Smartphones Are the Main Reason of Distracting Driving

According to the film, From One Second to the Next, over 100,000 accidents a year involve drivers who are texting. A smartphone is one of the most distracting objects a person obtains. Using a smartphone while driving causes a change of focus and a lack of responsiveness on the road. Texting while driving not only puts the driver in danger, but the vehicles around that driver as well. The film is a documentary about several victims and catalysts of texting and driving incidents. It captures the true trauma that not only victims, but catalysts face as well by using imagery, sound, and emotion.

During the film, the use of imagery is used to describe what life is like after a texting and driving accident. In the beginning of the film, Xavier was paralyzed from the waist down. His mother (Valetta) now needs to attend to Xavier's every need. At one point in the film, Valetta changes Xavier's breathing tube, and takes off his jacket. This scene shows what Xavier has to live with now because of the damage that has been done to him. The audience then feels pity for the family and Xavier's situation. Later in the film, Megan O' Dell's father was killed in an accident. Megan and her father used to look at the stars together. In the film, Megan is standing in a telescope laboratory talking about her father's incident. The setting of this scene creates an emotional correlation between the telescope and how both of them used to watch the stars together. The emotion of sadness and loss is felt in this scene because of the feeling of disconnect from her father. Overall, from the use of imagery, these scenes create emotions that the audience feels, causing a sense of urgency to stop texting and driving.

Emotions, throughout the film, are used to create feelings of sadness and pity for both victims, and instigators. "I can't say go play," Valetta says. Since Xavier is paralyzed, Valetta can no longer say go play because Xavier is unable to without aid. This quote creates a feeling of grief for Valetta mainly because, as a mother, she is unable to say common phrases that other mothers can say to their children. In the middle of the film, Debbie's daughter (Elizabeth) starts to cry while explaining what happened on the day of the accident. "There, there. It's alright," says Debbie to Elizabeth. This response from Debbie creates a feeling of poignancy. Not only is the scene depressing, but it is also touching. All in all, during these scenes, emotions of grief and poignancy are felt by the audience, informing them of the terrible toll that texting and driving incidents can cause.

The use of sound during the course of the film shows what victims and instigators are going through after an accident occurs. As Elizabeth was talking about what happened on the day of the accident, she began to tear up. Debbie leaned over and hugged Elizabeth. "I love you," Elizabeth says. "I love you too," Debbie says. The feeling of gloom lingers over the audience caused by the sounds of crying. Towards the end of the film, Reggie Shaw begins to tear up after explaining what he had caused. The crying and silence of Reggie shows how not only victims, but instigators feel because, of what they cause. This moment creates empathy within the audience for Reggie because he never intended for this to happen. Altogether, these scenes use sound effectively to inform the audience what victims and instigators are experiencing after an accident, hopefully to notify the audience about the aftermath of a texting and driving incident.Imagery, sound, and emotion are effectively used across the film to apprehend the damage that has been done to not only victims, but catalysts of texting and driving accidents.

In the film, imagery is used to show what life is like after an incident. Emotions of sadness and loss are then felt by the audience, advising them about what it's like for those involved. In addition to seeing the effects of texting and driving, sounds of crying play a big role by educating the audience on how texting and driving overwhelms those who are involved, with despair. The film uses these aspects to display and inform the audience why texting and driving is terrible and what the negative effects can do for both victims and catalysts.