Project Pitch

I am going to make a video about what people generally think defines who they are as a person. My research will be collected through other articles scholars have written about identity and traditional psychology ideas. I will also conduct interviews on my own to collect more data. I want to capture several different perceptions of what people think defines who a person actually is. I plan to get interviews of people of many different races, ages, social classes, etc. Through editing I want to juxtapose their interview responses with a more creative aspect of the video. The video will open cinematically with a person saying “How can I be me, when everything that I see, the whole world around me, is telling me who to be.” Then I will also use editing to show the person standing in a room with their outfit and accessories constantly changing to represent different styles and personas in our society. That will play out while constantly cutting to interview responses throughout the video and will also have instrumental music playing in the background to drive the emotions of the viewer. My message will be that people are defined by their own personal experiences and environment that influences who they become. I also want to show that people have different perceptions of what makes a man or what makes a woman and how their views are influenced by the imagery in our culture. My interest in the topic is driven by the common idea that how we look determines who we are. I want to find out if that’s really what the majority of people think, or if other factors take part in the perception of an identity. The target audience for my video is anyone and everyone. We are all a part of this society and have ideas about identity. I want to make this video to critique the common perceptions of identity and to educate those who have specific ideas about the topic to open their minds.

A Few Resources:

·      Media Use in Identity Construction by. Katherine Hamley

http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Students/klh9802.html

·      How Mass Media Shapes Personal Identity by. Vago Damitio

http://vagodamitio.com/how-mass-media-shapes-personal-identity/

·      Dynamics of Human Identity by. Vladimir Dimitrov and Kalevi Kopra

http://www.zulenet.com/vladimirdimitrov/pages/identity.html#mama1

·      Identity and Living in a Global Society by. Douglas Bourn

http://www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue7-focus4