1. What is a Movie VJ? A Movie VJ (Visual Jockey) is a live performance artist who manipulates film clips, movie scenes, trailers, found footage, and original video in real-time to create a new, rhythmic, and often narrative visual experience. Unlike a traditional DJ who mixes music, or a standard VJ who mixes abstract visuals/loops, a Movie VJ specifically works with cinematic language —characters, dialogue, drama, and story fragments.