Edgar Allan Poe's "ANNABELL LEE"

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[@eclipse2warriorcats]

this is my favorite poem.....and I am 12....its soooo beautiful

[@bruthabri99]

Thank you for all the positive feed back. This is one of my favorite pieces.

[@Teejaye92]

I have seen many readings on this poem and this is by-far the best. Animation is great and the speaking is wonderful. Great job!!!

[@inkadinkadoodle]

I have always loved this poem, ever since I read it when I was about 10-12. Funny how the words and Poe's artistic intent are captured here, but my assimilation of them has changed over the years. I used to think of this poem as beautifully morbid, but now I think of it as wildly romantic and desperately sorrowful. I'll come back in a few years and tell you what I think then. Until then, take care. :)

[@bruthabri99]

GD Nunn, thank you for your complimentary comments. I appreciate the feed back:) if you have time I would like your feedback on some of my other animation work. Thanks again!

[@gdnunn8314]

Just beautiful, and so very tastefully and respectfully done.

[@annabel01]

So beautiful! My favorite poem ever...

[@asmahisham9876]

What a nice movie! It lets me cry.

[@DoubleRaven1]

wonderful interpretation of one of my favorite poems. congrats!

[@moose._.1645]

The music sounds like it from halo

[@AZWildcat4Life]

This is lovely. My fav EAP poem, by far, and the animation is wonderful and appropriate to use with my 8th grade students.

[@HeartShapedSpace]

This makes me cry...I love it...

[@EarthMomma]

@HacksSniping It was written for his wife who passed away and was the last poem he ever completed.

[@bobweslo3047]

The halo song goes really well with it. Good choice.

[@Queenofcydonia2]

I'm obsessed with Edgar Allen Poe

[@ashLinkinPark]

This is amazing! Thank you for sharing. I have no more words to say.

[@bruthabri99]

Hi FluffyCerberus. Thanks for the info on the voice. I found the voice over on-line years ago and have had no idea who it was or where it came from. People have asked who was doing the narration and now I can give them a real answer:) Thanks again!

[@Beatmyguest001]

I love the narration and the animation, it's gorgeous! I read it completely different, but it's always so interesting to hear how differently poems are read.

[@playerone2772]

My favorite narration

[@SugaPsych]

Amazing piece by poe.

[@loremuze]

Of all the Annabel Lee videos I've seen, this is my favorite! ...well, second-favorite ;)

[@phoenixgrove]

beautiful!

[@NiQi101]

Beautiful..the best one I've seen

[@kambingterbang3492]

Amazing

[@veronicaalexanyan9330]

it's amazing! I can't stop listenning that!!

[@Sam_1984a]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for uploading. There are some truly atrocious Poe readings on KZbin; it was nice to find this one.

[@STABA]

GOOD WORK!

[@trinamarie480]

I love Poe and this was so good, thanks

[@runfromnuke]

Great work! Sounds like you used the soundtracks from "Finding Nemo" and the "Halo" series. It's a great choice in my opinion, because it really helps set the mood. Keep it up!

[@HipHopOpatamus47]

Dang, if you listen to it with headphones on it messes you up(:

[@DannyBby504]

this is my fav poem :)

[@teddybear-rn2fn]

Damn, we used to listen to this all the time in fourth grade Mrs. Ellington’s class.

[@MaddoxsLaundromatAdventures]

Those look like butterflies 🦋

[@mrledhead68]

To have loved so deep. To cause such pain. A blessing or a curse?

[@bruthabri99]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@requelbaca]

This..Was..Beautiful :')

[@veronicaalexanyan9330]

that's beautiful!

[@allyouneedislovefab4]

This is awesome, except it's Edgar Allan (with an a not e) Poe, and Annabel Lee with one l. I love this though! Awesome Job! :)

[@jmchez]

Of course, it had to be Basil Rathbone. He also did the best reading of Poe's the Raven.

[@phantomrose7]

I really admire what you have done with this poem, your animation is beautiful and really captures the feel of Annabel Lee. I was wondering if you would allow me to use the first part of your animation with only the title of "Annabel Lee" on it, as an introductory part of a video i am making for an english project. I really want something animated and creative for it, and i would of course you give credit for it.

[@Danetto]

nice video

[@aquahockeydude]

narly poem, i memorized it

[@stellaercolani3810]

And by the sea she will forever be . .

[@beauchephalus]

class

[@6576Tori]

So deep o: I am like so chilled right now..

[@jmchez]

Who's the narrator? Seems like such great voice acting should be credited.

[@bruthabri99]

I intentionally spelled it with 2 LL's as a Typography choice but funny thing is you are the first person to ever notice;)

[@XxarnyxXx]

I recited his for 6th grand. got a A+

[@ariell6489]

trippy...

[@keithstidham5500]

My daughter is named after this poem

[@999feed]

Keith Stidham I’m named after it too

[@MegiddoTheImmaculate]

A much better reading than the last video I saw. I'm wearing headphones though and the stereo panning was a little bothersome. Great video though.

[@phantomrose7]

Hi, I was wondering if you were okay with me using your title slide for my own video, like i said in a previous comment and posting it on youtube, giving you credit. Please get back to me when you can! :)

[@TheStockwell]

Not a big deal, I suppose, but Poe's "Annabel" has only one "L" in it, not two. Since the render time for something like this is probably 12 years, I feel like a jerk mentioning it.

[@bruthabri99]

Hi, I intentionally spelled it with 2 LL's as a Typography/design choice but I definitely didn't know I miss spelled "Edgar" ...whoops. Funny thing is you are only the second person to notice these typos and I posted this in 2008. This is why designers work with copy writers. Because we as designers STINK at spelling;) Thanks again for your thoughts.

[@ssake1_IAL_Research]

"Annabel Lee" and "The Raven" were both written by Mathew Franklin Whittier, younger brother of poet John Greenleaf Whittier, and falsely claimed in a sort of 19th-century identity theft by Edgar Allan Poe. My paper, "Evidence that Edgar Allan Poe Stole 'The Raven' from Mathew Franklin Whittier" explains. It is downloadable at the following link. It can also be found by searching on the title on Academia.edu. www.ial.goldthread.com/MFW_The_Raven.pdf

[@kholoudk8944]

Could you please tell me the name of the programme u used to make this video ? Thank u

[@bruthabri99]

Hi Khokha, I used Adobe AfterEffects, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

[@kholoudk8944]

Than u sooo much

[@lh9789]

Very nice work, but please do credit the narrator.

[@Saxonwist]

Is that the Halo 2 soundtrack I hear? :o

[@thedeathjx]

agreed

[@bruthabri99]

What class did you see this in?

[@smokie33]

Shame. The music drowns out the voice, to where i can't hear it spoken fully.

[@sarahvine07]

Now experience Prom Girl Annabel Lee.

[@crimsonglory5109]

You misspelled the title.

[@MrPete2034]

This may be no love story to compare with mine, I weep in dorrow for the beautiful Annabell Lee, who died in a sepulcher, by the kingdom by the sea

[@MAXimumtheTiMeR]

it's annoying how the audio shifts from left to right in stereo sound. Nice effect, just not a good video to execute it.

[@fcon8840]

why the Halo 2 music?

[@guildedmasterfist]

halo's theme?

[@1tommyboy7]

Its great but the sound going left to right was tripping me out

[@evey515414]

this is so sad

[@Storylosopher]

You misspelled "Annabel Lee." Good animation though!

[@Metroxide]

Halo Legends.....

[@dmv_dc2925]

Why halo music?

[@catwomansomethingaj372]

5 stars < :

[@daiseyandersen3833]

It's spelled Annabel

[@Marduk401]

Halo????

[@rob215x]

You should probably spell Poe's name correctly

[@godzilladeathmatch]

edgar allen poe...did he know how influencial his ritings would be even in this modern age?..probably not...sad...

[@JosepKing-h6m]

School brought me here :P

[@AleuBlackWolf]

arikashii same here

[@DisastrousDana13]

Literature.

[@austinbarker7179]

I dont understand why anyone would wamt to learn about this creep. he is clearly possed with 27. HE IS 27! We dont need to study this in school and waste money.

[@souloftheage]

Is there ONE reading of ANNABEL LEE that does NOT have all the shit-ass music/sound added to the background?!?!?. WHY add all this sonic CRAP to genius poetry?? Does Mr. Rathbone do a reading WITHOUT the background sound crap....almost makes Poe's brilliant writing; cheesy.

[@RosieRebel]

This is beautiful.

[@antoniekooij]

beautiful !