Digital Storytelling Workshop

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My Tomorrow

Published: 06-17-09

Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA)

http://www.davarts.org/art_storiesB.html

Denver, CO, U.S.A.

Beginning in 2005, the Center for Digital Storytelling has worked annually in a summer program for middle school youth sponsored by DAVA’s Computer Art lab, leading six to eight week extended digital storytelling workshops. Themes for these extended digital storytelling workshops have included “The Power of Word,” “Border Crossings,” and “Capturing our Community.” The workshops end with special evening story screenings for the youth, their parents, and local community residents. Stories from the program have been picked up by Colorado Public Radio and are now broadcast statewide, on a weekly basis.

This video was created by Cinthia Rodriguez

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Digital Storytelling Workshop

<p>Over the last 14 years, the CDS basic workshop has been honed and tested in a wide variety of contexts, with a diverse number of people, from the techno-savvy to the techno-phobic. The sense of connection, of discovery or risk, and of reward, is profound. (Please view sample stories <a href="http://storycenter.org/stories/" target="_blank">here</a>.)</p>
<p>The goal of the basic workshop is to design and produce a 3-5 minute digital story. Students craft and record first-person narratives, collect still images and music with which to illustrate their pieces, and are guided through computer tutorials which enable them, with teacher support, to edit their own stories (students will learn the basics of Final Cut Pro.) This is a very special opportunity for individuals to learn how to compose their own personal story and make it rewarding to both themselves and their audience.</p>

Producer: dlastowka

Language: English