So, lately with my work I've been thinking about trying to evoke a sense of nostalgia. For our MAX project I want to create a video piece that relates to my own childhood and growing up in front of a screen. This involved many different types of screens whether it was a television, an arcade video game, or a tiny Tamagotchi pet. The funny thing is I still spend just as much time in front of screens... even without cable. Now its my laptop screen or my phone but even retina display.... my eyes hurt. I want this piece to focus on the time all us Millennials have spent with company's shoving their products into our faces. Although I don't think this piece will really speak to people who don't consider themselves to be kids of the 1990s, I hope I can still make it fun and interesting. Our parents grew up watching children's shows like Little House on the Prairie and that was entertaining... enough, I guess? When you look at that compared to colorful and high intensity cartoons I grew up with it makes sense that so many people in my age group are obsessed with escapism and even surrealist art. This intrigues me so I want to see where I can take these ideas.
In my research for footage from 90s entertainment I came across this commercial recently released by Microsoft Internet Explorer:
Its really trying to tug on the heart strings of all of us who can remember this era.
Also, I quickly wanted to add that everything I plan on putting in my video still has a life today, only maybe a bit upgraded. Like Nickelodeon, Lisa Frank, and Chuck E Cheese.
Another big inspiration for this piece is an artist who calls himself Pinky. I wrote about him in my Conceptual Strategies 1 blog as well. He makes video compilations made from a ton of old footage he finds in thrift stores. This includes commercials, workout videos, and sometimes even porn. Here's an interview of Pinky from TV CARNAGE and examples of his work:
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