When I started thinking about this project I thought that the end result would have much more animation than what it ended up with, which was none. I knew it would be very easy to find numerous of the pictures that I wanted to use and I was very happy with what I found. I would have liked to have found uses for more of them but I chose what I thought were the most influential. I only used part of the poem I had written. For this project I think the words needed to be kept at a minimum or it would have been overwhelming, especially with the subject I chose. Animation would have also added too much. I staggered the lines to enhance some of the confusion and lost feelings that the subject would have felt. The size of the letters also served to add emotion and notation. The larger sized lines would serve to show the reader to exaggerate them as well as the title is shown across the bottom very large.
I am very interested in the feelings associated with the Vietnam War. It’s a very dramatic, tragic, and interesting time and I liked having a chance to creatively express this. I also didn’t want to only express the views from a stand point of being an American even though the poem is written from that viewpoint. That is why the main picture is of Vietnamese children being followed almost pushed by soldiers.
Overall I am happy with this project, I liked using different elements to portray a message.
3 comments:
The relationship between words and the images is strong. The pictures are images from the Vietnam war and the words emphasize thoughts or concepts of the people that the war affected (in Vietnam specifically I think).
I like your project. After I read the words, the images really enhance your message. I agree that animation would have been too much unless you paired specific words with specific pictures; but I think the overall image as a whole creates an overall message of how war affects all people. The project technically works well since it is one image with words and without animation.
Terri,
This is very powerful. Your words gel with the font and the font with the pictures.
You haven't danced around the controversy here and it pays off. The piece has gravitas and emphasis that heighten the text rather than distract it.
That can be challenging when dealing with this kind of subject matter.
I think you are correct in keeping the words few. The pictures are very powerful.
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