visual poem
DEAR LOVED ONES
Adobe Premiere Pro
Google Pixel 2
This project is extremely personal for me. I have struggled with my mental health since middle school. During the end of 2019, I was struggling more than I ever have. Unfortunately, I was ready to say goodbye. I had a plan and a note written. I had mentioned to a friend that I had written a note, and the police were called for a wellness check. I have been lucky to have such a strong support system that has helped me get better. For my senior seminar project for my Media Communications major, I created this visual poem that is based on the note that I wrote. I am very proud of it and I am so glad I was able to create art from my experience.


I had a whole trimester of 11 weeks to work on this project along with the 17 page research paper. My paper focused on how being creative can help one deal with mental health issues. I filmed the clips of me sitting reading to the camera first. I then collected tons of b-roll shots. I then recorded myself reading the poem line by line to overlay onto the clips. It was time consuming, and I used every last minute to create this piece. I have uploaded it to YouTube and shared it with friends and family and have gotten an overwhelming amount of support from everyone.