Digital Storytelling

What is a story:

• A story is defined as a narrative or tale of real or fictitious events.
• Stories are a nourishment for our hungry souls. Often stories we regard as fiction have elements of trouth dressed up to make them more palatable. 

Why stories
Stories are: entertainment, living memories, and community building

Evolution:
Oral, Drawings-Cave Paintings, Written, Theatre, Photographs,television, digital media


building 21st century skills
Visual and Technical Literacy
Multiple intelligences/learning
Evaluating effective communication

6-elements of a good story
1. Living inside your story.

• The story is told as a personal experience using your own voice
• What you feel

2.Unfold your story
3. Develop Creative Tension
4. Economize the story told
    Get to the point using the shortest path.
    No more than 3-5 minutes
5. Showing Not Telling
6. Developing Craftsmanship
    Sound, graphics, and text

What is my story?
Sharing a story that needs to be told...
    e.g., Why did I become a teacher?  What are the gifts I bring to my work?  What is my best success story?  What do I want my legacy to be told?

Digital Storytelling Sites:
digitales.us
storycenter.org

Elements of creating a Storyboarding
Script/Voice over (What are you going to say)
    6-10seconds per frame
Images
    3-4 seconds per image (too short images go by too fast, too fast audience gets bored)
    5-10 video clip
Subject: think about different angles or different zooms
Titles: Large and limited
    Create a mood by movement, color, type face
Transition:
    Tapes it all together
    Decreases editing time
Add Music and sound effects
    Usually last
    adds emotion
Notes:
    Building bibliography