Interpretation.
For an illustrator time and place can have a huge effect on the production of there work and use what is known as a ‘zeitgeist’, which is otherwise known as ideas and spirit of time to understand the message. Depending on the era something is created in, and what aspects of life style are present, affects the visual outcome of the illustration.
For example I am going to compare two interpretations of the same idea, this being the story and film, Alice In Wonderland. I will be focusing on the illustrations and how they have changed and become very different depending on the spirit of time that it was created in.
Firstly we have the Disney interpretation of Alice In Wonderland.
It was created in 1951, but released on video in 1986, the character designs have a very soft and friendly approach to them, all the characters look friendly as was created for young children, it’s a children’s animation film so it cant be frightening in any way otherwise the target audience wouldn’t watch it and they wouldn’t have succeeded in the aim of the film. The background and scenery design also have a magical, and fun loom to them, unlike Tim Burtons interpretation of the film that was released in 2010.
He has a much more surreal approach to the film the scenery has a much more gloomy, mystical and unworldly feel to it and the characters are also the same. The characters are actors unlike the Disney’s cartoon edition. They have a much more unusual approach to them with strange costumes and make up and you can tell that it has been recreated for a much older audience as young children might find it slightly frightening. Tim Burton recreates childlike briefs for an older audience.
