E-Lit

My story was a narrative of the trials and tribulations of getting out of bed in the morning as a student. I think this passage would definitely be enhanced if it was turned into an e-lit. One of the main points brought up in the feedback I received was that my narrative needed more paragraphs to separate the action and provide a smoother flow. For the e-lit, I would split it up into more paragraphs describing each sensation and have the viewer click next or scroll.

The background of the interface would start out as a black background that would then fade in and out of focus of a dorm room. First, the sound of the alarm will start playing and gradually grow louder similar to that of a real alarm. Then, the room would fade in and out of a blurred focus, simulating when one is trying to wake up and open his/her eyes.

As the narrative continues, the screen would get clearer as it focused. When the story reaches the part where the narrator almost falls back asleep, the screen will fade to white and shift to an embedded video showing a dreamy scene of a bright, sunny day and trees.

The screen returns to darkness when the video ends as he/she comes back to reality with the alarm ringing again in the background. As the reader tries to get out of bed, purple and green dots and splotches will cover the screen similar to when one gets dizzy from suddenly getting up.

The scene will then focus on the desk, where the reader can click on the phone and turn the alarm off. As the reader scrolls down, the screen will focus on the  window. The reader can then click the window, and the screen will then zoom in so it looks like he/she is outside. The sun will slowly rise and flood the screen with white.

The words will also come at different speeds during the narrative. In the beginning, they will be kind of floating around and a little jumbled similar to that in . This is supposed to simulate the flustered state of waking up. The words will continue to be obscured as the narrator struggles. Towards the end, the text becomes still and clear when the brain is finally awake.

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