The first video really changed my perspective on how to work on my poem. I was initially going to have text that went around the screen and only music but that doesn't seem appealing anymore. I would much rather have a reading of the poem and then have text appear in a bold way. The dark to light visual clips in the first video can also be incorporated as my poem has an empowering theme but turns hopeful near the end.

After looking through the video examples, I have chosen to use a few different methods. First, I will play a recording of my poem out loud as the video plays, so my audience can hear the tone in which the poem should be read in. Second, I will use a bunch of different clips of successful women to represent Angelou's poem. Lastly, I will use an upbeat style of music in order to help emphasize my video.

After watching these videos I like the idea of adding background music to help set the mood the author was trying to get across to the reader. I also want to have a someone read the poem that sounds like they would fit the narrator role the author would have wanted. Last, I want to use clips that match the theme of my poem, which is perseverance. 

While watching the videos of the poems, one of the strategies I found interesting was that in the Robert Frost video some of the words were made larger than the others in order to emphasize that word. By doing this it allows for the ability to match the background to the word that is emphasized to create a greater effect of the mood/tone/meaning of the poem. Another strategy I found interesting was in the 4th video, and it was how the words of the poem were displayed on the screen while there was a voice narrating the poem. This allows for a more engaged focus on the video. I will incorporate both of these strategies into my video as I believe the strengthen the meaning of the poem. 

The third video is a video of the poem I am doing. In this video it doesn't show any pictures what would show a deeper meaning it was very straight forward. In the fifth video they just play music and added the word to the images. This showed me that it was hard to pay attention when they weren't reading it or when they didn't have someone else read it. Also in the fifth video the words were off to the side and not in the middle, it made it seem like the words were less important than the pictures.

After watching the video, I like the idea of adding music and images that slowly change. I also like how each video was displayed differently with a different tone and attitude. The first video inspired me to add music to the video that I choose. I liked how the second video choose powerful African American woman to be displayed each time the poem said “I rise”. I thought that helped empower African American woman to overcome setbacks. I also like how the video was black and white because it made the poem have a more serious tone. I thought the video with few words was confusing so I will make sure to add words and good transitions in my video. I also learned from these videos to be very dramatic with the music and images I choose.

I like the first video the best because it incorporated the visuals so well with the reading and the music. The images both directly relate to the words in the poem and evokes the feelings the poem is meant to inspire. It really made me fall in love with that poem, and it seemed like professional quality. The poem I chose was on here, which isn't surprising since it's very famous. They used the same reading of the poem as I did, but I think the music and visuals I am working with will be more powerful. I think the video did a good job, but it made me want to use more visuals that get at the heart of the theme instead of just focusing on visuals that show the intensity of the poem. 

The first and last videos are really useful for my poetry adaptation. The former has an abundance of visuals that are sometimes literal, and other times symbolic. For instance, the video clip of a boat on the water corresponds to a verse in the poem about sailing, while there is a time lapse of a dying rose in reference to a more somber verse. The latter is beneficial as I am also doing a poem by Robert Frost, and he often employs symbolism through imagery that is consistent among his works. That video does a good job of contrasting the 'two roads' with imagery that reflects the substance of the text. I will probably draw on that illustration of contrast when creating my own video, as the speaker is conflicted between two options he or she can take. 

After watching these videos, they all were made very clean. All of these videos had smooth transitions and had nice film behind it. My strategy is going to be to find good footage to use and to use cool titles to illustrate the poem while it's being played in the background. I plan to make it look simple

All five of these videos were put together nicely and each had some interesting techniques. These videos showed that not all the images and videos in the background need to be directly about the poem and the words used but instead can be about underlying concepts and ideas. I also think background music and possibly an oral reading of the poem could be useful in entertaining viewers as well. Overall, these five videos were definitely useful in understanding the various creative directions my poem video can go.  

One of the biggest things I noticed in these videos is how the music sets the tone of the whole poem. I also didn't realize that we could do an oral reading of the poem instead of putting the poem in the video. Being able to set the tone is crucial for these videos and I will take note of what these videos have. The words need to match and be in sync with the pictures/videos played as well. These videos definitely help give me an idea of what our videos should look like.

All videos were visually appealing and easy to follow along with.  It gave me examples of how to get the words of the poem across, either verbally or textually.  The video clips also matched up well with the line of the poem it was describing with imagery to enhance the words.  It helped me realize that I need to pick short, impactful clips that help give vibrant imagery to the words.  The music was also appropriate for setting the tone of the poem, which ultimately matched the clips.

I enjoyed seeing how all the videos were easy to follow along and had content relevant to their poem. I liked how the visuals in some of the videos corresponded to the deeper meaning of the poem. After watching all the poems in my opinion I liked the ones that had words up on the screen the best. I think when I heard someone reading it I tended to doze off and stop paying attention more. In my poem video, I plan on adding in music and maybe even sound effects to appeal to the view and catch their attention. All in all, I think all five of these videos were interesting and had good techniques. 

I already had somewhat of an idea on how I was going to create my video. But after watching the second clip and how the creator used well-known celebrities and the experiences they've had to go with the poem. I felt like that creates a connection to the audience because majority of the people watching this video will know who this celebrity is and they will have already seen what struggles they've been through to get to where they are now. I also like the way the videos had dramatic aspects that drew the viewer in to really grasp the message they were trying to spread.

I really liked the first video and the time lapse of the flower. I also enjoyed the clips of nature. The fourth video does a good job with the words placed on the screen to make it more intense. Overall, these videos really help give me an idea of what to do for mine. 

When watching these poems, I began to rethink my strategies. I found bolding certain words, or enlarging them, made them much more profound. This will be one method I think will be important to incorporate in "I, Too". Rather than having a voice recording, I will have the words on the screen along with background music. This way, the reader is allowed to interpret the tone of the poem themselves, but slightly influenced by the music. The visuals are also very important. They can also sway how the viewer (or reader) can make sense of the true meaning of the poem. 

After watching the videos, I got a good idea of what to do for my own. I think that a prerecorded reading of the poem with music playing in the background is the best strategy. As for the images, stock footage of information that is relevant to the passage being read would also be useful for the audience to understand through a visual perspective. Lining up the image transitions with the transitions within the poem is also key.

I think each of the videos took on a different stylistic approach. In the "Still I Rise" poem video, I think the use of symbolic images/clips was more impactful than literal images of what the poet is describing. Some of the other interesting stylistic choices included the repetition of lines spoken and only having the written words on the screen, not spoken. I think the most helpful for my own video will be the use of symbolic images because the poem I chose has a lot of symbolism within the literal words. 

After viewing these videos I believe it gave me a better insight on strategies I could use for my video. For instance, in the second video it takes about how someone will rise, "I will rise". Within the video it shows these strong, well-known African American women who have all been through challenges within their lives. And as for the other videos, I believe that they each show go imagery for the poem. I believe that they clips within the video flow well with actual poem. The clips that are chosen are also easy to connect with the images and the poem.