Digitopia Essay Planning

DESCRIBE, ANALYSE, INTERPRETATION, JUDGEMENT

·         The name of the artist – Miwa Matreyek

·         Name of the animation – Digitopia

·         Animation created – 2005

DESCRIBE:

·         Hands – used for a lot of the animation

·         Mountains

·         Science equipment

·         I first notice the use of the hands for everything because they stand out from the rest of the objects in the film. They contrast with the other objects in the film because they aren’t naturally used in the way that they are in the film.

·         The main colours seen in the film are black, white, blue and red. I would describe these colours as calm and sad. Black and white can generally be described as sad shades and are used to convey mystery. The blues in the film are light and can make a tranquil tone in the film. The reds used strongly contrast with the rest of the colours. The rest of the colours are dull and the red is very bright and is used to highlight different aspects of the film.

·         The main shapes in the film are the mountains and the science equipment. The mountains are pointed and defined all around. The edges are jagged and the mountain has been manipulated into the setting of the film. The equipment is very soft and curved around the edges.

·         The lines in this work are the leading lines in the background, directing you to look at the mountains in the work. There are also straight lines on the mountains and many different uses of line throughout the entire film.

·         There are different illusions of texture throughout the film, such as the mountains and the city. The mountains look hard and jagged and the city looks rough underneath the hands.

·         The animation is set during the day as the sky throughout the film is a light blue.

·         The overall mood of the film is calm yet sad, as the colours are calming but the black and white create a depressing atmosphere.

ANALYSE:

·         The artist has used colour in different parts of the film. The main colours that the artist uses are black, white, blue and red. The blue is used in the sky and completed the tranquil tone when used with white. The red used in the science equipment represents the humans and in one part it is used to represent blood. There is also a lot of black and white used together throughout the film in different parts.

·         The colours each have an effect in the film. The blue makes the tone tranquil and the black and white contrast in the film. They each have a meaning and create a mood.

·         The artist uses a variety of shapes in the film. She uses them to represent items in the film and show the texture of them. She also uses the shapes throughout the film to show the different aspects of the film such as the hands and mountains.

·         Lines have been used throughout the piece of work. There are many lines used in the sky to divert your attention. Such as at the very start of the animation when there are lines directing your attention to the flying eye and hands.

·         The artist has used the illusion of texture in the film, in the mountains and in the city. The texture of the mountains has been created to make them look real and the city is made to look rough.

·         The artist used light to set the mood and also to indicate what time of day it was. The mood changed as the light changed. When the light is dark the mood is a more serious tone and when the light is lighter the mood is a lot more calm and tranquil.

·         The overall mood of the work has been achieved by the use of these elements. Each element contributes to the mood of the film in different ways.

INTERPRETATION:

·         The artist was trying to make a statement. She was conveying that if we ever tried to create utopia, everything would be technology and everything would be human and we would turn our backs on nature.

·         It means to me that we should live life the way it was given to us and we shouldn’t try to create perfection, as it will not always go the way we have planned.

·         This relates to me as I live life the way it was given and if anyone ever tried to create perfection I wouldn’t want to be a part of it because perfection is impossible and there will always be something wrong with whatever is made.

·         I feel sad and intrigued. Although the idea of utopia is intriguing the idea the artist has conveyed shows that it is almost impossible. It makes me sad to think that if humans tried to create a utopia, we would turn our backs on nature and not actually have things as perfect as we thought.

·         At the point 2:46, there are animals made out of hands. Throughout the animation there are various things made out of hands that would not normally be like this. There is also an eye in the sky with multiple hands, which relates to Hinduism, which is a religion that the idea of Utopia comes from.

·         I think the artist chose this style to reflect her message and she used these artistic decisions to also reflect her message well.

JUDGEMENT:

·         This animation conveys an important message and will help people see the idea of utopia a lot differently. The message in the film of Utopia becoming a “Digitopia” is an important lesson for people to learn.

·         The work communicates a mood and message that would have value to others. The message is a valuable message that will a have value to others.

·         The subject matter is very interesting and intriguing and most people will be very intrigued by the film.

Intro:

·         Topic sentence: The animator, Miwa Matreyek uses her obscure animations to convey important messages in cryptic ways, such as in her animation “Digitopia”, created in 2005, which communicates a crucial message based on society.

·         Artist name

·         Animation name

·         When the animation was created

·         The animator uses obscure animations to convey important messages

·         What the message of the film is

·         Points of the next paragraphs

Paragraph 1 – Emotion/mood:

·         Topic sentence: Matreyek uses different aspects of the film to fabricate the mood, which in turn, sets the meaning of the film in motion.

·         Colours in the film and how they relate to the mood

·         Sound and how it contributes to the mood

·         How the mood relates to the message of the film

·         Concluding sentence

Paragraph 2 – Metaphoric objects and objects:

·         Topic sentence: The artist also uses many metaphoric objects throughout the film, which set the important message in place.

·         The use of hands for everything

·         The animals made out of hands

·         Testing the hands in with the science equipment

·         The use of the eye with many hands – religious element

·         The use of the science equipment

·         The use of the colours in the science equipment

·         The sound

·         How the use of metaphors and objects relates back to the message

·         Concluding sentence

Conclusion:

·         Topic sentence: Throughout the film, Matreyek uses emotion, metaphoric objects and objects to generate a message that will resonate with anyone who views it.

·         The film Digitopia uses these to convey the message

·         Brief description of the message

·         Concluding sentence