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Gareth Morlais
Aberth Digital Storytelling blog was started in 2006 by Gareth Morlais - @digitalst on Twitter - who's been digital storytelling in Wales since 2001. Views are Gareth's own. More backround....
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Digitalst on Twitter- digitalst: #DigitalStorytelling training manuals by KQED http://t.co/8OPjk8q9
- digitalst: Thanks for updates from #localgovcampnw today @johnpopham @karenstrunks et al
- digitalst: Bristol Watershed hiring freelance #digitalstorytelling facilitator £200/day via @KentManning http://t.co/DSOKXjad
- digitalst: @KentManning indeed. I'll RT now as it will be of interest to UK digital storytellers living in the SW. Thanks for the heads-up Kent.
- digitalst: @CreativeArtsWal croeso i Twitter. Great idea, your project: Learn with Grandma. Keep us updated.
- digitalst: @XarahC love that 'champagne and catharsis' digital storytelling end-screening slide in your presentation slideshow.
Latest Comments- Comment on Developing the one-hour digital storytelling form, with a video example by Sandra AnstissThank you Gareth, this would be a great idea when taking part in a one day event when time and resources are limited. I used a similar technique in one of my workshops by asking people to bring a small item which hels some meaning to them. They were then given just 2 minutes to talk about it. The stories were later developed into longer pieces. […]
- Comment on Date of DS7 #digitalstorytelling festival announced by George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling by Alan ThomasFANTASTIC entering data in my diary too @alanROYGBIV […]
- Comment on Date of DS7 #digitalstorytelling festival announced by George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling by Sandra AnstissCardiff eh? Brilliant! Will put it in my diary. […]
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Developing the one-hour digital storytelling form, with a video example
I’ve been piloting the one-hour digital storytelling form I want to present at the #storycamp get-together in Ludlow on Saturday (1 Oct 2011). (If the embedded video won’t play, here’s a link to it on blip.tv) Here are the ingredients: … Continue reading
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How your own hand can help you find your story
Here’s an idea you can try at the story-origination phase of your next digital storytelling workshop. Ask everyone to place their hand on a blank piece of paper and draw round it, kindergarten style. Ask people to write a line … Continue reading
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The secret of COW’s success – six lessons.
No punches were pulled in portraying the crash, so people who saw the film talked about it afterward. Lesson 3: be memorable Continue reading
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Seven articles about helping participants capture their story in digital storytelling
The person who’s taught me more than anyone about helping people find their story is Gilly Adams. She was the main story facilitator of BBC Capture Wales and she shaped the Story Circle day so it was a close a … Continue reading
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Six steps to a sustainable digital storytelling project
If you’re planning a digital storytelling project, and you want it to be a sustainable one, here are six steps to consider: 1. an outline of the ethos your project will employ, encompassing: * fair dealing with contributors and participants, … Continue reading
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Seven things to Avoid when making a digital story
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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How to squeeze digital storytelling advice into a little Tweet.
I was asked a question on Twitter yesterday by @katycom1972: @digitalst Would like to explore digital storytelling with my 2nd graders. Any tips on getting started? We use a MAC/Imovie 9. Thx! It’s incredibly difficult to fit any sensible advice … Continue reading
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Moving image archive meets personal story
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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The ideal break-out space for your digital storytelling workshop
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
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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