what makes a good remix: a strong storyline – makes sense, is strung together well (this also counts with things that may not make sense but fit in nicely because of the sense of humor or design of the project). 2. humor! why change it if it’s not gonna be silly? 3. creativity – if you only change a few things it won’t be a very strong story. i think changing as much as possible in interesting and funny ways helps make your story concrete while still being able to identify the original story.

although i don’t like macklemore (#1 A is for Ally I’m-so-important-to-the-gays-ya’ll-need-me perpetrator), i really liked the “Same Love” remix. i thought it was really well put together – it had strong transitions and made sense. the combination of pictures and video clips really worked well, and flowed nicely with the song put atop it (unlike say, the tea party remix which, although very funny, took a long time between transitions with awkward pauses that made me want to stop watching).

stories i’m considering: STEVEN UNIVERSE! i could make twitter feeds for him and the gems (who are aliens from space with advanced technology and magic, and even though they’ve been protecting earth for 5000 years, they have no idea how to handle human technology and customs). or adventure time: i could create a newspaper layout with articles about some of the crime fighting they do, then add in small sub stories about lemongrab being a weirdo or a love advice column from lumpy space princess and an engagement announcement from marcy and bonnie! i definitely want to do one of these two because they’re honestly my favorite shows – i love children’s cartoons. they are so innocent and good-intentioned yet layered with so much more! these two shows are also have confirmed lgbt characters, making them gay-friendly and a great source of representation for kids, which i see as super important!

picture of one of my favorite shows (adventure time) found here!