After the individual conference with Professor Kaufman, my thesis seemed more clear. I was told to take the thesis one step further. I think I know where my essay is heading. Although my thesis isn’t complete, I have a better sense of how I want my essay to end up. I know exactly what I want my thesis to be, but it’s harder to put on paper than I thought. With a few more revisions, I think I will be satisfied with the essay. Although my paper will be longer than I expected, I will utilize the poem more throughout my essay.
With the digital essay, I know what I want to do. It’s going to be a bit of a montage with photos from present day New York City as well as the 1960s New York City. The essay will circle around how the music scene has changed since the 1960s. I plan to include video clips of some streets of New York City as well as add videos of jazz musicians performing at Minton’s. Hopefully, the editing will not be difficult. I plan to end the video with a photo of 1960’s Minton’s as well as present-day Minton’s, or just the building where it was.