Voice Over Draft

What I am thinking now is to have it start off with me talking to the camera and then the rest of what I say becomes a voice over.

Here is a draft of my narrative...(so far and definitely a work in progress, just want to get my thoughts down on paper).

I wouldn't say that I am addicted to technology, but then maybe I am, the first step is admitting you have a problem and I know for a fact that my relationship with technology at times can be unhealthy. However, I can admit to this, not many people can, or not many people want to think about it. Just walk down a city street and see how many people are, as I like to say, plugged in. They have been transported to another location and aren't even aware of their surroundings. You know how many things I have almost walked into because of texting?

I remember the exact moment when I started to notice our dependency on technology. It was sophomore year of college and I was sitting in the corner of my giant triple listening to music while doing some homework. I had my headphones in so as to not disturb my two other roommates. However, when I finally turned around I noticed that they too were sitting in their own corners of their room with their headphones in as well, both watching different television shows. The funny thing is, that we had a great futon and tv in the middle of the room that we could all watch but we would rather be plugged in doing our own thing then sharing the moment together. That was the first turning point.

The second turning point occurred one day when I was walking to class and I surprisingly wasn't on my phone so I was able to actually take in the events around me. What I saw...pretty much every student that was walking from their class had their phones out. They were checking the text messages or emails that they missed while sitting in class.

It is because of these events that I started to understand the dangers of technology and how it was affecting us as a community and as students. I wasn't fully convinced that it was all bad, which is why I knew that second semester of sophomore year that I wanted to explore communicative technology further for my senior project.

This isn't my story, this is our generations story.

* This does not need to be told linear...I think that what should happen is that depending on the images different parts of what I wrote should be shown. However, I do think that the beginning of what I write should be part of the beginning of the movie. What I am picturing is me sitting in front of the camera and just talking to it, then I can show students interacting with technology and I will switch to a voice over.

* I have also been thinking about having quotes from Sherry Turkle and other readings that I have done throughout the film to tie everything together.