In the music industry, remixing has long
been an established and increasingly popular technique.
On the other hand, exhibiting movies in theaters is a
very complex business, bankrolled with enormous capital
and employing hundreds of staff. Most movies run only
a few weeks in theaters;
after that, they can be appreciated only on rental video
or DVD. The special feature in this exhibition, “Movie
Remix,” is a trial in which movies exhibited at theaters
are reconstructed as remix material.
At the first memorial “Movie Remix,” “URBANLENZ”
had four artists of differing styles remix the film “Ichi
the Killer” by Takashi Miike, the director who shocked
the world with his bold cinematic creations. Visitors
experienced how each artist arranged the same elements
to come up with their own director’s cut. |
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re-imagining the film. I contacted Tom Savini via email. He just happened to be connected with writer Dave Dreher, who was writing for Creature Corner. Dave wrote an article…and boom! From there the Internet publicity went global – respected sites like Diabolical Dominion critically acclaimed the Survivor’s Cut. After just a few weeks I was seeing articles being written by International sites like Oh My Gore and Zombis among others!) �
So you’ve shot your masterpiece, but it’s a little rough around the edges. If you have any hope of winning that Oscar, you’re going to need to do a little editing. But renting out an editing bay means thousands of dollars and figuring out what all the shortcut keys on the Avid keyboard do. But wait, you’re in luck! Friday evening, YouTube launched their new video editing tool: 
