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Synopsis:  

The story takes place during the last minutes of an interview for a corporate job. The interviewer asks if our main character has any questions, and she asks about the culture around the office. While the interviewer describes the “family culture” they’ve cultivated — including pizza parties, mandatory bonding activities, and never-ending happy hours — we get to see the main character’s inner monologue as she realizes this sounds like one of those jobs and probably isn’t the right fit. 

Resources 

“Close-up of Hand Holding Text over Black Background” by Pixabay is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Ethnic leader of company with clipboard at table with laptop” by Sora Shimazaki is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Woman in Glasses Wearing Suit Sitting with Arms on the Table” by MART PRODUCTION is licensed under the Pexels License 

“People Standing Near Glass Windows” by Yan Krukau is licensed under the Pexels License 

“People Working in front of the Computer” by fauxels is licensed under the Pexels License 

“People Busy Working” by Kindel Media is licensed under the Pexels License 

“People having Conflict while Working” by Yan Krukau is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Woman Using Ipad Brainstorming with Her Colleagues” by Antoni Shkraba is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Woman Using Ipad Brainstorming with Her Colleagues” by Antoni Shkraba is licensed under the Pexels License 

“An Employee Feeling the Pressure in the Office” by Antoni Shkraba is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Set of black opened envelope and cash dollars” by Karolina Grabowska is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Multiracial Group of People by the Table” by Diva Plavalaguna is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Unrecognizable male with plate with various tacos near containers” by furkanfdemir is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Cream Cheese on Sliced Bagels” by RDNE Stock project is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Man Looking at an Empty Wallet” by Nicola Barts is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Paycheck” by Adam is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 

“Group of People Sitting on Green Grass Smiling” by RDNE Stock project is licensed under the Pexels License 

“People Raising Their Hands” by Denniz Futalan is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Group of People Having Fun” by RDNE Stock project is licensed under the Pexels License 

“People In Blue Shirts With Different Facial Expressions” by RDNE Stock project is licensed under the Pexels License 

“People Having A Conversation” by RDNE Stock project is licensed under the Pexels License 

“People Doing Cheers Inside Building” by ELEVATE is licensed under the Pexels License 

“A Side View of a Man Wearing Party Hat while Holding a Red Cup” by RDNE Stock project is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Whole Office Party –1672” by Split the Kipper is licensed under CC BY 2.0 

“A Group of People in Party Celebration” by Pavel Danilyuk is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Joyful diverse friends clinking beer bottles on rooftop” by Kampus Production is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Stressed Professional Woman” by cottonbro studio is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Silver Macbook on Brown Wooden Table” by cottonbro studio is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Woman Leaning on Her Table” by Marcus Aurelius is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Lighted Candle in a Sliced Cake” by Nataliya Vaitkevich is licensed under the Pexels License 

“A Woman Need Help” by Yan Krukau is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Burnt Matches in Row on Blur Background” by Manfred Hofferer is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Smiling Man Sitting at Laptop” by Yan Krukau is licensed under the Pexels License 

“A Man in a Gray Suit and Red Necktie Looking at a Laptop” by Yan Krukau is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Women Working Together at an Office” by Pavel Danilyuk is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Man in White Shirt Using Macbook Pro” by Tim Gouw is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Backdrop of Stress inscription on rough wall” by SHVETS production is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Stressed Woman Working at the Office” by Yan Krukau is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Woman Sitting in Front of Macbook” by energepic.com is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Overworked Employee having a Breakdown” by Nataliya Vaitkevich is licensed under the Pexels License 

“A Stressed Man at Work” by Yan Krukau is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Woman With Hands on her Face in front of a Laptop” by Anna Shvets is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Overworked adult female entrepreneur with papers in light modern office” by Andrea Piacquadio is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Close-up of Human Hand” by Pixabay is licensed under the Pexels License 

“Keyboard Typing” by florianreichelt is marked with CC0 1.0. 

“Keyboard, computer, mechanical, typing, individual keys, press, button, click, tap, One Keypress 96Khz Mono ZoomH4n NT5-008.wav” by MattRuthSound is licensed under CC BY 4.0. 

_{“Heart of a Healer” original video © Carole Lemley, 2024, all rights reserved.}

Synopsis:

The main character is a doctor, married to a nurse, and happy in his career as a healer when the stock market crashes in 1929, beginning the devastation of the Great Depression. People still need the doctor, so he never refuses a patient and takes whatever they have to offer – in this case a simple picture of a house – as payment for his services. Meanwhile, his wife’s sister’s family falls apart, so the doctor and his wife take in the sister’s two little girls, providing a home and stable family life for them and for the next generation. The picture remains in the family as a reminder of the solid foundation provided by his generous healing heart.

Production software:

I used several production tools and software to create this video. I needed to use HP printer software (for HP OfficeJet 3830) to scan and save digital images of family photos to my computer. Then I used Microsoft Photos (installed on my computer) for initial cropping and cleaning up the edges from the photos that were pasted into family albums, and adjusting the brightness, contrast, and color (B&W/sepia) tones. Next, I used Photopea to crop, resize, and add backgrounds to the Depression-era archival and family photos as needed so that I would have a standard 16:9 aspect ratio and 1280 x 720 px size to make an HD video with the images. I also used Photopea to create the title slide and credits slides. For the audio, I used Audacity to record my voice-over narration and to mix the various audio tracks for the video, incorporating two pieces of background music with the narration. I exported the final audio track as a standard quality (170 – 210 kbps) stereo mp3 file with a sample rate of 44100 Hz. Finally, I used OpenShot video production software to produce, edit, and save drafts for uploading to YouTube. All drafts from OpenShot, including the final video, were exported as high-quality mp4 (h.264) files with a video profile of HD 720p 30fps (1280 x 720).

Credits:

Audio:

• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, by Rudy Vallee (1932), hosted on History on the Net is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DEED.
• Cattails by Kevin MacLeod, hosted on Free Music Archive is licensed under CC BY 3.0 DEED. 
• “Heart of a Healer” voice-over narration by Carole Lemley

Depression Era Archival Images:

• American Great Depression, 1935 curated by the Library of Congress Digital Collections and hosted on picryl is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED.
• Automobile of family camped by the roadside, photographed by Russell Lee, curated by Library of Congress Digital Collections, and shared on Flickr by Lindell Dillon is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED.
• bread and milk line in Grand Rapids, MI  shared by buckle1535 on Flickr is licensed under CC BY 2.0 DEED.
• Interior of wood shack built upon Ford truck chassis housing father, mother and seven children, photographed by Carl Mydans, curated by Library of Congress Digital Collections and shared on Flickr by Mike Goad is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED.
• LOOKING FOR A JOB from the Carl Mydans Collection, and curated by the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED.
• Mother and child, photographed by Russell Lee, curated by the Library of Congress Digital Collections, is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED.
• OKC shantytown, photographed by Dorothea Lange, curated by Library of Congress Digital Collections, and shared on Flickr by Lindell Dillon is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED. 
• Old-Fashioned Floral Wallpaper, curated by Ron Lach and hosted on Pexels is licensed under Pexels’ own license agreement.
• Santa Ana Register front page, Oct 28, 1929, curated by the Orange County Archives and hosted on Flickr is licensed under CC BY 2.0 DEED.
• Scott County MO doctor visits sick child at home photographed by John Vachon, curated by the Library of Congress Digital Collections, and uploaded to getarchive by jenikirbyhistory, is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED.
• Unemployed men queued outside a depression soup kitchen opened in Chicago by Al Capone, 02-1931, curated by The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and hosted on picryl is licensed under CC0 1.0 DEED.
• [Untitled photo, possibly related to: Sorghum mill located on a well-travelled highway near Nashville, Indiana], photographed by Theodor Jung and curated by Library of Congress Digital Collections is licensed under PDM 1.0 DEED.

Lemley Snead Ramsey Browne Family Collection Images:

• 12 images from the Lemley Snead Ramsey Browne Family Collection digitized March 15-16, 2024, © Carole Lemley, all rights reserved
• Pal’s Picture original art is the personal property of Deborah Lemley, used with permission; digitized March 16, 2024, © Carole Lemley, all rights reserved.

 

Synopsis: Who took the car keys? Who is the convict? What was the motive behind this crime? Let’s find it out together. The video shot by me is a comedy skit of a guy trying to find his keys.

Content & Creation: The video was shot by me with the help of my friends. I tried to use the rule of thirds in most of the scenes while shooting the video. The voiceover of the “guy” as well as the “keys” was recorded by me. Apart from the voiceover part the music playing in the background as well as the laughter of the audience was sourced from Freesound. I used the Voice Changer app to modify my voice to provide the voiceover for my keys. The video was edited in Adobe Premier Pro.

Visual Credits

All visuals by Pritish Pandit are licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Audio Credits:

Audios from Freesound:

• Happy Music | Pistachio Ice Cream Ragtime by lena_orsa which is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 Deed
• Laughs_ses2.wav by freesound which is licensed under CC0 1.0 Deed.

Synopsis: A lonely squirrel is enjoying his meal when he is attacked by a human. The squirrel seeks revenge by stealing the human’s girlfriend when he is away. The point of view of the story will be shown from the squirrel’s perspective.

Video/Narration by David Haggerty

Audio files from Freesound:

Shannoberg Roster by audiomirage is licensed under CC by 4.0 Deed
Suspense Intro by SergeQuadrado is licensed under CC by 3.0 Deed
Impact by original_sound is licensed under CC by 3.0 Deed
Melancholy Serenade by UNIVERSFIELD is licensed under CC by 4.0 Deed
Orchestral_Song_Short17 by bainmack is licensed under CC by 0.0 Deed
Private Eye by DeVern is licensed under CC by 0.0 Deed
First Love by AudioCoffee is licensed under CC by 4.0 Deed
Bluesy Meddle – Right Side Rhythm Guitar by WlvynZPorte is licensed under CC by 0.0 Deed
Dust and bones by Victor_Natas is licensed under CC by 4.0 Deed
Wedding Day by Vasyl Sakal is licensed under CC by 4.0 Deed

Synopsis: Marvin the Robot sets out to find the perfect meal in Orlando and along the way he discovers food and cultures from around the world. He learns that what makes the perfect meal is the same thing that makes Orlando great – it has a little bit of everything.

Media Assets and Software: I shot original video and photos for this project which feature a toy robot named Marvin with different food and in different neighborhoods in Orlando. I also created collages where I layered cutouts of Marvin the Robot onto original photos. The audio is a story-like narration of Marvin’s adventures consisting of both original recordings and Creative Commons sound effects and background music. I used Audacity to record the narration and Canva to create the final video. I also used the “Voice Changer – Audio Effects” app by One Pixel Studio to apply a robot voiceover effect for Marvin’s voice.

Background audio:  “Free 8-bit Video Game Style Music” by Geoff-Bremner-Audio is marked with CC0 1.0.

Sound effects:

• “Wake Up the Robot” by plasterbrain is marked with CC0 1.0.
• “Toy Robot Blorping” by RICHERlandTV is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
• “Robotic pattern.wav” by InSintesi is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
• “Cute Question Mark” by plasterbrain is marked with CC0 1.0.

Video: “Slow Motion Video Of People Crossing The Street” by Coverr is marked with CC0 1.0.

Graphics in Credits: Free to use pursuant to Canva’s licensing

• “Digital Blockchain Structure Circuit Board” Version 1by creativehavenbydine on Canva. 
• “Digital Blockchain Structure Circuit Board” Version 2 by creativehavenbydine on Canva. 
• “doodle line scribble” by Akitosono available on Canva Pro.
• “Robot Hand holding a pen” by fishyo available on Canva Pro. 
• “Music equalizer icon” by Distrologo on Canva Pro.
• “Anime and Manga Rumble Sound Effect Symbol” by sparklestroke available on Canva.
• “abstract boom effect doodle graphic element” by Daroonchud’s Images on Canva Pro.
• “Pixel Heart Icon” by Macrovector on Canva Pro.

Synopsis:
After a skating accident that leaves Claire resting in the infirmary at the boarding school, she writes a letter to her best friend George. As she is writing this letter, she remembers all they have done together throughout the years.

Software:
Narration of Claire’s voice was done by me through the Sound Recorder tool on my laptop. I used Audacity to mix, shorten, and control the volume of different audios. The video was created by using Microsoft Clipchamp and was uploaded to 1080p. The titled card was edited by using BeFunky.

Photo Credits:

Ice Skates by Benson Kua is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed

Skating on thin ice by Mike Steele is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

49th Week – Cracked by Damien Walmsley is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed

#773 underwater, looking up by Nemo’s great uncle is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Deed

Baldwin School view from the athletic fields by Montgomery County Planning Commission is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed

U.S. Embassy New Zealand by U.S. Embassy New Zealand (Source)’s showcase is licensed under CC0 1.0 Deed

Ducks All Lined Up In A Row by Steve Snodgrass is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

Local middle school students display the results of their by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is licensed under PDM 1.0 Deed

Three years of correspondence by Lenore Edman is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

New England Foliage, Boxboro, MA 1969 by Don Graham is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed

Slate Mountain Trail by Coconino National Forest, Ariz. is licensed under CC0 1.0 Deed

what’s cooking for kids at iacp by Sarah Gilbert is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Deed

Jack-O-Lanterns by Joe Shlabotnik is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Deed

pumpkin patch by liz west is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

Fall Leaves Images by Clement Nomore is licensed under CC0 1.0 Deed 

High school students studying in library by Alliance for Excellent Education is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed

High school girl in theater class by Alliance for Excellent Education is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed 

High school theater class by Alliance for Excellent Education is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed

High school boy in drama class by Alliance for Excellent Education is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed 

High school girl with drama teacher by Alliance for Excellent Education is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed

Icy Window by Lemsipmatt is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed 

Cross Country Skiing by Lemsipmatt is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed

Warning – skiers! by Lemsipmatt is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed

Snowfall Outside My Bedroom Window by slgckgc is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

Hot chocolate at IHOP by Martin LaBar is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Scotchies by slgckgc is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

Building a Snowman by Andrew Crump is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed 

The making of two snow angels by two real life ones by Joanne Goldby is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed

Miller Hall gate in the snow by William & Mary is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Deed

We made these cute ornaments today for family gifts! by Sharon Drummond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Deed

Woman’s hands hold packed christmas gift by Marco Verch is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

Man holding a beautiful gift in his hands, christmas time by Marco Verch is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed 

Dirty melting snow by Kevin Lim is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Deed

SnowFlowers-3 by nelgdev is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

A Carpet of Spring Flowers by kkmarais is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

Photos from the final rehearsal of As You Like It. by UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed

Erick walks in flowers by Peter Lee is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed

Flowers by We Like Sharing is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed 

A letter with a red Valentine inside by Marco Verch is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

cozy antiquarian bookstore by Stephen Coles is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Deed

stack of books by Wonderlane is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed

File:Bryant Park skating rink by Rhododendrites is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed

Kiss the Ice by Chris Hau is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Deed 

The Power of Holding Hands by MTSOfan is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Deed

Audio Credits:

Lonely Winter Breeze.wav by atrempe1 is licensed under CC0 1.0 Deed

Skating.wav by 13FPanska_Marval_Lukas is licensed under CC0 1.0 Deed

Breaking ice on frozen pond by snds_good is licensed under CC0 1.0 Deed 

splash sw3.WAV by Setuniman is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Deed

Piano Melody by orangefreesounds is licensed under CC BY 3.0 Deed

CameraShutter.wav by Tony01726 is licensed under CC0 1.0 Deed

Synopsis: In “Diner Conversations,” the audience finds itself trapped in the uncomfortable role of a perpetual third wheel, forced to witness the turbulent on-and-off relationship of their friends Jane and John. As Jane and John navigate yet another rough patch, the audience is forced to deal with the discomfort and unease that comes with being caught in the middle of their dynamic.

Content & Creation: All the visuals shot for this project were filmed on my iPhone 12 Pro, with the assistance of a tripod to capture more difficult shots. For the voiceover, I provided the voice for “Jane,” while my partner voiced “John,” and a mutual friend voiced “The Audience/Narrator.” Apart from the voiceover audio, all other audio was sourced from ccMixter. The majority of the video was edited using Vixer and polished using Microsoft ClipChamp. Filters and special effects were obtained from Vixer and Microsoft ClipChamp, respectively. The audio was intentionally sped up on Microsoft Clipchamp to enhance the overall discomfort felt by the audience, including the distorted audio of the original background music, which was edited using TwistedWave.

Visual Credits:

All visual content shot by Jo Charles is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

Audio Credits:

“I Heart Your Brain” by Admiral Bob (ft Mind Map That!) is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0