Isn’t it just amazing when you get that feeling that you are in sync with the rest of the world, nobody is ahead of you, everyone is walking at the same pace, all is good ?
….. its just a pity that the feeling doesnt last too long.

Been trying to get myself onto reading Tim’s module and his email titled week1 and then before u know it, BAM !!! email from tim: week2
Where is this semester going? Where am i going ?

The session yesterday was very thorough and i think everyone walked away with some good references and a clearer head. Hope the same goes for me when i present on the 1st.

Anyway.. had a little chat with Jeremy today….well…it was more like he walked and talked around me… and i got a few good leads + the videos he showed me yesterday have got me thinking a little clearer than before…..

i realized that i wasn’t doing this research to find out what the audience likes and what the audience doesn’t … primarily because there are a zillion factors at play when it comes to audience feedback and review about a film? As Jeremy pointed out – the film might have failed because the story wasn’t right, or the message wasn’t appropriate. In order to come to a conclusion, i would actually have to find an audience who would have to collectively say what i want to hear – i.e this film worked or did not work with us because of its style. Frankly, that sort of an approach just seems too convoluted to me. So i kinda figured that, it makes sense to ask the question ‘ HOW?’

+HOW can Stylistic Variation be used as a narrative device in animation?
+CAN style or technique in which a character is depicted be used as a metaphor for external manifestation of the interior state ?
+CAN the overall style in which an environment is rendered be used as a device to reflect political-social conditions that form the setting for the film?
+CAN the style in which a character is animated (eg; rubberhose v/s limited v/s full animation ) be used as a metaphor for their characteristics?
+CAN stylistic variation between and within shots be used to move the story ahead?
+HAS animated productions used this? If so to what extent ? feature length ? short film? animated tv commercials ? music videos ?
+WHAT extent can we push these stylistic variations in a world where the medium by nature calls for suspension of disbelief?

Well! yea thats it for my thoughts for the day.. and it was actually really good to hear Andrea telling me some of the stuff that i wanted to hear in her email. Thanks Andrea! – that helped, although the debate about look v/s style continues.

I better run and catch me self a tram right now, before i have to blow 15$ on a cab to get home.