“The King of Fools” by John Gonzalez is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Synopsis: What’s a casual game between friends? Well, for the pieces themselves, it’s a war against their greatest enemies! And nothing is worse than finding you’re on the losing side of war….
Content & Creation: This project was mostly created using recorded video from John Gonzalez, using his iPhone 17 ProMax and the iOS Photos App. These video snippets were compiled and edited using a combination of the iOS Photos App, CapCut, Canva, and iMovie. Canva’s Assets were utilized to create the Inter-titles (Canva’s Content License Agreement)
Gödel’s Ontological Proof by Whalen. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
Synopsis: A dramaticized biography of Kurt Gödel’s personal life, overlaid with a reading of his ontological proof. Introducing him as a world-class mathematician, focus quickly shifts to the assassination of his friend Moritz Schlick, Gödel’s mental health decline, and his death due to paranoia and a dependency on his wife’s support.
Original Assets: Video was edited using Shotcut. Narration was done by myself with some editing in Audacity.
“Playback from the Donation Bin” By Jaclyne Jones. 2026. Licensed CC BY 4.0
Synopsis: This story is about a portable CD player, discarded at a Goodwill, waiting to be picked up by someone in the year 2026. On the electronics shelf sits the discman, lumped together with a bunch of cords and alarm clocks, who begins to reminisce on his time with his previous owner. The story follows the point of view of the CD player, who feels largely forgotten by society and is just waiting to be noticed by someone, hoping for a chance to be useful again. Media Assets/Software: All visual and audio content is originally produced by me, with some help from my partner. I recorded nearly everything on an old iPhone for a more vintage feel to accentuate the nostalgia I was trying to evoke. The rest was filmed on a newer iPhone for more precision aspects. The consistent background music is provided by Incompetech. I utilized Canva Pro for all editing needs, downloaded as an mp4, and uploaded to YouTube.
Citations:
Original content by Jaclyne Jones licensed under CC BY 4.0
“The Life of a Lost Library Book” by Alyssa Mitchinson is licensed by CC BY-NC 4.0.
Synopsis: A library book is left behind and lost after a family forgets to return it. The child grows up and moves on, but the library book remains, until one day, she finds it again.
Content & Creation: While most of the audio and images I found online and are available through Creative Commons, I did take some pictures to include for this project. There are 21 of them total. This project was entirely edited in Canva.
How to Sew a Dress by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
This digital story shows myself walking through the process of sewing a dress, from picking out the fabric to cutting to constructing. While the process is shown, I will tell the story of how my grandmother taught me how to sew, how it has shaped my life, and helped me overcome the challenge of perfectionism. I shot all of the video clips on an iPhone 13 and edited with Canva. I used Adobe Podcast to edit the recording.
Visual Media Assets
“Video of Pink Floral Fabic” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“How to Sew a Dress Title Page” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Hand Smoothing Pink Floral Fabric” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Cutting Pink Floral Fabric” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Winding Bobbin” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Picking Up a Pin” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“A Mistake” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Sitting at the Table, Sewing” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Grandmother Teaching Emma” by Jim Lehman. 2007. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Sewing a Seam” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Mistake 1” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Mistake 2” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Final Dress” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
“Credits Page” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
Audio Assets
“How to Sew a Dress Narration” by Emma Preston. 2026. Licensed under CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
Synopsis: The last payphone in the city reflects curiously on its decline from essential urban lifeline to forgotten corner fixture, wondering why people now carry glowing screens instead of waiting by their side for important calls. Through memories of anxious conversations and real plans made decades ago, the phone questions whether human connection has truly changed or if it’s just hiding somewhere. Told from the pay phone’s first-person perspective. He is curious, puzzled, and quietly bewildered and is shown through contemplative voice over narration.
Media Assets/ Software: I used mostly Canva pro media assets for the making of this video as well as used Canva video editor to construct the final product. None of the content used was originally derived from myself and the only slight changes made to any of the content was with the final bit of audio to which reverb and distortion was added. I wanted to use moving images this time around and am happy with the results. Video was exported at 1080p and then uploaded to YouTube.
“The Practice Nobody Sees” by Jonathan Pupo is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Synopsis:
An athlete spends countless hours practicing and preparing alone before the crowd ever sees them compete. Early mornings, repeated drills, and moments of frustration and struggle highlight the dedication required to improve each day. The story emphasizes the unseen effort that builds confidence and skills later displayed on game day.
Software / Media Used:
The video was created and edited using Canva and exported as an MP4 video in 1080p (HD). Throughout the project, I used licensed assets from Canva, Freesound, and AI narration generated on ElevenLabs.
A mysterious agent from F.E.T.C.H. (Federal Extraterrestrial Canine Hostage Unit), is called to a small West Virginia town. She is there to meet with Ann Strieber, a woman who believes her dog Tutu has been abducted by something otherworldly. Things unfold into a strange and surreal investigation involving unexplained lights and signals to the sky. Blending suspense, dark humor, and sci-fi mystery, the truth behind the dog’s disappearance will be revealed.
Production Notes
Original Assets: Shot all footage and recorded all dialogue myself, including some sound effects like car door opening and knocking, with help from my partner as an extra cameraman. Created dog missing poster and took dog reunion photo myself.
Editing Software: DaVinci Resolve, Canva for newscast graphics and dialogue enhancement, iMovie for TV filter.
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