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The Assignment
The last part of this semester will be devoted to digital storytelling.
Your final project will be a 3 to 5 minute digital movie incorporating
still images (webfound, scanned, or created in Photoshop), a scripted
voice-over to be recorded as part of the soundtrack along with music,
you may choose.
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Getting
started : Choosing a good story to tell
There
are several steps to creating a good movie which we will cover in class.
First and foremost, you will want to start with a strong foundation: your
script. You can brainstorm on this outside of class, so below are some
ideas to jump-start your imagination.
Your story can be about a person in your life, an event that was quite
memorable, a favorite place you have been, a family (bedtime?) story you
have been told
OR
a poem you have written, a fictional story or non-fictional paper of your
own writing, lyrics you have written, narration of an expanded version
of your tutorial
OR
your solution to one of society’s problems, helpful advice about
some truth you have learned in life, your prediction of what the future
will look like, a dream you’ve had
You have written
short biographies or accounts of the retreat at Camp Caz. You’ve
put together a tutorial that put steps in sequential order and used images
to illustrate the text. The digital story is a similar type of writing
in that your story/script must have a beginning, middle and end. A good
story has a point of view, a conclusive statement, or even a punchline.
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Due dates
and deadlines for this project
Because of the limited time we have in class each week, I will encourage
you to plan ahead and come to class prepared. Each deadline will be a
portion of your final grade. Miss a deadline and your grade will suffer.
The script of your story is just the beginning*.
You will need to submit your finished script for my approval via email
or hand me a hard copy before April 27!
prior
to recording it as your voice-over. In the meantime, you can gather the
imagery you need to illustrate your story. This may be a consideration
in your choice of story if you have an abundance of photographs, drawings
or visual ideas that can help to tell it.
*The
next step is storyboarding or planning which images you will match up
with your voice-over/script.
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Don’t
hesitate to write several drafts, practice reading/telling your story
to family or friends, stretch your creativity and imagination to its limits.
Yours so very truly, Jeannene
P.S. Please vote for the best 3 animated gifs by sending an email to techno09teacher@mac.com.
Check out the 3 page gallery at
http://www.jeannene.net/techno.09.04/animated
P.P.S. Visit
'the other students' you created. Can you decipher who-and-who is who?
http://www.jeannene.net/techno.09.04/assignments/shadowclass.html
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