Nicely rounding off my blog assignments with the one piece
of design work I started my blog posts for DSDN171 with, The Tripod from Weta.
The Weta ‘Tripod’ has many techniques and references hidden
within its construction. One of the many cultural references in this piece of
design is War of the Worlds. I think it was designed this way to keep it in
line with the sort of things that Weta make. The War of the Worlds styling makes
this piece so much more visually striking than if it were a plain, large tripod.
It very much looks like it could have come straight out of War of the Worlds, and
onto the streets of wellington. A technique that was used in this alien like
construction was a manipulation of scale. Tripods, if they are made to be functionally
used by a human, are never that large. The size of this has been exaggerated to
make it a spectacle, something to walk under and around. Finally, there is also
a very large amount of ornamentation on the Tripod. The ornamentation serves no
helpful purpose to the structure, but definitely adds to the visual value,
making it appear more striking, and alien like to the beholder.
References
[Figure 1] From flickr. Retrieved from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadpossum/469780589/
[Figure 1] From flickr. Retrieved from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadpossum/469780589/
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