Technical Things

I want to have a few shots shot by next Friday October 2nd.
I love centered shots, I will use some shots with a lot of landscape and I will have other shots closer in on the subject.

I want to do a shot of someone walking through the trails of Chester possibly, looking at their phone and never acknowledging the beauty or maybe the people around them.

Schedule

October 2nd - Have interviews done and the new shots I have in mind shot.

Concept

It's hard to nail my concept onto one point just because I could go on and on!
But I want to emphasize the point that with technology the overall trade off is convenience over intimacy. We are too involved in the media and web and online social networking to fully notice the people around us and how that may be affecting our relationships. And I am guilty of this as well.
BUT I want this video to open the eyes of those who have never given this a second thought.

I came up with this idea by thinking of what my biggest fears could be and how I could make people think.  The first thing I thought of was the world my children are going to grow up in, I am afraid to the things they will be exposed to upon their birth through adulthood.
I grew up in such a good time where we didn't have technology, it was natural and first choice to go play outside and create relationships with people.
I worry about what is going to happen to those things and even the fear that they will become obsolete!

Processes

I will start by interviewing people of all ages asking how they communicate with people and how they see others communicate with people.  I will film these in a way so they have the potential to actually be in my final film, but for now I am mostly looking to the words of others to inspire my work.
I want to use live action mainly, animation and green screen are not my strong points so I want to stick with what I strive in.
I am working on a potential shoot schedule right now!!

References

This video does an amazing job at powerfully and clearly conveying the message without actually saying it and that's what I love about it, it so clearly shows how people are so involved with their phones and not involved with real life and the people around them.

This ad campaign "Innocence in Danger" advertises the effects and dangers of sexual predators online, even though this isn't directly the topic I want to look into, it does show the negative effects that technology has on our younger generations. 

I love Wes Anderson's shots, they are very direct and personal and that is how I want my film to feel.

Hello

This will be a place where I sort out my thoughts and inspiration in words and see what will come out of it!