{"id":12364,"date":"2014-02-26T14:20:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T20:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/?p=12364"},"modified":"2014-02-26T14:23:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T20:23:30","slug":"hitrecord-looking-for-inspiration-look-no-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/2014\/02\/26\/hitrecord-looking-for-inspiration-look-no-further\/","title":{"rendered":"hitRECord – Looking For Inspiration? Look No Further."},"content":{"rendered":"

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A community for artists of all kinds to collaborate and build upon each other\u2019s work. This was the original mission of hitRECord,<\/strong> actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt<\/strong>\u2019s online production company that thrives on user-based input of all kinds. The site\u2019s mission statement invites \u201cwriters, musicians, illustrators, photographers, [and] video editors\u201d alike to come offer their talents, and the community has been lively since its inception in 2010. What truly sets his company apart as a space for creativity to thrive is the option to \u201cremix\u201d a work. If an artist is particularly inspired by a piece of writing uploaded on hitRECord, they can choose to \u201cremix\u201d the piece by creating artwork for it. Similarly, if a musician posts a song, an author can \u201cremix\u201d it by writing a story based on the lyrics. The site now garners over 1,000 RECords every day, and the work of the users has resulted in a variety of short books and films.<\/p>\n

In early 2014, Gordon-Levitt extended the company even further. January 18th brought with it the first episode of HitRecord on TV, a variety show made up of both live performances and user-produced entertainment. Several snippets from the show can be seen on the hitRECord website, and each of these snippets is accompanied by the different RECords from the website that were used in the making of the final product. It\u2019s an intensely close look at the creative experience, one that is rare for most amateurs to view, let alone participate in. Yet hitRECord does not discriminate. No matter whether you have a degree in music theory or you\u2019ve been learning guitar for a week – if your work is good, it\u2019ll get noticed.<\/p>\n

In an interview, Gordon-Levitt stated that his favorite part of the company was its eclectic nature. \u201cI don\u2019t only like romantic comedies or only action movies, I like all kinds of movies… HITRECORD is really a way I can work on a variety of things, and that diversity makes me happy.\u201d In addition to this, Gordon-Levitt attributed the success of his film Don Jon to the experience he got from producing short videos on hitRECord. Despite being the founder of the website, he is just as much a member of the community as anyone else, contributing, interacting with, and discovering new forms and styles of art every day.<\/p>\n

As a casual user of hitRECord, I can attest to its sense of community. With hundreds of collaboration projects ongoing at a time, its easy for one\u2019s interest to be piqued. As I scroll through the featured page, I see requests for artwork from projects titled \u201cNightmares and Dreamscapes\u201d, \u201cWhat are you afraid of?\u201d, and even \u201ckids vs monsters\u201d, each with hundreds of contributions. The success of the website is undeniably attractive, as well as the monetary compensation offered if one\u2019s work is featured, but the members on hitRECord don\u2019t seem to be driven to make money. At the end of the day, it\u2019s the art that matters – and that is what makes hitRECord one of the greatest online hubs for creativity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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