Focusing on Gilliam

While researching into satire and comedy of the 1960s, I realised the important of graphic arts in the role. I have just ordered a book called A Great Silly Grin; The British Satire Boom of the 1960s that features Gilliam and I'm really keen to see what it has to say about featured area on Terry Gilliam. I have always believed that Gilliam can be included under the theme of satire and I believe that this even travels through to his later themes such as Brazil.

However, ultimately Brazil is a purely Gilliamesque vision of an alternate world. It is completely self-indulgent and because of this Gilliam has been able to run wild with his visuals.

I could blog entirely on Brazil alone. Which I will do . . .

However, I need tolay out my focus for the research project and that is to show a focus on the 1960s animations and illustrations and then through a timeline show the development of work. However, with a constant influence from his early animating days. The visuals are always developing and, by the time of Brazil, I will compare the special effects of Brazil to another paralleling action film e.g. Blade Runner, and show the less pixelated style of Gilliam's work by comparison. It is, in my opinion, as though Gilliam is still animating, but with people.

My research project is a result of a lot of my own thoughts and opinions but with a great deal of research to back it up.

I wish to form an interesting piece of reading material that shows the positive sides of an artist's own self indulgence.