Monday, 11 November 2013

Secret Lair: Avian Dictator Development 2

After speaking to Jordan regarding my previous idea, I realised that it brought a lot of limitations to what I'd be able to do for a Secret Lair. After discussing it a bit more his advice was to focus completely on the avian aspect, with a dictator touch to it.

My first thought for the type of bird was a crow, and as Jordan said as well they do look very malicious which was perfect.


To add the "dictator" touch to it we also discussed what could be used. They wouldn't be able to have banners but the use of red leaves or torn cloth from humans would be more than acceptable to use.


The idea of the secret lair for the leader of the murder is either its nest or the inside of the a tree. Here I want to use the characteristics of the crow (which is hoarding shiny things) and relate it to what the Nazis did during WWII by hoarding art work, so the between avian and dictator will still be apparent.

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  1. tutorphil11 November 2013 at 15:26

    Hi Gemma,

    Re. Prague - you need to complete a Health Declaration form (available from Campus Registry Office) and also bring your passport to campus registry so they can take a copy. They'll need it asap, or they can't sign off on the trip - ta very much.

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  2. tutorphil11 November 2013 at 15:31

    Hi Gemma - re. your project, why not look at birds that already have a 'bad boy' reputation - for example:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marabou_Stork

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo

    http://listverse.com/2013/01/03/top-10-birds-most-likely-to-kill-you/

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  3. tutorphil11 November 2013 at 15:37

    oh - and it did just occur to me - obviously - that a peacock-derived character might make the perfect candidate for a self-regarding, power-mad dictator!

    And also what about prehistoric birds?

    http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/prehistoricbirds/p/Andalgalornis.htm

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Prehistoric_birds

    And I'm reminded too of these guys from the film The Dark Crystal:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeksis

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j679RgrnPVE

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    1. Unknown11 November 2013 at 15:44

      Oh wow! Thanks for all the suggestions Phil! I feel like an avian gangster mob is forming haha.
      I'll definitely dabble around with these some more (:

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