My name is Olivia Marchese and I love to get creative! Ever since I was eleven years old, I found a passion in bossing my friends around, directing videos and using Microsoft Movie Maker to add in the final edits.

All of my early high school projects were submitted in video form and I found myself studying Electronics, Computer Science and ICT for my GCSE subjects, to ensure I could spend as much time on the computer as possible. It amazed me that there was an endless inventory of things that could be done through the click of a mouse.

In my spare time, I watched an array of movies and TV series. I found myself inspired by the way every show had something unique about it; every story was different in its own way, yet they were all successful in evoking emotion as you connected to the characters.

I later began to teach myself how to produce music on the free online software ‘Soundtrap.’ I wrote to express my feelings and joined a drama group, Fylde Coast Youth Theatre, to learn how people communicate their emotions behind the TV screen.

Creating media can allow me to use my imagination and express my own individuality.