Blog Entry 3 - Mashups and Copyright Law

I choose the diney video (2nd one).

1. What is this mashup trying to communicate? Is it technical experiment, social or political commentary, a comedic parody, or an abstract work of media art?
This mashup is explaining copyright. What is is, that you can't copyright an idea or you can't use someone elsee's work for your own. It is an abstract work od media art and it's also a social commentary, it is a illustrated piece of ork that explains copyrighting.

No, the creator did not break copyright laws in its production because in his video it states each movie he got the scenes from, he put the company it was from and all the movie titles, etc.

3. Do you think that mashup like this requires copyright permission? Why or why not.
Yes, a mashup like this requiers copyright permission because the clips are all from Disney and Pixar movies and of course, it should be credited. It was not made by him so he should thank theperson he got it from so people know and he won't get in trouble.2. Did its creator follow or break copyright laws in its production?

Blog Entry 2: A Look At Music Videos

Christmas Shoes By; NewSong

Initial reaction: My immediate reaction to this video was a very heartwarming, but sad one. The story is really sad and it makes someone cry really easily. I cried when i watched it because it was a really sad story. It really is a great song and video and i recommend everyone to watch it and listen to the song and the lyrics.

Analysis and interpretation: The form of media is a video and they incorporate real people in the video and they use a sad but really wonder full story to make people listen to it. This music group, NewSong is a contemporary Christian music group so all there songs are about love and God and very soothing. I think that NewSong created this song because they want to give out a message to people. A powerful message that can be understood through everybody; Always love. There could be many more messages, but those are the ones that i think the video is trying to send. Some themes in this video is Always lend a helping hand. Always be true to God and people too and love your parents. Yes, this music group is related to Gospel values. They themselves are a Christian music group and all they're songs are about love and more towards the church type of songs.

Consideration of cultural context: This video is apperantly a true story, but they aren't that sure. It's aout a boy's mother terribly sick and about to pass away and the boy runs to a shoe store to buy a pair of shoes for his mother to wear to heaven but he doesn't have enough money so a stranger helps him and lends him money to buy the shoes. And so, because this story is a really good and loving story, and God was present in it, the group i guess chose to write a song about it. They probably really liked the story and wanted everyone else to know about it and understand it's meaning, so they put it in music.

Expression of aesthetic judgment: The song itself was a story and so the video was a story about what happened and it was a really amazing video. The acting was really good, very believable, the storylive was excellent, the lyrics were very sad but very touching, and the music really went well the video. The visuals afected the song by haveing a greater meaning to the song.

Ongoing reflection: How has your chosen music video influenced your reception of the song?
The music video i chose influenced my reception of the song because i did not think there would be a song that i would cry to, that a song made from a Christian group would made me cry and feel really different in a good way. I feel really good though, now that i know this story and it made me realize more how precious family is.