Multi Modal Reflection

1. For the multi modal project, I have chosen to make a video using audio, text, and images. The audio I chose was the song "Young and Beautiful," performed by Lana Del Rey for the movie The Great Gatsby. This song fits what I'm trying to express because the images chosen are mostly covers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby. They show how the cover ages and is re-illustrated, but soon taken over by technology. The text in the video is used to transition the images.

2. The editing platform I used was Windows Movie Maker because I am fairly familiar with the program. When I was finished editing the video, I uploaded it to Youtube for easier viewing.

3. My concept is the over ruling of reading books by technology. I was inspired to create this video when I was talking about reading to my family and realized that no one in my house reads, and if they do, it's almost never from an actual book. I myself like the feeling of turning pages, so it's strange to see people prefer the use of tablets for reading. My fear is that books will no longer be something that people want because it is so much more convenient to have a bunch of files on a tablet rather than a large bookshelf. Also, the song inspired me because not only is it from a movie rendition of one of my favorite books, but it makes me think that the book is asking, "Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful like the new technology?"

4. I feel that my project can be better by taking out some images that I now realize I do not want to use, for instance an empty library. Also, using image transitions rather than letting the pictures abruptly change will allow a flow of information.