In-Progress Senior Thesis: 2025-2026
Abstract
In our consumerist culture, we prioritize our waking hours over rest. The Stars with Clara is a fictional late-night broadcast set in a dystopic world that explores a culture hooked on Vim: a miracle drug that erases the short-term effects of sleep deprivation. Through satirical dialogue and an abundance of advertisements, it critiques a world actively trading long-term health for just a few more hours.
Always progressing. Always consuming. Always awake.
Core Narrative
CLARA, a disillusioned yet beloved late-night show host promotes Vim in exchange for her platform. As corporate mandated advertisements depict Vim as a way to gain back your free time, the guest-star, DEAN, enthusiastically reveals that all it does is make people work longer hours. Each conversation alludes to a reality where if you’re not staying up with Vim, you’re slowing the rest of society down.
Production Compilation
Music: Aeronautics - Erik Barber
Intro
Animated Logo
Title Treatments (Final & Explorations)
Programs
