After completing the mind map, I started to turn my ideas into a clear research outline. The mind map helped me see everything at once, but for writing a critical report I needed a more linear structure.
When looking at the second half of the mind map, I noticed that the same ideas kept appearing: control, rebellion, and paradox. Because of this, I decided not to organise the outline by visual elements anymore, but by questions and arguments. This helped the research move from description to analysis.
I turned each main research question into a separate section in the outline. The first section focuses on how cyberpunk visuals represent systems of control. The second examines how the idea of “awakening” connects to late capitalist culture. The final section looks at how rebellion in The Matrix becomes a visual spectacle within the film industry.
I then grouped all the theorists from the mind map into one theory section, instead of spreading them across different parts of the outline. This made it clearer which ideas support each argument. I also added a short methods section to explain that the analysis will focus on colour, space, camera movement, and time.
By organising the second half of the outline in this way, I was able to turn a complex visual map into a clear structure that can guide both the writing of the report and the research presentation.
