At first I was confused on where the documentary was going in the first 2 minutes. But after continuing watching the first 24 minutes of “RiP: A Remix Manifesto”, I found myself thinking differently about remix culture and creativity. Before this, I never really thought about how artists take popular music and remix it, changing and manipulating it to blend with other songs. At first, I thought it might just be taking someone else’s work and making it your own, but the documentary helped me see it’s so much deeper than that. It’s really connected to copyright and how creativity can either be limited or allowed to thrive. I liked how the narrator labeled the opposing sides of copyright as “copyRIGHT” and “copyLEFT”.

As I continued watching, I started to feel like there shouldn’t be so many restrictions around creative property. Sharing ideas and letting others build on them helps us all become more interconnected, and it allows culture to keep growing. Of course, I also understand that some people take advantage of that by stealing others’ work and claiming it as their own, and I don’t agree with that. But I really agree with the main idea of the Remix Manifesto: culture always builds on the past, and we need to have freedom to do that.

I also really appreciated how well-edited the documentary was. The narrator’s storytelling was engaging, and I loved how he incorporated his own backstory and personal connection to this topic. It made everything feel more real and passionate. Overall, this documentary opened up my mindset and made me excited to apply these ideas in our upcoming audio remix project.