What: Our group decided to create a digital autobiography of Baruch students memories. The format of the autobiography will be done as a graphic novel. Each member of the team will ask students to talk about a moment in their life where they either felt most embarrassed, happy, sad, etc. The graphic novel will act as a flashback cloud that plays out the story of the individual. An image or short clip of the person will be shown before the comic version of their story.

The project will be in video form but will show pictures narrated by students. Music will be played in the background to support and amplify epic moments of the story. Panels of the story will be drawn, photographed and made into a slideshow video. We hope to do at least two to three stories each having a different plot and emotional feel.

Why: Choosing to turn real life stories into a graphic novel is something that peaked my interest from reading Marjane Satrapi’s “The Complete Persepolis.” There’s a thin line between reality and non-reality when someone does this and gives an outside perspective on his or her own life.