Proof of Concept Presentation

Adaptation Part A - Infographic Questions

What is the definition of suicide?

Give the definition of what is a suicide, although people may understand what the term means many may overlook the extreme depression linked with the act.

What are the warning signs?

Explain the warning signs to people, as if they are picked up early on the individual can seek guidance, helpful advise or unload pressure onto a loved one.

What methods of suicide are attempted?

Give a detailed list of the attempted suicides to successful ones, once people are aware of these facts it would usually scare away individuals from the concept.

Is it selfish to take your own life?

Explain the selfishness of the act, the effects of not your life but the lives of people around you. Acknowledge depression is a footnote to the act but keep plugging that talking about your issues is key.

Can life get better?

Explain that life can get better, get the audience to ask the question if there are unfinished items of business? places to visit or people to see? Its key for this question to ask even further ones.

Where can I go to seek advise?

List the healthcare organisations with outreach programs, individuals the audience could approach to speak about their problems.

Adaptation Part B - Ken Adams

After my tutorial Tuesday with Alan I was prompted to review a theater type production designer, this was to be carried out with bringing dramatic flair to my future workings in mind. Ken Adams was a British movie production designer, best known for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for Dr. Strangelove. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction.

I like the theatrical styles achieved in this artwork, the artist is able to boast grand scale and size as the importance of the design. I also observe the lines converge to usually one specific point, which in turn manipulates the edges of the interior to benefit that. After reviewing Ken Adams as an artist I wish to experiment with scale and theater in my future designs

Spirited Away Review - Adaptation Film Screening

Fig 1. Spirited Away Theatrical Release Poster

A heavy hitter in the feature length anime film industry, 'Spirited Away' created by Studio Ghibli's Hiyao Miyazaki, is an adventure of boundless imagination, surrealism in anime form and until recently the highest grossing anime film of all time. It is a Japanese film at its core of course, and its animation style is the flux of 2D and 3D designs into one swift movement. It is another one of Studio Ghibli's successes in the competition, a production company that has a vast catalog of awe inspiring content; from 'Castle in the sky' to 'When Marnie was there'. 

Fig 2. The Bridge

It is the story of a ten-year-old girl named Chihro, on the way to her new home, her family visit a strange and mysterious tunnel that leads to a secret world filled with bizarre wonders. Her parents undergo a transformation and Chihiro must fend for herself as she learns to live beside spirits and all manners of strange creatures. Her quest is simple, to revert the form of her parents but her path is clouded with uncertainty and danger.

The animation produced for the audience is undeniably painstaking to complete, usually there is a tendency to simplify certain visuals to ease the burden. But the studio's efforts offer the audience complexity. The background is filled with intricate workings and the animation works to make the film fluid instead of being trapped within a frame. The scenes are created frame by frame and the use of computers was deployed to help with the workload. Miyazaki began his career in this artstyle, he works in key with realism and has personally commissioned thousands of frames by hand.  

Spirited Away is as already stated a japanese animation and I would say the elements that help anchor the anime to its home ground would have to be the designs of the bath house, the kimono dresses the cleaners deploy and the assortment of clothing and fabric designs. 

Image List

Figure 1. Spirited Away Theatrical Release Poster, accessed at https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://t1.gstatic.com/images%3Fq%3Dtbn:ANd9GcS6MveoDoJOg9-wMvtHE4ak_-HDZeYS1egb9PwRcf8lhrtcppMc&imgrefurl=http://t1.gstatic.com/images%3Fq%3Dtbn:ANd9GcS6MveoDoJOg9-wMvtHE4ak_-HDZeYS1egb9PwRcf8lhrtcppMc&h=570&w=380&tbnid=dfuH6uYYG6MOqM:&vet=1&tbnh=186&tbnw=124&docid=7miG33z-M1YmHM&itg=1&usg=__PqR3itISOiihWBVzv2P1HoGZb8I=&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj60-TjvOzRAhWLA8AKHRPiAFYQ_B0IhgEwCg&ei=KY-QWLqbF4uHgAaTxIOwBQ on 31.01.17

Figure 2. The Bridge, accessed at https://stillsfrmfilms.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/031.jpg on 31.01.17

Max & Mary Review - Adaptation Film Screenings

Max and Mary (2009) is an Australian animation directed by Adam Elliot. Starring the voices of Toni Collette as Mary Daisy Dinkle and Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Max Jerry Horovitz. It is a drama comedy from Australia that manages to be sickly-cute, alarmingly grotesque, and right-on at the same time – often in the very same scene. The animation is a stop animation mould, the creators move the characters and set pieces slightly in each photo frame to illustrate movement in a still world. It is actually based on a true story , the director had a pen-friend with the Asperger's condition. The animation is a adaptation of this fact.

In a brief synopsis, Max and Mary (2009) follows the friendship of two pen-friends whose fates intertwine by pure coincidence, they look to learn more about the world from each other conquering themselves in the process. Set firstly in the mid 1970's, the story spans over 20 years of their friendship. Their ups and downs, agreements and disagreements, a tale of the pursuit of knowledge and loving themselves before others. The main characters as the title suggests are indeed Max and Mary, although their are a couple of other characters that feed into the story as directly.

To my belief the animation was trying to achieve an emotional response in the audience, trying to be relevant with connecting with our exterior and interior flaws. It tried to bring the bleak and uninteresting life of a middle aged New Yorker, with the life of a young intrigued girl from Australia. It did this correctly through the use of clever colour schemes so we could differentiate from the two locations, and the narration of the characters emotions to the audience. I think the animations editing was clean cut throughout, it didn't need many tear aways or transitions due to the fact the story was forever moving forward on screen. The passing of time was illustrated with a straight cut to a panel detailing the time passed from each scene to another. It is quite a disturbing film, it is quite blunt with its explanations of processes. It is both light-hearted and dark humorous. I would recommend this film to people who have seen films such as Coraline and Boxtrolls.

Adaptation Part B - Victorian style choice for 'Captain Nemo's Lounge'

After my tutorial last week I reviewed some film stills of the fifties '20,000 leagues under the sea' adaptation, I saw how small and cramped the space could potentially be. For my adaptation however I would like to explore big scale spaces. To elaborate I mean mimic the sort of grand scale Victorian architecture you could expect to see from an esteemed individual.

This sort of clean cut architecture could be adapted into the nautilus, using the extracted text I have acquired. I could imagine the hull and rivets of the nautilus hidden with overlays of this grand design. Huge porthole windows to view out the ocean floor, both on the floor of the ship and the sides.

Adaptation Part A - Statistics and Advise

What method of suicide? 

Gun Shot

                                     Drug/Alcohol Overdose                                     

Hanging

Poisoning

               Carbon Monoxide Inhalation                

Suffocation

Jumping

Exsanguianation

Electric Shock

Drowning

Statistics of suicide

6,122 People died by suicide in the UK (2014)
4,630 Men (76%)
1,492 Women (24%)

The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 1 million people die each year from suicide.

Helpful definition of suicide

Suicide is a desperate attempt to escape suffering that has become unbearable. Blinded by feelings of self-loathing, hopelessness, and isolation, a suicidal person can't see any way of finding relief except through death. But despite their desire for the pain to stop, most suicidal people are deeply conflicted about ending their own lives. They wish there was an alternative to suicide, but they just can't see one.

Helpful Information (FAQ type)

Myth: People who talk about suicide won't really do it.

Fact: Almost everyone who attempts suicide has given some clue or warning. Do not ignore suicide threats. Statements like "You'll be sorry when I'm dead,"

"I can't see any way out," — no matter how casually or jokingly said, may indicate serious suicidal feelings.

Myth: Anyone who tries to kill him/herself must be crazy.

Fact: Most suicidal people are not psychotic or insane. They must be upset, grief-stricken, depressed or despairing, but extreme distress and emotional pain

are not necessarily signs of mental illness.

Myth: If a person is determined to kill him/herself, nothing is going to stop them.

Fact: Even the most severely depressed person has mixed feelings about death, wavering until the very last moment between wanting to live and wanting to die.

Most suicidal people do not want death; they want the pain to stop. The impulse to end it all, however overpowering, does not last forever.

Myth: People who die by suicide are people who were unwilling to seek help.

Fact: Studies of suicide victims have shown that more than half had sought medical help in the six months prior to their deaths.

Myth: Talking about suicide may give someone the idea.

Fact: You don't give a suicidal person morbid ideas by talking about suicide. The opposite is true—bringing up the subject of suicide and discussing it openly is one.

Suicide warning signs

Talking about suicide – Any talk about suicide, dying, or self-harm, such as "I wish I hadn't been born," "If I see you again..." and "I'd be better off dead."

Seeking out lethal means – Seeking access to guns, pills, knives, or other objects that could be used in a suicide attempt.

Preoccupation with death – Unusual focus on death, dying, or violence. Writing poems or stories about death.

No hope for the future – Feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and being trapped ("There's no way out"). Belief that things will never get better or change.

Self-loathing, self-hatred – Feelings of worthlessness, guilt, shame, and self-hatred. Feeling like a burden ("Everyone would be better off without me").

Getting affairs in order – Making out a will. Giving away prized possessions. Making arrangements for family members.

Saying goodbye – Unusual or unexpected visits or calls to family and friends. Saying goodbye to people as if they won't be seen again.

Withdrawing from others – Withdrawing from friends and family. Increasing social isolation. Desire to be left alone.

Self-destructive behavior – Increased alcohol or drug use, reckless driving, unsafe sex. Taking unnecessary risks as if they have a "death wish."

Sudden sense of calm – A sudden sense of calm and happiness after being extremely depressed can mean that the person has made a decision to attempt suicide.

Helpful websites

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/suicide-prevention/suicide-prevention-helping-someone-who-is-suicidal.html

http://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/what-speak-us-about/i-want-kill-myself?gclid=Cj0KEQiAiMHEBRC034nx2ImB1J0BEiQA-r7cttMSG5ndBUD6uhr4Loa0Rt2KNZTCVE5AauBDyB3AW2MaAnFg8P8HAQ

http://www.suicidepreventionapp.com/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAiMHEBRC034nx2ImB1J0BEiQA-r7cttFZuRMqOKhRZVuc1u8oYOayzeKKQ81Ey0FZUGI_F9gaAizi8P8HAQ