Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Mind-Mapping without the Map

Fantasy
GENRES – Horror, Sci-fi, Magic
• MOVEMENTS – Surrealism, Dada
• Fantastic elements in a orderly/coherent/consistent setting
• Draw people from the real world into the fantasy world

Key Elements of Fantasy
• Element of SURPRISE
• Unexpected JUXTAPOSITION
• NON SEQUITER - It does not follow (Latin)
o used for comical purposes (opposed to formal logic)
o lack of meaning relative to the comment it follows
o illogical, absurd – humorous/confusing
o deliberate/unintentional
o abrupt, unexpected, cliché
• imaginative INSTRUMENTAL composition
• conveying the feeling of SPONTENIETY
• NON-STRUCTURAL
• Transcends the rules of the REAL
• EXAGGERATION
• DISTORTION
• Sudden UNPREDICTABILITY

August 8, Friday (8am) - August 11, Monday (12am)
Took a trip to check out the new house in KL + Shopping = School work not yet done.

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