2015: The year in film mashups
Posted Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 4:42 PM Central
Last updated Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 4:43 PM Central
by John Couture
Mashup: [mash-uhp] noun
1. Music, Slang. a recording that combines vocal and instrumental tracks from two or more recordings.
2. Slang. a creative combination or mixing of content from different sources.
Look at me getting all hip and whatnot. While I'm familiar with what a mashup is, don't ask me about Dubsmash, because I have no clue what that it.
I love technology in all of its incarnations. The progress in computing and video editing software, in particular, has removed so many of the barriers that prevented many of us from realizing our dream of creating digital content of our own.
While most of us simply use them to give our home movies of our kids a bit of a polished look to them, others are taking it to the next level. I have often been critical of film trailers of late and how studios are basically phoning it in. The film trailer is a lost art, but thankfully the spirit of those pioneering editors lives on through the genius of countless others who take it upon themselves to take what is out there and give it their own polished look.
A good mashup will strike an emotional chord in its audience and the masters are adept at mixing music, dialog and action together to create a whole spectrum of emotions. Last week, we highlighted the annual effort from The Sleepy Skunk, but it quickly dawned on us that other videos will surely pop up as the year comes to an end.
The beautiful thing is that each mashup is a unique experience and they all elicit separate emotions. So, we have decided to curate our favorites and post them here. I will continue to update this story as the new mashups are released. Also, if we miss any or you see some good ones, send them our way or post them in the comments below.
First, Miguel Branco offers up his Cinefile 2015. It focuses on a smaller number of films and since he also feels that Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was the best film of 2015, I feel that he and I are twin souls.
Clark Zhu compiled his mashup Moving Pictures 2015 throughout the year and the time he put into is evident throughout. This compilation really does a great job of seamlessly moving from film to film.