I'm interested in the concept of "hivemind" and the awareness of collective consciousness within the group. Hivemind occurs when a group, however large, finds themselves so caught up with like-mindedness and encouragement of the group, they fail to achieve alternative discourses. This is seen, mainly within the contexts of message boards and other internet groups. I will be creating a film describing this phenomenon.

I have been infiltrating particular internet group, such as reddit, 4chan and digg to further understand their specific groupthinks. I will also be (re)reading "Infotopia" by Cass R. Sunstein and "Madness and Civilization" by Foucault.

I think the idea of the hivemind quite obviously lends itself to the "weaving" and "liquidity" concepts. The Internet makes it quite simple for users to submit ideas to the group and have them adopted or rejected almost instantaneously. There is discussion, sure, but it does not take a democratic vote for the group to decide on a subject. Once the faction makes a decision, the rest of the group nods their heads. The information is everywhere, all at once. How? Why?

The film will be "experimental" in nature and lacking much of anything resembling a story. In this way, it will differ heavily from what I'm learning and working on in "film school"

I will base my success on the aesthetic pleasure I attain from the piece and how clearly the visuals express the idea I've previously stated.

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