Title: “Stopped in My Tracks”
Concept: Picture this: You have to catch a train and you strategically navigate through hordes of people on the sidewalk and you only have few seconds before the train leaves the station. As you do your best to rush through the crowds, you are stopped in your tracks; by random people immersed in the world of their smartphones, texting and scrolling; oblivious to the fact that their callousness cost you dearly.
You are enraged at the random strangers and blurt out almost loudly:
Why didn’t you move out of the way!!??
Why do you have the irrational need to look at your phone when in public??
Join me as I observe, analyze and document this behavior while asking imperative questions:
Is public smartphone use related to our inherent desire for privacy and need to feel secure?
Or
Are we merely A-holes who can’t wait to reply to that text or swipe up on a TikTok video.
Interviews with:
- Professors of Sociology, Communications and Psychology to understand this behavior and to understand if there is any precedent.
- CUNY students/people on the streets and ask them about their phone use.
Shots: Busy city streets, subway stations, crowds, interviews, B-Roll (with a two cam set up).
Music: YouTube royalty free music and sound effects.
Narrated: Self narration or narrated by a friend.