Postmodern Definitions

Metanarrative - Are large scale theories and philosophies. For example religion and art.

Essentialism - George Lakoff summarizes Aristotle's view: "those properties that make the thing what it is, and without which it would be not that kind of thing."

Utopian - Moving forwards to achieve an ideal and "perfect" society.

Axiomatic - Something that is completely truthful and unquestionable

Dystopian - Meaning the opposite of "Utopian." An unpleasant or bad place.

Scepticism - Having a doubtful attitude towards the truth of something.

Pluralism - Allowing a variety of groups to function as one society. Working together despite cultural differences.

Life Drawing - Lesson 4

Pencil - 20 mins

Pencil - 20 mins

Pencil 2 - 5 minute poses

Notes from the Meeting

Date: 11th October 2017

5 Reasons Why Mullholland Drive is Postmodern

1. Pastiche - The film starts off imitating the Hollywood genre and style. For example young Betty travels from Ontario and moves to Hollywood in the hope of becoming a famous actress.

2. Hyper Reality - You could say that Dianne tries to create a more desirable world for herself. She creates a new identity letting her escape into her own fantasy. She imagines herself as a talented actress, who has fallen in love.

3. Time bending - The film flips from the present to the past, although not in a time travel sense. This is all supposedly happening in Dianne's head making it difficult to distinguish between reality and fantasy.

4. Non - Linear Narrative - There's not one story but a group of stories put together, which don't necessarily link with each other. 

5. Fragmented - The film starts with the typical Hollywood narrative, however as the film progresses the story becomes more broken and difficult to follow.

Archetypes (Roles) - Beauty and The Beast

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Hero: Belle tries to save her father when he goes missing in the woods. She was also willing to take her fathers place, when he was taken captive by the Beast. 

Shadow (Villain): Gaston is self centered and will do anything to get his own way. He tries to control and manipulate the way others think and feel. He doesn't care if he harms anyone in the process. 

Herald: The Enchantress puts a spell on the castle, teaching the Beast that inner beauty is more important than his outward appearance. 

Threshold Guardian: Lumiere, Cogsworth, Ms. Potts and Chip want to help the Beast and Belle achieve true love and happiness. They also try to save them from all kinds of danger. 

Trickster: Gaston and Lefou trick the villagers into thinking that Maurice is mad for believing that the Beast exists.  

Mentor: Belle mentors the Beast, teaching him to be more kind and gentle. 

Allies: Lumiere, Cogsworth, Ms. Potts and Chip help Belle and the Beast to break the castle's spell. 

Mother: Ms. Potts cares and looks after Chip. Teaching him how to be polite and well mannered.

Father: Maurice - tries to protect Belle and wants the best for his daughter. 

Child: Chip/ Belle - they're both very innocent and childlike through out the film. 

Maiden: Belle is a young women. 

Shapeshifter: The Beast changes from a Prince to a Beast. At the beginning it is hard to tell whether he is "bad" or "good." At the start of the film he is very angry and quick to temper, he later shifts into this kind and gentle beast. 

Cowgirl - Life Drawings

Part 7) and 8) of OGR

Written information for the OGR:

7) For the overall structure of our animation we hope to have random and fast paced scenarios, rather Like the way ASDF present there YouTube animations. Each scene will involve our main character “Fashion Man.” We want our opening scene to really show Fashion Man’s personality, character and intentions as a superhero. Then maybe have a small introduction of Fashion Man explaining who he is, or at least who he thinks he is! After this, the scenarios will play immediately one after the other.

8) Set/Background Ideas: We want our animation to be set in the modern day.  The set will consist of various environments that include: a main street, a high rise building and a park. The scenes will be simple in their design and suggest environments rather than contain detailed, busy scenes.