Thesis item #1

Finally, some video (from a thesis all-nighter):



Generally speaking, this project is about consumption of violent images and the "cue system" that image consumers use to determine what is "real" versus what is "fake." The images initially appear purely formal, then gradually activate more mental cues until it becomes clear that the situation is in fact real.

What you "see" here:
+ Stop-motion "progressive drawing" -- prototype for a series of eight faces, mostly famous dictators. I'm also using some purely abstract animation.
+ U.S. Military footage from inside a tank as it destroys a burning Iraqi vehicle
+ Chechen rebels beheading a Russian soldier