Monthly Archives: July 2010

The Cardiff Story digital stories

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Gareth Morlais

I went to the screening last night at the Atrium in Cardiff of 13 new digital stories, made to be exhibited at The Cardiff Story – a museum about the city which opens in autumn 2010. The stories were broadly … Continue reading →

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Seven things to Avoid when making a digital story

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Gareth Morlais

1. Telling your story in a straight line 2. Fancy video effects 3. A less than perfect voice recording 4. Corny visual cliches 5. Nothing but show and tell 6.  Twee rhyming poetry 7.  Using other people’s stuff As you … Continue reading →

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Digital stories and emergency management for schools

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Gareth Morlais

Digital stories about bush fires in Australia are now being used as learning materials in that country’s schools. There are ten stories about natural disasters like fire and flood – all based on actual experiences. There’s also a freely-downloadable pack … Continue reading →

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Home movies meet digital stories

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Gareth Morlais

Do you know of examples of media forms that mix home movies with digital storytelling to add a personal-viewpoint narration to a home movie? If you do, please can you add a link to the comments below? (Don’t worry about … Continue reading →

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wearecardiff

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Gareth Morlais

Interesting new multi-format digital storytelling about ‘place’ project – and it’s here in Cardiff. I’m looking forward to finding out more: The background is in this WalesOnline news report. The organisers (including Helia Phoenix, Roath) have already staged an empty … Continue reading →

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