I have been looking over my paper and I realized that I have not been creative or specific enough. Going to the individual conference really helped. During that time, I wrote a whole different thesis and got it approved by Prof. Kaufman. The title of the poem that I chose, “Smile,” is very simple and vague. I had a tough time thinking about what to write about, also since this paper gives us the most freedom to explore other areas compared to the previous papers. However, I realized that I don’t need to have a hard time writing my paper because my topic is something everyone does. Smiling is natural and sometimes we smile unconsciously.
For my digital essay, I have prepared a film that incorporates different people smiling. Hopefully, during my editing process, I will be able to fully capture my vision for this short film. I want people to realize something that they rarely think of or never think of. This is going to be a simple film, however, this is the part where my paper and the poem connects fully. I want my digital essay to support my paper as well as my paper doing the same for the digital part.