New project- LET'S CREATE A DIGITAL STORY!!!!!! WITH A MESSAGE or TWIST!!!!!!!

Let's start by getting input of stories made by other people in order to get ideas. Some of them are mute but, of course, it is important in this project to USE YOUR VOICE so you put your English into practice.
Here you are. ENJOY!

EXAMPLES of digital stories WITH A MESSAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Prize - Mylligan: A digital story telling contest

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Dear students,

At this point you have had a lot of input (commercials, videos...) so you can start thinking about a great idea for your OWN video!!!!!!!!!!
Here you are some interesting videos from students of Ins Maremar of previous years
DO NOT BE SHY! You are very creative and if you work hard you can get great results!
ENJOY!!!

By Carolina Vas and Eli Madrid

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LET'S GET STARTED!!!!!!!

1- Get in groups and start thinking of a creative idea

2- Work on a script & storyboard of your story
3- Hand it in to your teacher for correction

4- Time to record your video/movie (around 3 minutes long)

TIMING:

Week One - Introduction, view samples of digital stories,discuss; what makes a good video? Brainstorm.
Assignment--write out two possible topics for next week.
Week Two - Get topic approved, create a "storyboard" to plan the video
Week Three and Four--bring in pictures and video clips, edit video.
Week Five - Turn in video, as a file or embed code.
Week Six - and Seven - follow up, ask / answer questions on the video... publish it


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READING ABOUT DIGITAL STORIES
http://acps-advanced-tsip.wikispaces.com/file/view/Getting%20Started%20with%20Digital%20Storytelling.pdf/287705932/Getting%20Started%20with%20Digital%20Storytelling.pdf

TEMPLATE
http://acps-advanced-tsip.wikispaces.com/file/view/Digital%20Storytelling%20Storyboard%20template.pdf/287706152/Digital%20Storytelling%20Storyboard%20template.pdf

Useful SITES to create your videos
At these sites students can take still shots and have them made into videos.
http://animoto.com/
http://studio.stupeflix.com/en/
PhotoStory 3 is a free, downloadable program from Microsoft for editing movies
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11132

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HOW TO MAKE A DIGITAL STORY VIDEO
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lYorRznpq0&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOA8mUflH-Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUZXBc6yRhU (primary school experience)

THE 7 ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1f-_FXgJZM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NipDAd3_7Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVcg9L6FLPA (begin at the end)

7 ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING

1 a point of view (not just facts)

2 a dramatic question, a problem, open question...
(capture your audience's attention-make questions when you open the story 
& answer -or not- at the end)

3 emotion
(feelings, memories, desires...)

4 your VOICE

5 the soundtrack
(right music, not overlapping your voice please!!!!!!)

6 economy
(brief, fast moving, 2-3 minutes)

7 pacing, rhythm, tempo, INTEREST