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What is Digital Storytelling? 

Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling (website)

Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling (.pdf)

Storyboard for Project 3

Plot Lines

Storytelling is an age-old way for humans to relate and express the human experience. Digital storytelling takes the story from around the campfire to the digital world.

Dramatic Elements: The Components of Storytelling

Agenda 

Your Final Project

Work in groups of four, you will produce a 3-5 minute digital story about your topic. 

1. Discuss Project and Digital Storytelling
2. Break into groups
3. Watch some Examples
4. Topic Choices
1. There is a new student at school.
2. You are visiting a foreign land where you do not speak the language
3. A student is a victim of bullying or cyberbullying.
4. A foreign exchange students is living in your home for the school year.
5. There's a misunderstanding between 2 people.
6. Audition/try-out for a new club/organization: sports, student government, performing arts, etc.
   
5. Collaborate with your group to develop your story
6. Have your story board approved by a camp mentor.
7. Shoot your story
8. Use Windows Movie Maker to edit your movie.
9. Have your final movie approved by a camp mentor.

Digital Storytelling

Lets discuss what it means to tell a story!

Consider Your Film Treatment 

How will you approach the story? There are many storytelling traditions to draw on, from fairy tale to science fiction, documentary to fantasy. Here are a few examples.

• Team process and Final Project Storyboard
• Rubric

Plan and Organize

• Complete your storyboard

• Have your camp mentor review your storyboard.  Revise if needed.
• Gather your props, images, or anything else you need to shoot your story.
• Find and prepare your "setting"  such as a classroom, an office, or a living room
• Identify your "extras" for shooting your film

Shoot Your Movie

• Shoot your scenes
• Remember- you do not have to shoot your scenes in order

Edit with iMovie

• Download movie clips to computer
• Create your digital story with iMovie or Movie Maker
• Add text, captions, or title slides
• Add music or sound effects
• Add transitions
• Have a camp mentor review your movie.  Revise if necessary.
• Save your final product.