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I Am Me…

My identity is something I hold very dearly and work every day to express. As someone who is far and away from any sense of normalcy, it took me so long to embrace those differences rather than be ashamed of them. This video assignment allowed me to briefly showcase some of the most crucial traits of myself that I find most inherent to what makes me who I am.

I used CapCut and TikTok to create this video as it was the easiest way to access and play around with my camera roll as well as adding audio. It was very difficult choosing which photos to use as I have so many full of amazing memories that made me the person I am today, but I was able to narrow it down to some of my favorites. The song in the background is Swamp Thing by The Chameleons, a band that I am not only friends with, but a band that has helped me through the darkest times of my life. This song in particular is one I listen to on loop when I’m feeling down, defeated, or alone and it is what helped me survive my first semester back in the fall of 2023; it feels like the song that I am most connected to.

Making this was a very emotional, cathartic experience. I’ve been incredibly sick these last two weeks due to complications with my disability being impacted by the wild fluctuations with the weather as well as it being illness season, so I haven’t really felt like myself lately. However, going through all my photos, putting this all together, adding the music, it reminded me who I am which is something I really needed.

I Am Me

For this assignment I was tasked with making a video that represents who I am. However, instead of the video being about me I made the video about Leo Storm, my created Ai character. For the video I found pictures that represented Leo Storm. I used pictures of his hometown, favorite food and drink, education, etc… I uploaded these pictures to a software called Movavi Video and from there I created a video with all the pictures. The next thing I did was record a voice over explaining how each picture represented Leo. I used Audacity as my recording software. After that was complete, I downloaded the finished voice over and uploaded to Movavi Video. I made my final touches, making sure my voice over was in sync with the pictures. I downloaded the final product and that is what you see here. I hope you enjoy!