Mashup
While undertaking this project I started to think more and more about juxtaposition. Here we have two franchises that have made their mark on cinema, espescially in the field of science fiction. Star Wars: The 6 episode epic that was made into 2 separate trilogies to cater to 2 different generations. Star Trek: The quintessential story of exploration and freedom. Most people who truly love these epics are seen in a cult way, or really in a nerdy way. But if you take away the deep love of the franchise (people dressing up in costumes and going to conferences) and focus on the storyline and cinematics, then the movies really become an enjoyable event.
I think what I really tried to do is see if anyone got what I was doing. I myself am an avid fan of movie soundtracks, but not everyone is, and not everyone would understand that I used a Star Trek soundtrack in conjunction with the Star Wars Episode III movie. Also, I used the soundtrack from the newer Star Trek movie, so even fans who loved the old Star Trek but not the new one would perhaps not even notice. Pretty much anyone could spot a Star Wars movie, I just hoped that it looked good enough to be one complete piece regardless of the juxtaposition.
I did have a few problems though. I was limited to the technology of my Apple MacBook, so I wasn’t able to completely modify the audio the way I wanted it. Most audio I used from the Star Wars movie was scratchy and still had some background noise/music that conflicted with.
Despite my errors, I wanted to show that, what I believe, the true definition of a Mash-Up is the ability to put two opposing pieces together in a way where they look as 1.
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