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Edited E-Peom

E-Poetry Continued 

I. Edited E-Poem 




This is the first draft of my edited e-poem. If you have just read the page on my performance e-poem and notice some similarities between the two videos, that's great! This e-poem is an edited replication of the performance e-poem, and as such, they use a lot of the same content. A significant difference lies in the fact that this video was not recorded live, but instead, arranged in Camtasia. The ability to work at a comfortable pace while creating this video eased the tension felt from producing a live recording, and dramatically improved the quality of the final result. This video was not plagued by technical errors or noticeable frame-rate drops mid-recording like in the performance e-poem, and this video marks the true beginning of working and playing with Camtasia. 

As in the performance e-poem, layering, pacing, and arranging were the central composing techniques crucial to this piece. However, I was able to employ these techniques to full effect, creating more subtle transitions and evoking a stronger sense of mood. I tried to have the visuals on screen mirror the imagery found in the Robert Frost poem. I did this by creating a visual aesthetic that explored the dichotomies realized between aspects like warmth and cold and civilization and nature. I composed using a color palette of white, grey, and blue, colors I strongly associate with images of snow and ice. 

The multimedia approach to poetry let me connect to the poem on an intuitive, visceral level. After all, poetry is supposed to form images in the viewer's mind, right? Now I could create a video that showed the images Robert Frost's poem Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening left bouncing around in my head. A multi-media approach to literature let me express my visual response with the world. 

II. Edited E-Poem - Final Cut





During the edits to this e-poem, I tried to keep in mind some of the comments on possible revisions I could make to the e-poem. Professor Anderson wrote this:


I liked what he said about the need to include more sounds, and to do this, I searched for relevant auditory materials that would further develop my aesthetic. I discuss all the changes and more to the revised edited e-poem in my Walking Through Sound video below, so be sure to check that out! 

III. A Walk Through Sound - Composing the E-Poem

Here I travel through the major stylistic choices I undertook creating the final draft of my e-poem. It might be helpful if you're composing e-poetry of your own, or just to get a look what the process looks like.





Additional Authors Note:
English 366 Honors: BOOSTLIT has taught me that I love composing media with video editing. I would have never learned how to work with video editing if not for this class, and I can't be thankful enough for that opportunity. I hope to continue this hobby long after this class is over!


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