Thursday, 13 November 2014

Lecture 6: Consumerism- Persuasion, Society, Brand & Culture



"Torches of freedom"









Cities & Film Seminar


Hopper's painting...

...and Hitchcock's horror house.
Is it any less disconcerting with a change of light and colour?
 

The isolated Overlook Hotel.

Mazes are a recurring symbol throughout The Shining.


Lecture 5: Cities & Film


Still from Modern Times showing Chaplin literally become
a cog in the machine.

Fritz Lang's vision of the future in Metropolis...

...And the artificial life it spawns.




Psychoanalysis Seminar

        A number of people in my class had expressed an interest in learning about Freudian theory and pschoanalysis, opening up another possible essay subject. Having had friends who studied psychology and sociology, I was often interested in the brief snippets of Freudian theory I heard them discussing, so was intrigued to learn about it in a context of art and animation.






Lecture 4: Identity