like postsecrets but in prose; "type a note about a fault of your own, something you did or thought about and are not proud of"; filters out obvious lies, overtly vulgar, identifying specific others.
links list, many categories, many audio stories
one of the best sources for audio documentaries; here also are many how-to sessions
the restaurant has been running in London since 1862. Audioslideshow
basic tips by J.D. Lasica on preparing for doing an audio/slideshow in narrative form, perhaps a first person recollection, tightly crafted. Makes a good handout.
View and listen to the projects of people of all ages
major writer on visual ethnography has many of his essays online
Pedro Meyer's photoessay about his father's last days; a classic
audio/slideshows with international stories by accomplished photojournalists
artist and teacher's web site; under "digital storytelling" are wonderful quicktime movies, often from South America or in Latino USA, with subtitles; an exemplar of documentaries on the Internet
always looking for new ways to interest students in certain kinds of projects involving visual narrative, autobiography, documentary
BBC site has good examples, especially children's "Shoebox Stories"
essay by Diana Taylor about how traumatic events may be represented and possibly transmitted to those who did not experience them
"Kate Bornstein in a slide show version of "The Voice Lesson," a trans-positive, feminist, funny look at how women are expected to talk." Makes good use of audio as unique medium for exposition of this content. Example of how audio slide show works.
useful for writers and teachers; screenwriters will find a lot of basic story types to exploit
this is a lesson plan that could be adapted for different ages or kinds of classes, e.g., composition or video production or narrative arts
wonderful photo essays with audio documentary narrations
powerful documentary photographs with audio documentary portraits; life in a poor urban neighborhood
good for autobiographers, bloggers, screenwriters--folks who want to write pithy impactful accounts of their and others experiences.
from Digital Storytelling Festival site, current links sept 06, variety of categories
patriarch of New American Cinema now has a daily blog, need to pay to subscribe; new step by father of autobiographical film
Like one of my favorite sites, postsecrets, this has a kind of documentary wit that resides in brevity and style.
"documentary material, photo narratives, and video diaries of daily life conceived, produced, and contributed by residents of Lebanon"