by Tyuon Brazell
A story about a mother’s love and COVID 19.
This story was made in a FIRST PERSON workshop facilitated by MakingMEDIAtoRemember.com
Styles > First person
Daddy’s Girl
by Deidre Johnson
A story about a father, a daughter, and dementia.
This story was made in a workshop facilitated by the Center for Digital Storytelling (http://www.storycenter.org).
The Good Fight
by Kate Burns
A story about coming out, family politics, unread stacks of Seventeen Magazine, and fighting the good fight.
This story was made in a workshop facilitated by the Center for Digital Storytelling (http://www.storycenter.org).
styles: first person
storytellers: Burns, Kate
Running to Ozone
by Caroline Pari
A story about neighborhoods, stereotypes, and being Italian.
This story was made in a workshop facilitated by the Center for Digital Storytelling (http://www.storycenter.org).
styles: first person
storytellers: Pari, Caroline
Listening … and Telling
by Elizabeth Ross
Content Advisory: This story addresses child sexual abuse, rape, and homicide.
A story about persecution, multigenerational abuse, and the sanctuary of artistic practice. This story was made in a custom StoryCenter workshop from Silence Speaks (www.silencespeaks.org) work with Generation 5 (www.generationfive.org/).
Origin
by Kennedy Rance
This digital story was created in a workshop for Twin Cities Northeast Middle School eighth graders thanks to the Minnesota Youth Story Squad, a program run by the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies in the University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts.
topics: race
styles: first person
storytellers: Rance, Kennedy
Flipping Switches
by Denny Yang
Living in two worlds means navigating between them.
Personal Narrative & Digital Storytelling
Want to learn how write a meaningful story based on a personal experience?
Personal narratives focus on a specific real-life event that is pivotal for the writer. Digital storytelling adds powerful layers of sound, imagery, text or music to enhance those narratives. This introductory workshop covers:
- brainstorming story ideas
- writing memorable narrative
- video script format
2 hour session. No experience necessary. All supplies provided.
Instructor: Nan Toskey
For more information on upcoming workshops,
CONTACT:
Nan Toskey
651-206-4659
nan@mediatoremember.com
styles: first person
First Person
Want to create your very own digital story?
Come experience a creative process that teaches people with little to no computer or media experience how to write, craft, and edit a digital story based on a personal experience.
Workshops consist of 4 weekly 2 hour sessions, plus remote video editing with media artist:
1 – Key Ingredients of First Person Digital Storytelling
Workshop participants learn key concepts within the multiple layers of digital storytelling.
2 – Writing Personal Voice Stories
Workshop participants learn how to write a short first person narrative in a conversational spoken word style.
3 – Crafting a Video Script
Using video script writing techniques, workshop participants develop an audio visual narrative to accompany story narration.
4 – Story Making Production
Workshop participants create and gather media assets and record story narration.
5 – Story Making Video Editing [offsite solo teaching artist]
Media Artist edits digital stories remotely according to student video script. Video link sent to student.
6 – Story Making Video Editing [offsite virtual 1×1 w/ student]
Media Artist finalizes video editing remotely in collaboration with digital storyteller. Completed digital stories uploaded to online gallery.
For more information on upcoming workshops,
CONTACT:
Nan Toskey
651-206-4659
nan@mediatoremember.com
styles: first person
My Future in Quarantine
Author Unknown
Story created in a workshop facilitated by Maks, a non-profit organization in Brussels, Belgium who empowers job seekers and other vulnerable groups to create their own (digital) story to develop their talents and competences.