Earth, You Have Returned To Me

Hey Chris, I enjoyed the text effects you had here and how the little animations each text element did contributed to the overall flow. They also worked in conjunction with the actual tone of the words as well.

Hey Chris, I particularly enjoyed your music selection and how you applied the text in the beginning to match the flow of the music. In addition, I really liked how when the door is shut near the end, a new room is opened accompanied by text. Furthermore, as mentioned above, I believe one of the strongest qualities of the film is the minute animations some of the text had.

I liked the first person theme that you used throughout, it definitely helped emphasize the sort of 'out-of-sync' idea that is brought up in the poem. Something that I think could help would be to add some background images/videos during the parts of the video that only text is visible. However, if you intended to use the blank background for emphasis, then I would say keep it as is. I definitely thought that the animations that you used for the text were well done, particularly on the world "wobbling."

The music does well at easing into the piece. The editing and pacing are also working well. In spots--e.g., about 48 secs, it is hard to take in the white text. Different treatment or more time might help. There are also a few clips, where the resolution is a bit pixelated--e.g., 41 secs. You can swap these out. Otherwise, the piece does a nice job of layering a story into the treatment of the poem. Nice work.

I have to say your video is awesome. I enjoyed how the video kept going back to the black background with the falling stars from time to time; with the everyday, normal clips paired with that kind of abstract video, reflective music, and wistful words, I think you really brought meaning a new meaning to the poem. I like how the beginning texts such as "tilt" and "wobbling" matched with the motion of the camera. Also the addition of the purposeful glitchy screen at the beginning is a nice to touch to the idea of slogging.

Awesome video! The music fits perfectly for the vibe of the poem. I enjoyed the relatable plot to the video. The consistent camera angle gave your video a professional feel. The star-like backdrop that periodically appeared was well-organized. Overall great job!