I want to work with themes associated with nuclear warfare, weapons of mass destruction and military technology for my remix project. I am not certain which topic I will focus on heavily, but I definitely want to look at the negative impacts of nuclear warfare. A few years ago I visited the ‘Hiroshima Peace Memorial’ and I was saddened by what I saw. It was depressing to observe the remnants of human existence; remnants of human lives. Through the remix project I want to portray the deleterious effects of nuclear technology, and inform viewers about it. I will do this by creating an informative video about nuclear technology and allude to the bombings that took place in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I am planning to create the video in an artistic way, so that it is not entirely historical. I found some video footage of the Hiroshima bombings, which I listed below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtSt5XZ7fq4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWoNDxjOksM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4x7G_AOL8k&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuX7mx-PIY4&NR=1

I was also inspired by the way this particular video was made. It only uses still photographs. (There are 3 parts to the video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClvTYd4XnEc

For the other two pieces of the ‘Remix’ assignment I will focus on nuclear technology and existence. I will look at microcosmic elements of nature and then ‘make them explode’ into a bigger macrocosm, demonstrating how powerful nuclear technology is. My plans for these two pieces are tentative at the moment. Hopefully I will be able to finalize them once I begin working.