project relation

http://www.pixelcola.net/3618/percane/time_bandits.html

1.Navigating the site would be similar to traveling through the setting of the film

The buttons represent different portions/time periods of the film

2.The main character ( or character you choose to work with from the film ) has a relationship to this world, that will be your user's relationship to your site

How does your character walk?
Where does your character go?
what does your character do?

the main character(kevin) is represented by the custom cursor. using him to click on the buttons moves him to different portions/time periods, much like he travels to them through portals in the film

3. Consider the space and time of the setting, how does the world look, feel, sound?

through the use of video captured directly from the film, the site looks and feels identical to the film

4. What is motion, locomotion like in the setting? How would this effect the speed of movement, of linkage in your site?

time is played with a little bit as the frame rate of the swf is different from the frame rate of the video clips. while this does not occur in the film itself, it can add to the feeling of time displacement on the site.

5. Create an index page that functions like a title sequence, set up the mis en scene of the film, the portal to the reception of the content

the background of the page is the literal title sequence from the film, and the movie clips/buttons introduce you to the characters, though in my opinion it turned out more like the interactive menu of a dvd than the credits of a film

6. buttons/links/menus should offer choice towards when and/or where and or/as whom to enter this world

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7. Use either Alexander Rodchenko, Wes Wilson, or Hannah Hoch as your stylistic influences

i used Hannah Hoch, her collages reminded me of Terry Gilliam which led me to Time Bandits, though the final product turned out not looking like her work, largely because i tried to avoid the vertical/horizontal lines...

There can be no vertical or horizontal lines on your page

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THERE CAN BE NO VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL LINES ON YOUR PAGE

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8. There should be a minimum of three different types of regenerating motion. These can, of course, be related to rolling over objects, but at least two motions should be constant on the page without any interaction

1) the motion inherent in video
2) the looping video clips moving from center to their final positions
3) the change in alpha of the moving clips as they move to their final positions

9. Although we are only building and index page, you should have a concept for the site as a whole as well as a map of its (imagined) content. The map and menu/table of contents/index should relate to the concept of the film as a whole include the narrative arc (not just setting)

the concept i had was to use Time Bandits as a historical education site. the various time periods/characters would link to pages about those eras/characters/concepts. for example, if you click on robin hood, it would link you to a series of pages about his legend, the middle ages, etc

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