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Notes from the second lecture

 Looking is a political act; we may agree or desagree with content. 

 Multiple meanings can be taken from a single piece of work, depending on who is seeing it. People who come from different social or temporal contexts may perciever the same thing in different ways( like in the two paintings shown in the power point). 

 There is such a thing as a dominant meaning, and it may even influence how certain things are designed(such as the world map).

 Ideology is the paradigm through which people view the world. Most societies act as if though their ideologies are natural.  But ideologies are not allways received in the ways predicted.

 Sometimes certain groups may apropriate something from another group.

The effects of location on viewer experience

 We were asked to go to a couple of sites and determine how the location's specific qualities might impact a viewers experience of any work being shown there. These are my findings;

 The Arnolfini

 The Arnolfini is an art gallery in the centre of town, which regularly shows motion pictures. If one were to screen work there, the viewing of said work might influenced by various facts, which I am going to list.
 -The audience at the Arnolfini varies greatly, and one might expect that, for any one screening, a wide variety of social and economical backgrounds might be present. Fromm tourists, to students, to families, the Arnolfini is quite a popular place, and as far as audience goes, the viewing of the movie will be affected in many unpredictable ways, but none are the result of one particular perspective of one particular group.
 -Located at the very heart of Bristol, the Arnolfini is quite a convenient place to go to, weather you mean to go there, or if you're simply passing by. Though, admittedly, if one were to be exposed to work, after simply wondering into the facilities, as opposed to going there on purpose, one might not be fully receptive to the works full intended message. It is also worth noting that, although the Arnolfini is the centre, there is no parking nearby, which can also affect viewer experience, especially if it's raining, because I can assure you, I enjoy movies a lot less if I'm drenched.
 -The Arnolfini is very clean in just about every aspect, and though it looks a bit industrial, there are just about no factors about it, or its surroundings that one put one off of seeing a screening, or feeling uncomfortable during one(unless you're afraid of water, at which case the waterfront might make you uneasy). Also, the screening times, as well as gallery times are fairly early in the day, so any potential hazards that come with night-time are virtually eliminated.
 

The watershed

 The watershed is mostly frequented by people of a greater age, as well as mature individuals. Youth and students don't have a lot of interest in it, probably because of it's occasionally obscure programme, so immediately we have something that might condition the experience of the viewing: the viewers are older. This could mean a variety of things, such as, they won't be as receptive to more implausible or violent themes, or they might not connect with Hollywood-like characters, young and full of energy. Of course, this is mere speculation, but it is something to take into account.
 It is handy-cap accessible, in the centre of the city, and the only problem with it is it's proximity to the water. The watershed is very close to the Arnolfini, so essentially it suffers from all it's location flaws as well as benefits. One should also point out that there are street vendors just outside the watershed, which make the likeness of tourist attendance higher.
 The watershed looks very welcoming, and is nicely frequented, so there are really no off-putting qualities to it, that would make one hesitate before going in. It's worth mentioning that there is a restaurant near-by which smells quite nicely, which might be a factor in choosing the place, and make the viewer hungry during the screening, which could potentially break his focus.
 

Other artists

 I've gone and looked at some other blogs, and these are some interesting artists which they've looked into.

 Hironobu Sakaguchi

 The creator of Final Fantasy, and a personal favourite of mine. Japanese, born and working. This man has mostly made video-games.
http://asears94.tumblr.com/post/63200023419/contemporary-animators

Aurelio "Voltaire" Hernandez

 A musician and composer, who I just found out composed one of the favourite musical pieces from my childhood. Born in Cuba, played all over the place.
http://danieljamescreativeperspectives.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/2692013-three-practitioners-i-have-found.html

Christophe Peladan

 A Danish animator who previously worked on "pirates". I liked this practitioner due to his visual style and his themes.
http://olivermagee.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/christophe-peladan/

Mamoru Hosoda

 Mamoru Hosoda is Japanese animator, director and writer, born in Semptember 19th, 1967. He has animated in a range of Japanese Anime series(some as towering as Dragon Ball Z, or Sailor Moon), and has even directed for some other, rather famous, franchises, such as One Piece and Digimon. With the coming of the new millennium, Mr Hosoda has taken to produce some works of his accord, such as "the girl who leapt through time", "summer wars" and "wolf children", all relatively successful pieces.  Mr Hosoda, when producing original work, tends to make fantastic settings appear from ordinary life, starred by student-aged characters. His visual style and themes indicate his work I is probably aimed at the anime-watching teenager. For more on Mr Hosoda, here are the links to his Imdb page, as well as his Anime News Network profile:
 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396074/
 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4068

Tarik Saleh

 Born in Stockholm, 1972, this animator began as a graffiti artist (in fact, one of his paintings, Fascinate, is one of the oldest graffiti in the world today), then went on to make documentaries, writte for Swedish television, and finally direct his award-winning animation piece, Metropia, a science fiction work, portraying a bleak, but very possible future. Mr Saleh does work intended for mature, sensible audiences. More of him can be found at his profile page on atmo.se, a site which he founded.
 http://atmo.se/about/tarik-saleh/

Joanna Quinn

 Born and working in England, Miss Quinn studied Graphic Design at Middlesex university, where she first discovered her love for animation. On her pursuit of this new found interest, Miss Quinn has gone on to produce several award-winning animations, starting with her first film, "A girl's night out". Her most relevant piece might be "Brittania", a comedy based on British Imperialism. Given her usual comedic, though somewhat mature tones, Miss Quinn caters primarily to older audiences. You can find out more about her on her profile at the Beryl Productions(which she is a founder of) profile page.
 http://www.berylproductions.co.uk/company/joanna-quinn/