Introduction to WRD 530: Digital Storytelling

Class  1:  June  16,  2015  Dr.  Lisa  Dush  |  ldush@depaul.edu

introduc>on  to  wrd  530:  digital  storytelling

digital  story:  a  short,  personal  story  in  digital  format.  The  story  blends  voice  with  personal  images  and  music,  and  it  is  typically  composed  with  inexpensive  hardware  and  soFware.  It  is  o;en  produced  in  a  workshop  environment.

i.  history  &  evolution  of  the  form

beginnings:  as  art

1990:  Dana  Atchley’s  “Next  Exit” 1993:  Atchley  &  Joe  Lambert’s  American  Film  Ins>tute  Workshop

1994:  Lambert  opens  the  SFDMC,  which  in  1998  moves  to  Berkeley,  CA  and  becomes  the  Center  for  Digital  Storytelling  (CDS).  Thus  is  born  the  “Californian”  model  of  digital  storytelling.

evolution

PERSONALdigital storytelling

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2001:  Daniel  Meadows’  Capture  Wales

2002:  Lambert’s  Capturing  Lives,  Crea2ng  Community

2009:  Hartley  &  McWilliams’  Story  Circle:  Digital  Storytelling  Around  the  World

COMMUNITYdigital  storytelling

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ORGANIZATIONALdigital  storytelling

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ii.  how  do  you  make  a  digital  story?

time  required  =  9  hours

STEP  1:  WRITE  &  REVISE  A  STORY  SCRIPT

time  required  =  .5  hour

STEP  2:  AUDIO  RECORD  THE  STORY

time  required  =  1.5  hours

STEP  3:  EDIT  THE  AUDIO  RECORDING

time  required  =  3+  hours

STEP  4:  COLLECT  &  PREPARE  IMAGES

time  required  =  8+  hours

STEP  5:  CREATE  &  EDIT  VIDEO

STEP  6:  DISTRIBUTE  AND  USE

iii.  what  do  communities  and  organizations  do  with  digital  stories?

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SOME  POSSIBILITIES...•community  building/organizing  •  outreach  •  peer  education  •  therapeutic  reflection  •  mission  articulation  •  advocacy  •  digital  skill  building

iv.  what  other  forms  of  new  media  storytelling  share  DST’s  core  values,  and  may  similarly  be  useful  for  communities  and  organizations?

The  Rockefeller  Founda>on:  Digital  Storytelling  for  Social  Impact

The  Meyer  Founda>on:  Stories  Worth  Telling

Hatch  for  Good

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v.  your  story:  time  to  start  drafting!