Saturday, 12 January 2019
Study Task 1 - Research & Refinement
In this first task, we had to research about a specific genre. Out of the 8, I decided to explore upon the horror genre. Throughout investigation, I have found the essence of horror and the main visual and ambience elements that compose horror; how each elements play a significance into making that terrifying element so effective upon the audience.
Thursday, 10 January 2019
Study Task 7 [PP1] - Stop, Look and Listen
Tech The Bus [UK]
- UK Based informational advertisement for the Bus app
- Informs about how people can start using this app to track and pay for transits
Why Black Holes Could Delete The Universe - The Information Paradox [Russia]
- Russia based creator; animation about Black Holes
- Illustrative Animation paired with narrative
Drinking and Driving [USA]
- Drinking and Driving informational animation
- Illustrative animation over narration
Condom Ad PSA, Fighting AIDS [USA]
- Public Service Announcement about the use of condoms to prevent AIDS featuring. Jackie Chan; using his fighting skills to promote the concept of fighting off AIDS
Varies PSAs [USA, UK, Russia, Spain]
- A list of [15] animated PSAs which are shown in various countries
- Context of these animated PSAs varies from Sex Ed, Thievery, Police, Hygiene, Farm Parasites and Safety in the Beach
Wednesday, 9 January 2019
Study Task 6 [PP1] - Non Fiction Animation
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure [United Kingdom]
- Documentary about Prehistoric Sea monsters
- 3D/CGI Animation used to depict the monsters in the documentary
Victory Through Air Power [United States]
- Walt Disney's animation about a Russian-born Aviator, Alex De Seversky
- Documentary about how the U.S should counter German and Japan's aerial forces
- This was made to gain large attention from Americans, persuading them through the use to animated propaganda
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck [Germany]
- Documentary about a musician, Kurt Cobain; explores the in-depth life of him through this documentary which contains 2D animation
- Music type animated documentary
Le Clitoris [France]
- 2D Animated comedy short documentary about the discovery of the female genitalia
His Mother's Voice [Australia]
- 2D Rotoscoped Animation about the story of the process of how a mother had found her son dead
Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square [China]
- Autobiography about the Chinese Cultural Revolution in the perspective of the creator; Shui-Bo
- Through this film, it explores Shui-Bo's life journey in unveiling the truth through the ideologies and propaganda during the 60s, 70s and 80s in China
I Met The Walrus [Canada]
- Animated illustration of an audiotaped interview between a 14 year old and John Lennon
- Explores John Lennon's political views and beliefs
Chris the Swiss [Switzerland]
- Animated documentary which explores the mysterious death of a Swiss journalist during the midst of the Yugoslav war
Jungle of Desire [Hong Kong]
- Animated short about the life of a man and his situation with his wife in prostitution
- Explores the themes of mental stress and hatred in society
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness [Japan]
- Documentary about Studio Ghibli's making of two films, Miyazaki's The Wind Rises & Takahata's The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
- Explores the stress and fast pace in Japanese culture in work society, and the amount of work and effort it takes to create these wonderful animations
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