Experiment 2: Open Letter
Proposal:
For this experiment I am turning my seven page paper into an open letter to Kendrick Lamar. The purpose of the letter is to take the point of my paper and shorten it to express what his album did for me and how it made me feel personally. Not only will I talk about myself but say how the album has became a part of my social life as well , because what's a good album if it only benefits myself or if I cant listen to it around my friends? Turning my paper into an open later will also give me a chance to personally thank Kendrick for his work as well as give me a chance to elaborate on my opinions of his album. By doing an open Letter I can also capitalize on the opportunity by focusing on one song specifically and go into detail of my relationship between the song and I.
Genre Analysis:
The genre that my experiment falls under is an open Letter. There are many examples of this but the ones that I have chose fall directly under my experiment category in which people write letters to a musician, celebrity, or anyone that is hard to directly reach out to that has inspired them. I liked both samples that I chose because the writer writes how I imagine my final turnout of this experiment looking. Which is taking a certain work and using it to relate to pst traumas in their life or a safety blanket, like the writer in the grey's anatomy example used.
EXAMPLE 1:
EXAMPLE 2:
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/open-letter-greys-tv
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Sketch Draft:
For my experiment plan , I plan on choosing one song and focusing in what it did for me. I will be using the song complexion in my open letter and use the tactic of vulnerability to explain why that song was one of my favorites and what it did to me .
FORMAT:
Introduction: Saying what the album did for me overall and how much of a fan I am of Kendrick Lamar
Body 1: Giving an introduction of the colorism I went through at the time of my life and how I was affected by it and ashamed of my complexion before the song came out. (How I was teased and not liked by boys because of something I could not help.)
Body 2: What the song complexion did for me, what it meant to me and how it helped me overcome certain insecurities and rough times in my life.
Body 3: Thanking him for the entire album and how myself as well as many other colored girls can love and embrace their color.
Reflection:
Reflection
This was a very awkward and uncomfortable thing for me to do. Because I know that Kendrick will never see this letter it felt almost as if I was talking to myself and that made it feel weird. For starters it almost felt as if I was repeating myself from my original piece so it didn't feel new, or like I was creating something new out of my original paper. In the end, after getting past the initial discomfort, I actually really liked this experiment and getting the chance to look back on past experiences in my life and how music has helped me get past extremely tough moments in my life.
Sample: