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PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags history & firstperson

November 2006

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.

October 2006

I Photograph to Remember

Pedro Meyer's photoessay about his father's last days; a classic

Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way

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always looking for new ways to interest students in certain kinds of projects involving visual narrative, autobiography, documentary

TDR: "'You are here': the DNA of Performance"

essay by Diana Taylor about how traumatic events may be represented and possibly transmitted to those who did not experience them

July 2006

KQED - About Our Workshops

"The Art, Skill, Craft, and Magic of Digital Storytelling: A How-Come, How-To Guide"--pdf file

Local Projects

designers of the installations for many important storytelling projects, most notably the StoryCorps booth; "an award-winning design studio that seeks to tell stories in public spaces, museums, and over the internet, often simultaneously."

Home-Maker // Jeanie Finlay

The housebound talk about artefacts collected over a lifetime that represent memories. The panoramic format echoes their enclosed worlds.

www.kimstringfellow.com

artist, photographer, geographer, activist

anecdotal city

interviews with Cardiff residents about memories of life there

StoryCorps - Interview Your Loved Ones

Go with a friend to a storybooth and have her interview so you can tell your story. On of the most important audio autobiography projects.

MemoryArchive - MemoryArchive

a free way to store your memories; many witness accounts of important historical moments