here to Make Friends! youtu.be/w536Alnon24
Humour
Why Do We Laugh? | Sci Show youtu.be/Ov-kXSS1_yc
Why Do We Laugh? | It's Okay to be Smart youtu.be/9WzVMZunzaM
