Freedom in Words
What ideas influenced the creation of this video?
I honestly favor technology in my life. It simplifies most of my daily tasks (ex: applications), it provides a treasure of digital information (ex: internet), and it grants me occasional modes for entertainment (ex: games, music, film). I think that technology is ethically neutral; it posses both good and negative consequences. The good consequences may be superior computing ability, revolutionary communications/networking, surmounting data availability/storage, and various modes of organization. Negative consequences revolve around internet addiction, game addiction, and other forms of malicious over dependence on technology. These negative consequences often induce an ignorant and oblivious attitude to the real world. A simple screen hypnotizes the mind and diverts all attention into an artificial environment flooded with digital data. Often times, technology-related activities are performed inside a building, so there may develop a lack of interaction with the natural world when technology use takes up most of the day. Additionally, technology may most times influence the mind to multitask, so an overuse of, or an addiction to, technology may stress the mind with an influx of information; attention to details and focus on simple tasks soon becomes difficult. The best way to retain freedom of thought is to simply read from time to time and take breaks from technology use because the mind will continue to receive a short but powerful amount of information during reading, and focus improves on single tasks.
Moreover, most people do not have much time in today's busy world, so an occasional book can always entertain and captivate the intellect.
What specific aspects of a mode allowed you to present your idea?
I intended to make a reflective video, not a melancholy one that demonizes technology and advocates puritanism. I depended on photography to deliver my message because it is simple, and, unlike film that presents several pieces of information in a chronological series, images invite the viewer to reflect on a series of diverse moments for a longer period of time. I purposely chose powerful pictures to depict my message in the series of images. Most images stand as antithesis to one another in order to project a contrast and resolution to a conflict between certain images. Text slides guide the viewer through the film, and short-phrased questions set the viewers initial mindset to a proceeding series of images. The text also logically organizes the images and provides simple transitions between them. Color also played an important role in creating mood. White text on dark grey background isolated the viewer's mood to a reflective and, later, hopeful state. Negative images about technology overuse are gray-scale images, and color images are positive images related to reading- a freedom in thought, with a splash of variety.
How did fellow classmates react to the video?
My video left fellow classmates in a quite reflective mood. No one had any serious questions nor was anyone confused. The vividness and the thematic power behind each image, along with flowing, soft electronic music, truly created a reflective atmosphere. Every person in the classroom had a short, introverted moment after the video to consider the video's massage in perspective to their own lives. The film was also open ended, so it did not impose any resolution or specific reaction on anyone, but rather it provided an subtle, alternative mind-set to a certain unnoticed issue. Overall, I am glad with the film's turnout and the expected reaction of fellow viewers.
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