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Tools for Digital Storytelling webinar with Erika Padilla-Morales of Streetside Stores and Melissa Jun Rowley. This event is part of the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Event 2011: http://tiny.cc/tsdigs

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January 20, 201111am Pacific/12pm Mountain/1pm Central/2pm

Eastern

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Audio is only available by calling this number

800-379-4140

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Using ReadyTalk

• Chat & raise hand • All lines are

muted• If you lose your

internet connection, reconnect using the link emailed to you.

• If you lose your phone connection, re-dial the phone number and re-join.

• ReadyTalk support: 800-843-9166

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

We are working toward a time when every nonprofit and social benefit organization on the planet has the technology

resources and knowledge they need to operate at their full potential.

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Last week’s webinar

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Today’s Speakers

Melissa Jun Rowley

Facilitator: Kami Griffiths , TechSoup GlobalAssisting with chat questions:

Becky Wiegand, Evonne Heyning & TechSoup Online Community and Social Media team

Erika Padilla-Morales

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Poll: What motivates you to take on the digital storytelling challenge? • Raising money• Growing membership• Shifting public perception• Creating staff/internal alignment• Engaging tribe of supporters

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Where do you start?

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Once the Script Is Written…Production Plan1.How much time do you have for the

project?2.Meet your deadline

Work backwards visualize the piece you want to before you create it

• Decide on story format (narrative, interview, poetry, etc.)

• Decide on story media (stills, video, combo)

• Prepare interview questions  

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Script/Story PlanStory/Script1. Keep pieces to < 2 minutes2. Your story should have a beginning, middle, & end

 

Storyboard1. The plan for the images/video that will illustrate your

story2. Simple two column layout breaks down the script

and what images/video matches  

TOOL SUGGESTION: Create a simple storyboard with paper

 

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Sample Storyboard

Script/Sound Effect/Music

Image/Video

Mary had a little lamb•(Sound: birds singing, girl humming tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Drawing of Mary with her lamb in a field with flowers.

Whose fleece was white as snow•(Sound: girl continues to hum  Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Drawing of snowflake.

And everywhere that Mary went•(Sound: girl continues to hum  Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Drawing of Mary walking into the mall.

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Sample Storyboard

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Voice OverRead your story to convey the emotion of the story a) Be mindful of ambient sound (machines, traffic, air conditioners, alarms, cell phones, other people). b) Ears tune out white noise; recording devices pick up white noise

--it will distract your audience.

 TOOL SUGGESTION: Digital Voice Recorder, Mobile phone recorder,

Audacity (free editing software)

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USB Digital Voice Recorder$25 - $300

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Audacityaudacity.sourceforge.net

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Image/VideoCreate, Capture & Collect Images to Tell Your Story   a. Capture HIGH Quality still images

- (300 dpi scanned, or at least 3 MegaPX)

    b. Be careful of cell phone images/video

    c. Video: at least 400x300 pixels

- Let the setting be known

- Shooting techniques: wide shot, panning (left to right) tilting (up/down)

   d. Visual Effects (overdoing can distract from your images and story)

 TOOL SUGGESTION: Flip Video Camera, 

                               Kodak EasyShare, zi8

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Digital Camera + Tripod$50 - $200 $10

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Video Camera & Tripod$150 $10

Flip Video on TechSoup :2 cameras + tripod=$175**check organization eligibility

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Sumopaint - Online Free Image Editorwww.sumopaint.com/app

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Creative Commons Searchsearch.creativecommons.org

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Video Editors(Free with your operating system or camera)

TOOL SUGGESTIONS: • Powerpoint, • Movie Maker (Windows),• iMovie (Mac),• FlipVideo Editor (cross-platform)

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Import Your Assets

1. Import audio and images/video into your

project

2. To upload in most editing software:

a. Connect device

b. Upload assets

c. Drag and drop into project 

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iMovie: ImportingIMPORT VIDEO1. Attach device2. Go to File > Import 3. Select Source 4. Import

IMPORT STILLS/AUDIO1. Select Asset 2. Drag/Drop it into the work area

GO TO THE HELP MENU, tutorial, or online resources for more hints!

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Editing Your Story1. Put the clips in order of the storyboard

2. Match the images to your audio track

3. Basic Story Format

       a. Opening Credits introduce the piece

       b. Clips/Footage are the pieces of your story

       c. Closing Credits acknowledge roles/resources

*Transitions - Move the audience from one part of the

story to another - Enhance the tone of your piece, coincide with music

 

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iMovie: Interface1. 1.

2. 2. 3. 3.

5. 5.

6. 6. 4. 4.

Key:1. Playhead 2. Clip 3. Transition 4. Crop/Ken Burns Tool5. Preview Panel with Sample Title6. Editing Tools

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Polishing Your StoryVideo & Sound Effects/Background

Musica) Use effects to emphasize the emotion

of a piece b) Don't OVERDO sound/music c) Fade audio in/out TOOL SUGGESTIONS:

– The Free Sound Project, – Flashkit, – Creative Commons Search

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The Free Sound Projectwww.freesound.org/searchText.php

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Flashkit Sound Loopsflashkit.com/loops

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Creative Commons Searchsearch.creativecommons.org

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

iMovie: Exporting

1. Name Your Project - Include Date - Meaningful Name

2. Select a location to save it

3. Choose a format/size

4. Export & Save

5. Save a duplicate copy to a backup location (not on the same drive)

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Common Video Formats

.WMV Window Media Video File

.AVI Audio Video Interleave File

.MOV Apple QuickTime Movie

.M4V iTunes Video File

.MP4 MPEG-4 Video File

.MPG MPEG Video File

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Vimeo's Video School vimeo.com/videoschool

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Current TV Producer Resourcescurrent.com/participate/resources.htm

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Share Your StoryHAVE A SHOWING • Get a response to your work • See how the audience connects • Celebrate your work! TOOL SUGGESTIONS: • Projector• Speakers• Celebration snacks!

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Get People TalkingDistribute by Building Buzz with Social Media• Share your story with others• Encourage audiences to

share it…and so on• Optimizing your video

for search: include title, description, tags

TOOL SUGGESTIONS: Vimeo, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr

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Recapturing the Process

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Examples of What You Can Do

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI_QrAI-n6YFierce Light: When spirit meets action

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nl_SM6rglMBus Stop Love

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I Want to Know More...

Aberth Digital Storytellingwww.aberth.com/blog

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Need to Get Started?

http://www.getstoried.com/ http://www.storycenter.org/stories/

Webinar: How to Tell Your Digital Story •bit.ly/dIUs9V

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Erika @epadillamorales | Melissa @MelissaRowley

 mashable.com/author/melissa-jun-rowley/

www.streetside.org

What will you create?

Now that you have the tools…

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Questions?

Submit your questions using the chat box.

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Brainstorm/Inspire Ideas

• Ads of the World• I Am Poems (examples)• Creative Commons Search• Visual Thinking Strategies

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Training/Lesson Resources

• Video Monkey• Acting Out• Creating Podcasting with Students• MixCraft (Podcasting software for

windows)

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Digital Media Outlets

• The Modern Story • Current TV• New America Media• Youth Radio• KQED• Bay Area Video Coalition• Education Podcast Network• BBC’s Telling Lives Project• This American Life • Snap Judgment

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Tools for Digital Storytelling StoryConference Call: 800-379-4140

Resources• Digital Storytelling Challenge: http://tiny.cc/tsdigs-c • Digital Storytelling Event Video: http://bit.ly/tsdigs-v • Digital Storytelling Event http://tiny.cc/tsdigs • TSDigs Event Partners: http://tiny.cc/tsdigs-p • Ask further questions you have in the event forum:

http://bit.ly/tsdigs-f • Nonprofit Video Toolkit: http://bit.ly/flip4np • Digital Storytelling Around the Web:

http://bit.ly/tsdigsdelicious

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The Challenge is On!

• Submit your 60-second or less YouTube video or 5-panel image story on Flickr

• Win great prizes including ones from Flickr, FlipVideo, Adobe, Citrix, and more

• Hurry--deadline to submit your story is January 31st

• More details on the Challenge page: http://www.tiny.cc/tsdigs-c

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Thank You! Kami Griffiths, [email protected], 415-633-9392

Please complete the post-event survey!