About the Story

On its second-to-last voyage, in 1867, the Atlantic Steamer was saved by an unexpected crewman and his sauerkraut. This story is a true tale that has been passed down to me, as my ancestors survived what could have been a horrendous maritime disaster if it hadn’t been for a quick-thinking cook.

The Process

Photos were edited in Photoshop and exported as PNG files, then imported into a Canva presentation. Slides and assets were duplicated and objects were moved slightly in each slide to create the effect of animation. Text was added to sections to follow the narration to give the impression that this is a non-fiction storybook, and also accessible. Photos were edited with filters to give similar continuity throughout, and the slide durations were adjusted to match the length of the narration. Finally, the project was exported from Canva and imported into GarageBand to record the narration and balance audio.

Images:

“Hook family portrait, December 1924” by whatsthatpicture is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

“Metagama Twin-Schrew Atlantic Passenger Steamer …..” is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

“The Atlantic Ocean (map), Thomas” is marked with CC0 1.0.

“flame-texture-10” by designshard is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

“Lewes Bonfire Night 2007 – Wall of Flame” by Dominic’s pics is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

“Kvinna vid handpump på Stora Kornö” by Gösta Skoglund is marked with CC0 1.0.

“Man climbing a tree – early 1900s” by Aussie~mobs is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

“atlantic ocean” by chrisf608 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

“59 CDV of butcher” by rich701 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

“Holy Smoke Sauerkraut” by Gary Soup is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

“Men posing on the deck of a ship” by simpleinsomnia is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

“PLYMOUTH SHIPWRECK VECTIS WRECK ON ROCKS OLD PHOTO POSTCARD SHOWS SHIP 1912” by mark’s vintage topographical postcards is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

Audio:

“Australia – Ocean Water Laps CU Active w Ship Horn, Bird and People in BG.wav” by earsaregood is marked with CC0 1.0.

“Fire Fuse Ignite Flame” by EminYILDIRIM is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

“Water Drop 1.wav” by Obvsly is marked with CC0 1.0.

“Wood Break Planks Multiple 3” by Sheyvan is marked with CC0 1.0.

“fizzlehiss.wav” by Saltbearer is marked with CC0 1.0.

“R07-42-Waves of Cheers.wav” by craigsmith is marked with CC0 1.0.

“Fight the Sea (Instrumental Version)” by Josh Woodward (Instrumental Versions) is licensed under CC BY 3.0.

“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