This story takes the form of a short, reflective interview with a library book, as it recounts its life through the many readers who have borrowed it and the different reasons they turned its pages. Through a slightly humorous tone, it highlights how books connect people, reminding the audience that every book holds not just a story, but the shared experiences of its readers. I recorded the audio for the Book myself, and two video scenes: the book being thrown into the car and the book being shelved.
For this project, I used several different programs. I recorded and edited the audio in Audacity, used CapCut for video editing, and used Midjourney to animate a couple of photo elements. Finally, I assembled the finished video in Canva.
Credits
Cast
Interviewer: Liam Dale, AI voice, elevenlabs.io, Some rights reserved
Book: Troy Mosac, is licensed under CC BY-NC
Canva
Blue White Modern Breaking News Intro Animation Video (direct link not available but it is searchable) by kevLogo, Some rights reserved, Canva Asset
dog-earing a page in old book macro 4k by BlackBox, Some rights reserved
close up of woman waking up screaming by BlackBox, Some rights reserved
library drop off box book return by BlackBox, Some rights reserved
Original
Book shelving by Troy Mosac, is licensed under CC BY-NC
Book Toss by Troy Mosac, is licensed under CC BY-NC
Pexels
Group of College Students Walking at the Campus by RDNE Stock project, Some rights reserved
Woman Reading a Book at the Coffee Shop by Antoni Shkraba Studio, Some rights reserved
Woman Getting Glass of Red Wine from Bedside Table by cottonbro studio, Some rights reserved
Cup of Coffee on a Book by Kadir Akman, Some rights reserved, Animated with Midjourney, Terms of Service
Person Using A Blue Highlighter Pen by www.kaboompics.com, Some rights reserved, Animated with Midjourney, Terms of Service
A Man Fell Asleep while Studying by ArtHouse Studio, Some rights reserved
A woman drinking a latte while reading a book by Amar Preciado, Some rights reserved
A man and woman sitting on a couch reading a book by cottonbro studio. Some rights reserved
A father and his Daughter Reading a Book under a Blanket by RDNE Stock project, Some rights reserved
Students Hanging out in the Library by Yan Krukau, Some rights reserved
Woman Reading a Book on the Window Pane by Yaroslav Shuraev, Some rights reserved
Person Studying by Altea Alessandroni, Some rights reserved
Pixabay
University, college, library by Media_Hopper_Studio, Some rights reserved
News Intro by TheMediaGuy, Some rights reserved
Stay At Home, reading, bed by amuns99, Some rights reserved
ChatGPT
Scripted Intro/Outro generated using ChatGPT, Prompt: “Generate an intro and outro using this script.”
