digital storytelling

Digital Storytelling

Katie Hannan, Maureen Driver, Karen Brandwood, Steve Burrows, Lindy Bohrnsen, Marie Maddocks

28 September, 2012

What is it?

Digital storytelling is a short form of digital film-making that allows everyday people to share aspects of their life story

Digital stories

Examples...

Villawood MumsBig Stories Small TownsMum & MeChanging LivesStockbrokers Awards

Facilitators

The training was run by Curious Works, an organisation that enables communities to tell their own stories by giving them the tools and the training to speak for themselves. They’re based in Sydney.

Techniques

Video basicsScene settingStories need to have:

- Purpose- Audience- Singular focus

Use a tripod!LightingShots and framing

Tripod by [martin], on Flickr

Techniques

Interviews

Remove the interviewer out of the videoWrite interview questionsDon’t interrupt the intervieweeCut awaysRule of thirdsGood quality sound

Image from codrops

Tips

Most digital stories are made using an interview styleInstructional videos NEED scriptsPre-production planning is vitalScene setting is important

shooting script by neil cummings, on Flickr

The product

Examples...

Examples

The future

Ways that digital storytelling tools and techniques could be used:

- Tours of the library by Education- Preservation awareness, e.g. http://youtu.be/CprCFSsQZbM- Highlights of regular events in the library for Marketing- Stories from our volunteers- Interviews with staff who are collection specialists

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Link to further information

State Library of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000Phone: (08) 8207 7250 - www.slsa.sa.gov.au