Animation

        This animation is based on the poem "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and the heavy metal band "Iron Maiden's" song of the same title.  The background is a scene that depicts the song, which is much darker than the poem.

         As the music starts, as in the poem, a young bride fades in and out in the bottom left hand corner.  Then the boat appears along with a line from the song.  In the poem, the mariner appears at the wedding and then disappears at the end.  The mariner did not see the albatross and accidentally shoots it which leads to the death of the men on the ship.  I chose this for the collage because it tells a great story.

         Also I selected a bride who is somewhat transparent and and old mariner who keeps his distance as he appears to be from another world.  I selected the opening music from a Coldplay song, because it follows the animation.  Although there is no mariner with a weapon, I depict the albatross disappearing enough that the audience can not see it in the sky.  The ship sails through the turbulent waves and never makes it to shore.

         I was pleased with the final project.  It gives a sense of surrealism, while leaving the viewer with a sense of melancholy.