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The
BBC's digital storytelling project is available in Cumbria, giving
local people the tools to make short digital films about events
in their own lives.
If
you're interested in getting involved in a future workshop, email
the BBC Bus team and we could soon be running sessions in your area.
Digital
stories can be about anything - love, work, hopes, fears, the past,
even the future. An incident that sticks in your mind, a subject
you feel strongly about, a place you love (or can't stand), that's
the germ of a Digital Story!
For
examples of the sort of digital stories currently being produced
have a look at the Telling
Lives website.
Participants
use their own photo albums, personal artifacts and clips from home
videos and a clear idea for a personal story. Equipment used in
the workshop include computers, image manipulation and video editing
software, scanners and digital cameras.
After
a series of workshops and intensive training sessions with members
of the BBC Bus team, the result is a 2-3 minute mini-documentary
(250 words), which could be shown on bbc.co.uk or BBC Television.
Throughout
the course of the workshop, each participant will:
•
write their script
•
record their voiceover
•
work with the team to select or create a piece of music and/or sound
•
be introduced to the techniques of new media production
•
create their Digital Story on a computer
Each
of these sessions is essential to completing a Digital Story, so
it is important that anyone wishing to attend the workshops is able
to commit to them.
A Digital
Storytelling workshop is demanding and intensive, but the emphasis
is undoubtedly on fun! The satisfaction participants experience
at the end of the workshop, when they see their film, full-screen,
for the first time, makes all the effort worthwhile. And, of course,
they have gained a range of new skills.
Ways
to get in contact:
Email:
cumbriabus@bbc.co.uk
Phone: 01228 592444
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