I have an affection for setting out to create things that I love and learn from those experiences as much as I can. The following video essay is an example of when I became enamored with YouTube video essays and wanted to create one myself. I was already proficient in Final Cut Pro for video editing, but this was my first attempt at using an animation software. After lots of trial and error and YouTube tutorials later, I created the animation for this video, as well as writing the script and recording the voice over. I wanted the production value to be a cut above, so I added my own compositions as background music to make the whole video feel more produced and well-crafted.