Don't Ask, Don't Tell Video

For our Web Video assignment we were asked to pick a social issue and produce a 60 second web video that strives to raise awareness about that issue. This semester I took the CAPS course and thought it would be appropriate to use my topic for the 60 second video. You can see my video by clicking the title above, it has the link embedded and will take you to the video I made regarding the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

I began by looking for pictures that I could use for the video, which was tricky and time consuming because I have to respect copywriten work. I ended up using 19 pictures which illustrate the awareness beginning with an introduction to the issue, then I describe how you can help by supporting all of our troops. For the music, I used a song that I came with my laptop, a "Sample" from my Music files. I liked the tone of the music, how it starts, and the lyrics (though the whole song was not used); I also thought it complimented the pictures and the sequence I used. I think it's very important that we support ALL of our troops, no matter the sex and orientation. In addition, I feel that our generation has matured and we are more and more accepting the gay/lesbian lifestyle. With the video, I simply want it to be used as a push towards convincing ALL that we are ready to allow homosexuals to serve in the military openly; also, that we are getting better at understanding the lifestyle. Watch the video, and let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy it.

The pictures used are curtiesy of: freeparking, slagheap, TBSteve, David Paul Ohmer, tomsaint11, Army.mil, j3net, nukeit1, Joriel "Joz" Jimenez, Randy Son of Robert, millennia myth, mind of fire, scazza, M.V. Jantzen, dbking and sabrina's stash from Flickr.com. All have a Creative Commons License, beginning with: Attribution License, Noncommercial License, No Derivateve Works License, and Share Alike License.