Synopsis: A law student struggles to balance becoming a lawyer for financial stability and his passion for painting. He works hard during the day but at night he indulges in his true passion–painting. The story is told from the law student’s point of view.
Content & Creation: For the Final Project, I used a mix of videos provided on Canva and videos that I recorded myself. I also utilized Canva to edit my digital story. If an audio clip was not compatible with Canva, I utilized Audacity to convert the audio clip to MP3. The content I filmed myself includes the law student painting and studying, the law student’s paintings, as well as the law student walking in front of University of Miami Law School. The content I pulled from Canva includes the videos of the alarm clock, the man tying his school, traffic, Florida law books, the professor lecturing, the student taking an exam, and the boy going to bed. The content pulled from Canva was either free on Canva or included in Canva Pro.
Love Letters to the First Lady by Christopher Rubio was created with Adobe Premiere Pro, exported as 1080p H.264. It is licensed by CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED.
Synopsis
This story covers an experience of my grandmother (Marilynn) when she was in high school. A man she was smitten with had been sent out to fight in the Korean War. She wanted to take him (Mark) to her prom so she wrote Mamie Eisenhower requesting that she help get him home for the event.
“Love in the Lamplight: A Rumination on the Loss That We Feel” by Lauren Williams is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED. This video was created using iMovie and exported in 1080p as an .mp4 file.
Synopsis: The iconic Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, goes on a romantic dinner date with his lady love, but he can’t stop the flames of passion igniting in his wandering eyes. Mothman’s overt nostalgia for the glory, adoration, and fame of bygone days ruins the true love he’s cultivated in the present, and by the end of the night, he loses the one person who ever truly cared about him.
Assets and Software: This video was created using creative commons licensed assets (music, audio clips, still images, and short video clips) obtained from sites such as Pexels and Freesound.org, as well as original video and audio shot and recorded by me. Software used includes iMovie and Canva.
Secrets in the Parchment by Kaitlyn Darling is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed.
Synopsis : Elara, a young scholar, finds a mystical library with magical books that lead to fantastical realms. She embarks on a quest, battling creatures and solving riddles to uncover its secrets and ultimate magical knowledge.
Media Assets & Software : I sourced images from Creative Commons, including real-life and AI-generated work by various artists, along with music and sound effects. Using ElevenLabs and Charlotte’s voice for narration, I created the script myself. Finally, I combined everything using Canva.
After being left behind in a classroom, its up to this brave water bottle to find its way back to its owner. Though it faces a long journey with plenty of challenges, it is determined to not give up and to find its way back to her.
Production
This stop-motion video was created using photos I took around the FSU College of Law campus. Any additional visual assets have Creative Commons licenses. I did the voiceover myself. All other audio assets have Creative Commons licenses.
Software
I took the photos on my iPhone camera. I used Canva to create a presentation, imported my photos, and edited them. Each frame of the video is actually a presentation slide, and I adjusted the timing of each slide in Canva. After creating the video, I moved over to Clipchamp where I began adding my audio elements.
The Wizard’s Unicorn by Jackie Smith is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0. This video was edited in both Canva and Filmora; the final product was exported from Filmora as a H.264(MP4) file at 1080p 30fps.
Synopsis
This story is about a Wizard who had a dream about a unicorn. The wizard struggles to summon his unicorn but determined to prove those who made fun of him wrong, he tries again and again.
Media Assets & Software
I shot The Wizard’s Unicorn using my iPhone 13pro, I proceeded to take the images into Canva where I combined and edited them. I used various graphics provided by Canva and one image provided by Pexels. After I was satisfied with the video, I took it into Filmoria where I added sound effects and music that I obtained from FreeSound.
“SONGBIRD” by Erin Crawford is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED. This video was produced using Adobe Premiere Pro 2023, exported as H.264 (.mp4).
Synopsis: This story follows a songbird, born with a beautiful voice, and the price she must pay for people to listen. Desperate for people to hear her song, she allows herself to become trapped by those who say they love her, and each time she is caught, she’s left with scars of the encounter until she sets herself free.
With the exception of the image on the title slide, I filmed all video/image assets used in this project. I used my iPhone 15 Plus and two different Sensyne tripods (one of which had a ring light attached) to film each asset. I enabled a Bluetooth remote to pair with my phone, and could manually start recording while in the camera frame. For audio assets, I used Audacity for macOS to record my narration. I also had a friend compose the background track of the video, which is titled “Songbird.” Finally, a friend had recorded the final snippet of my audio one Sunday at church and it is a live recording. The video was produced using Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 for macOS and exported as H.264. Each clip was individually manipulated in the editing program and all audio clips were also edited with the same software.
Language of the Aisles by Dakotah Shelton is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0. This video and voice overs were created using Premiere Pro, exported as a H.264(MP4) file at 1080p. All videos were recorded by Liam Shelton with Dakotah shelton acting as director. Music was sourced from www.scottbuckley.com.au.
Synopsis:
A girl, new to Korea, must perform a simple task— buy groceries. But she realizes how difficult it is when you don’t speak or read the language. Will she be able to find all the ingredients she needs?
Media Assets & Software
All videos were filmed by Liam Shelton, while directed and acted by Dakotah Shelton. We collected them at a local super market in Asan Techno Valley. They were captured using the GoPro Hero11. The voiceovers were all recorded by Dakotah Shelton and with the Blue microphone. Video edits were made using Adobe Premiere Pro on a ProArt Studiobook.
Credits
Videography by Liam Shelton is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Deed.
“Elektra, Stop Playing!” by Bremen Hill is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Created with Vegas Pro, exported as mp4 on 4/02/24. Image and music/sound effects in the video was sourced from Flickr and freesound. Text to voice narration was made with NaturalReader
Synopsis
This is a story about a boring guy name Roger who tries technology for the first time and is surprised at how quickly his life was turned around. Is it convenient or just intrusive?
Media Assets & Software
This video was filmed by me alone on a Canon 5d Mark II DSLR. The quick images for the television was made using Adobe Photoshop. I voiced and acted for the main character, Roger. The secretary on the phone, the voice for the television ad, and Elektra were all recorded from text to speech using NaturalReader’s website. I used Vegas Pro to edit the video with color changing effects, along with the many overlapping sound effects and music that were sourced from freesound.
“Welcome to the Family” was created by Leesa Love and is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. The video was edited using CapCut Web, exported as an MP4 file at 1080p and uploaded onto YouTube. Images in the video are sourced from Flickr and Pexels. Narration was recorded using Audacity and sounds effects were sourced from Freesound. The screen recording was captured using Kaltura.
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.
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