Clockwork Orange - Initial Ideas

Using a wind up toy in order to communicate an object that is out of control that links with the violence and behaviour of Alex's group in Clockwork orange. Also the teeth signifies danger and you're most unlikely to touch teeth that are chomping down constantly. Having these wind up toys scattered around should create a scene of mayhem that should hopefully represent the book successfully.

This idea is mainly based around illustration of city streets. I wanted to communicate the most important scenes from the book into one setting. I came up with the idea of having an illustrative city scene with five main scene from the book running throughout the city. For example, at the start of the book Alex's group beat up a homeless man and this is represented by the top right hand corner of the illustration. Other scenes would include,  the beating of the man and woman, Alex's experimentation etc. Illustration would be used as it would be difficult to use any form of photography and also illustrations would appeal to a younger audience, people who wouldn't normally read this kind of book.

Simplistic idea to have a little figure to represent Alex and a large hand grasping him, the hand being an exaggerated representation of the government controlling him. This idea focuses more on free will with Alex himself being controlled and experimented on by the state.

This idea is also communicates the experimentation part of the book but in form of typography. The type would be very structured and rigid, almost with no flexibility or weakness to it. This structured techniques showcases the constraints within Alex once he's being experimented on by the state. Unable to think for himself or move without being controlled.