Finding and clarifying stories helps people to understand the context of their lives. This process of self-reflection helps move from an awareness of “I am” to a deeper awareness of “I have been ... I am becoming ... I am ... and I will be....”
It's easy for me to see the chain of stories that have made up my life, but it was eye-opening how challenging it is to pare down even a small story into a 2 minute video. I started with a paper script that while only a page long was 500 words. Way too many words! I had to do some serious editing. Other nuances, like layering sound and narration, balancing the narrated script with the image and text flow, were also new experiences. I used a public-domain piece of music (Sleep Away, composed by Bob Acri and provided free with Windows 7) and images available to me from Lee College and the professional associations I belong to). I had developed the written script first, but I was surprised at how the images I collected and arranged influenced my edits to the final narration script. I used captions to the images to include some of my other thoughts and some of the "background" to my story.
While my final product is far from perfect, I learned a lot, and I know my students will enjoy trying their hand at this way of sharing even a small piece of who they are. I just have to develop a lesson plan to take them to a computer lab room and get them started with the technical tools.
Citation:
Lambert, J. (2007, February). Center for Digital Storytelling. Retrieved May 26, 2012, from http://www.storycenter.org/
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