The Musings of Scott

I jumped on the chance to play in the large international sandbox that is Paul the Psychic Octopus’ Fan Page. I also jumped on the chance to ruffle some feathers (as I am apt to do).

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Another entry for the Holy Taco photoshop contest today. This one was inspired when I discovered that the director for the newest movie is David Slade, who also directed (a vampire favorite of mine), 30 Days of Night.

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Update: I won the contest with this entry, thanks to the support from my friends!

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Stumbled across a photoshop contest today, revolving around the premise of making the upcoming Twilight movie interesting (to a non-rabbid fan). I had fun with this one!

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Re-purposing of content is a very popular activity in the digital social circles, and much of what ends up being shared the most are new spins or “remixes” of existing content. Adding one’s personality and vision digitally to bits of media to create something entirely new is a new style of art, that most everyone can participate in (and be seen), and is meant to be shared. Bringing more individual opinions to our media not only makes it more personal (and often more clever), but it creates a much more communal (and participatory) experience than traditional media ever could deliver. Not every remix will create the next meme, and that’s rarely the motivation behind the best content. Sometimes it’s a way to be heard on an issue that’s important (crowd-sourced propaganda), but for me it’s most often simply an expression of creativity. I thought of something that was: vivid, catching, funny, sarcastic, witty, or sometimes just weird, and I create a sharable digital image that shares my vision with anyone interested. Digital manipulation of content and creativity software have unlocked the inner-artist in many a geek, it certainly has for me!
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