The Power to Vote
For a country that prides itself on deciding who will be placed in positions of leadership, peoples opinions of voting and whether or not their votes make an impact on the results are pretty varied. While every person is entitled to their opinions it is important to get involved in our own communities and be proactive in shaping the world we wish to live in. The Power to Vote was created as a means to showcase a simplified, dramatization of the voting process from ballot to election victor.
Ideation:
One of the most important aspects to be portrayed in The Power to Vote was an emphasis on idea of Power, specifically in the way participating in the democratic act of voting can affect not just our communities but the nation as a whole.
Time: 00:00
Scene opens with voter opening the door to the polling location, the polling machines are in view through open door.
Time: 00:15
Energy beam breaks through roof of polling place. Camera pan over neighborhood to reveal many other beams that meet at one point. This signifies electoral college. Transition focus into beam,
Time: 00:30
Camera focuses in on Arizona to show how crucial swing states can be to the election. Arizona is the final state to declare a victor. Crescendo into a black screen.
Time: 00:05
Voter inserts voting ballot into machine, camera pan follows ballot. Voter begins filling out ballot.
Time: 00:20
Transition into map shot with California electoral college results revealed.
Time: 00:35
The victorious candidate is reavealed and camera pans out to reveal entire nation, nation has turned blue to signify a victory for the Democratic party.
Time: 00:10
Voter inserts voting ballot into collectionmachine, energy is transfered into the machine and camera follows energy beam into the machine fast and furious engine style.
Time: 00:25
Transition camera pan over nation with each states electoral college results popping up and the the states turning the color of their candidate of choice and icon of candidate.
Time: 00:40
Camera pans out to show results being broadcasted on television of voter from the opening scene.