We challenged the SDAWP SI folks to transmediate their own writing by adding sound and/or animation. And that meant that I had to figure it out too! I know I am most comfortable with still photographs and words, so this pushed me out of my comfort zone. After some frustrating attempts at other applications, I turned to iMovie for my make. I used my original photos along with a couple others had taken of our group, added a poem I wrote on yesterday’s writing marathon around the UCSD campus, and then recorded my voice.
Here’s my first attempt:
I am wishing that I had taken some video on the writing marathon to add some other texture to the piece. What suggestions would you make to improve this piece?
Thinking Through My Lens 
Kim
I don’t know if adding video (or movement) would have improved or distracted the digital poem story here. It’s a wonderful ode to connections as it stands. I wonder if you can add a soft music soundtrack — giving it emotional depth between words. Also, I had this vision of some small bits of color within the b/w photos, just small splashes, almost out of sight. Not sure how you would do that, or if it would jar the eye and change the balance.
Kevin
Kim,
This was great! I felt a “Ken Burns influence.” What advances were you thinking? Often tools are limiting. I think there is a Ken Burns effect mode for images in iMovie (I think). I love your perspective.
Karon