“Mirror Image” by Jocelyn Hsu is licensed by CC BY-NC 4.0.
Synopsis: “Mirror Image” tells the story of a girl struggling with her body image, and her eating disorder that ultimately emerges from it. She eventually reaches a breaking point in her body and mind, and embarks on an inner journey to overcome it.
Media assets: Video and image assets are from Pexels and Unsplash. Background music selections are from Freesound.org. Voiceover audio assets were recorded by me.
Software used: I used Canva Pro and iMovie to create the video, and Logic Pro to record and edit my audio assets.
Summary: “The Secret Ingredient” tells the story of a young girl growing up and cooking with her grandmother. When she’s older, her grandmother becomes sick and passes away soon after. Griefing, she finds her grandmother’s cookbook and a letter that she had written reminiscing their time in the kitchen and gifting her the cookbook.
Media Assets: I wrote and narrated the dialogue, but the pictures, video, and sounds were created by the creators below.
Synopsis:42 is a reflective digital story presented as a poetic letter from me, a daughter, to my late mother. Blending personal narration with archival photos and video, the story explores intergenerational parallels, grief, and identity, culminating in a meditation on memory, loss, and enduring connection.
Assets: I wrote and narrated the poem, and the pictures and videos were either from my archives or filmed myself.
“Worst Case Scenario” by Grace Bayliss is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
Synopsis: A teenage girl is terrified of taking her driver’s license test and believes that failure is the end of the world. The girl flunks the test on the first maneuver and realizes that this is the worst-case scenario. She feels silly and light at the thought of how insignificant this failure is and that she can always try again.
I recorded the audio narration using the voice memo application on my iPhone. I created the title and credit cards as well as edited the audio and video using Canva.
“The Penny Game” by Kyla Cacoilo is licensed under CC by 4.0.
Synopsis: Hungry in Florence, my friend Hailey and I let a penny decide our fate. Each flip leads us through plazas, alleys, and overpriced restaurants until we find a tiny trattoria with handmade pasta. With wine in hand and the best meal of our trip, we realize the best experiences come when you least expect them.
Assets: I found the video assets from Pexels and audio assets from Pixabay. I recorded the narration for the video using voice memos on my MacBook.
Software: I used Canva Pro to edit the audio and visual elements of my project and create the title and credits clips.
Summary: This is a short snippet of a book about a man cursed to be a vampire who lives on an island that he has molded and grown into a massive tourist industry. The catch? #1 he’s vegan- he does whatever it takes to uphold this, finding that he can subsist off of Coconut water instead of blood. Catch #2 Nobody knows he’s a vampire- just a rich eccentric who owns a bed and breakfast- and he wants to keep it that way!
Creator: Sarah Perkins Video Credits: Canva, Youtube for posting Visual Credits: Grok AI 2 & 3 Narration- by Sarah Perkins using the VoiceMemos App, Licensed under CC0.
“Bahman’s Journey” by Olivia Samimy is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
This is the story of my dad’s immigration to the United States and what he accomplished once he arrived here. The photos are all from my dad’s collection. I recorded the narration myself and edited the video both using iMovie. I hope you enjoy!
I wrote and recorded the narration for “When They Say Happily Ever After.” In addition to creating the narration, I shot all of the video footage myself.
Software
Audio: I used QuickTime Player to record the audio of my husband playing the part of The Lion’s Paw and of me saying my lines. I also used an AI tool called Descript to records the lines for the two additional speakers in the digital story. I edited all of my audio using Audacity.
Video: I edited my movie using iMovie. I used Canva to add text to several of my video clips.
Video Footage: I shot my video footage using my DSLR camera a Sony a6000.
Credits
Video and Image Credits:
“Opening of When They Say Happily Ever After” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Child Takes The Lion’s Paw Off the Shelf” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Child Looking at The Lion’s Paw” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Child Reading The Lion’s Paw” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Reading The Lion’s Paw Under the Covers” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Hugging The Lion’s Paw” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Back to the Library” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“The Lion’s Paw Put Back on Shelf” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Passed Over” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Ignored” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Broken” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Forgotten” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Packed Away” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Box Opened and Found” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Packaged” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Unboxing” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Taping The Lion’s Paw” by Caitlin Woodington(Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Wrapping up The Lion’s Paw” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Another One” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Is This What they Mean When They Say Happily Ever After” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“Passing on The Lion’s Paw” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Audio Credits:
“Recording of When They Say Happily Ever After” by Caitlin Woodington (Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
I filmed all the videos myself on my iPhone 13. I used OpenShot as my video editor, Audacity as my audio editor, Canva for my credits and creating the social media app called “Looksmaxxing.” My audio was sourced from ccMixter and my images are from Pexels.
“The Forgotten Melody” by Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC-NC-ND 4.0.
Synopsis: The Forgotten Melody is a story of a retired pianist, Iris, who recently lost her husband due to natural causes. Iris finds herself quietly sifting through old belongings, reflecting on love, loss, and the memories attached to music. As she rediscovers fragments of her past, the piano keys no longer carry the same sound, they seem to echo with the ghost of melodies shared with her late husband. Through a series of emotional visuals and subtle voiceovers, we see her journey of remembrance, nostalgia, and the quiet ache of moving on.
Project Edit/Software Used: I created my digital story using Canva Pro, where I put together the visual sequence, title card, and closing credits. The audio was edited and leveled in Adobe Audition, where I combined my voiceover clips into a single cohesive track. The voiceovers were recorded using my personal iPhone and brought an intimate, emotional tone to the narrative.
Citations: My images and videos in this project were sourced from Pexels, allowing me to visually tell the story with cinematic stills and subtle moment. The background music was pulled from Freesound to add more weight and ambiance to the scenes.
“This feels very familiar” by Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
“We used to dance to tunes just like this” By Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
“It feels like when we first met. It was when I was so lost in the music, the keys under my fingers like a language only we could understand” By Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
Giggles by Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
“You’re not really gone, are you? You’re in every melody and every memory, thank you” – Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
