Finalised Planning Notes

MAIN POINTS

1. Introduction - Social Media and Technology in general
2. Effects on mental health - Anxiety, Depression
3. How media should take responsibility
4. Conclusion of the entire film

LINEAR PROGRESSION THROUGH THE DOCO

Nicole Editing

• 5 shots in rapid succession in the space of 1 second, then darkness for 4 seconds
• Positive/happy shots of people on social media showing it in a positive light - laughing - selfies - in groups looking at laptops and phones while Narrator says: “Social media has become a popular online communication tool in the last decade with the use of apps that provide instant access to friends and family around the world, keeping teens in the loop with just the touch of a screen. However…”
• Static transition to black 
• Shot of person on phone in really dark room on phone looking very small on screen
• “There are many aspects which can be extremely harmful to the psychological health of youth today”
• 5 shots in rapid succession in the space of 1 second, then darkness for 4 seconds
• Time lapse of person in bed at night on their phone and laptop, tossing and turning Voice over of narrator saying “Media is destroying teenagers’ lives, with youth spending an average of less than 7 hours a day using media, and the vast majority of them have instant access to a bedroom television, computer, the Internet, a video-game console, and a cell phone.” Strasburger & Jordan & Donnerstein, 2010)
• 5 shots in rapid succession in the space of 1 second, then darkness for 4 seconds
• Narrator speaks to the camera with technology opened to social media on a desk behind her. She says: “Teens in particular are becoming increasingly obsessed with technology and social media; constantly being so invested in keeping updated with peoples’ statuses, that they get distracted during important situations- *laughs* Sorry, that tweet was really funny I had to retweet it *awkward laugh*-” Narrator turns to the right and camera cuts to next shot. 
• Narrator faces the left of the screen and turns to their right to face the camera “This obsession is extremely harmful as it’s slowly but surely negatively affecting mental health in youth today; with increasing rates of ADHD, depression and anxiety. But the question we must ask is:” Narrator tilts their head upwards
• Birdseye shot of the narrator as they tilt their head up to face the camera “How much social media is too much social media?”
• Tilt head back down “Should the organisations such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, take responsibility for the impact that they have on the lives of those logged into these sites?”

Libby Editing

• 5 shots in rapid succession in the space of 1 second, then darkness for 4 seconds
• Statistics being visually demonstrated through animations (VideoScribe) Narrator says “Researches say that approximately 90 percent of teens worldwide that have access to the internet use social media (Mozes, 2015) whilst this is shocking more than 93 billion emails will be sent today alone,” (10:05am on 28th 3rd 2016) in excess of 2 million cellular phones will be sold today” (10:07am on 28th 3rd 2016). And out of the 7.4 billion people in the world, over 3 billion - will use the Internet worldwide” (10:08am on 28th 3rd 2016)“It is shocking to discover that One in 16 young Australians are currently experiencing depression” “ as well as one in six young Australians, currently experiencing an anxiety condition”
• 5 shots in rapid succession in the space of 1 second, then darkness for 4 seconds
• Psychologist Interview 
• Narrator introduces ethics topic  “Youth today were born ‘technological natives’, and with technology playing a predominant part in teenagers lives, there is no way that it doesn’t have an large impact on their psychological health.” Camera angle change “Is it right that Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites are not taking responsibility for the images and information that are shaping the minds of impressionistic teenagers today?” Camera angle change “Are social media sites aware of this impact that they have? If they value the protection of their consumers, should their health come under that protection?”

Nadia Editing

• Mr Andrews Interview - answering below questions about social media, phone experiment and touching on the topic of ethics 
• 5 shots in rapid succession in the space of 1 second, then darkness for 4 seconds
• Voice Over “It is no doubt that mental health hasn’t been treated effectively, and is still not seen as important as physical health. It is so disregarded that “Only one out of every four young people with mental health problems have received professional health care.”
• Interview School Girls QU: “How many hours a day would you say you spend on social media?” as well as “Have you ever stayed up late watching Netflix, YouTube or going on social media?”
• Narrator talks to conclude “So, it’s clear that social media has an alarming impact on our mental health, especially on youth today. With technology becoming more and more popular, it is difficult to find solutions to keep teens from being exposed to too much social media and the dangers that it could have on their wellbeing. So, is it the parents, the children, Mark Zuckerberg, the invention of the internet in the first place… who is really the one to take responsibility for this sort of damage? There is no real action we can take upon this rising issue, other than making people aware of something that we never would have thought could be a risk to our mental health.
• Time lapse will be showed during this conclusion of a girl standing on her phone with people rushing around her
• 5 shots in rapid succession in the space of 1 second, then darkness for 4 seconds
• Ending credits, music credits