Digital Essay Plan

As you all know (or not), my poem is “the Electric Slide Boogie” by Audre Lorde. I’m basically sticking to the plan i mentioned in class, which is basically depicting myself in a slump in black and white rendering to a slow/sad theme, and then after a bit, rising up as the black and white transitions into color. While the color transition is occurring, the music will transition from slow and down beat to a faster and more upbeat theme. I’ll probably change songs to make this work. Since my main focus in this poem is its tone and mood, the signpost depiction of the content of the poem is out of the question. So to fill in the time you guys are watching me simply lying down and then getting back up (too boring and simple/ I know) I’m also planning to make words appear and fade out randomly across the screen. These words are going to be various emotions, that will basically transition from sad to happy. To be honest, I still don’t quite know how to do that yet. I’m also still unsure of exactly what music to put in. (to Ms. Kaufman: Could you give me a range of how long this video should be? i.e. min – max)