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-From Batman #5, The New 52

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Bruce Wayne on the cover of Forbes. This remixed magazine cover is the 1st in a series that will provide clues into the Batman Reimagined narrative. 

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1st Trailer Première Update

Happy to announce that the very first trailer for this remix film project will première as part of the Innovate/Activate conference at Berkley Law school on April 21st 2012. The trailer will offer a glimpse into the the twisted mind of our re-imagined villainous Bruce Wayne. Expect the Kickstarter fundraising campaign to begin that same week! 

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Remix Video Frame Size and Resolution

Choosing appropriate frame size and aspect ratio for your remix video project can be a tricky complicated business. Since most video remixers are making their work to display primarily on the web here are a few things to consider:

1) The dimensions of the original media sources

Many remixers find themselves using footage from a wide variety of available sources including DVD rips, Blu-Ray rips, downloaded iTunes or Amazon files, downloaded AVI or MKV files, downloaded YouTube or Vimeo files and homemade screen captured video. Because all these video formats will likely have various frame sizes and aspect ratios its important to take a look for the lowest common denominator. If you are working with only one media source or if all your footage is HD via downloads or Blu-Ray rips then your remix project can easily match the source footage at 1280x720 (720p) or 1920x1080 (1080p). If you are working with ripped US DVDs in your project its a little more complicated. Your project should probably be closer to 480p and match the DVD frame size - most likely you want 854x480 (anamorphic widescreen) and 720x400* or 640x360 (widescreen) and 640x480 (fullscreen). However (since video does not typically upscale well without significant pixelation) if you are incorporating a bunch of lower resolution YouTube or web video clips into your remix you might pick smaller overall frame size to work in like 640x360 or 320x180 (windscreen) and 480x360 (fullscreen). YouTube also has some very basic suggested frame sizes.

2) Cropping the original footage to isolate a character or event

Remixers may also choose to work in a frame size significantly smaller than the majority of their original source media so as to have the option for footage cropping or zooming. This process works best with 1080p or 720p HD footage which can then be cropped down to 480p or 360p in order to focus on or isolate various elements and characters within the frame (without loosing video quality) in the final remix.

Below is an example from my current Batman Reimagined remix project where I want to focus on Batman's words and remove the Joker from the scene entirely. 

Original 1080p footage: 

Cropping down to isolate Batman: 

Resulting 720x400 crop:

*Technically the math for 720px DVD 16:9 windscreen works out to a height of 405 which then has to be changed to an even number (either 404 or 406 depending on who you ask) BUT most video codex work best with multiples of 8 or 16 so 720x400 seems to be best for web video even if the aspect ratio is off by a few pixels.

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Jim Carrey tends to portray characters, in both dramas and comedies, who have been wronged, exploited or dis-empowered by the powerful. He is great at embodying the classic underdog figure. Its for this reason The Riddler (as re-imaged through Carrey's extended filmography) makes the ideal remixed hero for this project. In fact the actor's "everyman" characters have a lot in common with Donald Duck from the classic Disney cartoons.

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