Inanimate Alice

Today we looked at an episode on inanimatealice.com, a project in which ICT is used to tell a story. We looked at the first episode, about a family looking for their dad. The story used images and sound to construct meaning, for example blurred dark images showed the aspects of uncertainty. Bright clear images showed the aspects of the story that were happy and clear. The images would often become busy and fill the page, giving the understanding that a lot is happening. The words and music that was used also helped to show the different aspects. The words would become distorted, and the music would become much darker and dramatic, during the darker parts of the story. The font  used looked childlike and handwritten, as the story is told by an eight year old girl. The text was written in the first person to make it more personal and emotive. The story was left open at the end to enable the audience to use imagination, and want to question the story.