The Brain, The Heart, The World
Introduction (Narration 1.5 min):
Visual Description [Title sequence - Teen interviews in a studio]
Example: http://kysond.tumblr.com/post/86522880516 & http://kysond.tumblr.com/post/87299027851/this-could-be-cool-as-we-explore-what-technology
While showing artistic footage of a variety of teens and young adults in everyday life we hear a narrator’s voice describing happiness, love, and freedom in a very abstract and poetic way. We establishing the idea that our choices positively or negatively impact us as individuals, our relationships, and our society. We’ll also explore the idea of connection and how we are both more connected and disconnected than ever before.
Audience Needs to Feel: Intrigued, Curious, and Amusement.
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Story (2.5 min):
Introduce Characters: [Artistic footage of interviews of 3 teens mixed with B-Roll]
Example: http://kysond.tumblr.com/post/86524202096/carlos-story
While showing artistic footage of a teens in everyday life with their own voice describing their life, their hobbies and then at the end moving in to how pornography has impacted them. We don’t get super deep on
Audience Needs to Feel: Connection with Character, intrigue, curiousity regarding pornography’s effects.
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[Transition: follow a teen character past a skatepark or a dance studio. The narrorator poses some rhetorical questions and leads the viewer into wanting to learn more about how pornography is impacting people today. )
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Brain Science (5 min):
Visual Description: [Teens doing fun things in super slowmotion.]
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8YplPTOwT4
You see a girl ballet dancing, a boy jumping his BMX bike and/or a teen cruising on a roller-coaster. The shots are in super slow motion as the narrator explains a little bit about dopamine rushes and the reward pathway. The camera rushes into the brain of one of the individuals and through animation the viewer sees the actual chemicals being released when the teen does something fun or exciting. The narrator describes how this same chemical process happens when someone uses drugs...and when someone uses pornography.
Audience Needs to Feel: Impressed, educated, an AHA moment
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Story (2.5 min):
Shows same Characters: [Artistic footage of interview mixed with B-Roll]
Present the same teens as befcore but this time we dive deeper into the story of a teenage girl who has experienced the harmful effects of pornography. She talks about the guilt and shame she feels because she thinks that this shouldn’t be a girl issue. She explains how she’s scared for future relationships because of this problem. She is confused about why she can’t stop and why she has fallen into this problem, after all, she is a girl and girls aren’t suppose to have struggles with pornography.
Audience Needs to Feel: Relatability. Empathy. That those that struggle are victimized.
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Brain Science (3 min):
Visual Description: [Explore deeper into the neurological effects of pornography.]
Through simple, artistic, and possibly abstract animations we will dive deeper into the brain science of addiction. From there we’ll apply that knowledge of addiction of pornography. We will also address two possible counter arguments - “Chocolate can be addictive too.” and “If porn is bad for me… is sex bad too?”.
Audience Needs to Feel: Sense of understanding (aha moment). Connecting the dots.
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History Part I: How We Got Here (3 min):
Description: [Animation that travels through history]
Example: http://kysond.tumblr.com/post/86524794996/air-review-young-it-could-be-cool-to-do
An artistic representation of how our society became so sexualized over the years. We’ll explore advancements in technology and how that relates to the over sexualization of our culture, historical events that have lead to the destigmatization of pornography, and we’ll also hint towards the idea that the nature of pornography has changed in drastic ways.
Audience Needs to Feel: Society has been manipulated into thinking porn is acceptable. Astonished.
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History Part I: Where Are We Today? (2 min):
Visual Description: [Show artistic footage of teens today]
We exit the “How We Got Here” animation and show artistic footage of teens in the real world. The narrator describes todays youth and how they are the first generation in the history of the world to deal with this issue to this intensity and scale.
Audience Needs to Feel: Disconnection. Desire to Connect. Overwhelmed. Like their eyes have been opened.
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Story (2 min):
Shows same teen Characters: [Artistic footage of interview mixed with B-Roll]
We show the same teens as before but this time we dive deeper into the story of one of the boys. This story should stay a little more positive and not get too heavy. We are helping to build momentum to help the audience feel upset that pornography is so available and harmfully impacting so many people.
Audience Needs to Feel: Relatability. Empathy. That those that struggle are victimized. Slightly angry and empowered to want to do something about the situation.
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Science is Catching Up With Truth (1 min):
Visual Description: [Narrator speaking as we show footage of people and places all across the US, and possibly world.]
We will give a brief historical context and explain how we didn’t always know this information about the brain and how it is up to us to spread that knowledge.
Audience Needs to Feel: Awakening. Light-bulb going off.
[Transition - Teen interviews - Return to get some of their conlcuding thoughts]
Conclusion (2.5 min):
Description: [Show teens life without porn]
Similar to the introduction we started off with, we will begin to close the doc. In a poetic way we briefly review what we’ve learned and how this new information can benefit their life as well as those they care about. Happiness is our pursuit and we’ll do whatever we can to remain happy and to help those around us experience long-lasting happiness. We will also give them a call to action to get involved in the discussion and help propel the movement forward.
Audience Needs to Feel: Empowerment. Excitement. Motivation.