#movingimagedesign

Composer Stephen Montague came in to deliver a seminar, in advance of his 70th birthday celebration, which IED students created visuals for. He described music as graphic design, with notation as storytelling, and told how he takes audiences on an experience, giving them some wrong turns along the way. 

Old North, Isle Rocks by @RCAIED #movingimagedesign student Olivia Sullivan is a retrospective narrative based on psychogeographic connections to Cumbria, Northern England. She aims to shift the way graphic narratives are presented, to challenge sequence and traditional forms of comics and animation. Further info here. 

How it Used to Be is a film by Louis Schreyer questioning contemporary narratives of freedom and progress, in order to reframe the present through the lens of a peaceful, post-capitalist future. The film is based on the island of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf—a site of geopolitical importance and a metaphor for the conjunction of war and fossil fuels in contrast to the beauty of nature. Further info here. 

Yokai are a traditional Japanese cultural form through which everyday fears are represented as monstrous creatures. These fears are diminished both by the act of representation, and the sharing of this representation in the community.

Makiko Takashima has modernized Yokai, making an inflatable Yokai costume that represents womens’ contemporary fears. The costume forms the basis for a performance. Compared to traditional two-dimensional representations, this is intended to bring Yokai to life, and amplify their psychological impact. 

Experience it in the RCA School of Communication Show in White City 23 June-1 July.