Last updated: 18 August 2009
Digital Stories are short, personal, multimedia scraps of TV that people make for themselves. They're 'mini-movies' made on home computers where recorded spoken narratives are edited with scans of personal photographs. BBC Wales have worked with hundreds of individuals and groups to make their own stories.
A Day Out With Gwyn
Gwyn is a 13-year-old boy who feels too cool to be going out for a daytrip with his grandad.
Little Jake
"Well maybe he doesn't like you, I nearly said." The Alsatian strikes fear in most visitors, but to Dolan he's just a big teddy bear.
From Selling Titles to Selling Tickets
"There were always celebrities on the London train." Ann got her autograph book ready as the London train pulled in.
Thank You
"At this moment, the prayers of a little girl seem so important." Olwen recalls waiting for her father's safe return from the pit in a blizzard.
Shoe Repairing Expert
"I'd be under that table in the back kitchen." 'Jack of all trades but master of none', but there are some who are masters of many.
Brothers Apart
"He never came back to Wales and didn't keep in touch." Brenda has fond memories of Uncle Tom, but what happened to her uncle Jim?
Flying High
"Ian has his own bench in school. He also has Aspergers Syndrome." After planning for 12 months, Ian is ready to try a tandem paraglide.
A Cry for Freedom
"Have you ever thought what it must be like to be the odd man out?" Being the only man in his department meant making changes.
My Dream
"Yes, some day, I'll have the greatest, fastest, best bike in the world!" Nathan shares a passion for bikes with his Dad.
Steelworks
"At the beginning of the '80s Wales started to change ... for the worse." Robert looks back at how Ebbw Vale has changed since his childhood.
About these videos
These stories are drawn from two BBC projects which give people the skills to make their own short films: Digital Storytelling and Video Nation.
Video Nation works with people to make short films by training individuals in the use of camcorders and storytelling. Films feature individuals sharing moments of their lives with the camera, and range from the humorous to the bizarre and moving.
Digital Storytelling workshops were held all over Wales, where people from all walks of life came together to tell their story with the help of laptop computers, scanners, digital cameras and editing software. The resulting stories are touching, amusing and often surprising.
Digital Storytelling projects featured on this site include Breaking Barriers, BBC Capture Wales, Coleg Sir Gâr, Dimension 10, Sarah's stories, Shoebox Stories, School Shoebox Stories, Who Do You Think You Are? and Yale College.
BBC Capture Wales ran monthly workshops across Wales, helping people to make digital stories between 2001 - February 2008. This site features digital stories made on Capure Wales workshops during that time.
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