LOST:
Lost, AKA, the best television show ever made. I knew i would be obsessed with lost ever since i saw the UK promo trailer back in 2004. At the time my mum thought it looked too scary for me to watch (being only twelve or so at the time), but i managed to convince her to let me watch it and I have been a fan ever since. I decided that the best part of Lost for me was the vast number of characters and their relationships, and so i decided that is what my image board would show.
This is a strange thing to be interested in as zeppelins are a thing of the past, a mode of transport that died decades ago and that a lot of people today don't even know existed. However, i do know they existed and have become rather fascinated with them. These graceful giants use to float through the sky in the early twentieth century and delivered mail internationally. Soon they developed a following amongst the public and zeppelins become known as the way to travel in style.
In 1929, the Graf Zeppelin was used in a groundbreaking circumnavigation of the globe. It was the first mode of transportation to carry a woman and passengers around the world. Although zeppelins are man's safest mode of transportation ever made (there were zero deaths until 1937), the craze of airship travel was ended after the crash of the Hindenburg which killed thirty six people when it caught fire attempting to land. I feel sorry for the zeppelin, it was an amazing mode of transport unlike any other seen before yet its life was cut short by one disaster.
America has appealed to me for a long time, something about how so many different environments are all part of one country is almost unbelievable yet America has sandy beaches, dry deserts, snowy regions, tropical islands and vast fields of crops. I also like the idea of fifty mini countries all joining together to create a strong united country . I would like to visit America one day and see the variety of landscapes it has to offer, just one look at the images below is enough to make you want to visit!
If you have seen my work before you will notice that my characters are usually quite extravagant in the way they look, either in their features or clothes. It is no surprise then that another influence of mine is costume. Below are a few examples of the costumes I've seen in the past that have inspired me, most being from my favourite films or games. Looking at the influence board now it is pretty clear I like the tall and thin stature when it comes to characters, wow - not like I've ever noticed that before.
Television shows have quite an influence over me, there are so many good stories or funny comedies out there each with very diverse characters. They expose you to some extreme personalities and some emotive scenes that you would never have before seen. Lost is my favourite show as I said before but shows like Bones, Dexter, CSI, The River, Oban Star Racers and The Walking Dead have all left their mark on me and have taught me how to create convincing and emotive stories.
Obviously games had to be on this list as I'm a games student, but i haven't ever said which games I really liked. My favourite ever game is probably Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles for the Gamecube. This was a hack 'n' slash RPG which used an experimental multiplayer system where you had to use Gameboys for controllers - it didn't catch on. However, I achieved multiplayer with two of my friends and my nephew and it was the most stressful and fun game I have ever played. Other game favourites include fighting toy Gamecube game Gotcha Force, the hilarious Saint's Row: The Third and scary shooter Left 4 Dead, both for Xbox 360, clumsy AI survival horror Resident Evil Outbreak for PS2 and the ever classic Pokémon series.
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