The Phantom Limb

Phantom of the Opera?

The illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated.

Ahh OK, so how does it effect person?

• PHYSICALLY

• PSYCHOLOGICALY

• SOCIALY

• PHYSICALITY• The physical aspect is the most immediate challenge that

presents itself for the victim.• Getting accustomed to life with a missing limb such as an arm

or a leg, can make daily life difficult. • For example, if you lose your leg, the most simplest of tasks

such as walking up the stairs becomes a struggle .

• PSYCHOLOGICALLY • Coping with the lost sensation of the limb• Coping with the lost function of a limb• Your altered body image and how you perceive

yourself and how others perceive you.

• SOCIALLY• Communication: A person can lose or partly lose the

ability to communicate using body language. • Simple gestures such as saying hello or waving

goodbye becomes an issue.

THEMES

• LOSS • Augmentation• War

When and Where

• Home• Outside going to work• Work• Activities during work• Going home• Home• Span of whole day condensed into 3-4

minutes

IMPACT

• Awareness• Uneasy

Research paper

• Limb loss• Augmentation• Modification• Prosthetics

THEMES:• Body Horror• Loss• SCI FI• Medicine

Aesthetics

• Live action mixed with animation

• Live action• 2D

• Mixed live action with 2D. Certain animated parts being the perception of the character.

• Abstract

• Surreal

Resources

• Medical books• Articles• Interviews (maybe)

• Medical museums• Libraries: Archival Footage• Online interviews

MODE

• POETIC

• Jonathon Hodgson: https://vimeo.com/33067778

• ANDY GLYN• Fish on a hook• http://animatedminds.com/the_films/fish_on_

a_hook/

TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOSOCIETY

• Cyborg Anthropology• Physical self• Second self/ Mental Self• Cyberspace• Social Mediums• We are all cyborgs• Augmented through our devices• Time and space compression

Where and When

• This film wont take place anywhere but rather it will be similar to typography style of animation.

• A narrator will explain the subject and animation will represent what is being said.

IMPACT

• Informative• Awareness of how we are surrounded by our

devices and how we compress time and space.

Research Paper

• Augmentation• Medicine• Anthropology• Science• Robotics• Connection• Isolation

Aesthetics

• Typography style of animation

• Motion Graphics

• Digital Cutout

Resources

• Interviewing• Observing • Online References • Articles• Books

Modes

• Expository

• Narrator will remain hidden behind behind camera while the animation shows the the visuals of what is being said

The Innovation of Loneliness

Shimi Cohenhttp://vimeo.com/70534716