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Free film/audio software & resources:
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Script writing software
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Cinergy Script Editor - A free script editing program.
Script Smart - Word templates from the BBC's Writers Room.
Celtx - Pre-production software for film, video, animation and theatre.
Free Film Software - Including a Screenwriter, story development tool & storyboarder.

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Video Editing:
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Avid Free DV - It's Avid, but free!
Jahshaka - World's first OpenSource realtime editing and effects system.
jumpcut.com - Free online video hosting and editing.
Wax -Add special effects to your film
Toufee - Make Flash movies online

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3D animation:
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Blender - Open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback.
Autodesk Maya - A special version of Maya software, which provides free access for non-commercial use.
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Image Editing:
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Pxn8 - Online image editing software.
Gimp - Cross-platform image editing software.
Paint.net - Free windows image editing program.
IrfanView - Image viewer with simple editing facilities.
Color Palette Generator - Get a colour palette that matches an image.

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Vector drawing:
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Inkscape - Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Adobe Illustrator.
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Audio:
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Audacity - Free, cross-platform sound editor.
Splicemusic - Record sounds & compose songs ... all through your browser window.
Razz - add audio to your personal websites, blogs and community profiles.

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Encoding:
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Real Producer - Output to Real Video (free version is right at the bottom of the page).
Videora - Convert your film to play on an iPod.
Zamzar - Free online file conversion.

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Share your films:
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jumpcut.com - Free online video hosting and editing.
YouTube - Broadcast yourself.
Google Video - It's Google, with added video goodness.
FourDocs - Four minute documentaries from Channel 4.
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Web editors:
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Nvu - Web authoring system for Mac, PC and Linux systems.
Trellian Webpage - Freeware web editing software.
WebPlus 6 - Free Web Site Design & Publishing Software.

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Inspiration
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The Hot Zone - News reporting for the new millennium from Yahoo.
Straight 8 - One super 8mm cartridge, no editing.
One-minute movies - Stories told in just 60 seconds.
AtomFilms - Short films and movies online.
18 Minute Film School - A brief 21 point guide to making movies.

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Video Nation Telling Lives
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Photo Essays Inside Lives
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More on the Digital Lives project:
Everyone has a story to tell. Technology now allows anyone to tell it in their own way using a basic computer, personal photos, video footage and audio recordings. BBC Cumbria can help you to tell your story. Click the links below to find out more ...


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Digital Lives
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How to take part in the digital story telling project ...
If you want to take part in any of our digital lives projects, just follow one of these links:
Video Nation »
Telling Lives »
Photo essays »
Inside Lives »
Diverse Lives »
On those pages you'll find all the contact details and where, when and how you can take part in any of these exciting story telling projects.

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Webby Awards
BBC Cumbria's Digital Lives has won the Communities section of the 2006 Webbby Awards.
Find out more here »
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Talk about it ...
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Log on to the BBC Cumbria message boards and talk about the Digital Lives project; swap hints and tips on what makes a good story.
Find out more on how to film your own story or take better photographs
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Filming skills
Writing & script writing
Recording audio
Digital animation
Photography
Filmmaking Guide

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On the web ...
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Film Network
Shoreline Films
Filmmakers network
Fledgling Media
OneWorld TV
Moving History
First Light
Community Channel
The Digital Journalist
Film Network

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