Another Influence and a Good Idea!

Another Influence and a Good Idea!
Ok I've just been checking out some videos on youtube as you do and I came across this awesome music video.



It's by the Frattelis, I know not exactly Britain's greatest band in the world but they're ok and they've got a few anthems at least. But that's not the point though this video is awesome, it's animated. I really like the look of the characters in it and I may use this style like the caricature style.

My lecturer Jool's also made a very good point, 'what will my work say about the time I live in?' or something like that. And I think that's a wonderful point and something I hadn't thought about until now? We've been watching all of these terrible films as research and It's easy to see the time they're from such as the one with the French kid's views on rebellion and uprising in between the 2 world wars and why this idea was so scary. Well as I say I haven't even thought about this but I think that I should, so what's happening today here and now?

The recession, bad times, people losing jobs..... all very bad things.

So I was thinking that for my box idea I will use the idea of a run down and battered street. This is the kind of area I grew up in and a sight that seems to be only too normal these days, closed down local shops, graffiti, and so on. I do also like the look of the streets and the buildings in the Fratellis video, so I can do something along those lines well with the view of a run down street on top.

So how will this work, I'm thinking at the minute that the shops will all have shutters on them, however when the user scrolls over them with the mouse the shutters will all come up and clicking on it will allow them to view the thing underneath. One problem I do have though and it's only a slight problem is being able to link my logo, which is almost finished into this depressing atmosphere as it's quite bright and optimistic. Maybe the logo will appear on a television that is then nicked who knows. Anyway I'll do a quick sketch of how my street might look but I'm happy I do have an idea for it at last as I was really struggling to come up with anything.