I visited the library in search of some form of satirical material as this is the approach I want to take for my visual response to the question I chose to discuss in my essay. The question/subject for the essay was ' discuss what role animation plays in times social/political change'.
In my essay I brought up the point that animation could be used as a tool to suit any given agenda much like any other creative outlet, and for this reason (other than time constraints) I have decided to opt for a satirical comic - still relevant to animation, yet still image. I may decide to make a short motion comic out of the work I have produced.
The research that sparked this idea came in the form of the book ' Notes From Underground Zines (and the politics of alternative culture) ' by Stephen Duncombe. This book talked about the personal aspect of zines in that the creators of each zine would express their own opinions and perception of a given topic.
It is this idea of personality that I wanted to get across in my short comic I have dubbed 'The Privelaged'. I have not however researched any visual styles to inspire my work, I have only worked intuitively on this project to produce something that I feel is unique to me and how I perceive the political ruling class at this current time.
There are subtle nuances and visual references in the comic that poke fun at the physical appearance and demeanour of certain politicians. The story of the short comic is based upon actual news stories that have come out recently.
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