Make a 2 minute long video which thematically curates and combines multiple found video clips. Think of the supercut as a hyper-condensed, fast-paced mash-up montage. What you montage is up to you. Supercuts typically show repetitions of cliched actions in films, but you’re not bound to this. It’s
a simple concept: a thematically unified video montage. Think of a theme and begin to compile clips. Use short clips so your video won’t get taken down for copyright infringement.
Your supercut could be about something you already know a lot about (many supercuts are compiled by superfans), but don’t feel limited by your own zone of geeky cultural knowledge. There a bunch of tools for finding specific content within movies and tv shows. The supercut should not just be a greatest hits sampler. It should make us see the cultural phenomenon in a new way. It should humorously, critically expose a cultural formula we may not have been aware of before.
Content: the theme you come up with.
Form: how you sequence and pace the clips.
research tools
a history and overview of the genre
https://www.fastcompany.com/1682740/a-modern-genre-how-to-make-a-supercut
an archive of media tropes
http://tvtropes.org/
search movies and tv series for particular phrases
http://www.subzin.com/
further reading
The blog post that supposedly came up with the name for this youtube genre (plus a list of many supercuts).
https://waxy.org/2008/04/fanboy_supercuts_obsessive_video_montages/
some supercuts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4TIaWE5Bx4
David Caruso’s one liners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948
Cage does Cage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKdeNv3Rlv0
phil collins, oh lord in the air tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojalRKu2kaI
mirror scares
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tjoqhx_dwk
make a supercut and upload it to youtube.
clip converter
http://www.clipconverter.cc/
online video editor
https://filmora.wondershare.com/video-editor/
http://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-online-video-editor
https://www.youtube.com/editor (going away sept 20)
http://www.videotoolbox.com/