In this week’s session, I looked at some films and animations related to political messages from the real world. Such as the concept of the an-ti colonialism displayed by the film Avatar and the animal rights considered by both the audiences and the producer of the film Planet of the Ape (1968).
As I am ill this week, here is my note being taken by following the online recording and files:
After the class, I did some research on animation which tries to tackle problems related to social issues of equality, diversity or social injustice:
The creator of this independent animation has talked about her bumpy experience of getting surgery to remove lumps in her uterus in California. As more and more states are banning abortion in America, it triggered her panic about taking a prescription from the doctor to treat the disease in her uterus. She has talked about abortion as not only relating to a baby, it can relate to removing any tissue from the uterus, but no matter what type of DNC that a patient is taking, the lawmakers are ignoring the reason for it which could send the doctor to trouble or the receiver.
This animation has greatly shown the importance of a necessary DNC for an ill woman can rescue them from suffering from the perspective of a patient, and it has also reached 3.8 views on YouTube and over 30k comments.
In addition, I have also looked at some animated documentaries and did some analysis:
This animation Waltz with Bashir 2008 below, brought me to think about the implications of using animation can visualize the more abstract scene discussed by a person. The contrast lighting and colours can deliver strong emotion with the voiceover played in the film. It expanded how the audiences imagine and review the history, remembering it and seeing it from a more detailed side.
The film Sinking of the Lusitania (1918) below shows the tragedy happening to the boat Lusitania through frame-by-frame pictures, it visualises the moment the ship torpedoed and sank by the German submarine. The animation of this documentary, I think it cleverly reconstructs the scene with low-budget material which the live-action and the other media cannot really approach.
Within the film, A Is For Autism (1992), I found the camera movement applied to the hand-drawing animation beneficial in representing the narrative of autism. As the narrative is more like a mumbling, the cut between animated scenes seems easier to apply compared to the other media.