I made this video to make the point that I believe we do over-medicate our children. I actually had a difficult time coming up with any idea that I wanted to make a point about. For some reason the "David after Dentist" video that I first saw on the popular Comedy Central show Tosh.O, kept sticking in my head. I know the point of the mashup assignment was to make a point but I had a difficult time doing that in a serious way. I thought this video would invoke both a little laughter and a little thought to the point that maybe we are over-medicating our nation’s children.
I justify my mashup because both videos were altered enough and used in a way to create a completely different video with a completely different meaning. The clips from the news broadcast…which is pubic material anyway, were cut with the "David after Dentist" video to put a comedic twist on the broadcast. The dentist video was just a father filming his son after getting knocked out at the dentist. He wasn’t being over-medicated in regards to anti-depressants and anti-psychotics, but his reactions to the drug mixed with the news story brought an entirely new take on the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOb8Qs4CCEo
I think this mash-up is a great example of transformation of content. David at the dentist is meant to be a care-free humorous video, and to mash it up with such serious news stories on overmedication of children completely changes how you view David's actions. I do think this would hold up in court because it is so transformative.
ReplyDeleteI love getting on YouTube and looking for funny videos and I must have missed this video. The way you took a news story about kids being subscribed drugs and a kid having side effects to a drug was hilarious. I think you did a very good job with your mashup.
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