1. D IGITAL S TORYTELLING Getting Organized

3. T ARGETS A successful digital storytelling project requires an organized approach. Target A: I will create a document management scheme to organize my files. Target B : I will organize files within directories with naming conventions so I can find them easier.

4. S TORYTELLING A SSETS You will be collecting a variety of files for your project including: Images Audio Slides Video Soundtracks

5. S UPPORTED F ILE F ORMATS Movie Maker supports for following file formats for importing files: Video files:.asf,.avi,.wmv Movie files: MPEG1,.mpeg,.mpg,.m1v,.mp2 Audio files:.wav,.snd,.au,.aif,.aifc,.aiff Windows Media files:.asf,.wm,.wma,.wmv Still images:.bmp,.jpg,.jpeg,.jpe,.jfif,.gif MP3 format audio:.mp3 Note: Always include the file extension (e.g.,.jpg, wmv, mp3) in your document name!

6. N AMING C ONVENTIONS Use the following naming conventions when saving files for your digital story RawImages = [ImageDescription.jpg] or ImageMomSitting.jpg FinalImages = [ImageDescription.jpg] or ImageCatTable.jpg Soundtrack [AudioDescription.wmv] or AudioLulliby.wav Titles [SlideDescription.jpg] or SlideHighSchool.jpg Video [VidDescription.wmv] or Vidbeach.wmv Voiceover [VoiceDescription.wav] VoiceIntroduction.wav

7. K EEP Y OUR A SSETS O RGANIZED Create eight (8) subdirectories/folders in your English directory, as follows: English (1) ThemeYourlastnameDSProj (example: DeathReincarnationTorriseDSProj) (2) ProjectFile (3) RawImages (4) FinalImages (5) Soundtrack (6) TitleSlides (7) Video (8) Voiceover Note: Don’t include the (numbers)

8. T HEMES OF GROWING UP DEATH & REINCARNATION what happens when we die? FAMILY relationships culture, tradition HAPINESS special memories special people RELATIONSHIPS friends, teachers, & mentors RESILIENCY struggles setbacks circumstances

9. 7 E LEMENTS OF S TORYTELLING Point of View Dramatic Question Emotional Content Your Voice Sound Track Economy Pacing Group exercise: The Way Home http://www.dtc.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/trent_t1.mov Source: http://atr.k12.hi.us/tutorials/tutorials/digstory/elements.htmhttp://atr.k12.hi.us/tutorials/tutorials/digstory/elements.htm

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