James Blagden

The above is a short animation about an event that occured in the baseball world in June of 1970. At first I thought it didnt relate to this blog but then I watched the whole thing and realised it did identify with images of the past and a different culture. The fact that the whole scenario happened in the seventies already represents the past, but this is then emphasised by the technique of illustration which Blagden uses. Simple black and white lines are used, with splashes of colour thrown in to represent the psychadelic effects of LSD. The whole thing has a jumpy effect by not letting illustrations blend into one another smoothly, and the voiceover is something that really adds to the effect. The voice is smooth and often stumbles on words, whilst at the same time using expressions and phrases that recall back to the decade in question.