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Constructing a Digital Story

Malcolm Roberts Wintec. Constructing a Digital Story. A short multimedia tale told from the heart A combination of digital images, text, music and spoken voice which tells a powerful story. Ingredients: Story board Images Spoken voice Sequence Music Transitions and effects

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Constructing a Digital Story

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  1. Malcolm Roberts Wintec Constructing a Digital Story

  2. A short multimedia tale told from the heart • A combination of digital images, text, music and spoken voice which tells a powerful story. • Ingredients: • Story board • Images • Spoken voice • Sequence • Music • Transitions and effects • Cooked gently and then shared! What is a Digital Story?

  3. Brainstorm ideas of your story Write down your script to match your images Start with a dramatic question Write the sentences down on stickies ready for your storyboard Step 1: Write an initial script

  4. The storyboard is what you plan to show Match your images to your script Work out the order Make a series of sketches that represent the images onto the stickies Collect images from scanned old photos, or digital camera images or from royalty free image sites on the web Step 2: Plan the storyboard

  5. Discuss the ideas with others in a story circle Take advice from others and revise your ideas as necessary Go over the script until your are happy with your story sequence Step 3: Discuss and revise the script

  6. Suitable movie editors include: moviemaker, i-movie or Corel video-studio. Import your images into the movie editor Drag your images onto the storyboard in the correct sequence Ideally your images should be resized in a 3:4 ration in an image editor such as photoshop or paintshop pro or paint Step 4: Sequence the images in a movie editor

  7. Record your narrative track as separate sound files for each sentence Record the sound files separately using software such as audacity or garageband Or record the sound files in the video editor Drag the sound files onto the storyboard Adjust the image duration to match the sound files Step 5: Add the narrative track

  8. Look at each image and decide what visual effect you are going to add to the picture Decide on the “Ken Burns” effect: to make the image come alive eg: (ease in) etc… Decide on any video filters you may wish to use Don’t over do the visual effects: each effect chosen should have a purpose Keeping it simple is often the best…… Step 6: Add special effects and transitions

  9. Choose a music sound track that fits in the mood of your story Rip the music track from your CD or locate a royalty free music track from the internet I-movie and Corel Video studio allow the user to easily import a musical sound track Drag the sound track onto your storyboard Adjust the volume to suit, ensure it does not drown out the spoken voice Step 7: Add a musical sound track

  10. Preview your story • Make any alterations to suit • Make sure your story is perfect in terms of • Timing • Clarity of sound • Images are clear • Transitions are appropriate • Your ‘story’ is told Step 8: Preview your story

  11. Burn your story to disc or movie file Be prepared to wait as this process often takes time Share your completed Digital Story with friends and family Start planning your next digital story….. Step 9: Render your movie

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