In my mock exam I created a short animation piece based upon the rhythm and cycle of language. The piece is an interactive flash movie of an old television. The television has three “stickers” on it, which are all interactive and act as channel changing buttons. The first of the buttons is a sticker symbolising language in the past; when clicked it takes us to a short silent movie of a naked arm, writing symbols. The second button, representing the present, takes us to a channel of a naked person talking wrapped in chains. The third button is currently blank, as I did not have time to finish in time. The naked bodies wrapped in chains make reference to Bill Brandt and his use of the human body as a natural form. Throughout the film, the lighting is limited as it fades from dim light to near darkness.
I found that the use of the old television really aided in making the end user think about how “this is the past, what happens next?”. Also the use of limited lighting made you really focus on the television as it was the only thing giving out light. To give the television and old broken and static effect I used Sony Vegas Pro, which allows videos to be modified and rendered with a variety of effects. I chose to give my piece an old static and broken effect, as it serves almost as a warning; when we usually see broken televisions or broadcasts which are braking up, they usually are either calling a distress signal or giving out a warning. I chose this as I would like my piece to symbolise giving a warning to hoe our language may end up.
Something which I thought could have possibly changed was the use of the stickers as I did not think worked well with the whole feel of the piece, and maybe could have been transformed into actual real buttons with a brown texture, however this would take attention away from what they symbolise.
In my final exam I would have to think about what I think about what I wanted in my “future” channel if anything, as well as how I would like it to be displayed. I would also contemplate changing the stickers to something a little more subtle, as they are currently the only thing on the television and in the piece which looks relatively new, as they are quite colourful as opposed to the dull browns of the TV.