The Analysis of: The Golden Goose or How to pick up birds

THE ANALYSIS OF:

THE GOLDEN GOOSE

OR

HOW TO PICK UP BIRDS

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As amazing as it sounds it would seem that there are some people in the world who think that stealing is wrong. These radicals seem to believe that those who take things which don't belong to them deserve everything they get.

Thus it is that tonight’s tale is one of crime and punishment or at least it would be if it were not for the fact that nobody actually manages to commit a crime which, logically speaking, means that there can be no punishment.

Hmm, well it could be that, rather than being a rather ham handed story about a non existent crime and an equally non existent punishment, this could actually be a carefully crafted story about the dangers of abducting people, except that nobody was ever in any kind of danger.

Wait, lets think about this again. Maybe the story is just about what happens when people get together and go for a walk. But that doesn't exactly sound like the most exciting of adventures to me.

Nope, not exciting at all.

48 Hour Film Challenge Wrapup Report

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The claim has been made, largely by myself, that ours was the best team. Of course I'm sure other people are going to use this space in their reports to claim that they had the best team but it should be noted that everyone else is wrong.

The fact that our abilities vary so much is what made us strong since no matter what situation arose we were able to handle it and seek advice from one of our other team members without fear of being dismissed as “the one who doesn't know anything”
Strictly speaking I should have been keeping this journal the whole way through but due to the other assignments pressing down on me the journal keeping aspect more or less fell by the wayside in terms of importance. So while I do have some hurriedly scribbled notes they aren't what I would really call up to my usual standard of writing[1].

Critical Studies - Lecture Notes: Industrialization and innovation. - Part 3

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Everyone knows that the final part of a Triology is the best part - unless we're talking about Star Wars, where the best movie was clearly Empire Strikes Back.

But here we are at the end of my notes for Critical Studies with standard warnings re accuracy, spelling et al.
PART 1: Industrialization and innovation
PART 2: 19th Century New Zealand
PART 3: 19th Century Photography

Critical Studies - Lecture Notes: Industrialization and innovation. - Part 2

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Just like it says in the title.  This is part 2 of the Critical Studies notes, it kind of meanders all over the place and once again I refuse to make claims as to proper spelling, grammar or historical accuracy.PART 1: Industrialization and innovation
PART 2: 19th Century New Zealand
PART 3: 19th Century Photography

Critical Studies - Lecture Notes: Industrialization and innovation. - Part 1

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So much for this being a weekly blog :)  Here's the first part of the critical studies notes that I've finally found the time to work into some semblance of order.  However I make no promises regarding accuracy and/or factual information.  Cite me at your own risk.
PART 1: Industrialization and innovation
PART 2: 19th Century New Zealand
PART 3: 19th Century Photography

THE 19TH CENTURY:

PART 1: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND INNOVATION

Logotypes - Intermezzo Accoustica

For one of our papers we're working on the 48 hour film challenge.  Signing up was easy but now we're all champing at the bit to get started.
I found myself with some spare time the other day and scribbled down some ideas which eventually merged into a logo.

The only criteria for our team name was that it had to be something that we'd go to watch on a Saturday night which means that anyone out there who actually wants to form a band called Intermezzo Accoustica has already got 5 automatic fans.  (woo!)

UPDATE:  The bottom image is the one that is now the absolutely official and no backing out team logo.  I rearranged the body and neck of the uke a little bit but squashed and stretched the hole so that this is the shape which resembles an A rather than relying on the body.

Critical Studies - Aesthetics and Ethics Debate

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These are the notes that I took during the debate we had about aesthetics and ethics.  I'm pretty sure that I've managed to get everyone's contributions down but touch typing can only go so fast.  Therefore if I've left anything major out then left me know.

Art Course 2014 - Critical Studies: Classicism vs Romanticism

CRITICAL STUDIES - CLASSICISM VS ROMANTICISM

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Some notes I took from the lecture of Classicism and and Romanticism for the Critical Studies module of the course which have been organised into a semblance of coherency.

Naturally we got a question to write about at the end of it all and todays question was

'Should art have a moral message?'

I'll spare you my 300 word answer since it basically boils down to 'Maybe'

Strangers, Beatniks and assorted Wierdos.

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I live in a boarding house which sees a wide and varied collection of people and we all get along well except for the times when we don't. Over the past few months the landlord has been actively weeding out the worst of the drunks, stoners and anyone else who's crazy enough to be called irritating but not so crazy as to be called artistic and while this does mean that the house is a lot quieter [1] it also means that I have considerably less blog fodder.

Of course this list makes it seem as though the house is a hotbed of wacky people all involved with quasi-legal activities and I feel that I should point out that 99% of the people in the house are completely normal and boring while it's the 1% who spoil everything, as per usual.

The analysis of The Little Mermaid Or How I learned to stop worrying and started loving seafood

The Analysis of:

The Little Mermaid

Or

How I learned to stop worrying and started loving seafood

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Along with Goldilocks and Snow White the story of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersons has lasted so long is because it's one that fits so very easily into any age group.For the very young there are the pretty mermaids and for the older children there's the love story.
The cynical child gets to hear about binding contracts with the forces of evil and for those of us who read it as adults there's the elephant in the room regarding the Disney adaptation. [1]

Grandiouse Theories - Bloodbanks

THE ADDRESSING OF THE ISSUE OF THE FAILINGS OF BLOOD BANKS, DRIVES AND DONATIONS WITH TOPICAL AND CONSIDERED SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS SERIOUS SITUATION WITH THE INCLUSION OF SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED NOTATIONS FOR THE SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED OF BRAIN.

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It's that time again and around my city the call has gone out.

“We need blood!" they cry and "Give blood today!”

When that doesn't work they switch to more pleading tones “Have you got blood? Because we need it" or even

"Just give us the red stuff and you will be instrumental in saving lives”

Before finally falling back on that old favorite, the guilt trip.

“Remember that the life you save might well be your own." [1]

The analysis of Godfather Death OR How I stopped worrying and learned to love the Doctor.

THE ANALYSIS OF:

GODFATHER DEATH

OR

HOW I STOPPED WORRYING AND LEARNED TO LOVE THE DOCTOR.

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There has been a tendency of late for movie makers to tackle the classic fairy tales in much the same way that I do. But where I remain both faithful and respectful of the material the movie versions are generally rewritten to be gritty action packed adventures with the bad CGI monster dial turned all the way up.

Not long ago, whilst I was perusing my various tomes in a room that was illuminated only by the brief punctuation of jagged lighting arcing across the eternity of ebon night and Fluffywuffykins, my pet Shoggoth, looked about for someone to take her walkies I stumbled across more than a few examples which suggested the Grimms themselves weren't above doing the same thing, although understandably they didn't have the budget for poorly rendered CGI monsters.  This particular gem stands out as an example of their darker works. It first came to my attention when the title piqued my interest and what I discovered is that they've discarded the wicked witches, long lost princes and happily ever afters in favor of Death, a doctor and a father who's not afraid to to tell both God and The Devil exactly what he really thinks of them in the same way that we've all dreamed of marching into the bosses office right now.

A further note: Death "TALKS LIKE THIS" only because I am unfortunate enough to be a fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series in which the character of Death plays a major role, has a horse named Binky and likes cats [1]. I urge you to stay away from all twenty books. Trust me you'll hate them, really [2].

The analysis of The Six Swans or How I stopped worrying and learned to love the spaces between the notes.

It is thanks to the demands of real life that Jabberwockery has been dead.  I could tell you about it here but whoever heard of using a blog to provide updates about ones personal life?  What it all boils down to is that Jabberwockery lives once again and without any further ado I present my first posting for 2014. 

THE ANALYSIS OF:

THE SIX SWANS

OR

HOW I STOPPED WORRYING AND LEARNED TO LOVE THE SPACES BETWEEN THE NOTES.

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It's an undeniable fact that, like so many others, I occasionally wax nostalgic for the old country. This week for instance it was when I was looking at the long list of improbable ingredients involved in creating what I laughingly refer to as a 'simple love spell'.

Aside from the fact that love itself is never simple I take pains to point out the spells of today are even less so. Because what many people don't know is that magic was once very common indeed only instead of mucking around with crystals, familiars and the phases of the moon anybody could point, "Alakazam!" and produce a satisfactory frog from a prince or occasionally vice versa

However the inner workings of the arcane only make up part of tonight's story because what it's really all about is forests, royalty, the importance of family and the great lengths that people will go to to (A) get one and (B) hold on to same.

It is, I believe, also worth noting that this particular Grim Brothers tale wouldn't look out of place under the umbrella of George R R Martins Game of Thrones series although, because of the whole 'children's story' thing, we would have to turn the dragons into swans which is only slightly less threatening as not only can a swan break a mans arm with its wing but will turn vicious pretty quickly as anyone who's ever tried to feed one at a duck pond will attest [1]

Board Game Concept Art

Some concept art for a project.  

We're required to take an issue or movie and adapt a board game to suit.  Originally we chose the David Bain case and The Game of Life but after much discussion have since changed to the movie Scarfies and an adaption of Temple Run.

Artus Reportus Longus Windus - Brian Froud

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This is the first report that we were required to do for the Critical Studies section of the course. I've broken it up three sections because the whole thing was far too image heavy.

CAVAET! - I got pulled up on my referencing for this report even after I used the handout sheets AND the APA referencing tool in Word. Make certain of your references before submitting and cite everything! Even if you consider it to be redundant information.

Artus Reportus Longus Windus - Frank Frazetta

| INTRODUCTION TO THE INTRODUCTION

This is the first report that we were required to do for the Critical Studies section of the course. I've broken it up three sections because the whole thing was far too image heavy.

CAVAET! - I got pulled up on my referencing for this report even after I used the handout sheets AND the APA referencing tool in Word. Make certain of your references before submitting and cite everything! Even if you consider it to be redundant information.

Artus Reportus Longus Windus - Stan Sakai

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This is the first report that we were required to do for the Critical Studies section of the course. I've broken it up three sections because the whole thing was far too image heavy.

 

CAVAET! - I got pulled up on my referencing for this report even after I used the handout sheets AND the APA referencing tool in Word.  Make certain of your references before submitting and cite everything! Even if you consider it to be redundant information.

The analysis of The elves and the shoemaker or Cobblers to you!

THE ANALYSIS OF

THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER

OR

COBBLERS TO YOU!

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Right then. To most people it would seem that our subject for tonight is nothing more than a positive story about helping another person in their time of need.

Aren't you lucky that I'm not most people because what we find when we peel back the layers and really peer into the heart of this narrative is that is is really little more than pro elf propaganda designed to further their whole “we're the elves and we're better than humans [1]” schtick that they cling to with such tenacity.

Critical Studies Lecture - Uncanny urges: The familiar made strange

CRITICAL STUDIES

LECTURE BY: ADI BROWN

UNCANNY URGES: THE FAMILIAR MADE STRANGE

Critical Studies Lecture - Animation: The History of

CRITICAL STUDIES

LECTURE BY: TANG

DATE: 05.06.13

ANIMATION: THE HISTORY OF