Star Wars’ Pod Race Inspired by Ben-Hur’s Chariot Race
The camera work of new movies is always inspired by older ones. As the pod race is a direct reference to the chariot race....
Creativity Means Copying: Edison, Ford, Jobs – They All Did It
Apple borrowed from Xerox, Ford combined existing technology and Edison improved on existing lightbulbs. Magic and myth are not part of creation. We always...
Zombies: When Lack of Copyright Gives Life to Culture
George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" is a perfect example of what happens if ideas are not owned. First, as was the case...
Remix & File-Sharing: The Internet is Closing Down
Remix and file-sharing go hand in hand. Almost like water, people need inspiration and the tools to make things out those works that already...
Music Has Always Been a Remix
Led Zeppelin were master remixers. And they're not alone. Remix is what is most produced by the entertainment industry. And that's OK. Everything is...
Stranger Things References Movies Like Any Good Film Does
Stranger Thins feels like a deja-vu. But the Duffer Brothers, like many before them, transcend simple pastiche by borrowing and reinventing old tropes.
It draws...
How Movies Borrow From Other Movies, Books or TV Shows
Most movies rely heavily on existing material. Sure, some of them are sequels or adaptations, but all of them borrow concepts, plots, visuals, references,...
Moonlight and Its Influences From New Wave Asian Cinema
As in every art field, the more you look into the knowledge of an author, the more you understand where the ideas and styles...
Wes Anderson: “I don’t know where I steal everything from”
Wes Anderson is a big fan of Kubrick. This is pretty evident in the side-by-side :) "I think this is my thing",...
Every Hollywood Movie Score is a Remix
From Transformers to Battlestar Galactica, from Alice in Wonderland to Guardians of the Galaxy, Hollywood movie scores tend to sound pretty similar.
This has to...
