A lyrical journey...

As mentioned in the previous post, I felt I had to add more snippets of text to the animation to flesh it out and to ensure something was always happening and maintaining the fast paced, fluidity that I desire throughout the animation. In order to do so, I felt it would be a good activity to sit and listen to music and pick out any interesting/ memorable lyrics that stood out. I felt the listening of music via headphones in a secluded and private environment was a suitable activity as it resembled how society uses pieces of technology to privatise themselves in the public space, and also distract them from their everyday routine by providing themselves with a soundtrack.

Below is a list of lyrics that I pulled out whilst listening to the radio for approximately 30 minutes:
I also went through and analysed the lyrics and thought about ways they could be animated on screen.

"I ain't got time to think about money..."
(Rather basic animation using numerous monetary symbols)

"Love you like a fat kid loves cake"
(Would tie in well with the theme of the inner child- Cartoon style illustration of cake/ child taking a huge/ un realistic size bite and ending up with cake all over his face).

"I don't see why I need a stylist, when I shop so much, I can speak Italian"
(Again, slightly basic but the inclusion of an Italian flag or a cartoon illustration of a stereotypical Italian blurting out Italian.. Mamma Mia, tres Bella...)

" Best things in life are free"
(Slightly cheesy but I could see this working well with passers by cuddling/kissing/ performing some sort of romantic gesture).



"She take my money"
(I wouldn't want to repeat the monetary symbols that are used previously but they are a possibility, other than that I would say this lyric if used would have to just be used alone with no animation to support, which isn't a problem as it would add variety).

The beat of Ludacris's track 'Growing Pains' has a very nostalgic beat and is something I would like to incorporate within the project in little glimpses as I feel it would encourage the audience to think nostalgically and remind them of the theme of the project.



"And that's how it went, when we were kids"
(Lyric that's fit well with the themes of the project and is taken from the Ludacris song above. Feel it could be used in collaboration with the songs beat and could cause a series of vintage effect pictures to appear on the screen in a memory/ cloud like pattern).

"Memories fade, like looking through a fogged mirror"
( I found this line really touching and nostalgic. It caused me to think of a few happy memories and I feel it would do the same to the audience. There are a few things you could animate with this lyric but I like the idea of creating a foggy effect on the screen and having numerous photos, again in a vintage colour effect, fading in and out of the shot. This would create quite an eerie, magical effect that resembles the floating, dream like nature of nostalgia and memories).

"Yo I once was a kid with the other little kids"
(I would accompany this lyric with the sound taken from the opening of the song which is off kids running around and screaming in what sounds like a playground. The sound is has been used in loads of different mediums but carries that instant memory and childhood and the school playground so I feel it is essential that it gets included at some point).

"My life is a party, I'm never growing up..."
(This lyric struck me as it reminded me a lot of how I wanted to end my project. The notion of the subject, an adult, reliving all of these child hood memories throughout the journey and ending with society slapping an end to this inner child and bringing the subject back to reality or a twist on this idea. I feel these lyrics would combine well with this ending either continue to build up the notion of the inner child before being shut down, or emphasising the celebration of the inner child and how it can still live strong in certain environments".

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