Matthew Zeghibe was trying to make a point with his clip of Beyonce singing “If I Were A Boy” in the style of Melanie, although that point wasn’t about how things that are “funny” can travel around the Internet like wildfire without fact-checking! Instead, the professional digital artist said, “I was just trying to make a point. I wanted to show people how easy it is to manipulate someone’s voice. If I can do it with a clip I pulled off of TV, imagine what they are doing on records and during live performances. The entire industry has been so manipulated, because there’s such an emphasis on perfection, so when something like this happens, it causes such a stir.” Kind of an r-word-ish argument for someone who is also apparently a fan of Nick “Normund Gentle” Mitchell. The 10-minute YouTube clip where he explains himself and tells people that he’s available for hire is after the jump.
THE CREATOR OF BEYONCE today show If I Were A Boy SPEAKS [YouTube; HT Rolling Stone]
Earlier: Beyonce Shreds
I’ve read about this, but this is the first time I’ve listened to to the offending video. How did anybody think it was real?
@Lax_Dangerhouse: Because Howard Stern told them it was.
Whatever. If that really was his point he would have put together a composite of original vs. manipulated footage.
Total BS explanation.
@Lax_Dangerhouse: because it was funnier to pretend it was real!
Let’s all make videos of him morphing into unattractive animals to show how AFTEREFFECTS is making everything FAKE and INAUTHENTIC.