The Flipped Classroom Lecture

I found this lecture to be pretty fascinating if at times slightly confusing as it dealt with quite complicated subject matter. But what I took from the lecture is how art is used in the real world often to further a cause. For example in the 2008 US Presidential Campaign the Obama Hope poster was created by Shepard Fairey to inspire and motivate people to vote for Barack Obama. Art has been used in the past for social issues and has proved to be an integral part of huge movements. We looked at art in the form of posters from throughout history that have served the purpose of furthering a cause, whether it's anti government or for a protest.

"The posters produced by the ATELIER POULAIRE are weapons in the service of the struggle and are an inseparable part of it. Their rightful place is in the centers of conflict, that is to say, in the streets and on the walls of the factories." - Statement by the Atelier Populaire.

What is being said in the above statement is that if a message that is presented through a poster is everywhere in society then it is more likely to get noticed and inspire people to follow a cause which is the point of the poster.

This lecture could influence the way we work as animators because like in posters animations can deliver important messages that could help motivate people. For example this has been done in the past where during the Second World War, Disney produced Donald Duck cartoons that were incredibly anti nazi and inspired people to feel the same way.