CommArts Video Projects

This exuberant video, "A Valentine for Earnest Mann," celebrates poetry as an act of love, and showcases the photographic talents of its gifted student creators. It is based on a poem by San Antonio writer Naomi Shihab Nye.

"Halley's Comet" is based on a poem by Stanley Kunitz. Sadly, it was finished shortly before Kunitz passed away at the age of 100. I particularly like the use of stop motion animation at the begininning of the piece, which sets a whimsical tone.

"The Dead" is based on a surprisingly cheerful poem by Billy Collins. Several of the students who created this beautiful video have gone on to major in Film at the University of Texas at Austin. When they become famous some day, we can look back on this video and see why.

"i am the one" is based on an original poem by CommArts student Anthony Michael Cooremans. Anthony is not only a gifted poet, but a brilliant poetry slammer, as you can tell by his relentless delivery of the poem on the video's soundtrack.

This is a public service announcement produced by CommArts students for the Teens in the Drivers Seat campaign in May 2008. We won Second Place with this entry, and used the prize money to help purchase a new video camera!

Here is an example entry for your Mass Media Effects Journal assignment:Sunday, August 17Yesterday while I painted my bedroom I listened to podcasts on my iPod: All Songs Considered, This American Life, The Moth and The Sound of Young America are some of my favorites. I also listened to a story on Fresh Air about the conflict in Georgia because I wanted to understand that situation better. I have been trying to get information from as many different sources as possible on this, because I don't think