Objective

At its core, this project is an exploration of pictograms, icons, their implied meaning, and how the meaning can be changed based on semiotic relationships and environment. There is a surreal element in my work where the icons change seemingly from one scene to another with no overall general theme. This is intentional, because I want the viewer to develop their own interpretation and find their own semiotic relationships between the scenes.
Topics of love, greed, hate, and consumerism are all hinted at, but not necessarily overtly displayed. Symbolism can be found in a lot of the scenes, but it is not essential.
I only want sound effects, no music, for my accompanying audio tracks. I think this will help keep the focus on the images instead of the music. Plus, I think that if I had background music it might look too much like a cartoon montage.
Visually, I want everything except the icons to be rough and loose with a strong analogue feel.
The very last composition is the iconic fake gun shot. This is an existential dissertation of sorts that plays with concept of using loaded imagery without any specific intent. kind of.

Story board