Oliver Thacker, BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts, UCA Rochester

Postmodern: Something that comes after modern. Can be used to describe the state of society we currently live in High Modernism: A form of modernity, confident in technology and science as a means of reordering the social and natural world Capitalist: A system where trade and industry are privately owned, rather than being owned by the state (i.e communism) Superabundance: a surplus of something, i.e food Disconnected: Not having a connection to something, i.e reality Pop: or Popular. Something that is liked by a group or all Fragmentary: Consists of small disconnected or incomplete parts Eclectic: Where you derive ideas, style or taste from a diverse range of sources Nostalgia: The feeling of sentimentality to a time in the past, typically a happy moment  Simulacra: A representation of someone or something  Superficiality: Lack of thoroughness or serious thought  Flippant: Lack of respectful or serious attitude  Depthless: Something so deep it cann

HERO: Po SHADOW: HERALD: Master Oogway THRESHOLD GUARDIAN: Master Shifu TRICKSTER: The Furious Five (Initially), Mr Ping (wanted Po to quit to focus on noodles, discouraged kung fu training) MENTOR: Master Shifu ALLIES: The Furious Five MOTHER: No one fills this role, although Po's Father could also be fulfilling both roles as a single parent FATHER: Mr Ping (Po's Father) CHILD: No one fills this role, perhaps Po is as he seems rather childish initially, playing with toys ect.. MAIDEN: No one to fill this role. I don't think Tigeress is the Maiden as she doesn't need rescuing and she doesn't really fall for the hero SHAPESHIFTER: Master Shifu

Ordinary World- Scott lives in Ontario, Canada, in a world very similar to ours. He is in a quite unsuccessful band and there is no evidence he has a job currently. He lives in a house with one of his friends, named Wallace, who also owns most of the things inside. Scott is also dating a high school girl called Knives, she is 17 and he is 22. A handful of people question Scott as to why he is dating a high school girl, suggesting that he is only doing this because of a brutal breakup a year ago and this is some kind or rebound. It is suggested that Scott isn't happy with his current life, at one point at a party he goes to 'Pee out due to boredom'. There is a scene where Scott is sleeping or daydreaming, perhaps just a visual representation of his thoughts, where he is a desert and says that he is so alone, then out of nowhere a female character appears and says "You're not alone" as she rollerskates across the sand. This character is Ramona and Scott sees her