Group H: Thomas Horton, Despina Komninos, Jack Turner, Bethanie Siska by Gloria Visintini https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn Contemporary Myth-Making: Group Project en-us 2018-02-13 12:11:18 UTC 2024-09-15 13:51:30 UTC hello@padlet.com hello https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/294296502 2018-10-18 12:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/294296502 MYTH: Cyclops and Odysseus Ancient Source of the myth Illiad - Odysseus goes into the Trojan camp and ruins it (bk 10-12)Odysseus - scene with PolyphemMain points of the myth we want to keep:Home invasionCyclopes emotional attachment to something (his sheep in the original)Odysseus being a Hero at the start https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304784751

]]> 2018-11-15 13:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304784751 Charlie Chaplin style video - black and white Order of events The scene is of the Cyclops’ garden (botanical garden hehe)Cyclops pottering about with something (flowers? Or something equally innocent)Odysseus disrupts the Cyclops, ruins his flowers or plantsConfrontation Cyclops beats up Odysseus after continued bullying Resolution & Ending Cyclops tidying his garden, really upset that it’s all ruined Odysseus bruised and beaten, limping into the distance alone. Cut to Odysseus still being a dick trying to get the last word https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304785859 2018-11-15 13:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304785859 th17906 https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304786192 2018-11-15 13:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304786192 Costume: Odysseus: Dressed like a ‘cool kid’ (cap, fat chain, ‘nobody’ t shirt) Cyclops: eyepatch, https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304786637 2018-11-15 13:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304786637 Costume: Odysseus: Dressed like a ‘cool kid’ (cap, fat chain, ‘nobody’ t shirt) Cyclops: eyepatch, https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304786722 2018-11-15 13:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304786722 Costume: Odysseus: Dressed like a ‘cool kid’ (cap, fat chain, ‘nobody’ t shirt) Cyclops: eyepatch, bs17981 https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304787373 2018-11-15 13:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304787373 Setting:Royal Fort Gardens / Polyphemus' garden and home bs17981 https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304788092 2018-11-15 13:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304788092 Garden Scene https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304789704 - ]]> 2018-11-15 13:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304789704 bs17981 https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304790034 Making the Video !!]]> 2018-11-15 13:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304790034 bs17981 https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304804023 2018-11-15 14:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304804023 bs17981 https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304804656 2018-11-15 14:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304804656 The Blinding of Polyphemus - Pellegrino Tibaldi (1527-1596) - PD-art-100 bs17981 https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304804731 2018-11-15 14:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/304804731 Homer's "Odysseus and the Cyclops" story was chosen as the basis for the current project. We chose this particular myth because we had the desire to flirt with modernity and portray both the main characters of Odysseus and the Cyclops in different lights. Understandably so, due to the nature, context and form of these myths, modern audiences whilst appreciating such epics, tend to feel a sense of distance because really, not everyone is willing to sit down and read Homer's Odyssey or any other epic for that matter. Thus, such stories have gifted us the ability to be able to re-analyse and create both continuities and alterations whilst both maintaining and tweaking the fabric of certain stories. So, in re-telling Homer's Odysseus story, our motive was to change the setting from a cave to a garden and portray the Cyclops as the victim of the cocky, rude and insensitive bully Odysseus who broke into the Cyclops' home and effectively destroyed his garden. This modern re-telling can be seen as following a genre that challenges the status quo of myths and wishes to explore the possibilities of exploring alternate perspectives and debunking "the hero" in a sense. Generally, as a collective society, we cheer for the big brawny hero, however, curiosity and support has always been shown for the underdog. So, why not completely turn the tables and garner support for the traditional villain who can in fact be reinvented as a misunderstood, sensitive and downtrodden underdog? This was primarily one reason we as a group were so interested to look into the Odysseus myth and attempt to modernise it and make it more relatable to modern audiences. https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/307563060 2018-11-25 20:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/307563060 th17906 https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/312012527 Homer's "Odysseus and the Cyclops" story was chosen as the basis for the current project. We chose this particular myth because we had the desire to flirt with modernity and portray both the main characters of Odysseus and Polyphemus in different lights. Understandably so, due to; the nature; context and form of these myths, modern audiences whilst appreciating such epics, tend to feel a sense of distance as, not everyone is willing to sit down and commit to reading an ancient Epic such as Homers Odyssey. Thus, such stories have gifted us the ability to be able to re-analyse and create both continuities and alterations whilst simultaneously maintaining and tweaking the fabric of certain stories. So, in re-telling this book of the Odyssey, our motive was to change the setting from a cave to a garden and portray the Cyclops as the victim of the cocky, rude and insensitive bully, Odysseus, who broke into the Cyclops' home and effectively destroyed his garden. This modern re-telling can be seen as following a genre that challenges the status quo of myths and wishes to explore the possibilities of alternate perspectives and debunking "the hero" facade. Generally, as a collective society, we cheer for the big brawny hero, however, curiosity and support has always been shown for the underdog. So, why not completely turn the tables and garner support for the traditional villain who can in fact be reinvented as a misunderstood, sensitive and downtrodden underdog? This was primarily one reason we as a group were so interested to look into the Odysseus myth and attempt to modernise it and make it more relatable to modern audiences. ]]> 2018-12-06 19:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mlxgv/m4xa9hnka3cn/wish/312012527