Hugh Atkin

Hugh Atkin is an Australian student and notable producer of Internet viral videos. Atkin began producing videos for YouTube in 2007, and his videos have appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Unleashed website. [ABC (2008). [http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/ Unleashed] . Retrieved March 2, 2008.]

Atkin studied law and arts at the University of Sydney. While he was a student, he began to create and post videos on Australian and American politics, as well as current events. One popular video posted during the 2007 Australian federal election depicted Kevin Rudd in a mock propaganda film based on material produced by the Communist Party of China during the rule of Mao Zedong. [cite news | last=Ricketson | first=Matthew | title=Viewers click on to poll spoofs | date=November 12, 2007 | publisher=The Age | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/viewers-click-on-to-poll-spoofs/2007/11/11/1194766508087.html ] [cite news | last=Coultan | first=Mark | title=YouTube revolutionaries upstage the party machine | date=October 26, 2007 | publisher=Sydney Morning Herald | url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/10/25/1192941243230.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 ] He appeared on ABC television political program "Insiders" on March 16, 2008 as part of the "Talking Pictures" segment. [ABC Insiders (2008). [http://www.abc.net.au/insiders/content/2007/s2190682.htm Talking Pictures with Mike Bowers] . Retrieved June 18, 2008.]

Atkin has created several popular YouTube videos related to the 2008 US President election. [cite news | last=Perkins | first=Miki | title=Satirist mashes US icons | date=February 17, 2008 | publisher=Sydney Morning Herald | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/satirist-mashes-us-icons/2008/02/16/1203190635762.html] His video entitled "Barack Roll", including Barack Obama in a parody of the Rickrolling internet meme, has been watched over 3.3 million times since it was uploaded on August 9, 2008, [YouTube (2008). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4 Barack Roll] . Retrieved August 11, 2008.] and was also highlighted on blogs for the "New York Times", [New York Times (2008). [http://laughlines.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/youve-been-barack-rolled/ Laugh Lines - You’ve Been Barack-Rolled] . Retrieved August 11, 2008.] "The Politico", [Politico.com (2008). [http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0808/Sunday_reading_Barackroll.html Sunday reading: Barackroll] . Retrieved August 11, 2008.] Comedy Central [Comedy Central (2008). [http://blog.indecision2008.com/2008/08/11/breaking-news-the-footage-barack-obama-doesnt-want-you-to-see-do-the-letters-rr-mean-anything-to-you/ BREAKING NEWS: The Footage Barack Obama Doesn't Want You to See - Do the Letters "RR" Mean Anything to You?] . Retrieved August 13, 2008.] , Andrew Sullivan [TheAtlantic.com (2008). [http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/08/barack-roll.html The Daily Dish - Barack Roll] . Retrieved August 14, 2008.] and "Sports Illustrated". [SI.com (2008). [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/extramustard/08/11/braun-teams-up-with-marisa-miller/index.html Hot Clicks: Braun shoots commercial with Marisa Miller] . Retrieved August 13, 2008.]

He currently works as a lawyer for Mallesons Stephen Jaques, an Australian commercial law firm. [The Margins of Error (2008). [http://hmatkin.blogspot.com/2008/04/last-day.html Last Day] . Retrieved June 17, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://hmatkin.blogspot.com/ The Margins of Error] - Atkin's blog and website
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/hmatkin Atkin's YouTube channel]