This Unruly: a repository of video cut-ups
The parody video remix subcategory describes clips, which deliberately exaggerate an identifiable idea, person or thing with the intention of producing a comic effect. This is also known as trackjacking, where the meaning of the original clip has been substantially changed through the simple replacement of an audio track.
Creator: Anonymous [Kremlin Official]. (2017). Putin covers Radiohead's Creep.
Creator: Anonymous [Danankayte]. (2017). Friends, but Ricky Gervais laughs at the jokes.
Creator: Anonymous [Grandayy]. (2017). Donald Trump - Shooting Stars.
Creator: Anonymous [The Citizen Brain]. (2017). Inauguration 2017: Donald Christens The Trumptanic.
Creator: Craven Moorhaus and Zak Koonce [Auralnauts]. (2017). Dynamic Virtual Viewer.
This is an example of détournement publicitaire (advertising hijack) - where the cut-up producer has repurposed an existing television commercial to communicate an alternative message to that originally intended.
