Posts Tagged ‘film’

Linked thoughts

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Some thoughts on things I’ve seen for October 1st from 12:06 to 12:06:

  • Place-Based Digital Storytelling Modules – National Parks of America – As the latest Ken Burns series about National Parks hits the screens on PBS television in the USA a series of web tutorials about place based digital storytelling has been created by the the National Parks of America.
    As an elementary introduction to Digital Storytelling this series of screen casts is excellent. Well worth a visit. My one comment would be that the example uses way too may zooms on the still images and some images are repeated too often – you only need to see a picture once. All the same, the site is a useful resource for anyone wanting to develop digital storytelling skills.

Georgina Goes Out

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Can I have a carer please …. for next Tuesday ….. I want to go out with my friends.

Georgina is a 16 year old arranging an afternoon out to go bowling in the school holidays. She has cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair and she’s made a film about living with her disability.

It’s very revealing. Notice how cheerfully she deals with potential setbacks. Wondering if her carer will arrive because the agency didn’t get back to her to confirm the booking. Getting off a bus with a broken wheelchair ramp. I hope the people with power to change things watch this film as well as the people who judged her film worthy of an award.

It’s not strictly Digital Storytelling, but there’s no doubt the film says what Georgina wants it to say.

Watch it here