Spring 2023

“An Immigrant’s View” is the story of both the history of immigration to NYC and the story of a modern day immigrant coming to NYC for the first time. I was inspired to make this video after taking a walking tour in New York City during a trip last year, where the tour guide explained the different types of people that had settled in the different boroughs. Immigration is a controversial issue in the US as well, so I wanted to explore what becoming an American might look like to someone on the outside.

For the assets, I used a variety of media to convey history such as orginial photos from The Library of Congress of immigrants arriving to Ellis Island. In the depiction of a modern day immigrant and the sounds and feel of NYC, I used photos, video, music, sound effects, and narration to tell the story from a variety of creative commons sites.

I created the video using DaVinci Resolve software, mixed the audio and recorded the narration through Audacity, and created the title and credits slide through Canva.

Assets: Sound

“City street sounds” freesound.org, licensed under CC 0

“Memorial Day” licensed under creative commons

“That City” by Rupert Sachs, licensed under Creative Commons 2.0

Assets: Pictures

“No Known Restrictions” Library of Congress, licensed under public domain

“Immigrants arriving in New York from Ellis Island” NYCPL, licensed under public domain

“Emigrants coming to the “land of promise”, licensed under public domain

Pictures of Woman in Headscarf by Kiera Burton, pexel. com, licensed with Pexels

“New York City” Pexels

Woman in a Sleveless Dress Pexels

Librarian Pexels

“Book Lot” Pexels

“Books on a Black Background” Pexels

“White and Brown Concrete Building” Pexels

“Facade of New York City Public Library on Voting Day” Pexels

This story is about a baby leatherback turtle, found and named by a little boy called Jevan, while on a family vacation. Jevan shows the tour guide his discovery and the turtle is tagged and set free into the ocean and returns to look for Jevan a year later on her journey back to where she was born so she could lay her eggs. 

The majority of these pictures were taken by me on our family vacation. I used iMovie to create the video and edited the audio both in iMovie and in the VoiceMemo app on my laptop. iMovie is where most of the audio editing was done though like raising the volume of the narration and fading the background music at the end etc.

Media Asset Credits:

Audio:

• Original Narration by Jessica Maya and Jevan Gosein

• “Upbeat Forever” Kevin MacLeod from incompetech.com
  Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 License

Visuals:

• Original photos are my personal family photos, all rights reserved, copyright 2023.

• “Scenic View Of Ocean During Dusk” by Darwis Alwan under Pexels License which is a CC0 1.0 license
• “Honu Diving” by Jakob Owens under Unsplash License which is a CC0 1.0 license

The Game follows the main character, me, with the red hair as I play a round at a high stakes blackjack table. This story may or may not be based on events that did or did not take place. Enjoy! 🙂

Visuals:

created by me (Jasmyn Collier) using ProCreate on my 6th generation iPad with Apple Pencil

Audio:

Narration by me (Jasmyn Collier) using Voice Memos app on iPhone

Place Your Bets Please (female voice) by LadyImperatix licensed under CC0 1.0

Censored Beep by Mastercard licensed under CC BY 3.0

Laughter by Mike Koenig licensed under CC BY 3.0

Poker Chips by Daniel Simon licensed under CC BY 3.0

Ambience Casino by stephan schutze licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Cards Shuffling by themfish licensed under Sampling Plus 1.0

God, Have Mercy, Drill Trap by Matrixxx_ licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

Synopsis

When the main character faces a problem, she reaching out to her three friends Grace, Truth, and Time in an attempt to feel better. The story follows each of their efforts and their failures to help her until Kia finally learns what it takes to heal and grow from her pain.

Content and Creation

The audio story narration was self recorded. The visuals were designed and arranged through combination of digital drawing, animations, and Canva graphics licensed under Canva’s Content License Agreement.

Software

Canva (image, audio, and video editing)

Credits

Music

• “Inspire 2“ by Wavecont is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
• “Lo-Fi Fashion Chill | WHISTLE” by Alex-Productions  is licensed under CC BY 3.0

Audio Effects

• “Menusound3.wav” by EverHeat is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
• “Female crying.wav” by Luzanne0 is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0
• “Cell phone 02.wav” by LG is licensed under CC BY 3.0
• “footsteps-gravel-birds.wav” by Maurice_J_K is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• “Vinyl rewind” by TasmanianPower is licensed under CC0 1.0
• “Box Trunk Slam.wav” by thatkellytrna is licensed under CC0 1.0
• “Plopp Bubble popping” by dersuperanton is licensed under CC BY 3.0
• “Popcorn” by kmbetton is licensed under CC0 1.0
• “G27-08-Movie Boat Creak Scene.wav” by craigsmith is marked with CC0 1.0.
• “Trumpet sad chromatic wah wah.wav” by SpliceSound  is licensed under CC0 1.0“Victory Fanfare” by humanoide9000 is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• All other audio assets sourced through Canva and licensed under the Canva Pro License in the Canva’s Content License Agreement

Visuals

All visual content is licensed under Canva’s Content License Agreement through Canva Pro License. Content under this license does not require attribution.

• “dibikinid”  by ‘dibikinid’ is licensed under Canva’s Content License Agreement
• “Woman taking a selfie” by “Onehourhappiness” 
• “Face ID on phone” by “Onehourhappiness” 
• “Empty room interior design” by “blueringmedia”
• “Rumah Modern House” by “eragiovani1988”
• “Middle emoticon scale icon set. Feedback on scale. VEctor on isolated background” by “Yakovenkoicons”
• “Doctors office interior” by “Jemastock2”“Businesswoman presentation flat icon” by “thidaratsuteeratatphotos”

A small medieval marginal drawing goes on an adventure through various books and written texts, all the way up through the present.

I edited images with Canva, including the credits and title card, then created my video using OpenShot. Narration was self-recorded using Audacity; I also used one personal photograph, taken for purposes of this project, featuring calligraphy that I did myself. See below for full asset credits. 

Audio Assets:
Narration recorded by me; all rights reserved.
Pages Flipping, by lucaslara, CC 0
Spectaculum Medieval, by vvsmusic, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Letterpress_Heidelberger, by shapingwaves, CC BY 4.0
scrape frenzy 3 by patchen, CC BY 3.0

Visual Assets (public domain, unless otherwise noted):
Royal 3 D VI, the Ashridge Petrus Comestor, via the British Library (f.69v, 93r, 234r).
Additional MS 8785, De proprietatibus rerum, via the British Library (f.73v).
Additional MS 10293, Lancelot du Lac, via the British Library (f.66v).
Additional MS 19587, Divina commedia, via the British Library (f.4r).
MS 22 (86.ML571), Book of Hours, via the Getty Museum (f.3r).
MS Ludwig I 13 (83.MA.62), Bible, via the Getty Museum (f.64r).
Gutenberg Bible leaf, via Miami University Libraries (verso).
MS Ludwig VI 2 (83.MH.85), Gradual, via the Getty Museum (f.1r).
MS M.493, the Black Hours, via the Morgan Library & Museum (f.24v, 25r, 54v, 55r).
MS W.494, the Lace Book of Marie de’ Medici, via the Walters Art Museum (f.5v, 17v).
Personal photo, Elizabeth M. B.,  all rights reserved. 

Synopsis: This is the story of a individual as they become a man, loses their passion in music but as they grow older, gives it another chance.

Content & Creation: Most of the content comes from Pexels from a multitude of different content creators and images that are used are from Wikipedia. All the content that I used was License by either the platforms or public domain. Narration was done by myself using Audacity and refining using Adobe Premiere Pro. Entire Story was created within Adobe Premiere Pro.

Visual Assets:
“An Orchestra Playing Music” by cottonbro is licensed under Pexels License
“Man Conducting a Choir” by cottonbro is licensed under Pexels License
“People on the band playing a music” by Kelly is licensed under Pexels License
“Close up video of a person playing the drums” by RODNAE Productions is licensed under Pexels License
“People having fun with their music” by ANTONI SHKRABA Productions is licensed under Pexels License
“A footage of musicians standing while smiling at camera” by RODNAE Productions is licensed under Pexels License
“A man walking away while holding a burning stick” by Ton Souza is licensed under Pexels License
“A boy giving up on playing an electronic keyboard” by Yan Krukau is licensed under Pexels License
“Couple Drinking Coffee on Rooftop Bar” by Kampus is licensed under Pexels License
“An old component sound system” by Anthony : ) is licensed under Pexels License
“A man wearing headphones while listening to music” by cottonbro is licensed under Pexels License
Bernstein in 1977 by Jack Mitchell from Wikipedia (Public Domain in USA)
Tchaikovsky by Émile Reutlinger from Wikipedia (Public Domain in USA)

Audio Assets:
Arrival by Scott Holmes is licensed under CC BY-ND-4.0
Narration recorded by me; all rights reserved.

Erin Jackson is a speed skater from Ocala, Florida. She started roller skating at a young age and began speed skating shortly after. She is competitive in inline speed skating, roller derby, and speed skating. My family owns a roller-skating rink in Tallahassee, Florida and we have been very active in the speed skating community for over 20 years. My children, as well as my niece and nephews all speed skated competitively at the National level. I have made many friends over the years in the speed skating community, including Olympians and their coach, Renee Hildebrand. Erin’s story is a compelling one. I hope that all agree! Let’s Go Team USA!

This video was created in Davinci Resolve 18 to create the MP4 video. The narration is done by me. The audio was recorded on my Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and uploaded to Audacity. I also used Canva to create the credits and the title screen. All of the software speaks to Davinci very well if in MP3 or MP4 format. Additional soundbites with creative commons licensure were uploaded directly to Davinci. I liked the layering feature in Davinci. It allows for multiple sources to be split and moved around prior to the final rendering to MP4.

Photo Credits:

Coach Renee Hildebrand

Congratulations Olympians by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service.  

3 on Ice by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Brit and Erin Smiles by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Palm Tree by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Waterfront by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service.

Red Shirt Practice by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Leader of the Pack by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Co-ed at the Bank by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Ocala Outdoor by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

No Denying It by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service.

Perfect Skate by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

A Coach and Three Olympians by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Scoreboard by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Young Erin Ocala Speed by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Blue Track by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

She Won by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

2016 by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Excellence by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Young Erin Roller Skates by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Coach USA by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Hug by Renee Hildebrand with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Mrs. Debbie Bowe

Flag by Debbie Bowe with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Flag and 2 Olympians by Debbie Bowe with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Flag and Team USA by Debbie Bowe with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

2018 Olympians by Debbie Bowe with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

BBowe Focus by Debbie Bowe with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

EJ Focus by Debbie Bowe with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Going Home Winners by Debbie Bowe with permissive use from the owner and Facebook Terms of Service. 

Creative Commons

Junior Speed Skating by Joe Dielis licensed under CC BY 2.0

Head Down by David Rosen licensed under CC BY 2.0

Eröffnungsfeier der 24 Olympischen Winter Spiele 2022 in Peking/China (Bilder der aktuellen TV-Übertragung,) 20436 by Roba 66 licensed under Public Domain Mark 1.0

Audio Credits:

Cinematic Piano Ambient – Inspirational and Emotional Background Music Instrumental (FREE DOWNLOAD) by AShamaluevMusic at AShamaluevMusic – Best Background Music Free Download

Ice Skates Coast 1 by EpidemicSound.com licensed under CC0 1.0

Roller Skating by EpidemicSound.com licensed under CC0 1.0

OCEAN NATURAL SOUND WAVES by SkyNext licensed under CC BY 3.0

morning_chirp by mahua7475 licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0

Synopsis: The story is told from the perspective of a deer named Toby, who lives in Shingle with his family and other animals. However, it all changes when a stranger in a hardhat visits his home and decides to transform the untouched piece of land into a housing development project with many other amenities for humans to enjoy.

Content & Creation:

All images and video come from existing photographs on Pexels and Flickr. The image was edited using Pixlr. The video was created and edited in Davinci Resolve 18, and the narration was self-recorded using an online voice recorder. All other audio elements are Creative Commons assets obtained from Freesound. Title slides and credits were created using Davinci Resolve 18 software.

Visual Credits:

A herd of deer in a meadow by Nicky Pe on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Low angle shot of green trees in the forest by Kris Moklebust on pexels(Public Domain via Pexels License)

Green trees in the forest by Jonathan emilli on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Engineer with map in grassfield by Tubarones Photography on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

A brown deer drinking water by Dan RO on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Trees in the forest by Ron Lach on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Construction workers explaining blue print by Gustavo Fring on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Three people sitting beside table by Pixbay on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Man cutting the tree using chainsaw by Fabian Kohler on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Drone shot of a heavy equipment by Pok Rie on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Tree trunks piled up on grass by Ivars on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Brown deer jumping by Dariusz Grosa on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Filed forest animal by Toth Photos on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Liftoff! By Josh Gross on flicker is licensed under Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

a herd of der running in the woods by Toth Photos on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

View of felled trees in the forest by Zoran Milosavljevic on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Yellow excavator by Evan Nitschke on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Birds eye view of heavy equipment by Tom Fisk on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Aerial city residential area modern building by Sergio souza on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

White and blue house under blue sky by Cutis Adams on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

White and brown bungalow under clear blue sky by Pixbay on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

A real estate agent greeting a client by Thirdman on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

An agent looking at the happy family by Mart Production  on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

A couple fist bumping each other by Alena Darmel on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Happy family sitting on the couch covered with plastic by Mart Production on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Brown Deer by Jim Fawns on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Terrace with comfortable couches by  Max Rahubovskiy on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Luxurious car driving down street by Luke Miller on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

A herd of deer crossing a road by gryffyn on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Deer hiding on grass field by Jamo Images by on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Deer walking on grassy meadow by Olga Lioncat on pexels (Public Domain via Pexels License)

Audio Credits:

Forest by sonically_sound on Freesound is licensed under(CC BY-NC 4.0)

Spring farmland NL by Klankbeeld on Freesound is licensed under (CC BY 4.0)

Fenras theme trailer music intro music on Freesound is licensed under Lordol1 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Suspense_bass_001 by Warped_Tension on Freesound is licensed under (CC0 1.0)

Car engine,start,stop,engine by Dan_audiofile on Freesound is licensed under (CC BY 4.0)

Chainsaw_2 by ivolipa on Freesound is licensed under (CC0 1.0)

Wood chopping ambience by Anandthethird on Freesound is licensed under (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Sad bluesy violin by TheFlyFishingFlimmaker on Freesound is licensed under (CC BY 4.0)

Sad violin 2 by TheFlyFishingFlimmaker on Freesound is licensed under (CC BY 4.0)

Sad ending Piano #1 by PSOVOD  on Freesound is licensed under (CC BY 4.0)

Children’s Laughter #2 rires d’enfants by Arnaud coutancier on Freesound is licensed under (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Car honk by BiblicalBricksProductions on Freesound is licensed under (CC0 1.0)

Thriller suspense theme by tyops on Freesound is licensed under (CC BY 4.0)

Voice over by Saleh Ahmed