The sound was mixed using GarageBand. The video was made first as a presentation in Canva, downloaded as an MP4, then uploaded to Youtube.
Poem Credit: Dickinson, E. (1896). The Poems of Emily Dickinson, Series One, “Love, Poem 9: Have You Got a Brook in Your Little Heart”. Boston, MA: Roberts Brothers. Published before 1923, public domain, licensing under CC0 1.0 Universal
Sound Credits: Freesound.org, BandCamp, and poem recited by Jenn White
“Tendresse-infinie” by Des jours comme ça, licensing under CC0 1.0 Universal
“8mm Film Projector” by edweisgerber, licensing under CC0 1.0 Universal
“Film Projector-Reel Runs Out” by Stefan Phillips, licensing under CC0 1.0 Universal
Image Credits: Florida Memory, Wikimedia Commons, State Library of New South Wales, CopyCatFilms; other images were taken by Jenn White
“Silent Movie Silent Film Title Card” by Farrin N. Abbott, CopyCatFilms, licensing under CC BY 4.0
“Orange Grove in Blossom, Florida” from State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, licensing under CC0 1.0 Universal
“Mermaid performing at the Weeki Wachee Springs water park” from State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, licensing under CC0 1.0 Universal
“Morning Coffee” by Ian Keefe, licensing under CC0 1.0 Universal
“Looking up at the sky from Montezuma Castle in Arizona” by Dave Nakayama, licensing under CC BY 2.0
“Monarca 1” by Samuel, licensing under CC BY 2.0
“73. Soldier’s goodbye and Bobbie the cat” from Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, licensing listed as “out of copyright”, assumed attribution is CC BY 4.0
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Hi Jennifer,
What a lovely video and creative concept. The video elicits a sense of nostalgia with the choice of music and images, as someone from the past is reaching forth to in part this wisdom.
The images you have selected help illustrate the the meaning of Dickinson’s poem very well. One thing I did wonder upon reflection is if the images could have been edited to all have a similar filter to keep continuity throughout the video as the images are all quite different. Another thought is how would it have looked if the images in the beginning of the video were black and white and as the video progressed if they began to slowly increase in color until the final image was in full color.
The pacing of the images works really well. It creates a peaceful rhythm which accentuates the meaning of the poem and what it calls the audience to ponder about finding joy in the things around you. The only challenge I found with the pacing was the title page. It might be worth lengthening the time of the title page to ensure it can be read before the video switches to the next image/media.
Overall, great job! I really enjoyed watching this!
Jennifer, your video was pleasant and had an old-timey feel to it. You portrayed the little things in life that people can find joy in. It felt subtle throughout the whole video but also overt as you mention it in text. The video changed through different depictions of past images but had an overall same underlying meaning. The images and the audio enhanced each other but even without one another I’m sure it would feel the same. I didn’t fully get all the image meanings, for example the frog. But I do think maybe it was a nature-like theme to it perhaps? The pacing was good and I think it matched with the audio well. Very cool!
Thank you for sharing Jennifer! To me the point of the video was a little subtle, if you hadn’t specifically said what it was about in your opening slides I may not have totally caught onto it. The images did I think enhance the audio meaning in some places, I think I would add some more photos of people and maybe older people somehow reminiscing and remembering beautiful things in their life rather than all of the nature. The pacing was good.
Thanks!
Kiani