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Reflective Text
This work explores the concept of reality and hierarchy of knowledge. In the main character’s reality she is the one losing her Airpods, however they really have minds of their own.
By depicting my work in a storyboard I was able to begin visualising the layout of my narrative, as well as the key scenes. This storyboard was very much an overview and I will need to create a more detailed one moving forward. The storyboard also helped me explore the hierarchy of knowledge by asking these questions: when do we, the viewers, know that the Airpods are running away and not simply lost? When does the main character find out, if ever?
This work is similar to the work Slim Pickings (1998) by Anthony Lucas. This claymation short film explores the idea of a pot plant coming to life and a man befriending it. The man is starving and has to make the choice whether or not to eat his friend. Both of our works explore the concept of bringing to life items that do not have personalities or motivations. Lucas also explores hierarchy of knowledge, as the man does not realise the plant has produced food for him, however the viewer is aware from the beginning.
By examining the idea of hierarchy of knowledge, I reflected that the element of surprise should be a key concept in my work. The viewer should believe that the owner of the Airpods is simply misplacing them, however will then be surprised when the Airpods come to life and run off.
Lucas, A 1998, Slim Pickings, 13 September 2020, viewed March 12 2022, <https://vimeo.com/457389410>.