Evaluation of my multimedia poem

My poem, “I Need You” was about a shy, broken-hearted and lonely girl who is in love, but the feeling is not mutual.

Since the poem is, in a way, pathetic, I wanted to do something that nobody else would do. So, I added two videos from the movie “300: Battle of Thermopylae” (when king Leonidas screams “This is Sparta”), because it has absolutely nothing to do with my poem. Also, my idea was to leave the audience speechless, no matter if it is in a positive or negative way.

I had used only one transition, “fade”, throughout the whole presentation, because I wanted to exaggerate in anyway.

For all of the slides, I used one video effect, which was “film age, old”, except for the part when the movie “300: Battle of Thermopylae” starts.

I approximately used two lines per slide, and put the text either in black or white color. I think it was very readable and visible.

I used Titanic theme song (My Heart Will Go On), but instrumental. I was considering the option of using the instrumental song, called More Than Words preformed by Extreme. I am still not sure why I used Titanic song. ;-)

My poem started with the video of “DreamWorks animation”, and then gets interrupted by the “snow”, and switches to the old Serbian television channel, called “RTS”, thus I also filmed my voice saying RTS vam predstavlja Meu Micovic (which means RTS presents Mea Micovic).

After that, my poem starts. I tried to, rather, use videos than pictures, because I considered it more entertaining and attention-grabbing when using videos, motion pictures.

Overall, I am satisfied by the way my multimedia poem looked, and the only thing that actually bothered me was the fact that the “snow (bad channel)” was to loud, so people were literally jumping off the chairs when that part came (which I found amusing, but I am not so sure what the audience would say). :-P

Because I wanted to make my multimedia poem even goofier, at the end I put the ending of Warner Bro’s cartoons, when the pig says “That’s all folks”.

Jaded by Aerosmith - I love this song!

Storyboard for my poem

Slide 1 –
Title and the name of the author and a picture. Also, when the slide changes, the music will begin.

Slide 2 –

The poem begins:

“You are the sunrise” + a picture of a sunrise

Slide 3 –

“That wakes me up” + picture

Slide 4 –

“In the morning” + picture of a lovely morning

Slide 5 –

“Your eyes are the sunlight” + picture

Slide 6 –

“That brightens” + picture

Slide 7 –

“My day.” + picture

Slide 8 –

“Sun sets” + picture of a sunset

Slide 9 –

“When your eyes” + picture

Slide 10 –

“Leave me.” + picture

Slide 11 –

“Just like air” + picture

Slide 12 –

“You are always present” + video of a stalker

Slide 13 –

“You are essential.” + picture

Slide 14 –

“You are like the wind” + picture

Slide 15 –

“Pushing me” + picture

Slide 16 –

“Further on.” + picture

Slide 17 –

“I need you

Like a body needs a soul.” + video

Slide 18 –

“I need you

Like flowers needs the rain.” + video

Slide 19 –

“I need you

Like a lighthouse needs the cost.” + video

Slide 20 –

“I need you

Like birds need their wings.

I need you to fly.” + video

The Cabbage song - lyrics

You smell like cabbage, yes you do!
You smell like cabbage, and you know it's true.
I don't know how many times I've gotta tell you?!
You smell like cabbage!

You smell like cabbage on a rainy day.
You smell like cabbage weather you're straight or gay.
And I don't know how many times I've gotta tell you?!
You smell like cabbage!

Sometimes you smell like a banana.
Sometimes you smell like poop.
Sometimes you smell like a nice summer day.
But most of the times you just smell like poop!

Than I smell cabbage.
Oh, cabbage!

The Cabbage song

Design specification (multimedia poem)

· The poem must be approved by Mrs. Van Drunen.

· Video must be between 1 and 3 minutes long.

· Images or videos will be in high resolution (+copyright).

· I will probably use no more than 3 different fonts.

· I will use only one color (unless it’s necessary to use a different color, depending on the background).

· I will most likely have one line per slide, since my lines are pretty short.

· I will try to find a good song, without lyrics (instrumental, like karaoke).

· I would like to have many different transitions in my multimedia poem, but I would like to have only few different transitions.

· Project must have credits at the end.