This final paper allowed for more freedom, but with freedom comes responsibility. There were so many chances for the paper to get too cliched or too “simple” and you had to make sure it didn’t. I had trouble thinking of a topic to write about that I both enjoyed and one that wasn’t cliched. I was very happy to come across the poem Sci-Fi by Tracey K. Smith because it knocked out the two criteria I was trying to fulfill. Because of the big interest I have in my topic, I think my essay is going pretty well; I need to make a couple of edits here and there with the transitions and content.
For the video essay, I am planning on doing a flash animation. The concept that I am working with is hard to film, so that’s why I decided to go with flash animation. I’ve never done it before (and don’t know how to as of now, but I will try to learn) and I am not artistically inclined but I can’t wait to get started on it. Even if my artwork cannot compare to Picasso, I still like to draw. I hope everything goes well with the video essay portion of the assignment!