Adventure in Belleville
Pictogram
LAM Chung-yan, Fion 林頌恩
Student of SM2105 Narrative Strategies and Aesthetics of Time-based Media
Abstract
I choose The Red Balloon to be the object of my pictogram analysis because I like its comedic theme. The story is simple and lighthearted, yet its underlying meaning amazes me as I dig into its historical background.
The film was to bring people out of the neurological atmosphere after World War II, to let people see hope and have faith in the world. It is easy to lose hope in humanity or in ourselves as the world develops. I think in this era and the current situation of Hong Kong, or even in the world, hope and faith are still constantly needed.
The short film used a child’s point of view to convey the whole story. It turns the audience into a child to look at the world, and to re-experience the innocent mind of a child. So the style of my pictogram is also childlike. I want to turn it into a “treasure map” so that visitors can also experience the story in my pictogram using a child’s point of view.
