Remixes and Mash Ups

What are Mash Ups and how have they changed entertainment? 

'Mashups are when you get two or more different tracks and conjoin them, Siamese style, to create an altogether new track.' Any thing from classical to rock can be used to make a new sound. 'Mashups are becoming increasingly popular due to the different take they provide for popular music which may otherwise become stale and overplayed. Enjoy listening to the mashups' in the web link below... http://remix.vg/category/mashups/

What kind of mash ups are there other than music:

• Video clips
• Music
• Sounds
• Voice
• Artificial Noise
• Film

Mash ups seem to be a new from of entertainment, it works well when using it to convey information that may be particularly boring in a more fun way. Especially when it is used to speed up or slow down speech.

Mash up although they can be hilarious can be quite dangerous or misleading if used in the wrong way. Below is a video clip that a comical programme created. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCyPAaubENE&feature=related

 When I originally watched this clip all I saw of it was the speech itself, on first viewing I was shocked and was strangely quite disappointed in Obama. How embarrassing I thought. It was only when a friend played the whole video to me that I then understood. 

Very funny although quite bad on President Obama's part as people who only saw the clip and believed it may, like myself, have lost faith or been disappointed in him.

The reaction at the end of the clip shows that it is possible for people to believe it and it is (well at least to me) very realistic.

Over the years entertainment has changed; from the theatre to cinema and now to online intertainment. Not only can you watch films online, you can create your own clips too.

One form of new and upcomming entertainment is the making and watching of video mash ups.