Assignment 1

We have been given an assignment for our Interactive Design Workshop module the assignment entails the following;

You are required to select one visually rich era to study in depth:

The Edwardian Period - England

The High Victorian Period - India

The Roaring Twenties - New York

The 1950’s Nuclear Family - USA

The Swinging 60’s, Mods and Rockers - UK

Post Disco, 1970’s Punk – London

The Grunge Scene, 1980’s Seattle - USA

Using the key visual skills covered to date, undertake a thorough visual examination of your chosen era. Open up avenues of serious research and information gathering that gets away from the convenience of Google.

Your research needs to produce either one twenty second motion piece or six still images that distil your understanding of the chosen era. Support this research with tangible visualisations in your blog.

You are required to intervene between any original images and those you create yourself. This may be photographic, collaged, seamlessly composited or jarringly juxtaposed: use stills, sound, original drawing, narrative and digital trickery to enliven the piece. The important thing is to bring together your visual skills and create a piece that is informed and credible. Consideration should be given to any original lighting conditions, props, costume, body language and photographic or drawing techniques.

Put yourself in the position of an agency tasked with producing an exciting visual trailer for Channel 4.

I have chosen to do The Grunge Scene, 1980's Seattle - USA, for this I am going to use a short sequence to show my understanding of the era

I will mainly be using my skills in After Effects for this.