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Is there such a thing as an original idea? What if everything were actually a remix?Episode Summary In this episode, I'm exploring the fascinating concept of creativity with filmmaker, educator, and speaker Kirby Ferguson.Kirby is best known for his groundbreaking video series “Everything Is A Remix,” which delves into the idea that creativity is all about copying, transforming, and combining existing ideas to form something new. During our conversation, Kirby shares his insights into how creativity works and why understanding the remixing process can make us better creators and more appreciative consumers of culture. Kirby discusses various examples from his series, highlighting how iconic works in film, music, and technology are often built on the foundations laid by others. He also brings a fresh perspective on the intersection of creativity and technology, focusing on the role of artificial intelligence. The discussion touches on how AI is changing creative work, the ethical implications of machine-generated art, and Kirby's thoughts on the future of AI in creative industries. You'll hear a nuanced understanding of creativity's hidden connections and how embracing the remixing process can relieve the pressure to be original. Whether you're an artist, a technologist, or simply someone interested in the evolution of ideas, this episode offers a thought-provoking journey through the world of creativity. Guest Biography Kirby Ferguson describes himself as a filmmaker, educator, and speaker, best known for his viral video series “Everything Is A Remix,” which originally ran from 2010 to 2012. The series explores the idea that creativity is a process of copying, transforming, and combining existing ideas.Following the success of the original series, Kirby released an updated version in 2022-2023.He has spoken at TED, Google, Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu, among other prestigious venues. Kirby's work continues to focus on creativity, media, and the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence in these fields. Timestamped Summary of Key Points [00:00:00] Introduction to the episode and guest, Kirby Ferguson.[00:01:00] Kirby's background and the impact of “Everything Is A Remix.”[00:02:00] The nature of creativity and how everything is a remix. [00:03:00] Kirby's updated series and ongoing projects. [00:04:00] The genesis of “Everything Is A Remix” and the concept of remixing in creativity. •[00:05:00] Examples of remixing in film, music, and technology.[00:08:00] The pressure to be original and the value of remixing.[00:09:00] The role of eclecticism and broad experiences in creativity.[00:12:00] The connection between creativity and analogy. [00:16:00] The challenge of being a generalist and finding connections across domains.[00:19:00] The balance between novelty and familiarity in creative work. [00:23:00] AI's role in creativity and the controversy surrounding it. [00:30:00] The ethical implications of AI-generated art. [00:34:00] Kirby's views on the future of AI in creative industries.[00:45:00] The practical uses of AI in creative work.[00:54:00] The importance of understanding AI's limitations. [01:01:00] How Kirby's insights apply to compliance and human risk. Links MentionedEverything Is A Remix website including Kirby's courses - www.everythingisaremix.info. Kirby on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirbyferguson/Kirby's TED Talk 'Embrace The Remix' - https://www.ted.com/talks/kirby_ferguson_embrace_the_remix?subtitle=enQueen & David Bowie 'Under Pressure' - https://open.spotify.com/track/6suU8oBlW4O2pg88tOXgHo?si=3249601d4212498bVanilla Ice 'Ice ice Baby' that uses a sample of 'Under Pressure' - https://open.spotify.com/track/3XVozq1aeqsJwpXrEZrDJ9?si=0c3305b283b84c13 Related Episodes of the Human Risk Podcast 1. Ian Leslie on Conflict - https://www.humanriskpodcast.com/ian-leslie-on-conflict-/2. Interview with ChatGPT - https://www.humanriskpodcast.com/chat-gpt-3-on-ai-human-risk/
The VRChat world Suku took home the Best Art World prize at Raindance Immersive 2024, and it's by Durk van der Meer who is a freelance digital artist, character artist, and VR world builder based in Curaçao. Suku blends together elements of Caribbean culture and geography with Dutch colonial architecture combined with a sort of psychedelic Studio Ghibli twist that gives the overall experience a sense of surrealism and magical realism. https://twitter.com/DurkatWork/status/1805274104460722464 I had a chance to catch up with van der Meer to speak about his 3D artist pipelines and workflows primarily focused on Gravity Sketch, but we also cover some of his other tools like Google Blocks and Adobe Substance 3D Modeler (formerly known as Oculus Medium). We also talk about focusing all of his creative artistic side projects into the process of VRChat world building within Unity as a vast open world that also leverages the World Creator Professional plug-in. I also had a chance to go on a guided tour of the world with van der Meer where he added a lot of additional context for his creative process, some stories and myths about the history of Curaçao, but also other elements of the darker side of Dutch colonial history by featuring a slave house and plantation house that was transformed into an immersive art installation. There's also other elements of the Caribbean culture of Curaçao that van der Meer integrates that he himself started to wonder if it bordered on a form of cultural appropriation. His intention was to explore his own creative imagination, and he did not intend this world to be in any way educational or a historically accurate elaboration of the darker side of these colonial histories. He considered adding some additional context to the world, but ultimately decided to not add any other additional information about any of the symbols or architecture featured within the piece. Many of these aspects only came up within the context of the guided tour, which was part of the Raindance Immersive exhibition. But the allusions by van der Meer to the dark colonial history of Curaçao was definitely a part of the experience that stuck with me, and we have a chance to dig into a little bit at the end of our conversation, and I dug into a few additional references at the end of the podcast as I was wrapping everything up. Kirby Ferguson's Everything is a Remix YouTube series is probably one of the more compelling counter argument to worries about cultural appropriation as he argues that the core of remixing is "to copy, transform, and combine existing materials to produce something new." Ferguson argues that all art and cultural production is ultimately borrowing from a wide range of different sources from different cultures, and that nothing is actually truly original. Legally fair use in copyright law dictates four different factors measuring fair use that including "the purpose and character of your use, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and the effect of the use upon the potential market." That's the legal side of the argument, but concerns around cultural appropriation are more ethical and moral rather than strictly legal. I dug into some references on cultural appropriation from Google Scholar, which pointed me to this 2006 article titled "From Cultural Exchange to Transculturation: A Review and Reconceptualization of Cultural Appropriation" by Richard Rogers, which has over 700 citations. Rogers defines cultural appropriation pretty broadly by saying that it's the "use of one culture's symbols, artifacts, genres, rituals, or technologies by members of another culture—regardless of intent, ethics, function, or outcome." He goes on to define four different categories that include exchange, dominance, exploitation, and transculturation across a spectrum from reciprocal exchange all the way to transnational corporations commodifying cultural art...
Episode Notes Will Holds down the fort for another show as Lorraine is currently en route to Tokyo from Kyoto. Or maybe the other way around. There aren't many places where you can from one city to another where both cities are anagrams of each other. Stepping into the breech this week is their old pal, Dave Curran. Dave is a friend and colleague from Coláiste Dhúlaigh like Nicky from the last show. Dave was the host of a podcast called Inspireland where Pop Filter got it's start by putting out episodes under the Inspireland banner. Inspireland is still available and is an excellent podcast with a wide range of guests including filmmaker Mark Cousins, documentarian Kirby Ferguson, author Jon Ronson and many more. https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/inspireland-podcast/id840302259 This week, Dave and Will look at season 1 of Reservation Dogs and find a magical group of Native American teenagers and their struggle to escape the Oklahoma reservation they live in to go to California. After that, talk turns to the decade-long decline in the relationship between rappers, Drake and Kendrick Lamarr. All of which has been documented in a string of diss tracks that have gone from arguing about who's the best rapper to much more serious and personal allegations. Can two white Irishmen figure this one out? Of course! Write to Will and Lorraine via their futuristic and never-getting-old email address popfilter1000@gmail.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
In this episode of The Ambitious Procrastinator, I dive into the art of procrastination and how it holds us back from achieving our dreams. Tune in as I share 5 powerful reframes to help you overcome common self-doubts and start betting on yourself. Here's a recap of the key takeaways: 1️⃣ "I bet they will judge me." Reframe: "Today, I believe that my work is worth sharing and I'm not concerned about the opinions of others, especially strangers on the internet." 2️⃣ "I bet I'm going to fail." Reframe: "I believe I am willing to show up for myself and learn all the tips and tools I need to move my message forward." 3️⃣ "I bet it's too hard for me." Reframe: "I believe I have the resources to learn and I am not afraid to ask for help." 4️⃣ "I bet it won't be worth it." Reframe: "I believe it is going to help someone else, even if it's just one person." 5️⃣ "I bet this has already been done before and better than I could do it." Reframe: "I believe in my unique perspective and the value I bring to the table." Remember, it's time to bet on yourself, believe in yourself, and stack the odds in your favor. Don't let procrastination hold you back from achieving your dreams! Bonus Free Confidence Quick Start: A seven-day email series designed to boost your self-confidence, a key factor in overcoming procrastination. Sign Up Here Stay in Touch With Petra Instagram Facebook YouTube Embrace The Remix Ted Talk by Kirby Ferguson
Unleashing Creative Potential: The Power of Remixing in Your Artistic Journey Today, I want to dive deep into a topic that has been a game-changer for many of us - remixing. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting on your creative path, incorporating remixing into your practice can be a transformative experience. Join me as we explore the exciting realm of remixing and how it can elevate your art to new heights. My wife gave me a box of cards for the holidays in 2022. I was puzzled because they were creativity cards and I thought, what the heck is this, I don't need them. Well, folks, I was wrong and I will attempt to do a card a week and record an episode about how I am utilizing the card I draw every week if you decide to pick up a deck and do these let me know. Links on Remix Kickstart Creativity Points to Consider Unlocking Inspiration: By reinterpreting and combining elements from various sources, you can breathe new life into your creations and overcome creative blocks. Embracing Diversity in Mediums From traditional painting to digital art, sculpture to photography, our podcast encourages you to explore the vast landscape of creative expression. Remixing allows you to experiment across different mediums, breaking down the barriers that may have confined your art in the past. Learning from Fellow Artists Learn how artists from various backgrounds leverage remixing to enhance their skills and bring innovation to their work. Staying Relevant in a Digital Age Discover how incorporating elements from popular culture and current events into your art can resonate with a broader audience and keep your work fresh and engaging. The Kernel of Remix Celebrate other creative spirits by remixing their work in different contexts. Remix Definitions Remix : to use a machine or computer to change or improve the different parts of an existing music recording to make a new recording, Source Cambridge Dictionary Remix Challenge Make use of the internet - the ultimate remix machine - to find lines from speeches, digital stories, or videos you'd like to use as launching points for your own work. Kirby Ferguson has simply defined remix as copying, transforming, and then combining. Alone or in a meeting with others, watch his short web films on remix for inspiration. Identify three creative spirits whose work you admire. Can you compose an instant remix of their work? Sign Up for the Create Art Podcast Newsletter Reach Out To The Podcast To reach out to me, email timothy@createartpodcast.com I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation. Email: timothy@createartpodcast.com YouTube Channel: Create Art Podcast YT Channel IG: @createartpodcast Twitter: @createartpod Special Message If you have found value in this podcast, please share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see. Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz. I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you.
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Dive into the world of Innovation and Leadership with Jess Larsen as he interviews Kirby Ferguson, an acclaimed filmmaker, writer, and speaker. Find out what sparked Ferguson's smash hit series, "Everything is a Remix," and discover how his work has revolutionized the film industry with praise from the likes of Adam Savage, Damon Lindelof, and Clay Shirky. Tune in to witness the inspiring story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week's episode we invoke the Muses to discuss their origin and how we might find ourselves on the receiving end of their blessings. We ask Hesiod and Diodores what they know about the Mousai and explore how their description lines up with the Qabalistic Tree of Life. We also discuss the role creativity plays in science, music and even how to overcome writer's block. In the extended show we discuss the Hindu Sarasvati, even more Qabalah, The Alchemical workings of the Art or Temperance card of the Tarot, love, Confucianism and if creation is even possible or if it's all just a remix?Special thanks: https://crypticchroniclespodcast.com/ In this episode we discuss:The Muses or Mousai of Greek MythologyOsiris and DionysusGetting HighThe Qabalistic Tree of LifeInvoking the MuseEtymologyThe Devil's Trill SonataWriters BlockIn the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:Novelty vs. ImitationLuciferic EgoIntellectual PropertyAlchemy of the Art CardSaraswatiCreativity in the West vs. EastAnd more!Each host is responsible for writing and creating the content they present.Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitSources:Diodoros, Muses:https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/4A*.html#2Sarasvati:https://www.worldhistory.org/Sarasvati/Everything is a Remix by Kirby Ferguson:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWcJordan Peterson:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxGPe1jD-qYLUCA, Last Universal Common Ancestor:https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/science/last-universal-ancestor.htmlFingerprints:https://sites.rutgers.edu/fingerprinting/no-two-finger-prints-are-alike/C.G. Jung: Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious:https://www.amazon.com/Archetypes-Collective-Unconscious-Collected-Works/dp/0691018332C.G. Jung: Mysterium Coniunctionis:https://www.amazon.ca/Collected-Works-C-G-Jung-Coniunctionis/dp/0691018162Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery:https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Alchemical-Imagery-Lyndy-Abraham/dp/0521000009/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+dictionary+of+alchemical+imagery&qid=1676438452&sprefix=a+dictionary+of+alchemical+imager%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bcSupport the show
(NOTAS Y ENLACES COMPLETOS DEL CAPÍTULO AQUÍ: https://www.jaimerodriguezdesantiago.com/kaizen/148-creatividad-v-todo-es-un-remix/)Hay un subgénero de vídeos en YouTube que me fascina: los fan-art movies, es decir, las reinterpretaciones que los fans hacen de películas, series, comics o lo que sea. Hay gente súper creativa por el mundo, y algunos se han dedicado a crear aquello que siempre quisieron ver. Peleas entre Hulk y Superman, películas con actores de carne y hueso haciendo de Naruto o de Goku o, yo que sé, nuevas historias de Star Wars o de Harry Potter. Y aunque la mayor parte de ellos no pasan de ser pequeñas producciones con más ganas que calidad y sólo las vemos quienes caemos por la madriguera de conejo del algoritmo de YouTube, otros llegan un poco más lejos, por suerte o por desgracia. Una de las sagas literarias más vendidas y a la vez peor escritas de la historia nació como un fanfiction. Cincuenta Sombras de Grey fue inicialmente un relato erótico basado en la saga Crepúsculo. Podríamos echarle la culpa al material original, tal vez hacer algo decente a partir de Crepúsculo era complicado, pero lo cierto es que el material original importa bastante poco. No hace falta nada más que ver las películas de Tarantino y sus infinitas referencias a otras películas, muchas de ellas realmente malas, para entender que en todas partes se puede encontrar la inspiración.Es más, Alan Moore, el escritor de cómics legendarios como Watchmen, V de Vendetta o From Hell, dice que la mejor forma de escribir bien es leer muchos libros. Libros buenos y también libros terriblemente malos. Especialmente libros terriblemente malos. Dice que si leemos libros malos podemos tener ideas sobre cómo mejorarlos. Y que eso es mucho más sencillo que intentar crear algo original a partir de una obra maestra. Yo a esto lo llamo el método HItchcock, porque éste hizo muchas películas basándose en novelillas de segunda, no necesariamente bien escritas, pero con una idea poderosa. Volviendo al fanfiction, hace unos meses me encontré con uno de esos vídeos de YouTube que me gustó mucho: era una especie de corto sobre Bola de Dragón, pero dibujado con un estilo radicalmente distinto, basándose en otros tipos de anime. Y me recordó un documental de 2010, de un tipo llamado Kirby Ferguson, que después ha tenido muchas secuelas en forma de vídeos de YouTube -estas cosas son circulares a veces. Esos vídeos suelen empezar con unas letras a lo Star Wars, que dicen:Remezclar: copiar, transformar y combinar materiales existentes para producir algo nuevo. El término remix -o remezclar- viene de la música y se popularizó con el Hip-Hop, donde es habitual incluir fragmentos, que suelen llamarse samples o muestras, de música ya existente. Por ejemplo, la base de ese clásico de la banda Chic, llamado Good Times se ha usado una y otra vez en infinitas canciones. Hollywood se ha convertido en una máquina de hacer remezclas. Tenemos nosécuántas versiones de James Bond, sagas enteras de piratas creadas a partir de atracciones de Disneyland o películas aparentemente originales que en el fondo lo que hacen es repetir arquetipos clásicos. Una película estupenda, como la Forma del Agua de Guillermo del Toro tiene mucho de la Bella y la Bestia. Y aunque a veces nos pueda dar la sensación de falta de originalidad, personalmente creo que en cierta manera ésta es la historia de la creatividad humana. Creamos siempre a partir de lo que otros hicieron. No te lo he dicho aún, pero los vídeos y el documental de Kirby Ferguson se llaman “Everything is a Remix”, «Todo es un remix». Y de eso, de cómo encontrar la creatividad a partir de otras influencias y de alguna otra cosa más, es de lo que vamos a hablar en el capítulo de hoy.
Kirby through his work has lifted pressure from the minds of so many creatives. Everything that needs to be said under the sun has been said, then what do we do, can we never be original? You can be by infusing your work with your personality, your zing, your unique take on it. Nobody can be you, they don't have the same life experiences as you, they haven't lived your life story, your life moments, they might have similar lifes but not the same. .Everything is a remix zooms in on the idea that nothing is original, we might think that this is me who created this but if someone would break it down, trace it back we might come across the underlying source of inspiration. The idea is don't stress on being original, feel free to copy, combine, and transform. Keep creating, be in motion, execute, get inspired. Follow your bliss, because in the zone of motion some day you will see your unique concoction of creation.Follow Kirby's Work On:Website: https://www.everythingisaremix.info/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirbyferguson/YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/KirbyFerguson*************************************************************************My Social Handles:Wish I Knew That Before!:https://www.instagram.com/wishiknewthatbefore/Amit Pandey: https://www.instagram.com/itsamit_pandey/*************************************************************************Share the podcast with someone whom you think would benefit from listening to it and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! Thank you. Show Notes:NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.Logo Designer: Shriya Seshadri @shriya.seshadriThumbnail Designer: Riddhi Sangani @sangani.riddhiGrateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)Timestamps:0:00 - Intro3:54 - What does it means to be an artist?6:17 - Being Best vs Being Popular12:26 - 1000 True Fans15:14 - Dealing with Online Negativity19:40 - You are Not your Art22:40 - Going Niche vs No Niche31:40 - What is Everything is a Remix?39:40 - Don't Start From a Blank Canvas!43:08 - Don't Idolize Your Heros.48:13 - Wish I Knew That Before!
On this episode of Our American Stories, Captain Jim "Boots" Demarest tells story of Captain Steve Phillis, a decorated Air Force A-10 fighter pilot killed under heroic circumstances while trying to save his downed wingman on their thirtieth Desert Storm combat mission. Stephen Davis, author of Hammer of the Gods, and Kirby Ferguson of "Everything a Remix" tell the story of how Led Zeppelin found themselves in a courtroom over a few of their songs...and explain why there are so many "copycats" in the music industry. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) Time Codes: 00:00 - The True Story of Desert Storm “Top Gun” Pilot 35:00 - Why Led Zeppelin Pays Royalties to a Southern BluesmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Filmmaker Kirby Ferguson, creator of the series "Everything Is a Remix," recently announced that he is retiring from content creation. I spoke to him about that decision, redoing his classic series on remix culture, conspiracy theories, the "vibe shift," and more! Recorded June 2, 2022 LINKS:"Everything Is a Remix Remastered"youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWcKirby's websiteeverythingisaremix.info/Allison P. Davis on the "vibe shift"thecut.com/2022/02/a-vibe-shift-is-coming.htmlFollow @remixeverythingFollow @AryehCW See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
in episode 01 of season 03, Nicole, Carly, and Jazzlyn dive into the topic of Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation. Definitions, examples and some confusion arouse as we navigate the difference between the two. Rate, subscribe, follow the podcast on instagram @thesourandsaltyProduced + edited by Nicole Zollner @nicolezllnrOriginal music by Steve Vásquez Alcaraz @acarelesscalmhydrojug affiliate linkpoly&bark affiliate link + listen to the episode for the code"What is Cultural Appropriation?" by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica"Appropriation and Appreciation: What's the Difference?" by Ashley Wells"The Rise and Fall of Cultural Appropriation" by Kirby Ferguson "From Cultural Exchange to Transculturation: A Review and Reconceptualization of Cultural Appropriation" by Richard A Rodgers"Westernization and Cultural Appropriation in Yoga" by Maryann Auger"Here's What I Wish the West Would Understand About Gua Sha" by Jennifer Li"Skin Deep: The Art of Japanese Tattoos" by Caterina Bellinetti"An Indigenous Perspective on Frida Kahlo" by Joanna Garcia Cheran "Gwen Stefani's History of Cultural Appropriation" by Michelle Vincent"Controversial Outfit Cut from Fashion Show After Accusations of Cultural Appropriation" by Elena Goukassian"Victoria Secret Models wearing Native American headdresses and African neck rings" by Harpers Bazaar "Geisha fashion shoots on Vogue. (Karlie Kloss, Rihanna)" by Cady Lang"MAC Cosmetics accused of appropriating Native American culture in new "Vibe Tribe" collection" by Stephanie Marie Anderson"MAC Names New Cosmetic Line After Mexican Murder Town" by Jeff Racheff"The Official CROWN Act" "Cultural appropriation: What is it and what does it mean?" by BBC newsround "Cultural Appreciation vs. Cultural Appropriation: Why it Matters" by Greenheart Club
Kirby Ferguson joins us to talk about his video "The Rise and Fall of Cultural Appropriation" and the issue itself. http://youtu.be/YEN0nRKt5UI Subscribe to Kirby at http://youtube.com/KirbyFerguson and follow him on Twitter http://twitter.com/remixeverything
On this episode of Our American Stories, Don Arthurs and Erich Offenburg tell the story of their special needs program, Crown Theater Productions, and how it won Columbiana the title of "Nicest Place in America; and Stephen Davis, author of Hammer of the Gods, and Kirby Ferguson of "Everything a Remix" tell the story of how Led Zeppelin found themselves in a courtroom over a few of their songs...and explain why there are so many "copycats" in the music industry. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) Time Codes: 00:00 - The Small Town Theater Company Making a Big Difference 35:00 - Why Led Zepplin Pays Royalties to a Southern Bluesman Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Humans are inherent copy machines. Emulation is how we learn to walk, talk and navigate the world. But when it comes to ideas—especially ones we deem “original”—things are different. We become hyper critical of imitation and resent anything close to a copy of our own. Obsessing over ideological ownership. But what we don't do, is turn that critical lens on ourself. Copy, transform, and combine. According to Kirby Ferguson, this is the recipe for creativity. Kirby is a filmmaker, speaker, and writer. You probably know him best from his acclaimed documentary, Everything is a Remix. You can watch it for free on YouTube and we promise that it will change that way you think about originality And maybe help you let go of that inner critic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything is copied - although Apple didn't copy as much from Xerox as most people say.Audio source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWc (the full 4 part documentary is an inspiring watch)
Topics: Alex Jones, Justin Bieber, Voltron, This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory, Everything Is A Remix, Definition, Mind Breaker, American History, Revolution, Declaration of Independence, Illuminati, Q, Religiosity, Proof, Order, Nihilism, Rules, Auto, Exponent...
Finding her tribe with her Uncool Designer podcast, designer boss lady Anna Dower has created an international community hub for freelance designers. We talk about the start of her journey, from producing information resources for her clients as a freelancer. Leading to one-to-one coaching and then supporting larger numbers of people through online courses and Facebook community groups. With her focus on using "ten years worth of mistakes" to help her fellow graphic designers succeed in their own business. She has established a formula of priceless advice that is easily portable across many freelance work sectors. Links Anna DowerUncool Designer PodcastDesigner Boss Summit Transcript Martin Franklin 0:18 Feels good to be wearing headphones again. So one of things I wanted to talk to you about in this episode was my experience of identifying the topic of this podcast. I just kind of thought through what what is what is it? What is the bit that I'm really interested in. And now I'm on episode three, I finally realized that the heart, the heart of it, for me is about people. And people who have found a way to do interesting things on the internet that involve other people. So the creation of online communities or, like in my last episode with Kirby Ferguson, he's not only done that, but he's actually found a way to leverage other producers that like his work online, and let them help him make make his ongoing series of amazing movies that you should, you should check out if you are not familiar with his work already. Martin Franklin 1:27 So that brings me to the topic of this week's podcast, which is an amazing person who does amazing things online with communities of people. Martin Franklin 1:42 Anna Dower is someone I've known for a little while. And the thing, which I really like about Anna is that she is an absolute font of practical, actionable information. And her focus is enabling other people in the design world in her case, to do what it is that they want to do. So she's turned her own expertise into insights into a particular group of people that she wants to sell her services to. So she supports online communities, she produces a podcast, she produces an online summit event. Martin Franklin 2:26 She's a mentor, and works in that kind of area, basically, dispensing information and advice that she's gathered throughout her career in the design world, to enable other people to take a step up. So it's a really altruistic approach to take when constructing a business. So in this conversation, she talks about what she does, how she does it, how long it's taken her to do it. Martin Franklin 2:55 And in the process kind of gives me a few little little insights and takeaways for my own work as well. So let's jump into this chat with Anna Dower, designer, boss, uncool designer, and all round amazing person. Martin Franklin 3:11 What I want to talk to you about was two strands, really, the first one was an interest in online businesses and the development of digital communities around that. And then the second sort of strand of questions was particularly about podcasting and the, the space that occupies in your business. Okay, from what I know you're much loved as a as a mentor, and community community leader, indeed, a goddess among designers is, is what I've heard, Anna Dower 3:48 I'll take that title Martin Franklin 3:51 As well, as producing your your own content and mentoring other designers. You know, you got this whole business in that field. And I was curious about how did thatSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Post by Skyler J. Collins (Editor). This episode features a talk by writer and filmmaker Kirby Ferguson from 2013. From Bob Dylan to Steve Jobs, he says our most celebrated creators borrow, steal and transform.
„This is not a Conspiracy Theory“ ist eine insgesamt knapp dreistündige Filmreihe des kanadischen Kulturtheoretikers und Essayisten Kirby Ferguson. Darin collagiert er eine schier unüberschaubare Menge an Filmschnipseln und Archivbildern zu einer umfassenden Kulturgeschichte der Verschwörungstheorie.
Kirby Ferguson is a filmmaker, writer, and speaker. He's widely famous for his viral 2012 docuseries titled "Everything is a Remix". His Ted talk on remixing has garnered over one and a half million views. I've been following Kirby for close to a decade and getting to have this time with him was like meeting another maker that never fails to inspire you. In this jam session, Kirby explains the blueprint for creativity and provides actionable advice and encouragement for us to copy, combine and transform. Hot Takes 6:59 - Origin Story. 9:42 - On "Everything is a Remix". 15:16 - Music Remixers 16:56 - Movie and Technology Remixers 20:48 - The biggest benefactors of remixing. 28:21 - Unintended consequences 34:06 - Identifying opportuinites for remixing. 40:17 - Predictions Links to Tools and resources Kirby's website Website for "Everything is a Remix" - Check out the cool merchandise. Website for "This is Not A Conspiracy" - A seven-part video series about the hidden forces that shape our lives. Videos Everything is a Remix Remastered (2015 HD). 37 minutes long. Embrace The Remix (June 2012) - TEDGlobal talk viewed 1.5M times. 10 minutes long. Music Credits Stephskillie - https://www.looperman.com/tracks?mid=Stephskillie RMarc1313 - https://www.looperman.com/tracks?mid=RMarc1313 Prod. nocredit - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmMHfBN2NDsiEteozFVgYQ Bobbyoddsock - https://www.looperman.com/tracks?mid=bobbyoddsock --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app · Trainual: Trainual is a software that helps you document what you do, so you can easily delegate and train others. https://trainual.com/freemonth/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/codeless/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/codeless/support
How to stay on track when your supporters tell you you’ve “got your thumb up your ass”. The crowd is not easy to please, but neither is it easy to research and create an innovative documentary series! Kirby Ferguson is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, and speaker whose work covers creative works and popular culture; particularly remix culture. He is best known for his documentary series Everything is a Remix and This is Not a Conspiracy Theory. Joining MetaPod host, Martin Franklin for a conversation in late February 2020, Kirby talks about his three crowd-funded projects using Kickstarter and Patreon and…
How to stay on track when your supporters tell you you've "got your thumb up your ass". The crowd is not easy to please, but neither is it easy to research and create an innovative documentary series! Kirby Ferguson is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, and speaker whose work covers creative works and popular culture; particularly remix culture. He is best known for his documentary series Everything is a Remix and This is Not a Conspiracy Theory. Joining MetaPod host, Martin Franklin for a conversation in late February 2020, Kirby talks about his three crowd-funded projects using Kickstarter and Patreon and how he kept his supporters onboard for the production process. The first episode of his series took 2 years to arrive, so some of the Kickstarter funders became "unhappy campers". In the extreme they accused him of fraud which understandably didn't help motivation and focus to deliver a major project. Nevertherless, Kirby's work has been released and received with great acclaim. His ability to track social and conceptual phenomena has created not one but two engaging and enlightening film series that sit somewhere beyond documentary into cultural meditations on the places we find ourselves in. Embrace The Remix Kirby Ferguson speaking at TED XOXO 2015 https://www.ted.com/talks/kirby_ferguson_embrace_the_remix Links everythingisaremix.infothisisnotaconspiracytheory.comkirbyferguson.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A conversation with Filmmaker Kirby Ferguson, about his documentary series, Everything is a Remix and This is Not a Conspiracy Theory. We discuss creativity, conspiracies, systems, rules, complexity, and changing your worldview. Show notes: KirbyFerguson.com Everything is a Remix This is Not a Conspiracy Theory Goodie Bag Copy This Re:Create Coalition The Remix Method – Where do you get an idea? The Game of Life Aphantasia Support the podcast
Why it took eight years for Kirby to finish This Is Not a Conspiracy Theory ... Kirby: "Conspiracies are logistically impossible" ... Bernie fans get conspiratorial after the botched Iowa caucuses ... Donald Trump, the Conspiracist-in-Chief ... QAnon and conspiracism as lifestyle ... Will Epstein's death be the JFK assassination of our era? ... What should you do if a loved one is falling into conspiracy theories? ...
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Original broadcast date: June 27, 2014. When is copying flattery, when is it thievery, and when is it sheer genius? In this hour, TED speakers explore how sampling, borrowing, and riffing make all of us innovators. Guests include DJ Mark Ronson, filmmaker Kirby Ferguson, media and entertainment expert Johanna Blakley, and writer Steven Johnson.
We are living in a world where everything is a remix. During this episode, Ellen Derr, Nikki Weber, and Elaheh Salari discuss what the word remix means to them and how they can apply it in their professional lives as well as their personal lives. They also break down their favorite parts of Kirby Ferguson's video "Everything is a Remix Remastered." Thanks for listening!
Producer Jess Semple and host Rachel Reeves are back and this week are discussing the terribly unoriginal notion that no ideas are truly original. Stick around to find out why none of your ideas are original and why it really doesn't matter.Jess and Rachel reference the following videos, articles and books in this episode:Everything Is A Remix by Kirby Ferguson Steal Like An Artist by Austin KleonAre You Unknowingly Committing Plagiarism? by Jamie Windsor How Sampling Transformed Music, a TED Talk by Mark RonsonYour Brain Can't Create New Ideas by Thoughty2Why YOUR IDEA’S NOT ORIGINAL (and what YOU can do about it) by Jamie WindsorThe YouTuber Copying David Dobrik | Cryptomnesia by Psych IRLThe Movies That Influenced Call Me By Your Name by Nerdwriter1Why Is Nothing Original Anymore? by Channel AwesomeSteal like An Artist: Austin Kleon at TEDxKCHow To Be Creative: Steal Like Tarantino by StorytellersHave feedback? We'd love to hear it! Get in touch with us by emailing ormsair@orms.co.za______________________________________________________________________________Want to know more about Orms?ORMS IS FOR EVERYONEOrms services extend beyond the needs of photographers alone. We’ve helped everyone from photobook creators to graphic designers, artists, interior decorators and more, to turn a single creative spark into something tangible - something to be proud of. WHEN WE SAY “ALL YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC NEEDS,” WE MEAN IT. Born from the commitment to evolving with the needs of photographers of every level, Orms Print Room & Framing is what ultimately set us apart from your average photography store. It’s our way of bringing your prized work to life, and keeping creativity alive through excellence and craftsmanship.
In the 15th episode of Copy This, host Kirby Ferguson talks with copyright policy advisor Paul Keller about his work to oppose the European Union’s Copyright Directive and its controversial Article 13 content filtering proposal. Paul, along with the #saveyourinternet campaign, have helped lead the public fight against the the restrictive copyright proposal.
If you were a victim of the now infamous viral “rickroll” gag, you may not have even known it would mark your place in a broader viral movement that transcended languages and actually led to the revival of Rick Astley’s career. In the latest Copy This podcast, host Kirby Ferguson points back to this and other peak viral moments when examining the popularity of Drake’s song “In My Feelings.” The song was a summer hit and rose to the top of the charts thanks, in large part, to the help of a viral dance craze by Instagram comedian Shiggy. The song and hashtag #dotheshiggy demonstrate the role the internet has played in changing the way fans participate in culture today, sometimes serving as co-authors of popular works. Through a close look at “In My Feelings” and its rise in the charts, a conversation with music business executive, cultural critic, and media professor Casey Rae, and a fun review of other viral sensations (remember “Sad Affleck”?), this latest podcast will help you better understand how fans and artists are all benefitting from these cultural events with the help of our nation’s carefully balanced copyright laws.
The video series "This is Not a Conspiracy Theory" has been in production for six years and is now approaching completion. In this episode, its creator, Kirby Ferguson, discusses exiting writing writing mode and starting production on the series' finale. http://thisisnotaconspiracytheory.com
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Recap of first year, part 1" - "Scott Heiferman excerpt" - "Vicki Boykis excerpt" - "Jessamyn West excerpt" - "Courtney Maum excerpt" - "Eric Zimmerman excerpt" - "Andrew Beccone excerpt" - "Roger Anderson excerpt" - "Andy Rehfeldt excerpt" - "Janelle Shane excerpt" - "Zaire Dinzey-Flores excerpt" - "Cheyenne Hohman excerpt" - "College student excerpt" - "Nir Eyal excerpt" - "Kirby Ferguson excerpt" - "Steven Levy excerpt" - "Mark reads Botnik's Harry Potter - excerpt" - "Ken Freedman excerpt" - "Jace Clayton excerpt" - "Jonathan Taplin excerpt" - "Scott Williams rec" - "Gabriel Weinberg excerpt" - "Christopher Potter excerpt" - "Botnik's Bob Mankoff and Jamie Brew excerpt" - "Matt Klinman excerpt" - "Yong Zhao excerpt" - "Recap of first year, part 2" - "Irwin Chusid excerpt" - "Kimzilla excerpt" - "Mathew Ingram excerpt" - "Alex George excerpt" - "Dylan Curran excerpt" - "Henry Lowengard (aka Webhamster Henry) excerpt" - "Catherine Price excerpt" - "Len Sherman excerpt" - "Corey Pein excerpt" - "Anya Kamenetz excerpt" - "David Sax excerpt" - "Felix Salmon excerpt" - "Meredith Broussard excerpt" - "Andrew Keen excerpt" - "Brett Frischmann excerpt" - "John Keating excerpt" - "Siva Vaidhyanathan excerpt" - "Mobile Steam Unit excerpt" - "Jaron Lanier excerpt" - "Paul Ford excerpt" - "Dr. Robert Epstein excerpt" - "Matt Warwick excerpt" - "James Bridle excerpt" - "Ali Latifi excerpt" Recap of the first year! Episode 50 of Techtonic, finishing the first year of the show, with a clip from every guest so far. http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/81296
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Recap of first year, part 1" - "Scott Heiferman excerpt" - "Vicki Boykis excerpt" - "Jessamyn West excerpt" - "Courtney Maum excerpt" - "Eric Zimmerman excerpt" - "Andrew Beccone excerpt" - "Roger Anderson excerpt" - "Andy Rehfeldt excerpt" - "Janelle Shane excerpt" - "Zaire Dinzey-Flores excerpt" - "Cheyenne Hohman excerpt" - "College student excerpt" - "Nir Eyal excerpt" - "Kirby Ferguson excerpt" - "Steven Levy excerpt" - "Mark reads Botnik's Harry Potter - excerpt" - "Ken Freedman excerpt" - "Jace Clayton excerpt" - "Jonathan Taplin excerpt" - "Scott Williams rec" - "Gabriel Weinberg excerpt" - "Christopher Potter excerpt" - "Botnik's Bob Mankoff and Jamie Brew excerpt" - "Matt Klinman excerpt" - "Yong Zhao excerpt" - "Recap of first year, part 2" - "Irwin Chusid excerpt" - "Kimzilla excerpt" - "Mathew Ingram excerpt" - "Alex George excerpt" - "Dylan Curran excerpt" - "Henry Lowengard (aka Webhamster Henry) excerpt" - "Catherine Price excerpt" - "Len Sherman excerpt" - "Corey Pein excerpt" - "Anya Kamenetz excerpt" - "David Sax excerpt" - "Felix Salmon excerpt" - "Meredith Broussard excerpt" - "Andrew Keen excerpt" - "Brett Frischmann excerpt" - "John Keating excerpt" - "Siva Vaidhyanathan excerpt" - "Mobile Steam Unit excerpt" - "Jaron Lanier excerpt" - "Paul Ford excerpt" - "Dr. Robert Epstein excerpt" - "Matt Warwick excerpt" - "James Bridle excerpt" - "Ali Latifi excerpt" Recap of the first year! Episode 50 of Techtonic, finishing the first year of the show, with a clip from every guest so far. https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/81296
Is copyright one of those rare policy issues that can bring Republicans and Democrats together in agreement? In a conversation about copyright with FreedomWorks Chief Economist Wayne Brough, Kirby Ferguson tries to break down the complex and evolving relationship between conservatives and copyright law in the digital age. In response to questions about our nation’s copyright law serving as a right or regulation, its role in helping or hurting free speech, and how special interests are changing the intent of our nation’s founders when they incorporated it into the Constitution, Wayne explains the delicate balance needed to promote innovation and reward creators. He cautions against allowing copyright law to swing too far and protect monopolies over culture -- rather than let market forces drive the solution. Tune in to learn more about how the internet is forcing new conversations about copyright and the role of government, and how achieving this delicate balance may just be an issue that bridges both sides of the aisle.
The video series "This is Not a Conspiracy Theory" has been in production for six years and is now approaching completion. In this episode, its creator, Kirby Ferguson, discusses where the projects is and how it feels to be nearing completion. http://thisisnotaconspiracytheory.com
42 Minutes 310: Kirby Ferguson - This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory - 03.12.2018 As the media age gets deeper into the fake news era, the program considers again whether or not it's all a conspiracy by reconnecting with Kirby Ferguson, the filmmaker responsible for This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory & Everything Is A Remix. Topics Include: Infinite Jest, Meaning, 2012, Trump, Power, Comprehension, Tariffs, Complexity Science, 1960s, Good Guys/Bad Guys, Reality, Systems, Elites, Norms, Legacy Media, Fake News, Science, Nature, Opinion, Journalism, Feedback. http://www.thisisnotaconspiracytheory.com
Topics: Infinite Jest, Meaning, 2012, Trump, Power, Comprehension, Tariffs, Complexity Science, 1960s, Good Guys/Bad Guys, Reality, Systems, Elites, Norms, Legacy Media, Fake News, Science, Nature, Opinion, Journalism, Feedback
Topics: Infinite Jest, Meaning, 2012, Trump, Power, Comprehension, Tariffs, Complexity Science, 1960s, Good Guys/Bad Guys, Reality, Systems, Elites, Norms, Legacy Media, Fake News, Science, Nature, Opinion, Journalism, Feedback
Libraries are often overlooked for the important role they play in serving the common good: preserving important works to make knowledge accessible to the public, no matter your station in life. In this latest episode of Copy This, host Kirby Ferguson talks with Laura Quilter, Copyright and Information Policy Librarian at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, about the role copyright plays in education, research and learning. Laura explains that her primary role as a university librarian is to help simplify the complex issue of copyright and its role in education, by helping listeners recognize that it is human nature to copy as part of the learning process. She not only helps make materials accessible for the expansion of knowledge, but also works with both faculty and students to understand their rights to make copies, what is the fair use of a work, how to protect their own works, and so much more. Unsure if you need permission to use an old wartime photo? Ask a librarian. In celebration of Fair Use Week, tune in to expand your own copyright knowledge and what gets librarians excited to party (hint: new works coming into the public domain in 2019).
Everything has been done before. But where is that fine line between getting inspiration, copying, and downright stealing? Our guest today is Ferdinand Vogler, a product designer who specializes in digital experiences. We discuss the ethical side of repurposing design ideas, how copying can help designers master their craft, and why you shouldn't be afraid of repeating yourself in your own work. Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes Allergolink — Ferdinand's product Your logo is copied — Ferdinand's article on the topic Logo Modernism — a book by Jens Müller and R. Roger Remington Everything is a Remix — video series by Kirby Ferguson Hunter S. Thompson Typed Out The Great Gatsby & A Farewell to Arms Word for Word: A Method for Learning How to Write Like the Masters Dieter Rams: 10 Timeless Commandments for Good Design Ferdinand's website Follow Ferdinand on Twitter: @ferdinandvogler Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Balsamiq. They just came up with a new web app called Balsamiq Cloud. It's the best tool for fast, approachable, collaborative wireframing. You can capture ideas, collaborate on designs, and get everyone on board. Check it out for yourself — try it free for 30 days at balsamiq.cloud Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.
What to do when you don't have infinite time. Jon and Chris talk about choosing projects worth pursuing, saying no, and what's in store for the year ahead. Full visual show notes available at http://offhours.show/ep9 • Phil Poirier Phil is an adept engine turner • James Binnion Jim specializes in mokume-gane • Chris Ploof Chris specializes in working with Damascus • Rich Loen Entrepeneur, maker, & friend of the show, Rich Loen, has helped Chris hash out many problems over the years • Kevin Toms A key player behind the development of the Philips Hue lighting system • Philips Hue A smart, LED lightbulb system with an extensive API • Off Hours Episode 6 The episode of Off Hours that Chris referrenced • Blackwing Pencil The pencil Chris referred to in episode 6 • Stalogy Notebook The notebook Chris referred to in episode 6 • Steven Strang Official website of artist, & friend of the show, Steven Strang • Santa Fe Symposium An annual conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that Chris will be presenting a paper at this year • Niello for the Modern Jeweller The paper Chris presented at the 2017 Santa Fe Symposium on niello, a fully black metal that is rare to see used today • Flow Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on the psychology of optimal experience • Ira Glass Ira Glass on closing the gap between what you know to be good & what you're currently capable of • Dunning-Kruger Effect Avoiding the trap of thinking you know more than you actually know • Everything is a Remix Part I of Kirby Ferguson's illuminating video series, Everything is a Remix • Atomos Ninja Inferno The video recording monitor Chris added to his arsenal in December • Final Cut Pro X The non-linear, video editing software Jon & Chris both use for video work • Mavic Pro An incredibly well-featured drone for shooting video • Osmo Mobile A handheld steadicam, by the makers of the Mavic Pro • Hyperlapse A free app from Instagram for shooting smooth, handheld timelapses, that doubles as a steadicam when set to 1x speed • ColourChecker Passport A must have tool for ensuring colour accuracy when shooting photos or video
In the 11th episode of Copy This, host Kirby Ferguson talks with James Boyle, law professor at Duke and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain. He is also the co-author of the graphic novels "Theft! A History of Music" and "Bound By Law." The public domain is composed of books, songs, movies, artwork and other copyrighted works that are available for free to the public. Either their copyrights expired over time - as the Founding Fathers intended - or they were never subject to copyright in the first place. This is why popular characters like Frankenstein, the Wizard of Oz, and King Arthur are in the public domain and, therefore, can be reproduced and adapted into other creative formats. The public domain is why Benedict Cumberbatch can star as the eponymous detective in Sherlock Holmes and how musicians can produce holiday albums with classics like “Silent Night” and “Jingle Bells.” Kirby and James will also discuss the entertainment industries’ efforts over the years to extend copyright terms and prevent works from entering the public domain. While it is more difficult to place a work in the public domain today, James explains why the public domain remains an important resource for innovation and creativity, and is critical for allowing the public to access information and historical materials.
As representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico continue to renegotiate NAFTA, host Kirby Ferguson sits down with University of Ottawa Law Professor Michael Geist in the tenth installment of Copy This to discuss how intellectual property and copyright fits into the trade agreement. While trade agreements were once designed to remove barriers to trade and eliminate tariffs on traditional goods and services, the debate has evolved to include digital trade and intellectual property. Geist explains why copyright limitations and exceptions -- such as fair use and safe harbors -- are just as important for inclusion as copyright enforcement. With fair use industries adding $2.8 trillion to the U.S. economy and benefitting 18 million American workers, NAFTA must include balanced copyright provisions that reflect the realities of today’s digital age.
Have you ever experienced imposter syndrome? Austin Kleon's book Steal Like An Artist offers a helpful lens to get past this feeling. Also check out the film Everything is a Remix by Kirby Ferguson.
From social media, to videos, to 24-hour cable news, media has a significant influence over how we perceive the modern world. With such a pervasive influence, it is subject to wide criticism and commentary. In the 9th episode of Copy This, host Kirby Ferguson talks with Jack Lerner, Clinical Professor of Law at the University of California-Irvine about the right and wrong way to legally criticize media and the concept of parody. Fair use comes in all forms including using YouTube to catch highlights of your favorite sports teams, or watching late night critical commentary by John Oliver or Samantha Bee. TV shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy which routinely satirize literature, pop culture and music for humorous effects, are possible because of fair use. In the podcast, Lerner explains that criticism and commentary are by far the most common forms of fair use and helps listeners better understand the often misunderstood subset of fair use, parody. Lerner defines parody as “imitating works in a comedic way” and cites a Supreme Court case where rap group 2 Live Crew was sued for releasing a parody song of Roy Orbison’s “Oh Pretty Woman” as an event that changed copyright law forever by ruling in favor of the parody. He also points out that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to fair use, and that each case is treated independently from the next, referencing Refuge from the Storm by Michael Donaldson as an important resource.
In the seventh episode of Copy This, Kirby Ferguson sits down with YouTube superstar Peter Hollens to find out what it takes to be a successful a cappella singer and online entrepreneur in today’s digital world. It turns out, there is much more to being an digital star than just creating music. Hollens may have started out as a one man shop, but today he’s a YouTube cover artist with more than 1.5 million subscribers and successful small business owner with more than 25 employees. On top of a lot of hard work and passion, Hollens relies on many types of platforms including YouTube, Patreon, Musical.ly, Live.ly, Houseparty, Facebook and Instagram to connect and collaborate with fans and other artists. He credits his online creative and entrepreneurial success to the protections of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and its safe harbors for making it all possible. Tune in to hear more about how balanced copyright empowers Peter Hollens and other online creators to make a living doing what they love.
In the sixth episode of Copy This, host Kirby Ferguson talks with U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) about the copyright debates driving conversations among members of Congress.
If it is February, it is time to commemorate the importance of Fair Use. This week, Re:Create is proud to take part in the Association of Research Library’s annual Fair Use Week. While those of us at Re:Create recognize just how important and prevalent the principle of fair use is in our lives, especially in this digital age, we also recognize how complex it can be. That is why we are fortunate to feature the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Legal Director Corynne McSherry as our guest on this fourth episode of the Copy This podcast hosted by Kirby Ferguson.
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Everything is a Remix is a series done by Kirby Ferguson looking at how popular music and movies are remixed. How does this work when looking at your own creative output? How can you use content curation to feed your subconscious to come up with more ideas? This and more are gone over within this episode. Show notes here with suggested content curation tools and more.
Is it time to change our nation’s copyright law? In the third episode of Copy This, host Kirby Ferguson talks with Stanford Law Professor Mark Lemley, about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Despite all that has changed since the passage of 1998 law, Lemley argues the act has worked “amazingly well.”
Released on December 8, Episode I features a conversation between host Kirby Ferguson and journalist and science fiction author Cory Doctorow as they examine where copyright is working, where it isn’t, and what changes are needed to catch up to the technological innovations of the digital age.
Kirby Ferguson created the viral documentary Everything is a Remix in his spare time, just as a little side project outside of his day job. After the instant buzz it received, Kirby was able to leverage his side project into a full-fledged career as a film-maker and video producer. In this episode we’ll hear from Kirby on how the idea for Everything is a Remix first surfaced, then we’ll see how the success of that project turned into its own business, and then we’ll use his story to extract tips on how one should balance the work once we’ve turned a passion into an occupation. Kirby's new project is called This is Not a Conspiracy Theory, and it's superb! Check it out. Music written and produced by Ben Murray-Smith www.benmurraysmith.co.uk This episode is sponsored by Freshbooks, cloud accounting for the non-accountant.
The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience
Welcome to another guest segment of ‘The Writer’s Brain’ where we pick the brain of a neuroscientist about the elements of great writing. This week’s show covers some possible origins and solutions to an ailment known only to writers. Research scientist Michael Grybko, of the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington, returned to help me pinpoint the mysteries of writer’s block from a scientific standpoint. If you missed the first three installments of The Writer’s Brain — on How Neuroscience Defines Creativity, Empathy, and Storytelling — you can find all of them in the show notes and on writerfiles.fm. Join us for this two-part interview, and if you’re a fan of the show, please click “subscribe” to automatically see new interviews, and help other writers find us. If you missed the first half you can find it right here. In Part Two of the file Michael Grybko and I discuss: 3 Symptoms of Writer’s Block and How to Cure Them How Your Emotions Have a Profound Effect on Your Creativity Why Achieving Small, Attainable Goals Rewards Your Brain How Changing Work Venues Boosts Your Productivity Hemingway’s Personal Tricks for Getting Words on the Page The Importance of Regular Rituals for Eliminating Doubt Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes How Neuroscientist Michael Grybko Defines Creativity How Neuroscientist Michael Grybko Defines Empathy How Neuroscientist Michael Grybko Defines Storytelling How to Beat Writer’s Block by Maria Konnikova How Bestselling Author Austin Kleon Writes: Part One Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind The End of Reflection – Teddy Wayne How To Concentrate Automatically Without Even Trying Seven Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction Around the Writer’s Block: Using Brain Science to Solve Writer’s Resistance 8 Strange Rituals of Productive Writers Kelton Reid on Twitter The Transcript How Neuroscientist Michael Grybko Defines Writer’s Block: Part Two Kelton Reid: The Writer Files is brought to you by StudioPress, the industry standard for premium WordPress themes and plugins. Built on the Genesis Framework, StudioPress delivers state-of-the-art SEO tools, beautiful and fully responsive design, air tight security, instant updates, and much more. If you’re ready to take your WordPress site to the next level, see for yourself why over 177,000 website owners trust StudioPress. Go to Rainmaker.FM/StudioPress right now. Kelton Reid: These are The Writer Files, a tour of the habit, habitats, and brains of working writers, from online content creators to fictionists, journalists, entrepreneurs, and beyond. I’m your host Kelton Reid: writer, podcaster, and mediaphile. Each week, we’ll discover how great writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid writer’s block. Welcome back to another guest segment of The Writer’s Brain, where I pick the brain of a neuroscientist about the elements of great writing. This week’s show covers some possible origins and solutions to an ailment known only to writers. Research scientist Michael Grybko with the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington returned to help me pinpoint the mystery of writer’s block from a scientific standpoint. If you missed any previous installments of The Writer’s Brain — on How Neuroscience Defines Creativity, Empathy, and Storytelling, or the first half of this show — you can find them all in the show notes, as well on WriterFiles.FM. Join us for this two-part interview, and if you’re a fan of the show, please click ‘subscribe’ to automatically see new interviews and help other writers to find us. In part two of the file, Michael and I discuss three symptoms of writer’s block and how to cure them, how your emotions have a profound effect on your creativity, why achieving small, attainable goals rewards your brain, how changing work venues can boost your productivity, Hemmingway’s personal tricks for getting words onto the page, and the importance of regular rituals for eliminating doubt. 3 Symptoms of Writer’s Block and How to Cure Them Kelton Reid: Well, I think I found an early reference to the incubation phase in this four-stage model of creativity from the ’20s that this social psychologist, Wallas — he was a British guy — was studying inventors, and he came up with this four-stage model. The first stage was preparation. Second stage was incubation. Third stage was elimination. The fourth stage was verification. It confirms one piece of that puzzle. Obviously, going back to how the research phase that all writers initially have to do to start putting information in there, but you talked about this before, actually. In our creativity session, you said, “The more information you put in there, the bigger pull of ideas you’ll have to pull from, and that means more opportunities to be creative” — kind of bringing it full circle to creativity. And your original point, you can apply that knowledge in a situation that you might be unfamiliar with to kind of resolve an issue, and some of that is happening subconsciously. Well, there was a couple things. I love the idea of remixed culture and a couple guys, Kirby Ferguson and Austin Kleon, talk about these basic elements of creativity. That ability — being able to copy, transform, and combine elements into something new — kind of fits into that same four phases or model of creativity. I want to pull out a clip from Austin Kleon’s interview about writer’s block, and I think I’ll have Toby drop that in right here. Austin Kleon: I feel like writer’s block is just exhaustion, laziness, or fear, or some combination of them. I also think that a lot of times when I’m blocked, I don’t want to sit down and write. I just don’t want to because it’s not my favorite thing to do. I would rather read. Fran Lebowitz, she’s like, “If you ever feel like writing, just lay down on the couch and read a bit, it’ll pass.” That’s how I feel. But I also think that people hit walls and I think a lot of times when I am just, “Nothing’s coming,” that means that, when the output doesn’t happen, that’s cause there’s problem of input. A lot of times, problems of output are problems of input. So if you don’t have anything coming out, that means there’s not good stuff going in. That could be anything from you need to take a trip, you need to just walk away from your desk, or you need to stare at a wall for a while, or read. Just something to get something jump-started. So a lot of times with block, some people try to power through block, and I’m just like, “Eh, go walk away for a bit.” Everybody’s had that experience. You’re in the shower or you’re on a walk, and that’s when the juices start flowing. With that said, I think you need a time and place every day to do the work. Kelton Reid: Creativity’s a messy process, I think. There’s this other book called Wired to Create, kind of examining the creative mind, talking a lot about how creatives are switching between these rapid thought processes and, to generate these new ideas, always working out an idea through critical reflection and considering the perspective of the artist and the audience. Anyway, there’s so much about input equals output that we could talk about in engaging our brains. Michael Grybko: Well, I think there’s one more aspect, too, and it’s not just input and output, but there’s also recall. So even if we have the information, we have to be able to access it, and I think that has to do a lot with writer’s block. It’s not just if we have the information or not. Of course, like I said, we can’t access information if we don’t have it. But once we’ve developed a knowledge base, it’s how do we access it? And I think that’s a big issue in writer’s block, and that’s the one I was kind of interested in. How Your Emotions Have a Profound Effect on Your Creativity Michael Grybko: And another important topic on that is emotional states. And this can influence, greatly I think, our ability to access information. We touched on this a little bit before, but emotional states have a profound effect on creativity and our productivity. Of course, there’s major bouts of depression and anxiety, even if you want to consider narcissism an emotional state, that can go on for a long time, and those are kind of hard to touch on. What I wanted to focus on are things we can do today. Maybe help writers today and help avoid writer’s block. And there can also be kind of minor walls we hit; minor bouts of depression or anxiety that we can possibly control. I started thinking about that and this idea of motivation, motivational learning, and individuals being avoidance-motivated or approach-motivated — meaning that do you go into a task thinking you’re going to succeed, being optimistic, or do you approach life in fear while trying to avoid failure? “Oh, I can’t. That’s something I can’t accomplish. I’m not going to do that.” And this has been shown — these behaviors, avoidance-motivated versus approach-motivated — to affect an individual’s productivity. Avoidance motivation tends to lead to depression, anxiety, and less productivity. And approach-motivated is generally beneficial, but there can be some downsides. You can be too optimistic. We’ve always referred to foolishly optimistic, and this almost narcissistic behavior. I was thinking about that, and what’s the neurological basis for this? And there’s quite a bit. This is a huge field of research. A lot of it comes down to the neurotransmitter dopamine, and some work done in the late ’90s by Wolfram Schultz and colleagues showed that in animals models, dopamine neurons in the area of the brain known as the striatum, which is thought as a reward center of the brain, these neurons were found to burst fire in response to the rewards, and they would decrease their firing rate, or pause in firing, if there’s punishment — so if a reward wasn’t received or was less than expected. Now, what’s really interesting is that after the animals were trained, they would begin to expect a reward. They started to see that the firing rate would change, so the animal’s neurons would start the burst fire before they received the reward, just if they expected to. And then the opposite was also seen, so they would start to perceive a punishment. Now, why this is interesting is because now this is evidence that changes in neuronal activity may happen based on our perceived outcome of a situation. So before we even know what’s going to happen, we can almost affect how we proceed. This research is continuing. It’s still going on. So further research on this topic is showing that an individual’s perceived outcome of a situation can influence on how we perform on a task. Why Achieving Small, Attainable Goals Rewards Your Brain Michael Grybko: So there’s something said to being optimistic and pessimism, that you may actually be changing your performance on a task by thinking negatively, being avoidance-motivated versus approach-motivated. I think that, that can apply to writer’s block and can be something writers can work on, people can work on, to be more productive — is to try to be more approach-motivated and maybe some tangible things we can do to help facilitate this. I think one of these is set some obtainable goals, even small stuff. As you go through a project, just, “All right, I want to get this much research done today,” and your brain’s going to reward you a little bit. Your brain’s going to, “Okay, here’s a little dopamine. Success. Way to go!” Getting in this pattern of positive thinking and accomplishment may help stave off writer’s block. Kelton Reid: Yeah, absolutely, and I’ve heard writers talk about this before. It is sometimes a matter of and there were some example of this, but I’ve heard writers say, “I’ll just set a small goal for myself, like 500 words,” and it’s so obtainable that, often, I will get to the end of the 500 words very quickly and then just keep going. Michael Grybko: Right. Kelton Reid: I’ll write 1,000, 2,000, whatever that may be. But there is that negative death spiral of writer’s block that I can see happening. Because all of a sudden, once you’ve missed or you give yourself too big of a goal and you miss it, then you want to avoid it. That avoidance motivation I could see working against you. Michael Grybko: Yeah, so one problem with writer’s block, it can really snowball. So this deadline all of a sudden, the anxiety builds. Anxiety makes it harder to work and be productive. Then there’s also the idea of the problem with being approach-motivated is you can set a goal that’s too lofty and convince yourself you’re going to be successful, and if we miss that goal, then it can be a very dramatic and negative process. And also I think this is important for managers to realize, and supervisors, what kind of environment are they creating in their workplace and to think about some approach-motivated goals and things like that and be sure to reward people when they do a good job and not just hang deadlines over their heads. That’s really going to create an unhealthy environment. Kelton Reid: There’s so much here. There’s so much to talk about. Michael Grybko: I know. Kelton Reid: Should we start to get into how do we resolve writer’s block once it’s actually set in? Michael Grybko: Yeah, going over and thinking about what we just talked about and introducing some of these sort of behaviors back into your schedule help a lot. I think this incubation stage really comes up time and time again. We started this podcast off by talking about Maria Konnikova’s article in The New Yorker. She went back and looked at some of this early research on emotional states of the writer and how they helped writers overcome writer’s block by using what they called ‘directed mental imagery.’ This is where the subjects would focus on a creative project that was unrelated to the one they were working on for a period and then go back to their original work. They found some success with this approach. I think the efficacy of this approach may be tied to that incubation period that we were discussing earlier. Kelton Reid: For sure. Michael Grybko: So if individuals are feeling blocked, maybe hitting a pause button may be a good idea. Just take a step back. Give yourself a moment. And then as we were talking about earlier, it may be good to have another hobby, another task in your life, to kind of divert your attention away for awhile. So try focusing on something else for a little bit, and then go back to the project that you were working on. Kelton Reid: One-hundred percent believe in that. Michael Grybko: Back to the approach- and avoidance-motivated, I think if you are blocked, just go back to the basics. Just set some basic goals for yourself. Just easy stuff you can accomplish to get that ball rolling and get some confidence back, too. So that might be a good step to take if you’re beginning to have writer’s block set it. Why Today’s Technology Makes an Incubation Period Vital Kelton Reid: I keep thinking that, I’m thinking about another piece in The New York Times, the title of it was The End of Reflection, this piece by Teddy Wayne where he talks about our compulsive obsession with checking social media and how we’re plugged in all the time to smartphones and the Internet and how our brains begin to just get engaged all the time. With the speed of high-speed Internet and the ease of use of all these different tools that we’re using to constantly be plugged in, we’re not really giving ourselves the opportunity to have that incubation phase. So some of those neuronal connections aren’t being made. I don’t know. I think it comes back to unplugging, and I was just thinking of a handful of things, myself — like writing longhand in a notebook or on note cards instead of using a computer, which actually has been proven to be more effective in learning. Reading a book, like a paper book, couldn’t hurt. You can use an e-reader that’s not connected to the Internet, obviously. That’s effective, too. Turning off your phone for a period or using apps that block the Internet, plenty of well-known writers do that. Taking a long walk, taking a long walk in nature. Michael Grybko: Yeah, just get away for a bit. Just technology, Internet, and information technology is evolving so quickly. It’s really hard to predict what the outcome of this will be, but we know, as you said, we have so much information available just at our fingertips. We may not be giving ourselves the time we need to step away from these things and really give ourselves that incubation period. Maybe we might be missing some important neuronal activity or not giving our neuronal activity the time it needs to fully develop these ideas and be productive. Who knows? Kelton Reid: So you talked about mixing things up? Michael Grybko: Yeah, I think that’s another good way to get away, to give yourself an incubation period, to give yourself something else to do besides just this task. It’s very easy to get overrun on one task. Our brain likes activity. It likes things to do. It likes surprises, I guess, a little bit. How Changing Work Venues Boosts Your Productivity Kelton Reid: Yeah, yeah. A lot of writers also talk about the importance of changing venues or at least designating a special place or special computer for doing writing to increase their productivity. But it actually has been proven that changing your surroundings to a place where others are actually hard at work on their own projects has been proven to influence us and help us concentrate. It’s actually literally contagious. Michael Grybko: Sure. Kelton Reid: This study, which I’ll link to, talked about how seeing other people in postures of exertion or working hard at a task I don’t know if it’s their face or just being at a coffee shop. It’s also been proven that the ambient sounds of a coffee shop are helpful to writers, or at least to productivity. There’s something scientific about the accountability of having a pair of eyes on you. Michael Grybko: I don’t know. Yeah, this could be interesting. I think there’s a lot of things to talk about here. One, we can link back to our discussion on empathy, and that could be part of it. Our behaviors can be somewhat contagious. We sort of mirror and mimic individuals around us, and they mimic us as well. So that may be an aspect to this. I think that, again, speaking to supervisors, managers, this is something that they can think about. What kind of environment do they want to work in? What’s the good environment for their productivity and work, or people? Then, also, listening to the people they hire — what do they need to be productive? — and creating a culture that people can feed off each other. Kelton Reid: Absolutely. Michael Grybko: It’s not surprising. Venue is important. Kelton Reid: Venue is important. Also very interesting is this idea of the solitude of the writer because writing is a very intimate, private thing. And that’s why a lot of writers cloister themselves off in a writer’s retreat or a cabin in the mountains. But that’s not always the best place to get writing. Michael Grybko: Again, I’ll reference back to our talk about rhythms and how our brain activity changes over the course of a day. Yeah, certain aspects of the creative process or, probably, we’re more prone to a certain venue or more productive in a certain venue or task. Maybe we have to change venues — so doing research versus writing. They involve different environments. Kelton Reid: I love that, and I also do love working in a coffee shop. But there are times where I just can’t work in a coffee shop when it’s too distracting or I really need flow — so I need quiet and no movement. They do actually have apps that have a coffee shop soundtrack, which I have used in the past and can attest to. Michael Grybko: It made a little coffee odor, too? Kelton Reid: No, but you can put a cup of coffee next to your desk and just waft it your way or drink it. Anyway, I think there’s so much here. Hopefully we’ve offered some ideas for writers. The importance of the incubation phase, which allows your brain to do some of those cool subconscious things — if you’ve had in an ah-ha moment in the shower or on a walk or on a bike ride when you’re not thinking about the work at hand, all of that kind of stuff. Hemingway’s Personal Tricks for Getting Words on the Page Kelton Reid: I just wanted to touch on in some tips from Ernest Hemmingway, just to go back to a seminal writer and some of his advice that were collected in a book called Ernest Hemmingway and Writing, where he just dropped some wisdom. They were, obviously, not all in one place, but were collected from his letters. First one that he said was, “To get started, write one true sentence.” I think that kind of goes back to the setting obtainable goals. Because, hey look, you wrote one great sentence, and everything kind of goes from there. Michael Grybko: So you have a taste of success. Kelton Reid: Yeah, and he was saying I’ll go back to just general advice for writers, which going all the way full circle to the idea that the writer’s brain can be compared to a pro athlete’s brain — where does that come from? So much of that is from practice and repetition. Michael Grybko: Right, repetitive. Kelton Reid: And there’s another great book called Around the Writer’s Block by an author, Roseanne Belle, where she discusses that whole thing. She really gets into it, digs into it, but just to bring it back to Hemmingway. She’s kind of drilling into the idea that you’re training your brain through repetition and practice, and in order to write well, you have to write, period. And to write, you’ve got to write badly. You’re always going to start writing something crappy, so Hemmingway’s famous quote, of course, is, “I write one page of masterpiece for ninety one pages of sh*t. And I try to put the sh*t in the wastebasket.” And that’s where the editing process comes in, right? That verification process. I love that. Anyway, a couple others from Hemmingway, really quick. “Always stop for the day while you still know what will happen next.” Of course, that’s a fiction thing, but kind of keeping that interest alive. The incubation thing he touches on, “Never think about a story when you’re not working on it.” Michael Grybko: Sure, incubation. Kelton Reid: Hemmingway was there. Then, “When it’s time to work again, always start by reading what you’ve written so far.” So you’re kind of firing up those neuronal pathways again. Michael Grybko: Accessing the information again, recall. Kelton Reid: And he swore by using a pencil when he wasn’t at the typewriter. Again, that hand writing to start out. Michael Grybko: Yeah. It may help with acquiring knowledge. It may be a useful tool for memory formation. Kelton Reid: It works your brain a different way. Michael Grybko: Right. The Importance of Regular Rituals for Eliminating Doubt Kelton Reid: Okay, well to kind of wrap up here, I think that writers need to find rituals and routines. I know this is a question I ask writers on the podcast quite often — do they have some psyche-up rituals to get them in the mood. Everyone is different. Everyone has different stuff. Some have none at all. I know in Twyla Tharp’s book The Creative Habit, she talks a lot about how rituals eliminate doubt. And of course, I think that’s probably part of what you touch on as well. Michael Grybko: Right. And I think like we were saying, there’s going to be a lot of individual differences based on people’s history. Find out what works best for you as a writer. Kelton Reid: For sure. Michael Grybko: Just because one writer defines writer’s block as a certain thing and you don’t agree with that, that’s fine. Kelton Reid: Yeah. I wrote a piece for Copyblogger called 8 Strange Rituals of Productive Writers, and again, like pro athletes, these rituals, they don’t have to be orthodox, which I’ll get to. They just have to be regular. And you just have to build those muscles. Anyway, George Orwell, Mark Twain, Winston Churchill — all famous for writing while they were lying down. Michael Grybko: Okay, I’ve never tried it. Kelton Reid: You know, why not? Of course, Charles Dickens and Henry Miller both used to wander around Europe actually trying to get lost and, again, trying to foster creativity by changing their mindset. A lot of writers will write with music on. This is something I touch on actually in a podcast. Every writer has kind of a different music. I know that Stephen King likes to listen to rock music. Same with Austin Kleon. I prefer, actually, ambient music. The productivity thing again, touching back on circadian rhythms, Balzac would get up at midnight and drink black coffee well into the next day. Flannery O’Connor only wrote for two hours a day, and that seems like a pretty obtainable goal. Michael Grybko: That’s a goal, yeah. Kelton Reid: She was very prolific. Finally, I think I’ll wrap up with this one. Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Cheever wrote mostly in his underwear. Michael Grybko: Okay, I’m not sure the neurological basis for that one. I’m going to leave that one untouched. Kelton Reid: Yeah, we don’t really know why. Michael Grybko: Yeah I don’t know the neuro-mechanism on that. Kelton Reid: Hey, he’s just trying to relax, be groovy, man. Michael Grybko: Yeah, we have to leave on a cliffhanger, right? Kelton Reid: Okay. Well, I think we’ve covered a lot of good stuff. I think we’ve offered a lot of good insights of what’s happening at least inside the writer’s brain, as we try to do. And I really appreciate you taking the time to enlighten us, man. Michael Grybko: This was fun. These are interesting questions that I get to think about, and I love it when you throw these my way. It gets me thinking about things, so I enjoy it. Thank you. Kelton Reid: Fantastic. Well, come back and see us soon. We’ll have another brain question for you. Michael Grybko: Great. Looking forward to it. Kelton Reid: All right, thanks, Michael. Michael Grybko: All right, thank you. Kelton Reid: Thanks so much for joining us for a glimpse into the workings of the writer’s brain. For more episodes of The Writer Files, or to simply leave us a comment or question, drop by WriterFiles.FM. You can always chat with me on Twitter @KeltonReid. Cheers. Talk to you next week.
Art hides in the everyday, waiting to be rediscovered. Sheran James interviews artist and former stage mother CARLA DANES and examines how all artists–literary, visual, magical, musical–“steal” from existing creations then disguise them. With input from film director Tim Jenison, producer Farley Ziegler, bestselling author Austin Kleon, director/music buff Kirby Ferguson, and master thief Bob […]
Creative Habit's Podcast | Exploring Habits for Tapping Into Creative Consciousness
You ever hear someone describe the 10,000 hour rule and get really motivated to just start kicking it with talent? It's probably one of the most demotivating "rules" there are out there. Thing is there is also the 20 hour rule from Josh Kaufman and the Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle and a bit of luck from Kirby Ferguson that combined together may provide the best antidote. Listen to this weeks podcast, check out the quotes and links at CreativeHabitsPodcast.com
SPOILER ALERT for Ash vs Evil Dead. The Following Episode Contains A Bonus Topic. The DC Cinematic Universe is making big statements, Indy is over it, but Sam seems optimistic about Ben Affleck's Batman film. You can skip to that conversation using the timestamp. 1:23:18 Reviewing Awesome Stuff Episode 2 of Ash vs Evil Dead aired last Sunday, and we watched it. Sam and Indy, share their thoughts on the episode in this pseudo spoiler filled review. In Other News! We went to a pretty awesome party last Thursday. An Uncharted party, with a pretty sick arcade. Sam and Indy retell their tales & uncover the interestingly muddled film rights to PlayStation's properties. You can re-experience the night through photos via Insert Coin(s) Facebook page & keep updated with special gaming events. (https://www.facebook.com/InsertCoinsAU/) BIG shout out & thanks to EmmaExegames (https://www.youtube.com/user/EmmaExegames) couldn't have had this conversation without you! Cheers to PlayStation Australia & Insert Coin(s) for hosting, and, a very special thank you to Arne Meyer, who made the trip all the way down under. Pushing Forward! Admittedly we didn't plan this episode really well. So, Sam resorted to the one thing Indy knows best: Star Wars. We gushed over the new TV Spot and Japanese Trailer & mince some words on Rian Johnson's & Colin Trevorrow's potential Star Wars additions. #StarWarsJacketSpeculation The Calm Before The Climax. After Indy's recommendation, Sam recently watch Kirby Ferguson's excellent documentary "Everything Is A Remix". We discuss the questions it poses and the "copying" that occurs in famous films. Check out The Force Awakens Japanese Trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdAUiyeJMFQ And a really awesome Force Awakens TV Spot, featuring Yoda's theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9owoYz5ikvI You can watch Everything Is A Remix here. https://vimeo.com/139094998 Check out Kirby's other works on his YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/kirby1 TWITTER LINKS! https://twitter.com/InsertCoinsAU https://twitter.com/EmmaExegames https://twitter.com/arnemeyer https://twitter.com/PlayStationAU You can also follow the hosts on Twitter. If you want to. https://twitter.com/IndraHatton https://twitter.com/sammowhammo18 You can also keep updated with Relapse & Rewind content on https://www.facebook.com/relapserewind?_rdr=p
How to get better at making things, or HOW WE REALLY CREATE! Have you ever read something or heard someone say something so wonderful and powerful that your heart starts beating almost right out of your chest? I love those moments. I live for those moments. A few years ago I watched a series of lectures by Kirby Ferguson. The title of the series is called Everything Is A Remix. I've discussed these lectures before. They are paradigm shifting. I recommend them. Especially his TED talk called Embracing the Remix. In fact, if you want to stop listening to this just to go look them up on YouTube I think you would be glad you did. Anyhow, in his lectures Kirby talks about the three key steps of creation. They are Copy, Transform, and Combine. Copy No one starts out original. We cannot create anything new until we have a solid foundation of knowledge and understanding in our line of work. Copying is how we learn. Transform Taking an idea and creating variations. Major advances are usually not original ideas, but the breaking point in a long history of progress by many different individuals. Combine The most dramatic results happen when various ideas are combined together. By connecting ideas together, creative leaps can be made. As Kirby outlined the progression of a creative work, he led my attention from entertained to interested, from enthralled to moved and transformed. I grew up in the post-industrial american school system. We are trained to obey, repeat, and memorize. There is nothing creative about the training I received as a child. In fact, creation — as outlined by Kirby to copy, transform, and combine — is looked down upon and smothered by threats and shameful labels. We have a strange obsession with being original, and often confuse that with being authentic. Imagine the freedom and validation I felt when Kirby outlined my secret shame as a strength. I had, as a young and aspirational creative, been secretly copying the works of those I admired for years. I repurposed and recomposed their own ideas to meet my needs. I did it in the shadows. Hoping to never be discovered. Never wanting to be branded a plagiarist or unoriginal. But now Kirby tells me its okay. Not only that, it's the correct path. Insight / Tips As I look back over my personal history I can see that these steps of creativity of (copy, transform, combine) are not just descriptive of a creations lifespan, but also that of the creator itself. When I was a boy I would steal my Mom's tracing paper and trace my comic book pages for hours. I would get lost in the lines and curves. I didn't understand it at the time, but I was learning about scale and contrast, light and shadow, hierarchy and story telling. I was just trying to draw a cool superhero, but I was being trained by my generations masters. Eventually I could draw the characters from memory, after a little while longer I could improvise their poses and create my own little silly stories. I would mix styles and place my favorite characters in scenes that I had seen in movies or read about in books. Soon enough I was creating new characters made up of elements of my favorite heroes. Wings and claws, guns and katanas, glowing fists and belts with far too many pouches (it was the 90's after all.) Only now I can look back and see own my personal progression through the stages of copying, transforming, and combining to make something new and personally valuable. It might be fun to someday outline the various influences that combine to make the DevTips style of videos. Task Recognize and celebrate the origin of your ideas. Be honest with yourself and your audience. Enable yourself to have a real conversation about your work, your passion, and your influences. Being aware of how creation comes about will make you more open to the things that you can draw upon and use to create something new. Or as Kirby puts it: Our creativity comes from without, not from within. We are not self-made, we are dependent on one another. Admitting this to ourselves isn’t an embrace of mediocrity and derivativeness — it’s a liberation from our misconceptions, and its an incentive to not expect so much from ourselves and to simply begin.
Leave a rating and review on iTunes: http://edmprod.com/itunes Sam Matla and Levi Whalen talk about why using presets isn't cheating, how a signature sound is developed, and the current state of DJing and live performance in the EDM scene as described by Deadmau5. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Download a free PDF containing tips from podcast guests: edmprod.com/podtips --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cool things mentioned in the episode: - Axis of Awesome - 4 Chord Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I) - Everything is a Remix: Documentary by Kirby Ferguson (http://everythingisaremix.info/watch-the-series/) - The Mau5's rant (http://deadmau5.tumblr.com/post/125290302799/here-is-what-i-dont-get) Sam Matla on the internet: http://facebook.com/sampmatla http://twitter.com/sammatla Levi Whalen on the internet: https://www.facebook.com/LeviWhalenMusic http://twitter.com/levi_whalen Download for free on The Artist Union
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On this episode of the The ProGuide, Kirby Ferguson talks with us about creativity…..and how sampling existing content to make something new may not be an original concept. He's also the creator of the hit web series “Everything is a Remix“.
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