So I think my skills lend them self much more so to the idea of creating some type of content rather than to attempt to write an 8-10 page research paper. I am able to work in the Beasley studios so I think that I want to utilize the equipment there to produce a high quality video project. Now, onto the nuts and bolts of the project…what I am going to talk about. I was thinking it would be really cool to do a pseudo news story. One that is set in a world that is not connected to internet and people have to deal with life not connected. That would be one “package” the news reporter is reporting on. Then as we cut back to the studio after seeing how people deal without the internet (they dont know OF the internet its just a way of life) there is a spell that is cast over (think like bubbles on the screen a la Wizard of Oz) everyone and we are back to present day WITH the internet. Then a package is played where we see people utilizing the internet in all the great ways that it can be used. Now that I think about it I think I might switch the order of the two clips for continuities sake. I could also do an “apocalyptic” take on it where there is some dire reason that the internet was taken away from us. Maybe zombies or something. But ultimately I want to stay within the framework of a studio news broadcast. Things that I am going to highlight in these video packages are: using the library to find information (think Rolodex)/using the internet to find the same info, interacting with friends face to face/ using something like face-time to accomplish the same interaction, paying someone back money with cash/venmo, how music used to be bought or consumed/ the streaming options we now have, using a map/using gps, and several more juxtapositions that are similar that will showcase the difference between a life with the internet and a life without it. I think that this video will do a good job showcasing the impact that the internet has on our daily lives and how much both we depend on it and how much easier it makes our lives. My backup idea if I am not allowed to use the Beasley to do my studio work would be a podcast in the same vein. Just instead of having a hypothetical event that causes it, I will simply be reflecting my thoughts on those same juxtapositions that I noted earlier. In the case of the podcast I would bring in a guest or two so that there are multiple points of view on the subject and you dont have to just listen to me drone on for 5-10 minutes! Overall the point that I want to get across is simply how important and dependent we are on the internet and I think that either of these media options will do a fine job articulating that.
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I think you’ve got waaaay too much going on here to complete in basically a week! I would scale back what you are doing considerably. I like the creativity you are working with, but realistically, accomplishing such a complex structure in 7 days, and still have good content, would be a challenge to say the least. Your fallback of a podcast might work as well, but I would suggest you focus on one particular topic. For example: what about dating and intimate relationships? I could imagine an “interview” between a twenty-something and an “old timer” (you know, someone in their 50s) who grew up in the “old days” before the internet was part of everyday life, talking about “ancient courtship rituals.” That would give you a forum to discuss how dating has changed, how our sense of intimacy, proximity, closeness, etc. has been impacted by mobile, networked devices, etc. Just a thought.
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