HW Creativity

New media definitely gives people many ways to be creative. A popular example is the creation of parodies and mashups. This method of creativity allows people to reiterate popular songs or create a music video, or videos in general, that would match and be shown with the songs they choose to create a parody of. The use of different clips from tv shows or other videos is called a mashup. In the article Disney Tolerates a Rap Parody of Its Critters. But Why? by Brooks Barnes is an example of how and why these mashups are made. Barnes talks specifically about the use of Disney characters and snippets as well as Disney's corporation response to these mashups. The snippets from Disney movies and tv shows mashed together to make it seem like the characters are singing along to songs that are a whole different genre than Disney songs is humorous. For this reason people create these videos. The entertainment these videos provide is loved by many people which can be concluded by the amount of views these mashups and parodies get.