I originally hoped to have the script done by today, but as I anticipated, the script is going to take the longest time. I have a tentative script/outline, which is below. Nothing content wise is 100% set in stone, but the general form of it will likely remain the same.
“What is a meme video?
When I was doing research for this, I ended up figuring out that it was easier to watch and understand what it was then to explain it, especially in academic terms.
Scholars have had a hard time answering this question directly and usually attempt to talk about the predecessors of this new overarching genre. These predecessors are for the most part clear, but after, there isn’t quite a clear path or place of divergence.
So where did it come from? Is it based on the comedy, the editing, the form or all three? Wouldn’t it be nice if someone categorized meme videos into their predecessors to see where it comes from and try to define it? I think so.
EDITING: (a title appears:) JUNE TRIES TO DEFINE MEME VIDEOS
Dance a little
It’s me! I’m the one that will do it! I am the BDG!
Dance a little to get off screen
So now that we have determined what we are doing today, let’s break it down.
FIRST: We are going to be putting up categories (Defining each category)
Supercut/Compilation editing:
- Compilation
- The same type of action, scene, word, phrase, object, gesture, cliché or trope
Mashup (YouTube Poop):
- The most recent predecessor
- humorous, profane, annoying, confusing, shocking, détournement, or dramatic purposes
- visual and auditory effects to alter the underlying work.
- may involve completely or partially repurposing sources to create or convey a story, while others follow a non-linear narrative, and some may contain no storyline at all
NEXT: Bring on the videos.
Let’s start simple.
https://youtu.be/Rn1_we58hW4 (cyberpunk) YTP
https://youtu.be/sfqD_VSnGMw (ooc bdg) YTP
https://youtu.be/KsbaVFMb-iI (mustache) YTP
Okay. I think we can actually do this!
https://youtu.be/Xq-dAXrPo7g (school bdg) YTP/Compilation
https://youtu.be/CrHuojUV9yo (galoomba) Compilation but not really
https://youtu.be/OwU0ZOJYEu8 (5%) YTP
(at some point here i give up)
No… What if we don’t have to choose? rips paper What if the new digital reiteration of compilation and comedy editing uses it all? What if…
Pins both up
What if…
Conclusion: Meme editing/Meme videos have become a modern take on comedy, remix culture and compilation The new genre of these videos encompassed by the title “meme editing” has pervaded popular colloquial knowledge to the point that even the creators are not fully conscious of its predecessors, derivative techniques, and the qualities it draws from the past. Remix culture in this day and age allows the viewer to also be the creator; it allows them to participate in the media they consume by supporting this kind of editing and reediting. “
School June 