Reflection

This project allows me to practice my skills in video processing, and compels me to predict what “points” will go viral and try capturing them in my work. Previously, when I saw those viral videos and images, I just thought they were funny. Now, when I was asked to create a viral piece of art myself, I had to think over the issue: What are the expectations of the audience? Why are they willing to spread a video? Since I did not come up with an explicit answer to these questions, I tried to experiment on the audience with my animation movie mashup. Many of my friends told me they loved this mashup, and it brought them happiness.

I suppose that maybe videos emphasizing cute characters (funny fury balls) are more spreadable than videos with normal characters, especially when these characters are also humorous. Given the opportunity, I would make another video using real person characters from famous movies, and see which one is more spreadable.