Welcome to the blip.tv channel of remix artist, media activist and pop culture hacker Jonathan McIntosh. You can learn more about me and my work on my site at www.rebelliouspixels.com
An episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is interrupted by a remixed critique of the show's gender imbalance and "boys' locker room" comedy style. The remix takeover was created using clips from over 100 episodes of The Daily Show edited to the song “Too Many Dicks on the Dance Floor” by Flight of the Conchords. I’m a fan of The Daily Show about 50% of the time but often find myself disappointed with the overwhelmingly boys' club style jokes, segments and guests. I can't help but feel tha...
This is a re-imagined Donald Duck cartoon remix constructed using dozens of classic Walt Disney cartoons from the 1930s to 1960s. Donald's life is turned upside-down by the current economic crisis and he finds himself unemployed and falling behind on his house payments. As his frustration turns into despair Donald discovers a seemingly sympathetic voice coming from his radio named Glenn Beck. This transformative remix work constitutes a fair-use of any copyrighted material as provided for in s...
In this remixed narrative, Edward Cullen from the Twilight Series meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's an example of transformative storytelling serving as a pro-feminist visual critique of Edward's character and generally creepy behavior. Seen through Buffy's eyes, some of the more sexist gender roles and patriarchal Hollywood themes embedded in the Twilight saga are exposed - in hilarious ways. Ultimately this remix is about more than a decisive showdown between the slayer and the sparkly va...
So You Think You Can Be President is a new reality television show where candidates compete for American votes!Presidential hopefuls must present their positions on major issues in front of a live studio audience then face hard-hitting critiques from our panel of judges. Viewers at home will delight in the spectacle as candidates are challenged in ways never before seen in mainstream media.In this week’s episode, only two weeks before the election, Senator Obama and Senator McCain have their f...
Thought I would share my talk at Ars Electronica 2008 in Linz Austria for the New Cultural Economy Symposium IV. The talk was titled "Building a Critical Culture with Political Remix Video". There is a playlist on my user page including all the videos I show and talk about in this presentation. For more talks by other participants check out the Ars Electronica 2008 website.
This is an "identity correction" remix that turns Chevron's multi-million dollar "Human Energy" greenwashing PR blitz on its head.Though the video targets Chevron Oil and their new Orwellian "Human Energy" campaign, it also focuses more broadly on corporate control of global oil supplies it's the connection with aggressive American foreign policy. In this corrected commercial the company's true nature is exposed for what it is, a heartless profit-driven oil machine. The Chevron corporation is ...
A political remix commercial targeting the US Army's role in American acts of torture around the world and the effect on our children. This remix video is a critical satirical transformative work and constitutes a "fair-use" in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
A Political Remix Video mashup Matrix style promo commercial for the Fox News channel. This video is a critical satirical transformative work and constitutes a fair-use in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
A Political Remix Video created by combining and mashing together TV ads including commercials for the USAF to address the raising number of killed young Americans "dropped on Iraq". This remix video is a critical satirical transformative work and constitutes a "fair-use" in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
A Political Remix Video created to mimic H2 TV advertising campaign by replacing the text overlay to address environmental, social and political concerns. This remix video is a critical satirical transformative work and constitutes a "fair-use" in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.