While I was half way through drawing out the environment for my scene, a medieval lab, I was able to have a chat with Justin. He saw the giant machine that dominates the scene and said that I should design it as if it was it's own character, using the same ideas I designed my character with. He also said it would look great if it was bent over slightly, as if it was top heavy or as if it was designed by an absent minded individual. I am very happy with the way this came out, although I think I overdid it with the riveted metal. The main idea behind this machine is that its an all in one smelter. Ore goes in at the top and it spits out metal bars in the quenching tank at the bottom. I thought I'd add a bit of magic into my story, in the centre of the machine is an ever burning fuel source. I figure if in the world it is possible to make gold, why not more things? I think it makes sense for an absent minded character would have something like this, how many times woul...
Dear Oliver,
ReplyDeleteLooking at what you’ve done so far I think what you need are more Library resources and more up to date ones. I’ve made some suggestions for further research below:
The Simpsons, Satire, and American Culture - ebook (you may need to log in using your UCA email address and password.
Understanding popular culture (ebook) - Chapter 2 Commodities and Culture
Postmodernism and Popular Culture - Chapter 10 DIFFERENT, YOUTHFUL, SUBJECTIVITIES TOWARDS A CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY OF YOUTH
Watching with the Simpsons television, parody, and intertextuality - print book
Also, do make use of your electronic journal search. I’ve linked to an example search here so you can see what’s available: "the simpsons" satire animation in particular Reading the Ungraspable Double-Codedness of: The Simpsons (click on the article link in the search and then click the green PDF button to download).
If you need anything else, you can reach me via aday7@uca.ac.uk or email gatewayrochester@uca.ac.uk to arrange a tutorial.
Thanks,
Andrew