Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2011
Capstone Advisor
Richard Breyer
Honors Reader
Douglas Quin
Capstone Major
Television-Radio-Film
Capstone College
Public Communications
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
yes
Honors Categories
Creative
Subject Categories
Film and Media Studies | Radio | Television
Abstract
In Ctrl + Z, Amanda rides the train to work and tells her new employee the story of a particularly bizarre and life changing day from her early career. While working on her laptop at her favorite coffee shop, she discovers that her computer’s undo function, control + z, affects real life. At first she can’t believe what is happening, so she begins experimenting. Eventually she decides to use the power to her personal advantage, specifically to try to get a guy’s attention. Unfortunately she inadvertently causes some severe problems and is forced to choose between what she wants and what is right. In the end she realizes that what she thought she wanted might not have been the right thing for her anyway.
It was my intent for this project to illustrate the notion that while small everyday occurrences certainly affect us, it is the larger, big picture events that are truly important. Often we get wrapped up in our immediate surroundings and shut out everything else. We feel comfortable trying to control what is near to us. This causes us to lose track of what we truly desire. If we include the entire world around us for consideration, our view on life becomes far more daunting and unpredictable, but also more fruitful. There are many dangers out in the vastness of the world, but there are also many opportunities. It is when we are willing to venture out into the unknown that we can make significant changes.
Recommended Citation
Golibersuch, Andrew, "CTRL + Z" (2011). Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All. 224.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/224
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