“ he almost clutched his hand ” 1. the medium is the messagemedium 2. possible questions to ask...
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“He Almost Clutched his Hand”
1. The Medium is the Message2. Possible Questions to ask of the
animation
By Gerrit van Dijk葛瑞 .凡 .戴克 , Holland, 1982
Stages of his life
1. Early childhood;2. Outside world; 3. School; 4. Buy a pair of shoes;5. College life; 6. Career 7. The end
The things he sees & experiences
Indoor: The light, the mother’s nipple and the father’s button; pet dogs of plastic;
Social roles (seen with eyeglasses) :
School master, doctors, pharmacist, ladies and gents, dollars and cents.
Possible Questions to ask of the animation
“Author”: How do we deal with the identity of “he”? Is “he” the animator? The speaker? Why are there so many ways of representing the “self”? Do you find any intertextual references? Are there conflicting messages? What are missing from his life story?
Intertextual references “light” pop arist (or Beetles?) Rene Margrite, Salome newspaper, books, television, radio, alphabet board Dutch landscape (or some one’s painting?) Shoes –van Gogh’s and Star Dust Shoes Elm wood Oscar Wilde dressed as
Salome
The Conflicting or Repressed
Structure: from wonder to knowledge to wealth and then “return” loves “the old things and the old people that have passed like ships in the night.” the central moment of love (happy talk about new shoes in summer vs. distance and an autumnal leaf,) vs. the passing of time (like “a fearful storm”) the mother? Kuwait? Salome?
Gerrit van DijkONE-ON-ONE (animation online ) http://www.niaf.nl/e_ind_main.htm Other work:
I MOVE, SO I AM 8' 20" Written and directed by Gerrit van Dijk - 1997 Director Gerrit van Dijk states: "I move, so I am",
a free interpretation of Descartes quotation "I think, so I am", is my credo to express myself on celluloid. "I am not shooting pictures, I animate....".
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