Process Analysis

First, my claim: Freedom of thought is an often repressed freedom, not only in censor and propaganda filled countries like China and North Korea, but everywhere.


     My first three pictures serve as a simple introduction to my video.  They inform the audience of the topic and use clear black and white coloring that is easy to absorb. The music also starts simply with only a piano playing, no singing.  All of the images simplify the brain, the first shows it as a machine, the second as being almost entirely focused on freedom, and the third as a lock.  The very first picture introduces the audience the the topic, the second stresses the freedom aspect, and the third shows that mental freedom can sometimes be locked away.

     The next two pictures are very connected to each other.  The first of these two is two shades of gray and says "Your thoughts are illegal."  The colors and statement go together and are gloomy.  The next picture is a question mark made of chains.  The question mark works to contradict the sad statement and tell the audience that it doesn't make sense, and chains are in many of my pictures and the lyrics of my song; I use chains and barbed wire as symbols to bring my video together.

      The next segment starts with the lyrics of the song beginning along with the main part of my argument.  The pictures in this segment also grow more complex with my argument.  These pictures can be divided into three categories, those about repression of thought in other countries,  those about repression of thought in political and corporate America, and those that use symbolism to stress the problem of limiting peoples' thoughts.  The pictures with symbolism, the chained thought bubble and barbed wire surrounded brain, use chains and barbed wire as before and are great physical representations of a mental problem.  They are around the start of this segment because, while I feel they are necessary, they would detract from my argument at its peak.  The pictures that deal more directly with my argument start with those showing other countries repressing freedom of thought and transition into those that show America repressing this same freedom.  This is to somewhat surprise the audience, while at first they can watch the video from a safe distance, they later become entwined in its message and realize that they are affected by this problem.  This comparison comes to a climax with the second to last picture, which shows the striking similarity between Soviet and American propaganda.

     The last picture comes with a message about the importance of having freedom of thought.  The somewhat dull color scheme ties back to the start of the video. The last picture also relates to the pictures that symbolize the repression of freedom of thought by having a thought bubble made of rope.  This time however, there are scissors, a way to freedom.  Because there are people that are working to allow everyone to think clearly and freely.

Song Choice: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free by Nina Simone.  This song is all about freedom and breaking chains.  It fits my video perfectly.