Today we had a lecture about maps and mapping. We started off by looking at how differently the world map has changed since the 18th Century and how an aged map may not be as trustworthy as we think. It was interesting to look at just how different things can be from just a short period of time or just what someone else would picture and choose to create.
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| "Asia as Pegasus" |
Another map we looked as was the famous London Tube Map. Even though it may be one of the most recognizable maps in Britain, It is actually quite different to a realistic rendition.
Other maps we looked at included a very unique map called "Asia as Pegasus" from 1590. The map of Asia was drawn to look just like that of a Pegasus (Winged Horse) and would be used to easily navigate by using parts of the horse to describe your journey - "I.E- Travel along the horses tail until you reach the flank, then you should be at Tokyo"
An even more interesting way to look at mapping and maps were the music videos and TV intros we watched, The music video by 'Cake' called 'Short Skirt Long Jacket' was at first glance a car driving with text messages along the screen, But it began to raise more questions as you watched, What do the text messages say? Where is the car going? The view from the car changed at one point, Why?
And finally we looked at the Game of Thrones opening title, The map of the fictional world was like a 3D Pop-up book as it moved around, Showing new and different locations, Interestingly enough, usually showing an actors name over a town where their character maybe in the episode. The visuals are totally different to most TV show openings, which is what makes it such a memorable opening as well as one that's fun to look at each time.
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| Game of Thrones Screencap showing an aerial view of the country and it's name "Westeros" |
This then reminded me of the 'Walking Dead' opening, which follows a similar theme. Each series the images change to where the characters maybe more mentally and physically - I.E - Main character Rick Grimes's Sheriff's badge lies on the ground for season 2 (Along side the actors name, Andrew Lincoln), Symbolizing his change of 'doing what's lawful or right' to 'doing what we must to survive' or the slow pan of a prison, in which plays a big role in series 3/4. Other images may not be clear at first but as the series continues they seem more relatable to key moments - i.e Other buildings, bloodied weapons, strange out of place items.
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| The Walking Dead screencaps from the opening sequence. Top middle example showing Rick's Sheriff badge. |
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The project we had to take away with us was the create our own map of the college. We could choose to do any area of the college in any style/layout we wished, just no bigger than A4.
Doing a short film mapping out my journey to college in this style crossed my mind, However I knew I wouldn't have the time/equipment to do this within a week. I instead looked at some of my favourite video games for inspiration. The world map of fictional Tamriel of the Elder Scrolls series crossed my mind as I like the way each region is in a different colour. But I then started to look at Silent Hill for inspiration, It's simple and realistic indoors style with markings to show locked doors/items seemed like a fun idea, So overall I picked a Silent Hill/Horror Survival Theme. (It is almost Halloween after all!)
(Temriel World Map - The Elder Scrolls, Brookhaven Hospital Map - Silent Hill 2, Map of Albion - Fable)
Our finished map is due to be shown: 21/10/2014My Finished Map Project ~
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