After watching Sonic Outlaws for the second time today and finding out that Craig Baldwin is visiting UWM, I decided to find out a little bit more of what he's all about.
From what I've read about him, Craig Baldwin aims to rattle some of the traditional pillars media today rests on. He uses montage and remix in his work to present things in a new light, like copyright laws. His work can be controversial, but it seems to be for our sake, so we can exercise a little self-reflexivity.
I see his work as being for the purpose of present media society. As far as the copyright law issues in Sonic Outlaws, it seems that Baldwin wants to bring attention to the fact that the laws can weaken the creative voices in our culture (an example being Negitivland).
Personally, my favorite part of Sonic Outlaws is when one of the guys taps into a phone conversation. While I know the importance of the law and usually abide it, I have to admire their curiosity and boldness.
Cellphone Scanning clip
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