November 2006
group hug // anonymous online confessions
by 9 otherslike 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.
National Storytelling Network - History of Storytelling World
links list, many categories, many audio stories
Third Coast International Audio Festival // Chicago Public Radio
one of the best sources for audio documentaries; here also are many how-to sessions
Digital Storytelling: A Tutorial in 10 Easy Steps
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.
KQED - Digital Storytelling Initiative
View and listen to the projects of people of all ages
October 2006
Jeffrey Ruoff: Publications
major writer on visual ethnography has many of his essays online
MediaStorm: A Multimedia Production Studio Founded by Brian Storm - Multimedia, Photojournalism, Photography, Video, Audio, Storytelling
audio/slideshows with international stories by accomplished photojournalists
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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
Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way
by 1 otheralways looking for new ways to interest students in certain kinds of projects involving visual narrative, autobiography, documentary
BBC - Wales - Digital Storytelling
BBC site has good examples, especially children's "Shoebox Stories"
Kate Bornstein's Blog for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws: The Voice Lesson
"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.
Types of Stories for the Telling
useful for writers and teachers; screenwriters will find a lot of basic story types to exploit
Lesson Plans for Digital Storytelling
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
Brenda Ann Keneally: Pictures of my Neighborhood
powerful documentary photographs with audio documentary portraits; life in a poor urban neighborhood
September 2006
One sentence that relates something true
good for autobiographers, bloggers, screenwriters--folks who want to write pithy impactful accounts of their and others experiences.
digital storytelling links
from Digital Storytelling Festival site, current links sept 06, variety of categories
KQED
major station hosts digital storytelling initiative; good examples, handbook, model
One Sentence - True stories, told in one sentence.
Like one of my favorite sites, postsecrets, this has a kind of documentary wit that resides in brevity and style.
August 2006
Jeteye :: Digistories
links page for digital story telling
July 2006
BBC Cumbria - Digital Lives
important video autobiography project for UK television
KQED - About Our Workshops
"The Art, Skill, Craft, and Magic of Digital Storytelling: A How-Come, How-To Guide"--pdf file
MemoryMiner - Digital Storytelling Software - Software
"Photos as individual frames in an endless story board, allowing sound, video, documents and URLs added to each frame. "
