Monthly Archives: July 2009

Digital Stories Curator job

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Gareth Morlais

University of Glamorgan is hiring a Knowledge Catalyst Employee to help ’create a raft of digital stories for use in the context of the new Museum of Cardiff the Cardiff Story’. Closing date 30 July 2009. Only people who graduated in … Continue reading →

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Moving image archive meets personal story

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Gareth Morlais

Here’s more about how we worked with people who had stories to tell about what the heritage of the Rhondda Valleys in Wales  means to them in Valleys Kids’ Rhondda Lives project. This post follows a question from Cheryl Colan: … Continue reading →

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Hyperlocal freelancing opportunities

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Gareth Morlais

$14,000 per annum is one local blogger’s estimate of how much he’ll earn in the coming year by covering local stories. Seattle blogger Justin Carder does the math(s) on this page. Justin is one of the speakers at the free … Continue reading →

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The ideal break-out space for your digital storytelling workshop

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Gareth Morlais

People will be working intensively together, maybe over a longish period. This can become quite claustrophobic if there are no break-out spaces available. This space could just be a cafeteria, a foyer with seats or even an outside sitting area. … Continue reading →

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The ideal voice recording room for your digital storytelling workshop

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Gareth Morlais

This room needs to be very quiet indeed. Switch off any noisy lights, air conditioning, fans, clocks, computers, etc. The fewer echoes in the room the better;  safe clutter is good. The voice-recording room needs to be available throughout the … Continue reading →

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The ideal production room for your digital storytelling workshop

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Gareth Morlais

This is where the digital stories will be made.  There needs to be enough space, tables, chairs to accommodate all the equipment and people. Power points along two sides of the room makes safe rigging easier. It’s good if it … Continue reading →

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New Rhondda Lives digital stories website

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Gareth Morlais

Katrina Kirkwood has just finished archiving the Rhondda Lives films on one fantastic new website: www.rhonddalives.org.uk. There are 80 stories to view. The rationale behind the project is explained and there’s a description of how the stories were made. I’m … Continue reading →

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The ideal venue for your digital storytelling workshop

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Gareth Morlais

This is the first in a mini-series of four articles on www.aberth.com/blog about the ideal spaces for your digital storytelling workshop. Easy access for people with disabilities to all rooms is essential, including toilets and eating-places. Also – there needs … Continue reading →

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Coromandel Digital Stories, New Zealand

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Gareth Morlais

“It excites me that I can be part of this new age.  Words, pictures and music if anything can lift the sprite and engender enthusiasm” – Joan van Oosterom (87) More than 70 Digital Stories have been produced since the project started … Continue reading →

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