Poetry Animation Analysis

The Search for Lost Lives - James Tate

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere/uwm/tate.html

Two things made this animation ineffective. First, the type over the animations were completely unnecessary since there was a narration. I could handle subtitles, but the text over the animations was not aesthetically pleasing, especially since it was hard to read most of the time.

The second part that made this animation ineffective was the dull voice of the narrator. Could they have chosen someone any more boring?

Nights on Planet Earth - Campbell McGrath

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere/uwm/mcgrath.html

This animation was far more effective than Tate's. Both downsides to Tate's were positives for McGrath's. One thing I didn't like about it was how literal each animation was based on the lyrics.

I think this animation was helped by the poem's words. It was perfect for an animation.