Technology Today!

A couple of weeks ago in tutorial we were discussing how easily news items and other videos have been edited to create new forms of pop culture in society today. Here is an example of this. It is very important you watch the videos in this order.



Then watch what it was turned into:



This shows two things. That catchy pop songs are ridiculously simple to produce. And that video/audio editing has become a very easy thing for the average person to do in their own home. The 'Bed Intruder' song has reached over 30 million views (over a variety of videos) as well as becoming a fully mixed song available for purchase on the iTunes store.

This is all very well in terms of people making the most of technology for fun and games. But it makes you wonder. News items, interviews and debates (unless live) can be interferred with and tampered with so much, and we might not even notice. These days, it is so easy to mess with relatively valuble information.

The film 'Zeigeist' is a good example of this. George Bush's speeches have been played around with to make him appear Anti-American, and support the film's idea of the 911 Conspiracy Theory. Alterations to what he says flow so smoothly that the average viewer wouldn't even notice the cuts and fades,but once you notice them you can see them appearing quite regularly.

It's important to realise that we live in an age of rapidly increasing technological developments that can be used for both entertainment and more serious political affairs. It's kinda scary stuff. Let's just hope we get more Bed Intruder type hits, because that stuff is amazing.