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From Truprint to Facebook
Up until the 1990s, passing round a Truprint envelope full of 6″ x 4″ photographic prints was the norm; nowadays we publish our own online and ‘Like’ our friends’ photos on Facebook. Increasingly, that’s how we pass round our snapshots. … Continue reading
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Video Nation – final screening
Last night was a poignant one. Even before I was involved with digital storytelling, I’ve been a fan of BBC Video Nation. I first became aware of it when I saw an job ad in the early 1990s announcing that … Continue reading
How to get your short film seen by 500 million
When Newport University film studies lecturer and social action broadcast specialist Peter Watkins-Hughes went to Tredegar Comprehensive School students with an idea for a short film about teenage drink driving they said: “It’s not drunk driving that’s the biggest problem; … Continue reading
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Victim and Victor
You can now embed CultureShock‘s digital stories on your websites or blogs, thanks to a new feature on their website. So here’s the story Victim and Victor by Michael Crannage which CultureShock’s Alex Henry showed at DS5:
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Life as a transgender person – digital story
Jenny-Anne Bishop explains what life was like as a transgender person growing up and living in Wales. She talks about the difficult experiences she has had with her family as a result of her transition. It’s one of four digital … Continue reading
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Menna Richards
Tonight, I’m going to say goodbye at a party to an old friend and colleague who’s leaving the BBC soon. Menna Richards is the woman who commissioned BBC Capture Wales / Cipolwg ar Gymru back in 2001. I hope some … Continue reading
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Digital Storytelling Wizard of 2010
One of the things I enjoy about Twitter is that it enables people with shared interests to meet up. During 2010, I’ve met several people who are passionate about digital storytelling just because I talk about the subject on Twitter. … Continue reading
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Plant – 100,000 trees
How can one child’s idea change a country? Here’s an example. The 100,000th tree has been planted in time for National Tree Week. That’s one for every child born or adopted in Wales. Here’s how it happened: “The original idea … Continue reading
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Digital stories in the Kwak’wala language
Only 270 people can speak Kwak’wala (source) so it’s highly endangered. Digital storytelling has a vital role in keeping a record of languages as they’re spoken today. The Mayatlan’s Wila Culture and Language Group for their Kwak’wala Digital Language Project … Continue reading
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Use social media to drive social change: The Dragonfly Effect
This looks like an interesting book: ‘The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways To Use Social Media to Drive Social Change’ by Jennifer Aaker & Andy Smith “A handbook on using the power and popularity of social media to … Continue reading
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