For your media story proposal, I would like you to turn in a two paragraph description of what you envision for your media story.
Please "tell the story" that you imagine in the first paragraph. Tell the story artfully in a way that is compelling and engaging. Try to evoke the same sensations and emotions in the reader that you desire to evoke in the viewer once the story is complete. When I read this paragraph, I should know clearly WHO your main character is, WHAT MEDIA TEXT you're describing, the WORLD in which your story takes place, what kind of CRISIS drives your story forward, and what kind of INSIGHT (or commentary) you're offering about FORMATION through this kind of MEDIA TEXT.
In the second paragraph, I'd like you to discuss the formal qualities of your story. What you'd like it to look and feel like visually, audibly, emotionally and aesthetically. In this paragraph, I expect you to reference other influences (media stories, television shows, films, commercials, videogames and/or art pieces). In this paragraph you should also describe in detail the process that you will use to complete this media story.
Finally in your proposal, I would like you to list TWO media stories (from previous semesters) or digital-media stories (located online), including their URLs that you watched in preparation for this assignment.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Using Images to Tell Stories
There are a few important principles that you should remember as you select the images that you need to tell your story.
1. IMAGES CREATE FEELINGS. Don't feel bound to pick images that are too precisely scientifically representative of the specific things that you're talking about. Instead look for images that create the right kinds of feelings in your audience.
2. IMAGES NEED CONTINUITY. You can create visual continuity by choosing images that look alike, by designing, capturing or shooting images that feel alike, or by manipulating your images to have a certain coherence. The continuity between your images doesn't have to be exact. You can have several different TYPES of image to tell several different parts of your story -- but these differences will signal different kinds of meaning to your audience. So choose carefully.
3. IMAGES CAN BE MANIPULATED. You can change the color, the texture, the framing and movement of your images just using I MOVIE. More manipulations can be achieved in simple photo editing programs (or -- you can even use PHOTOSHOP in the mac lab if you're feeling ambitious.)
4. IMAGES CAN BE REMARKABLE FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. Because of their framing, their color, their balance, their unique subject, a unique perspective. Go ahead and choose remarkable images. Don't choose the first images you find in a google search, find a family images that make sense together and that are remarkable for reasons other than advertising....remarkable because of some truth that they communicate.
5. SIMPLE IMAGES ARE OFTEN THE MOST POWERFUL. This truth refers both to the simplicity of composition and to the number (fewer is better) of images that you use.
1. IMAGES CREATE FEELINGS. Don't feel bound to pick images that are too precisely scientifically representative of the specific things that you're talking about. Instead look for images that create the right kinds of feelings in your audience.
2. IMAGES NEED CONTINUITY. You can create visual continuity by choosing images that look alike, by designing, capturing or shooting images that feel alike, or by manipulating your images to have a certain coherence. The continuity between your images doesn't have to be exact. You can have several different TYPES of image to tell several different parts of your story -- but these differences will signal different kinds of meaning to your audience. So choose carefully.
3. IMAGES CAN BE MANIPULATED. You can change the color, the texture, the framing and movement of your images just using I MOVIE. More manipulations can be achieved in simple photo editing programs (or -- you can even use PHOTOSHOP in the mac lab if you're feeling ambitious.)
4. IMAGES CAN BE REMARKABLE FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. Because of their framing, their color, their balance, their unique subject, a unique perspective. Go ahead and choose remarkable images. Don't choose the first images you find in a google search, find a family images that make sense together and that are remarkable for reasons other than advertising....remarkable because of some truth that they communicate.
5. SIMPLE IMAGES ARE OFTEN THE MOST POWERFUL. This truth refers both to the simplicity of composition and to the number (fewer is better) of images that you use.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Introduction to Media Stories
You will create a digital story telling a story about how a particular media text (or group of texts) affected someone personally.
The story should focus on the ways that a favorite or important media text or set of texts (formative media) has shaped or interacted with someone’s life.
You may tell a story about media in your life, but I encourage you to branch out and learn about media in someone else’s life. Each story will be five minutes or less. Your story should include sound & images and will eventually be posted on the internet.
Our in-class discussion about stories should help you, but you may want to check out these materials I allude to in the training sessions I offer in the mac lab in the basement of the library so you can feel at least somewhat familiarized with the process.
The rubric I will use to evaluate your story is available in document sharing in e companion.
I've posted a number of media stories from other semesters at this new blog. I recommend watching them for ideas of things that work, and things that don't work as well.
I also recommend watching the stories posted at the digital storytelling center and on the stories for change site. The stories posted at Media Storm demonstrate even more technical innovations, but may enlarge your vision for how you can proceed through this assignment.
I'm eager to see what you create!
The story should focus on the ways that a favorite or important media text or set of texts (formative media) has shaped or interacted with someone’s life.
You may tell a story about media in your life, but I encourage you to branch out and learn about media in someone else’s life. Each story will be five minutes or less. Your story should include sound & images and will eventually be posted on the internet.
Our in-class discussion about stories should help you, but you may want to check out these materials I allude to in the training sessions I offer in the mac lab in the basement of the library so you can feel at least somewhat familiarized with the process.
The rubric I will use to evaluate your story is available in document sharing in e companion.
I've posted a number of media stories from other semesters at this new blog. I recommend watching them for ideas of things that work, and things that don't work as well.
I also recommend watching the stories posted at the digital storytelling center and on the stories for change site. The stories posted at Media Storm demonstrate even more technical innovations, but may enlarge your vision for how you can proceed through this assignment.
I'm eager to see what you create!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Monday, July 20, 2009
Finding Music to Use With Your Digital Story
You should check out Moby's (huge) collection of music that he WANTS you to use...
Watch the vid below to find out more about it...
Googling will help you find many more resources of royalty free music.
Here is a link where you can check whether or not it's legitimate to use some other copyrighted music with your film.
My brother makes royalty free music -- and if you'd like to use something from his library -- stock20.com -- I could probably get you a good deal!
Watch the vid below to find out more about it...
Googling will help you find many more resources of royalty free music.
Here is a link where you can check whether or not it's legitimate to use some other copyrighted music with your film.
My brother makes royalty free music -- and if you'd like to use something from his library -- stock20.com -- I could probably get you a good deal!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Examples of Media Stories
You'll notice that I've posted a number of media stories from previous classes below. I'm not claiming that these media stories are perfect, but all of them have merits worth noting.
Stories are best at inciting something deep and emotional. They're best when they're about connection and meaning and shared understanding. So I'd definitely recommend that you approach these stories with the kind of hospitality that allows those kinds of responses to emerge.
*AFTER* these stories have done their best work on you -- you may want to think about them from a storyteller's perspective. You may even want to (I offer with trepidation) think about them from your student perspective -- and look over the rubric I've already provided for you.
If you have a question about your media story after you've watched some of these stories -- let me know!
Stories are best at inciting something deep and emotional. They're best when they're about connection and meaning and shared understanding. So I'd definitely recommend that you approach these stories with the kind of hospitality that allows those kinds of responses to emerge.
*AFTER* these stories have done their best work on you -- you may want to think about them from a storyteller's perspective. You may even want to (I offer with trepidation) think about them from your student perspective -- and look over the rubric I've already provided for you.
If you have a question about your media story after you've watched some of these stories -- let me know!
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Digital Storytelling
One of the genres of media that has developed in tandem with the new media developments of the last decade is called: Digital Storytelling. Below you can find a number of links to digital stories. Beyond those links, I provide a few links to tutorials on how to create your own digital stories. Because I think that media production can be a really important part of building media literacy -- I would like to invite you to make your own digital story and post it as one of your blogs. With free video hosting available at Youtube, Googlevideo and elsewhere -- there aren't many barriers to you making your own digital stories and publishing them on the web.
Some Worthy Digital Stories
Momnotmom
A Bunch of Examples
Some Helpful Tips for Creating Digital Stories
What is Digital Storytelling?
A PDF from the Digital Story Center
Some Production Techniques
Because the extra steps of production will cost you so much more time -- any digital story that you create for the web can count for up to three blog entries (6 points!).
If you're feeling REALLY industrious, I'll let you make two digital stories (that's 12 points total available! Almost half of your blog entries), BUT (of course there are several more requiremements) check out this blog post, first.
Some Worthy Digital Stories
Momnotmom
A Bunch of Examples
Some Helpful Tips for Creating Digital Stories
What is Digital Storytelling?
A PDF from the Digital Story Center
Some Production Techniques
Because the extra steps of production will cost you so much more time -- any digital story that you create for the web can count for up to three blog entries (6 points!).
If you're feeling REALLY industrious, I'll let you make two digital stories (that's 12 points total available! Almost half of your blog entries), BUT (of course there are several more requiremements) check out this blog post, first.
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