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What is a Digital Story? A Digital Story is a 2-8 minute film that combines a narrated piece of writing with images and music, sound effects, and titles. You do not need any computer or writing experience to make a Digital Story. What can Digital Stories be used for? Digital Stories can be created for many different purposes and audiences. For example:
Promotional Digital Stories Digital Stories are a great promotional tool for businesses, groups, and organisations. They are succinct and cost effective, and can convey complex information in a short space of time, using a combination of voiceover, music, photographs, diagrams, and other visual information. We can make your promotional Digital Story. Please contact us for more information. Personal Digital Stories There are many different kinds of personal Digital Stories. Some of these are:
What sort of media can be used in a Digital Story? Digital Stories can include photographs, slides, negatives, maps, deeds, journals, letters, ledgers, diaries, and drawings. Anything that can be scanned or photographed can be included. Video clips and home movie footage can also be incorporated into your Digital Story. The soundtrack can include oral history recordings, old tape recordings, music, and sound effects. Motion effects are added to still images to create a sense of movement through the story and to give it a "filmic" feel. How do you make a Digital Story? Digital Stories are made in workshops where facilitators are available to help you with writing, recording, and editing your story. There is no age limit and you do not need any previous computer or writing experience. For more information please contact us.
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"My own personal experience of making a digital story has been a rich one. I decided to make my story about my father's family because, as a recent immigrant I was feeling isolated from my roots in the UK. In a few days I will be travelling back to the UK for the first time in four years, and I will be taking my story with me to share with my father and the rest of the family. I am proud of what I have achieved and think it will be a valuable information capsule for the future."
Deborah Hide-Bayne
"I was fascinated by the diverse stories being unfolded which are all part of the history of Coromandel. Even so for someone like me, and there are many in Coromandel, who have journeyed far and wide and whose roots are elsewhere. We make up a fabric of this town and this is how it all started."
Joan van Oosterom
"These workshops have been of considerable benefit to both the participating individuals and the whole community. It is difficult to know where we are going if we do not know where we have been. By recording the images and stories of our past, we are able to preserve this background for future generations."
Jim and Alison Rowe
"I am a senior lecturer and researcher in information technology at Massey University. An increasing amount of my research is in the field of Heritage Informatics. I attended a three-day Digital Story workshop run by Vanessa James. I found the workshop to be very well-organised and informative, and it confirmed my expectations that this technique is suitable for recording and presenting heritage information. I have shown my own digital story to prominent archaeologists and historians, and all have been impressed with the presentational power of the technique."
David Wilton
