- Step 1: We will discuss fair use, public domain, and copyright (see key vocab below).
- Step 2: Will will view and discuss a couple of case studies.
- Step 3: You will complete the remix assessment page (hard copy handout).
- Step 4: You will create your own collage, song, or remix video compiled of fair use materials (use www.masher.com, iMovie, Photoshop, GarageBand, MS Word, or Google Drive)
- Videos and songs should not be longer than 1 minute long.
- Videos and collages should be school appropriate.
- You may make your video or collage about any topic you choose. If you need some ideas, try these:
- a day in the life of high school
- something about traveling
- a tribute to your favorite band, artist, author, chef, sports hero, or whomever
- a book or movie trailer
- a book or movie trailer that changes the original (like Scary Mary)
Key Vocabulary –
- rework: to reform, reuse, or remix copyrighted work into something else
- fair use: the ability to use copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and in specific situations (schoolwork and education,news reporting, criticizing or commenting on something, and comedy/parody)
- public domain: creative work that’s not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use however you want
- remix or mash-up: editing together clips of video, sound, images, and text by “remixing” or “mashing” different parts together to create something new
- parody: a creative work that is a funny imitation of something and pokes fun at an original work
Helpful Resources –
- Project Gutenberg (free e-texts that are in the public domain)
- The Commons (a collection of copyright-free photos)
- Librivox (a collection of audio books in the public domain)
- Creative Commons (a site that allows you to license your work for public use; also a place to search for work you can use without violating copyright)
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